The wheat spray, a symbol for The Bread of Life or Communion
is interpreted in a fancy crochet stitch. A First Holy Communion is a
special event in a Christian girl's life. Here is a beautiful cape design with
wheat sprays that you can crochet and that will serve to remind the recipient
that when bread is broken and shared, it bonds us together as human beings.
I designed this cape using less than a
skein of easily available worsted weight yarn. It will fit girls between the
ages of 7-12.
At the end of the pattern is a photo tutorial that I made to help you complete the project
Materials:
- 5 ounces of worsted weight yarn (#4).
I used Bernat Super Value. It's a 7 ounce skein so ypul' have 2 ounces left.
- An aluminum crochet hook size I/5.5mm
- Gauge: 3 sc in a row = 1 inch
- An aluminum crochet hook size I/5.5mm
- Gauge: 3 sc in a row = 1 inch
Special Stitch:
3 tr cl:
Treble cluster-Yarn over twice, insert hook in indicated stitch and draw up a
loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice (2 loops on hook);
*yarn over twice, insert hook in same stitch and draw up a loop, [yarn over and
draw through 2 loops on hook] twice; repeat from * once more; yarn over and
draw through all 4 loops on hook. ( in other words, holding back on hook
last loop of each tr, tr in next 3 tr, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops
on hook [cluster made] )
Instructions:
Row 1: Starting at the neckline, 58 to
measure about 15 inches.
Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch
across (57 sc). Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1,
turn.
Row 3 A: (Short Row) Sc in each of next
2 sc, tr in next sc, sc in each of next 2 sc ch 1 turn;
Row 3 B: (Short Row) sc in each of next
5 sts (this forms the tab for button on at left side edge of cape). Ch 1, turn;
Row 3 C: (Long Row) sc in each of next
5 sc, ch 3, skip 3 sc; in next sc make (tr, ch 3,tr)-- V-st made; * ch 3, skip
3 sc, tr in next sc; ch 3, skip 3 sc, V-st in next sc. Repeat from * to last 8
sc, ch 3, skip 3 sc, tr in each of last 5 sc to begin border . 6 V-stitches
with a tr in between and 5 tr for the border. Turn
Row 4: Sl st in first tr, ch 4 to count
as first tr, tr in each of next 4 tr (border); ch 3, make V-st in next V-st, *
ch 3; in next tr make ( 3 tr, ch 3, 1 tr, ch 3, and 3 tr )--wheat spray started;
ch 3, V-st in next V-st. Repeat from * 4 times more, (5 wheat sprays); ch 3, tr
in each of next 5 sc (border). turn.
Row 5: Sl st in first tr, ch 4 to count
as first tr, tr in each of next 4 tr (border); ch 3, V-st in V-st, * ch 3; 3 tr
cl over next 3 tr---leaf; ch 3, start wheat spray in the single tr;
ch 3, 3 tr cl over next 3 tr---leaf; ch 3, V-st in next V-st. Repeat from *
across, ch 3, tr in each of next 4 tr, tr in top of ch-4 (border).turn.
Rows 6 through 11: Repeat Row 5. Be
careful to work the spray in the single tr and do the clusters over the 3 trs.
Sometimes it's easy to miss the 2nd cluster, so, again be careful.
Row 12: This is the row that will close
the wheat stalk. Sl st in first tr, ch 4 to count as first tr, tr in each of
next 4 tr (border); ch 3, in next V-st make V-st, ch 3 and tr (double V-st
made); * ch 3, cluster over next 3 tr; ch 5, 3 tr in single tr; ch 5,
cluster over next 3 tr; ch 3, in next V-st make Double V. Repeat from * across, ending
with double V-st in last V-st, ch 3, work border. Turn.
Row 13: Work border, ch 3, V-st in each
sp of double V-st; * ch 3, tr in sp beyond cluster; ch 3, cluster over next 3
tr; ch 3, tr in next sp; ch 3, V-st in each sp of double V-st; Repeat from *
across, ending with ch 3, V-st in each sp of double V-st. Ch 3, work border.
Turn.
Row 14: Work border ; (ch 3, V-st in
V-st) twice; * ch 3, V-st in single tr; ch 3, skip cluster, V-st in
next single tr; ch 3, (ch 3, V-st in V-st) twice; ch 3 Repeat from * across,
ending with ch 3, V-st in last V-st, ch 3, work border. Turn. 22 V-stitches
Row 15: Work border; ch 3, 5 tr in next
V-st (shell made); * ch 3, V-st in next V-st; ch 3, shell in next V-st. Repeat
from * across (11 shells); ch 3, work border. Turn.
Row 16: Work border; ch 4, * ch 3, sc
in next V-st; ch 3, sc in next 5 tr in shell. Repeat from * across,
ending with ch 4, work border. Ch 1, turn.
Row 17: Sc in each st across of next 5
tr, ch 4, *sc in each of next 5 tr, in next ch-3 loop work (sc, ch 3, sc in 3rd
ch from the hook, sc in same loop), sc in next sc, in next ch-3 loop work (sc,
ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from the hook, sc in same loop), rep from *
across to the border, in the last ch-4 work (sc, ch 3, sc in 3rd ch
from the hook, sc in same loop),ch 4, sc in each tr. We will now work an edging
up the border to the neckline
Edging:
With Border facing up, ch 1, sc in last
sc of row 18, * working around the post of the next tr, (sc, ch 3, sc in 3rd
ch from the hook, sc in same loop), ch 1, rep from * across to neck line,
working a sc in each of last 5 rows.
Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each sc
across, in last work (sc, ch 1, sc).
Now working up the opp side, sc in each
of next 2 sc, * working around the post of the next tr, (sc, ch 3, sc in 3rd
ch from the hook, sc in same loop), ch 1, rep from * across, ch 1, sc in sp of
first sc, sl st in first sc. Ch 10 for button hole loop, sl st to first ch.
Fasten off
Button:
Row 1:You will be working on the tr of
row 3A. Insert hook under the post or stem of the tr, sl st around the stitch,
ch 1, work 6 sc. Ch 1 turn.
Row 2: 3 sc in each sc , pull first and
last sc together, sl st in first sc to form a circle. Fasten off.
No comments:
Post a Comment