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Free Crochet Instructions

 

free crochet instructions

Crocheted Vanity Box

 

A very desirable gift for a christmas or a birthday remembrance can be made with these free crochet instructions.

Materials required for this free crochet instructions: Corticelli Mercerized Cordonnet size 20. One steel crochet hook no. 10.

 

Free Crochet Instructions

For top: Wind thread around end of a thin pencil 8 or 10 times.

1st row: Make 16 s.c. in this ring, join.

2d row – using both loops of stitch make 2 s.c. in each s.c., join.

3d row: ch. 3, 1 d.c. in next s.c., *ch. 3, skip 1, 3 d.c. in next 3 s.c. Repeat from *ending with 1 d.c. in last stitch, join, ch.3.

4th row: 1 d.c. each on 1 d.c. and 1 ch., *ch. 3, skip 1 ch., 5 d.c. on next 5 stitches. Repeat from *ending with 2 d.c. on last 2 stitches, join, ch.3.

Free crochet instructions: 5th row: 1 d.c. each on 2 d.c and 1 ch., * ch. 3, skip 1 ch., 7 d.c. on next 7 stitches. Repeat from *, join, ch.3.

6th row: 1 d.c. each on 3 d.c and ch.1, * ch, 3, skip 1 ch., 9 d.c. on next 9 stitches. Repeat from *, join, ch.3.

7th row: 1 d.c, each on 3 d.c., * ch. 3, 1 d.c. in loop of ch. 3 of previous row, ch. 3, 7 d.c on center 7 d.c of next group. Repeat from *, join, ch. 3.

8th row: 1 d.c. each on 2 d.c., * ch. 3 and 1 d.c. each in next 2 loops of ch. 3, ch.3, 5 d.c on center 5 d.c. of next group. Repeat from * around row, join, ch.3.

9th row: 1 d.c. on 1 d.c., * ch. 3 and 1 d.c. each in next 3 loops of ch. 3, ch. 3, 3 d.c on center 3 d.c of next group. Repeat from * around row, join, ch.5.

Free crochet instructions: 10th row: 1 d.c. and ch. 2 in each space around row, making 1 d.c. on 1st and last d.c. of group with 2 ch. Between, join, ch. 5. There will be 5 spaces between points of star.

11th row: 1 d.c. and ch. 2 in each space around row except in center spaces between points, make 4 d.c. in these spaces.

12 row: 1 d.c. and ch. 2 in each space around row except in the spaces each side of groups of 4 d.c., make 4 d.c. in each of these spaces with 2 ch. Between.

13th row: 1 d.c. and ch. 2 in each space, except in space between 2 groups of 4 d.c., make 4 d.c. in these.

Free crochet instructions: 14th row: like 10th row.

15th row: 1 d.c. and ch. 1 in each space around row, join.

16th row: ch. 5, 2 d.c. in 1st space, * ch. 3, skip 2 spaces, 2 d.c. in next space, ch. 2, 2 d.c. in next space. Repeat from * ending with 1 d.c. in 1st space, join, ch. 5.

17th row: 2 d.c. in loop of ch. 2, * 1 s.c.in loop of ch. 3, 2 d.c. in next loop of ch. 2, ch. 2, 2 d.c. in same place. Repeat from * ending same as 16th row, join, ch. 3.

Free crochet instructions: 18th row: 4 d.c. in loop of ch. 2, * ch. 2, 1 s.c. in s.c, ch. 2, 9 d.c in next loop of ch. 2. Repeat from * ending with 4 d.c. in 1st loop, join, break thread. This completes the cover.

 

Free crochet instructions - Bottom:

Make another piece like the top for bottom of box, with these free crochet instructions, but do not break thread at end of 18th row, ch. 5. Continue as follows for:

Side of box: 19th row: 1 s.c. and ch. 5 in center d.c. of each group, join ch. 3.

20th row: 6 d.c. in each loop of ch. 5, join, ch. 6.

21st row: skip 3 d.c., * 1 tr.c. in next d.c., ch. 2, skip 3 d.c, repeat from *, join. This forms ribbon row.

22d row: ch. 5, skip 1st space, 1 s.c. in next space, * ch. 5, skip next space, 1 s.c. in next d.c., ch. 5, skip next space, 1 s.c. in next space. Repeat from *, ch. 5. (skip 1 more or less occasionally if necessary so there will be 45 loops in the row of this free crochet instructions pattern).

23rd: 1 s.c. and ch. 5 in each loop around row, ending same as 22d row.

Free crochet instructions: Make 2 more rows like 23d row.

26th row: 1 d.c. and ch. 2 in each loop on edge, join, ch. 3.

27th row: 2 d.c. in 1st space, * ch. 4, skip 1 space, 2 s.c. in next space, 1 s.c in next d.c., 2 s.c, in next space, ch. 4, skip 1 space, 3 d.c. in next space. Repeat from *ending with 1 d.c., join.

28th row: ch. 5, * skip 1 d.c., 3 d.c. in last d.c., ch. 4, 3 s.c. on each 3 s.c., ch. 4, 3 d.c. in ext d.c., ch. 2. Repeat from *, join to 3d ch., ch.4.

29th row: * 1 d.c., in loop of ch. 2, ch. 1, 1 d.c. in same place, ch. 1, 1 d.c. and ch. 1 each n next 3 d.c., ch. 4, 1 s.c. in center of 3 s.c., ch. 4, 1 d.c. and ch. 1 each on next 3 d.c. repeat from *, join, ch.3.

30th row: *1 s.c. and ch. 3 around each ch. 1 of shell, ch. 3, 1 s.c. in 1st d.c. of next shell. Repeat from *around row. Break thread.

Wrap thread around tip of little finger 20 times, cover this ring closely with s.c., fasten to center of lid.

Free crochet instructions - To stiffen: Dip into sugar water made in the proportion of 1 spoonful of sugar to 2 spoonfuls of water and pull into shape over a form: a glass jar or anything of the desired size will do.

Trim with ribbon.

 


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