Another Trellis Necklace and Bracelet Crochet Pattern

Spiral Necklace

1 ball ladder or trellis yarn (you can make several from this ball of yarn)
K hook

With yarn do a slip knot about 6 inches up from end. Ch 60 then in first ch and ea ch do 3 sc to end. At end do 3sc and then 3 sc in ea ch on the other side of beginning ch back to beginning and slip st in first sc made. Measure 6 inches from end and cut yarn and pull through to keep from unraveling and finish off by tying a knot on both ends next to the necklace. Then you can either use a jewelry fastener or tie the two ends together in a knot.

 Bracelet

Made like necklace just smaller version

Go 6" and do a slipknot ch 26 then 3 sc in ea ch at other end do 3 sc in other side of ch to end. Measure 6" cut and pull through to finish off. Either tie or use fasteners

Hope the directions will help you to make some wonderful jewelry. This is my own pattern so please if you make this let me know and send pictures. Also please give me credit for the pattern. Have fun and Good Crocheting.

What's For Dinner? Leftovers

   I don't know where you are on the leftover debate but I love leftovers. As a kid growing up I thought everyone ate leftovers. I loved them. My favorite I think was when we had leftover roast beef and if we had enough we would have roast beef hash the next day. Roast beef, onions, and potatoes chopped into bite size pieces and fried in a skillet yum. Mouth watering just thinking about it. If we only had a little roast left my Grandmother would make Roast salad like tuna salad. That is so wonderful on a sandwich or just by itself. You just grind up the roast or like I do chop into small bite size pieces add mayo and pickle relish and mix all together and eat. Those are just some of my favorite ones from my childhood. Of coarse I loved left over  fried chicken, hamburgers and spaghetti too, but those I just ate cold and usually for breakfast.

   When I first got married we had a lot of leftovers because I was use to cooking for 7 not 2. So glad my  husband didn't mind leftovers either or we would have lost a lot of food. The key to leftovers is not just serving the same thing but to figure ways to use them that is different than what you had to begin with.

 This brings us to tonight's dinner and what to do with our leftover white rice and hot dogs. Now to you that might sound like just heat and eat but to me it was a challenge to make something that was different so here is what I came up with and it was a big hit. No leftovers of the leftover meal which is a good thing.

Ingredients:
6 left over grilled hot dogs
2 1/2 cups cooked white rice
1 cup frozen green beans
olive oil
1/2 stick of butter
1 cup ketchup
1 cup bbq sauce
2 tablespoons honey mustard
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons chili powder
salt to taste
pepper to taste
6 slice American cheese

Directions:

In large skillet drizzle olive oil to coat bottom when olive oil starts to heat up add the butter and when warm add rice. Make sure you have broken the rice up so that it doesn't have any big clumps. Heat on medium heat stirring to keep from scorching. Cute the hot dogs up into bite size pieces and add to rice. In a separate bowl mix the ketchup, mustard, bbq sauce and brown sugar till sugar is dissolved. To the rice and hot dogs add the green beans, the chili powder and salt and pepper. Then add the sauce you made and stir till all the rice and hot dogs and green beans are coated. Cover and heat on medium heat for 10 minutes stirring once in awhile . When completely heated through and the green beans are done add the 6 slices of cheese around the skillet and put lid back on. When the cheese begins to melt stir it into the mixture and you are ready to eat. Serve with a nice salad and some bread and butter. It make a great meal. Try it you might be surprised just how good it is.

Crocheted Friendship Circle Bookmark Pattern

                                  

  


This is the first of the Bookmark patterns I have made to give to followers on my blog mysteryreadingnook.blogspot.com I will be posting another one next week. This is a great small gift for friends, book clubs, and to give with books you give as gifts. Hope you like it and let me know if there are any mistakes in my pattern.




  Crocheted Friendship Circle Bookmark Pattern

Materials

D hook
Size 10 crochet thread I used multicolor

Directions

First motif

Rnd 1 Ch 4 sl st to first ch to form circle ch 1 10 sc in ring join with sl st to beg sc (10 sc)
Rnd 2 ch 3 (1st dc) dc in same st. 2 dc in ea sc around join with sl in top of beg ch 3 (20 dc)
Rnd 3 ch1 sc in same st, ch 3 *sk.next dc sc in next dc, ch 3 sk nxt dc repeat from * around sl st to beg sc (10 sc, 10 ch 3 spaces)
Rnd 4 sl st to first ch 3 spaces, ch 3(first dc) 5 more dc in sp, * 6 dc in next ch 3 space repeat from * to end sl in top first ch 3
Rnd 5 ch 1 sc in same st ch 5 sk next 5 dc sc in next dc ( this is first dc of next group of 6 dc) * ch 5 sk next 5 dc sc in next dc repeat from * around end with sl st in first sc fasten off

2nd motif

Repeat like first motif to last round
Last round ch 1 sc in same st, *ch 5 going through ch 5 sp on 1st motif then sk next 5 dc on 2nd motif and sc in next dc (1st dc of next 6dc) on 2nd motif *repeat one more time from*-* finish last round like last round of 1 st motif

3 motif repeat same as 2nd motif attaching to 2nd motif like 2nd motif was attached to 1 st motif

Baby Boy Afghan

My daughter needed a baby afghan for a co worker who was having a boy so this is the afghan I came

up with.

