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| A closeup of the lovely headband or earmuff... whatever. |
1. Ch 6 and joint at the beginning of the round.
2. Ch 3, 4 DC through the ring, Ch 1, 5 DC. This makes your first crocodile scale.
3. Ch 3 (counts as first DC), DC in next stitch, Ch 2 *Skip
two stitches then 2 DC, Ch 2.
Repeat from * to make six posts.
4. Ch 3 (Counts as first DC) DC 4 behind first post, Ch 1
then put 5 DC behind the other post, Ch 1. *Skip middle two posts and put 5 DC behind the second to
last post, Ch 1, 5 DC behind last post to make two scales.
5. Ch 3, DC in
next spot, *Ch 2, skip two stitches, 2 DC and repeat from * to the end.
7. Repeat Step 4 to make 3 scales.
6. In order to decrease the amount of Crocodile scales, Sl. St.
over two spaces until you are just above the inside edge of the first scale on
the previous row then repeat step 4.
Continue repeating these steps until you have Three sets of two and
three sets of three.
If you are having trouble with the crocodile stitch, there
is an excellent tutorial on youtube. Check it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUNtrp_Vj4o
8. The next step is just to ensure that you have an even
number of stitches for your puff stitch.
There needs to be a multiple of two. So just sc across the top row. There should be 18 across the top.
9. For the puff stitch all you do is ch 3, YO, insert hook
into first stitch that is not part of the ch, YO, pull through, YO, insert
hook, YO and pull through again.
Once more! YO, insert hook, YO, and pull through one last time. Then you YO once more and pull it
through all the loops on your hook.
There should be 7 loops on your hook. Continue this step through the row making sure to skip a
stitch in between the puff stitches.
To finish off the row, make a DC in the last stitch.
10. Repeat this
for each row. I did four rows of
the same amount and then I decreased one puff stitch and that gave it a gradual
thinning. I ended up with 44 rows of the puff stitch.
To finish it off, sew on a button and weave in the
ends. I made my button. I bought metal button pieces and
covered them in fabric. You can
pick them up at any craft store.
Now that you are done, go try it on and admire how cute you look in your
new crocodile headband!
