Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing a very basic crochet technique to make crochet "sea pennies". They're fun and easy to make, plus they are the basis for making crochet flowers and hats. So ya, it's a good crochet skill to have under your belt.
Materials:
(You can make these with any size hook and any type of yarn, but this is what I used for this tutorial)
Yarn- worsted weight
Crochet Hook- size H
Step 1: Make a basic loop. Some call this a "magic circle" because it allows you to pull the circle to close it together after you finish stitching. You can find a tutorial on it HERE or you can do what I do, just make a loop like you're tying a simple not. It's a little harder to close the circle with my method, but it works for me.
Step 2: Chain 3.
Step 3: 11 double crochet into the beginning chain.
Step 4: Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain 3 and fasten off.
Step 5: Pull the beginning tail of your loop or your "magic circle" to close the gap in the middle and weave in ends.
There you have it! You can make a whole blanket out of these or use them as embellishments. I have plans to make a bracelet with these soon!
Awesome! You should do a tutorial for a simple washcloth. I can't do it again....
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A bracelet with those will be cute. So many possibilities (for those who can crochet)!
ReplyDeleteThey are fab and I love those colours you've used! Must try these x
ReplyDeleteThose are so pretty. They look great. I would love for you to come and link this up to my Winter Blues Wednesday party that opens tonight at 8pm EST. Hope to see you there.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the detailed photos. I pinned so I can try this!
ReplyDeleteHi Elise, those are so adorable! Thanks for sharing tutorial! I'm your newest follower and would love for you to follow mine too! :)Have a great Year!
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Ana Love Craft
www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com
This looks like a good carry along project, very cute!
ReplyDeleteI saw these on we did it wednesday and thought they might be yours! They are very cute...Love the colors!
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following you so I can think about getting into crochet again,,, might get some inspiration. I sure need it ....I will be back to look around
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Elise! Are you on Google+ ? I want to invite you to a Sea Pennie Challenge! Here's the link
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It's called Penny a Day
Hi,
ReplyDeleteWe found you from the Six Sisters Blog Hop. You have some great ideas and we would like for you to share with our readers too. We are hosting our first link party tomorrow and we would like to invite you to link up with us. We have a fun blog to co-host with us. Hope to see you there.
Thanks!
The Busy Bee's,
Myrna and Joye.
http://thebusybhive.blogspot.com/
These are so cute! I just started crocheting not long ago and would love to start making these! What would you suggest as far as making a sea pennies hat? How could I go about doing that? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Good luck with starting out with crochet! Most crochet hats I've seen start out the same way as these sea pennies. You keep adding more rows and increasing the number of stitches until you have the circumference of your head. I hope that makes sense! Maybe I should do a hat tutorial sometime :)
DeleteI'm a total novice so I apologize if this is a dumb question. What do you do with these once you have made them? It seems easy enough, but I don't understand how you would join them to make a blanket. Do you have a tutorial for that?
ReplyDeleteThat's not a bad question! I've only used these as appliques to decorate a sweater and a bag. But I think I've seen a photo of a blanket made of these somewhere. I have no idea how to attach them together for a blanket so you might want to google it. Good luck!
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