Crochet Chiq

Hey everyone! I took a ball of Lionbrand Heartland Thick and Quick  with me to an Angel baseball game. I always bring yarn because while going to games is fun the boys in my life enjoy them far more than I do! This project to only took me 1/2 of an inning to create so it you want something quick this is your project. I only used 1/2 of the ball but you can get an extreme one by using the whole ball... it would be perfect for cooler weather. I started by making a slip knot with my fingers. Then I wrapped the yarn around my index finger and pulled through so that I was chaining with my fingers. See photos below. After you have finger crocheted the length you want, I did 1/2 the ball knot the end, wrap around your neck to the desired length and use about 6 inches to wrap around all the strands like the photos show. I weaved in my ends or you can use fabric glue to make it super secure. Any 5 ply or 6 ply yarn can be used to make this. I have a kids tutorial for finger croch...

Lion Brand kindly sent me a ball of their new yarn line Landscapes.  ( THANK YOU LION BRAND, feel free to send yarn anytime hehehehe )  WOW is it LOVELY the colors are incredibly vibrant and the yarn is extremely soft.  It's an Acrylic yarn but feels more like a soft blend. It come in 6 exciting color ways Apple Orchid ( That is the colorway I used) Tropics, Boardwalk, Sand Dune, Desert Spring and Mountain Range. Each ball is 100grams/3.5 oz (147 yards) and it's a #4 medium weight yarn.  The label says to use a K hook but i wanted to make something using only one ball so I opted for a design that used an H hook.

Have you heard that this Friday is I Love Yarn Day hashtag #iloveyarnday and see the cool things trending for this event! Stitch and Unwind will be giving away YARN so head over to  I Love Yarn Day  every day this week ( I have a post coming up later this week too!) to make sure you don't miss out on the fun! Yesterday a great yarn giveaway that is easy to enter was posted and today Jennifer of Fiber Flux   shared an adorable SHEEP ornament! Do you have any plans for I love yarn day? Comment below! I know I will be working on a yarn bomb I have coming up to bring awareness to red ribbon week!

Welcome back to part 2 I used red heart super saver for the blue and red heart with love for the white , its an off white  and I used a J hook My How to make a puff stitch picture step by step is here Puff stitch We start with a magic circle and then pull the loop up Then we yarn over, Go under the circle and yarn over Pull through the circle and yarn over and go back through the circle, yarn over Pull through ( five loops on the hook) yarn over Go through the circle and yarn over Pull through the circle and yarn over and pull through all 7 loops on your hook Push the loops together and secure your stitch with a chain Only 6 squares left!! Puff Center Granny - make 6- round one is white rounds 2-4 are blue Make a Magic circle or ch 4 and join Round 1- pull up on the loop ( 1 to 1.5 inch) make a puff stitch chain 2, make a puff stitch , chain 2, make a puff stitch, chain 2, make a puff stitch chain 2 and join.sl to chain 2 Round 2-...

Now this step may take you a while and that's okay! Remember you don't have to submit a photo via email to crochetchiq@gmail.com until July 5th to be entered in the contest!!   Please note this contest was for the year 2013  here is the winner!  I hope you all still enjoy the pattern! Don't make the blue and white square yet because it is a different pattern! Also note all granny squares are 4 rounds. For this step you need , your J hook ( or hook you prefer) and 1 ball of red 4 play yarn, and 1 ball of White 4 ply yarn You will need to make 9  Red 4 round double crochet solid granny squares 6 White 4 round double crochet solid granny squares If you know how to make them, go ahead and check post 2 on 6-12 If you don't know how don't worry they are quite easy!! click here for my written and photo tutorial on solid grannys Basic 4 round granny make a magic circle or chain 4 and join Round 1 - ch3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3dc, ch2 ,3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch2 join s...