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X Stitch Preemie Hat
Hook: G
Materials: less than 1 oz yarn
Round 1: Ch 2; 6 SC in 2nd ch from hook; Join with sl st in 1st SC; ch 3 turn
Materials: less than 1 oz yarn
Round 1: Ch 2; 6 SC in 2nd ch from hook; Join with sl st in 1st SC; ch 3 turn
Round 2: 2 DC in 1st SC; *3 DC in next SC* Repeat *5x (18 st) join with sl st in top of ch 3; ch 1 turn
Round 3: 2 SC in each st around (36 st) join w/ sl st in 1st sc; ch 3 turn
Round 4: * Sk 1 stitch, DC in next 2 stitches, DC in skipped stitch* Repeat around (12 X Stitches) Join in top of ch 3, ch 1 turn
Round 5: SC in each st around, join w/ sl st in 1st sc, Ch 3 turn
Round 6-11: Repeat Rounds 4 & 5
Round 12: DC in each sc around, join with sl st, ch 2 turn
Round 13: DC around FP of 1st stitch, * DC around BP of next st, DC around FP of next stitch* Repeat *around to end. Join with sl st in top of ch 2. Fasten off & weave in ends.
Shell Brook Afghan
Size: 5' 
Hook Size: G
Materials: 6 Skeins Red Heart Super Saver Yarn
Directions
Chain 153 (I use this as my length)
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook
**skip 1 ch sp, 7 dc in next ch sp, skip 2 ch sp, sc in next ch sp.**
repeat * * until end of row
Row 2: ch 3, **7 dc in 4th dc of shell, dc in sc ** repeat accross
Repeat row 2 until desired width is reached.
For this afghan, I used the following color pattern
5 rows Painted Desert
***3 rows Claret
3 rows Painted Desert
3 rows Windsor Blue
3 rows Painted Desert
3 rows Dark Sage
3 rows Painted Desert***
repeating pattern until I had 4 sections of each solid and ended with 5 rows Painted Desert. The chain length for this makes 5' (30 shells)
To adjust length, each shell is 2" wide and uses 5 chains, so you can chain 5 for every 2" you want and then add 3 at the end. (example: 5'=30shells and 5ch/shell = 150 ch + 3 for a total of 153 ch) (4'=24 shells and 5ch/shell=120 ch +3 for a total of 123 ch) (6'=36 shells and 5ch/shell = 180ch +3 for a total of 183 chains)
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Large Butterflies
A friend and I made these butterflies 22 years ago. We put a treat with them and gave them to kids in the hospital. I don't know where the original pattern came from, but here is the pattern I have used this last month. These are cute to hang on the wall as decor, or glue a magnet to the back to put on your fridge for a springtime touch. My toddlers also like to play with them, so I took a dozen of them with magnets on them to church for the nursery kids - and they were a hit.
Materials: yarn and 1 pipe cleaner
Size: 3" tall x 4" wide
Note: *ch 2 counts as 1 DC
Note: *ch 2 counts as 1 DC
Directions:
Chain 8 and join together with a slip stich
Chain 2*
Round 1: 2 DC in ring, chain 1*** 3 DC, ch 1 (in ring)***Repeat until you have 8 clusters total
slip stich in firts ch 2 to connect.
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| Round 1 Complete |
Chain 2* and turn
Round 2: 2 DC, CH 1, 3 DC, CH 1 in first ch1 space
3DC, CH 1, 3DC, CH 1 in each of the next CH1 spaces around (8 clusters total )
Turn
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| Round 2 Complete |
Round 3: SC in CH1 space
***10 DC in next CH1 space (between the 2 sets of 3 DC) then
SC in next CH1 space *** repeat around
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| 10 DCs between the 6dc of prior round |
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| 3rd Round complete |
End with sl st in beginning CH1 space. Cut, tie off and hide remaining yarn.
Fold in half and insert pipe cleaner in hole of butterfly
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Small Butterfly
As I was making the Flowered headbands for my teenage daughter, I wanted to do something different and cute for my little toddlers. I love butterflies, so this is what I came up with. I just left a chain on the back, so it can slide on a headband, or I can use a clip. My other idea for them is to hang some sheer material from the ceiling above their beds to make a canopy and then pin a few butterflies to the material. I haven't gotten all the materials to complete this project, but that is something I want to accomplish this summer. 
Materials: yarn and pipecleaner
Directions:
Chain 6 and slip stich in the first chain to form a ring.
Chain 3, 4 Tr, Chain 3, slipstitch in ring (1st inner wing)
Chain 3, 4 Tr, Chain 3, slipstitch in ring (2nd inner wing)
Chain 3, 2 Tr, Chain 3, slipstitch in top of last Tr (to form point)
2 Tr, Chain 3, slipstitch in ring
Chain 3, 2 Dbl, Chain 3, sl st in top of last Dbl, 2 Tr, Chain 3
Slip stitch in ring
2 sl st in original ch 3
12 Dbl in between 2nd & 3rd Dbl of wing
Sl st in space between wings2 Sl st in Ch 3 sp, 12 Dbl in between 2nd & 3rd Dbl of next wing
Sl st in space between wings
Chain 3, turn butterfly over and sl st directly accross between wings.
Fasten off
Insert Pipecleaner and shape
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