Happy Crochet Motif Set
Brighten your day with this delightful crochet motif set, featuring a cheerful heart, a smiley face, and playful circles. Perfect for beginners, these motifs can be used as coasters, embellishments, or decorations for any craft project. Enjoy the process of creating these colorful pieces to share or keep for yourself!
Happy Crochet Motif Set
Materials:
- Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn in Turquoise (approx. 75g)
- Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn in White (approx. 30g)
- Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn in Yellow (approx. 30g)
- 4.0 mm (G-6) Crochet Hook
- Yarn Needle for Weaving Ends
- 1 Small Yellow Button (optional)
Gauge:
To achieve the desired size, make a small swatch of 10 double crochets (dc) wide and 10 rows high. Measure: 10 cm x 10 cm (4" x 4"). Adjust your hook size if necessary to meet this gauge. It's important for your motifs to be uniform in size.
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- dc: double crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- st: stitch
Instructions:
Heart Motif
Round 1: Using the Yellow yarn, make a magic ring. Inside the ring, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), then make 2 dc, ch 2, and 3 dc. This forms one side of the heart. Now, on the other side, make 3 dc, ch 2, and 2 dc. Pull the tail to close the magic ring and join with a sl st to the top of the ch 3.
Round 2: Change to White yarn. Ch 1, work 1 sc in the same st, then 2 sc in each dc around (12 sc total). Join with sl st.
Round 3: Switch to Turquoise yarn, ch 1, and make 1 sc in each sc around (12 sc total). Join with sl st and finish off the yarn.
Smiley Face Motif
Round 1: Using Turquoise yarn, make a magic ring, ch 3, and work 11 dc into the ring (12 dc total). Pull to tighten and join with sl st.
Round 2: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each dc around (12 sc total). Change to White yarn, ch 1, then work 1 sc in each sc around (12 sc total). Join with sl st and attach a smiley button in the center if desired.
Circle Motif
Round 1: Using Turquoise yarn, make a magic ring, ch 1, and work 10 sc into the ring (10 sc total). Pull to tighten and join with sl st.
Round 2: Change to White yarn, ch 1, and work 1 sc in the same st, then 2 sc in each sc around (20 sc total). Join with sl st.
Round 3: Switch to Turquoise yarn and repeat: ch 1, work 1 sc in the same st, then 2 sc in next st (30 sc total). Join with sl st and finish off yarn.
Finishing:
Weave in all ends using a yarn needle. If desired, block the motifs by lightly steaming the edges with an iron, using a cloth to protect the yarn.
Optional Variations:
You can change colors to match any decor or make additional motifs in different sizes by adjusting your hook size and yarn weight!
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