 

 

 

Baby Blue Afghan

Materials
1 pound skein blue baby yarn
1 skein white
N hook

Directions
With blue ch 91
Row 1 dc in 4th ch from hook and ea ch across ch3 turn( counts as first dc)
Row 2-4 dc in ea dc across ch 3 turn
Row 5 ch 3 is first dc, skip next dc dc in next dc, dc in skipped dc ( cross dc made), *dc in next dc, cross dc over next two dc, repeat from * to end ending with dc in last dc ch 3 turn
Row 6-8 repeat row 5
Row 9-12 repeat row 2
Row 13-16 repeat row 5
Row 17-20 repeat row 2
Row 21-24 repeat row 5
Continue repeating to desired size 4 rows of row 2 and then 4 rows row 5 ending with 4 rows of row 2 finish off weave in ends
Border
With white attach to last dc of last row ch 1 turn sc in same st,* dc in next st, sc in next st, repeat from * across at corner do three st dc, sc, dc then cont in pattern down side and all the way around. Sl st to beginning sc. Ch 1 this round sc in dc and dc in sc around at corners do 3 st in middle st of corner on rnd below
Sl st to beginning st finish off and weave in ends
My afghan had 44 rows

As I always do I write down the pattern after I do the afghan so hopefully you can understand it and there are no mistakes. Hope you like it. Let me know what you think

Scarf for a Man

I made this scarf for a friend of my Grandsons. It is a simple pattern and one that works up quick

Materials
Black worsted weight yarn
K hook

Ch 20
Row 1 hdc in 2 nd ch from hook and ea ch across. Ch 1 turn
Row 2 hdc in first hdc, *sk next hdc, hdc in next hdc, now hdc in skipped hdc, hdc in nxt hdc rep from * to end ch 1 turn
Repeat row 2 to desired length

See how easy. Hope  you will try it. You can add a border of sc and fringe to change it up if you like.

As always I hope I didn't make any mistakes in writing this down. Try it and let me know what you think.

Another Scarf Pattern

Moms Blue Scarf

Materials
N hook
Red heart super saver Turqua

Ch 22
Row 1 hdc in 2 nd ch from hook and ea ch across (21 hdc)
Row 2 ch 2 turn ( not first hdc) hdc in blo of first hdc and ea hdc across
Row 3 -4 ch 2 turn hdc in blo of ea hdc across
Row 5 ch 3 ( 1st dc) sk nxt hdc, dc in next hdc then dc in skipped hdc ( cross stitch made) , dc next hdc, cross st over next 2 hdc continue in this pattern to end
Row 6 ch 3 turn,* sk next dc dc in next dc then dc in skipped dc cross stitch made, dc in next dc then repeat from * across
Row 7-10 ch2 not first hdc, hdc in blo of ea st across
Repeat rows 5 - 10 until desired length
Mom's scarf was 80 rows end with 4 hdc rows
At end of last row you can finish off if you like or like I did twist the beginning and sew the last and first row together with sl st finish off and weave in ends


I don't have a picture of this scarf it was a gift to my Mom at Christmas and I didn't get the picture taken. I hope you will try this scarf pattern and let me know what you think.

Lace Steampunk Wristers Pattern

Wristers

Materials
Red Heart fashion crochet thread size 3 ( I used black)
F hook

Instructions
With f  hook ch 41
Row 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and ea ch across ch 1 turn (40 sc)
Row 2 sc in first sc, ch 2 skip 2 sc, sc in next sc,* ch 2 skip 2 sc sc in next sc, repeat from * to end ending with sv in last sc ch 1 turn
Row 3 sc in first sc, *2 sc in ch 2 sp, sc in sc repeat from * across ch 1 turn
Row 4 sc in first sc,* ch 2 skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, repeat from * across
Row 5 repeat row 3
Row 6 rep row 4
Row 7 rep row 3
Row 8 rep row 4
Row 9 rep row 3
Row 10 rep row 4
Row 11 rep row 3
Row 12 rep row 4
Row 13 rep row 3
For border do sc in ea st around and down sides putting 3 sc in ea corner. Sl to beg sc
Sl in first 10 sc sc in next st (ch 3 skip 1 sc sc in next sc) 9X sc in next st leave rest of row unworked
Ch1 turn sc in sc ch 3 sc in next sc across ch 1. Turn
Repeat for 3 more rows
Ch 1 sl to ch 3 loop sc in loop ch 3 sc in next ch 3 loop across to last loop sl to last sc ch 1 turn repeat for 9 rows last row is just one loop sl to sc then ch 12 sl to sc on other side of ch 3 loop. Sc in ea ch of ch 12 sl to beg and finish off

Go to side and attach string on side with slip.st ch 1 sc.in same space 15 sc across side. Ch 1 turn sc in ea sc
Do 2 more rows of sc for total of 4. At end of last row ch 1 turn sl st in first sc ch 5 sk 5 sc sl st in nxt sc ch 5 sk 5 sc sl st in next sc ch 5 sk next 5 sl in last sc finish off (3 ch five loops made)
Repeat on other side
For tie.ch 50 weave tie through ch 5 loops on sides
Sew a metal key to middle of hand back

As always I made these up as I went then wrote the pattern down. I try not to make it too confusing or have mistakes but mistakes are possible.

Enjoy the pattern if you make them let me know and show pictures.

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