Rat Hammock - Free Crochet Pattern

Yes, it's a little random, and probably many of you won't be able to use it, but I'm going to put it up anyways!

My boyfriend got two rats this weekend and I made a variety of things for them, all of which will show up in a post together after the rats are brought home, but this is the hammock. Whenever I write a pattern it's because I can't find one I like or one doesn't exist, and this time was no different. I wanted to make sure that the hammock would be strong enough to hold two rats as well as minimize the risk of having tiny feet fall through the bottom, and this is what I came up with.

Shown with pillow

Rat Hammock

Materials:

I hook

fice colors worsted weight yarn

yarn needle

scissors

Directions:

With first color, ch 38.

Row 1: Dc into 4th ch from hook, dc 34 across (35)

Row 2-4: Ch 3, turn, dc 35 across (35)

Row 5-8: Repeat rows 2-4 with second color

Row 9-12: Repeat rows 2-4 with third color

Row 13-16: Repeat rows 2-4 with fourth color

FO

With fifth color sc around. There should be 33 stitches on the long sides, and 28 stitches on the short sides (two sc in each row), and four stitches in each corner.

For the ends: Sc into corner stitch on short side.

And sc across the top (32 sc)

Ch 1, turn, sc2tog twice, sc 24, sc2tog twice. (28 sc)
Ch 1, turn, sc2tog twice, sc 20, sc2tog twice. (24 sc)
Repeat, making four sc2tog per row until you get to 12 stitches across. FO
Repeat on other end

Now you need to cut 24 pieces of yarn, mine were about 3 ft long. Fold in half, and in every other loop on your 12 sc row, knot two pieces of yarn.

It should look like the above picture when you've completed one side.

Last, but not least, knot all the yarn together like in the picture below.

Repeat on the other side and now you're done! I know this is a difficult pattern to follow, so if you have any questions or something you'd like me to clarify, don't hesitate to let me know!

Bilbo found the hammock!

Rainbow Scarf Pattern

Well blog, it's been about a month. I promise I have been crocheting, it's just all my projects seem quite large and time-consuming right now. But...I do have a new pattern! This one was created in collaboration with my friend who had the idea to make a rainbow scarf and I played off her idea. So here goes (it's pretty short).

Rainbow Scarf

Materials:

I hook

6 colors worsted weight yarn

scissors

yarn needle

Directions:

With red ch 200 (check length and adjust as desired)

Row  1 - hdc across starting in third ch from hook

Row 2 - ch 2, turn, hdc across in back loops only

Row 3 - pick up orange, ch 2, turn, hdc across in back loops only

Row 4 - ch 2, turn, hdc across in back loops only

Continue with the remaining colors (each two rows wide)

At the end of the purple rows FO and weave in ends.

See! Super simple. Crocheting in only the back loops creates more texture which is definitely a good thing in this case!

School Spirit Earflap Hat - Crochet Pattern

The end of winter break came too quickly, but now that I'm back in the swing of things, I've got a new hat pattern! This pattern is somewhat of a combination of my beanie pattern and my Jayne hat pattern. Although it doesn't necessarily look like it, I created this hat with only one skein of Red Heart School Spirit yarn.

School Spirit Earflap Hat

Materials:
I hook
1 skein Red Heart Team Spirit (or a worsted weight yarn)
Stitch marker
Scissors

DIRECTIONS:

Note: Mark the last stitch in a round with a stitch marker or piece of yarn to hold your place, as this pattern is worked continuously.

Hat
Rnd 1: 10 sc in magic ring (10)
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each sc around (20)
Rnd 3: *2 dc in next stitch, 1 dc in next stitch* repeat around (30)
Rnd 4: *2 dc in next stitch, 1 dc in next two stitches* repeat around (40)
Rnd 5: *2 dc in next stitch, 1 dc in next three stitches* repeat around (50)
Rnd 6: *2 dc in next stitch, 1 dc in next four stitches* repeat around (60)
Rnd 7: *2 dc in next stitch, 1 dc in next five stitches* repeat around (70)
Rnd 8 - 14: 1 dc in each stitch around (70) If longer hat desired continue these rounds.
To Finish: 1 hdc in next two stitches, 1 sc in next two stitches, slip stitch in next stitch. Fasten off.

Note: Earflaps should be spaced 18 stitches apart

Earflaps (make 2)

Row 1. Make loop on hook and insert into correct orange stitch on base of hat and make a sc stitch. Continue along base until you have 14 sc (14)

Row 2-7. Ch 1, sc across (14)

Row 8. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 10, sc2tog (12)

Row 9. Ch 1, sc across (12)

Row 10. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 8, sc2tog (10)

Row 11. Ch 1, sc across (10)

Row 12. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 6, sc2tog (8)

Row 13. Ch 1, sc across (8)

Row 14. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 4, sc2tog (6)

Row 15. Ch 1, sc across (6)

Row 16. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 2, sc2tog (4)

Row 17. Ch 1, sc across (4)

Row 18. Ch 1, sc2tog twice (2)

Row 19. Ch 1, sc across (2)

Row 20. Ch 1, sc2tog (1)

Fasten off leaving long tail. Cut another long piece of yarn, fold in half, slip knot through the last stitch, and braid with the tail. Knot the end when at desired length.

Now I can finally brave cold football games in style! Maybe.

Jayne Cobb Hat - Crochet Pattern

Think Geek recently released an officially licensed Jayne Cobb hat from the TV show Firefly. I love this show. I really really wanted to buy one but decided they were too expensive for my budget and thought that I could maybe make one for myself. So I tried searching for a pattern but only found one that I liked that used super chunky weight yarn. Problem is the Hobby Lobby and JoAnn's in my town were fresh out of the colors I needed. With my boyfriend's encouragement I decided to try to write my own pattern, and I would like to share with you the final product!

Jayne Cobb Hat

Supplies:

A little less than half a skein each of medium (4) weight yellow, orange, and red

I hook

Tapestry needle

Scissors

Instructions:

HAT

With yellow

Rnd 1. Make a magic ring with 10 hdc, slip stitch to join (10)

Rnd 2. Ch 2, 2 hdc in each st around, sl st to join (20)

Rnd 3. Ch 2, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st* repeat around, sl st to join (30)

Rnd 4. Ch 2, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts* repeat around, sl st to join (40)

Rnd 5. Ch 2, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts* repeat around, sl st to join (50)

Rnd 6. Ch 2, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 4 sts* repeat around, sl st to join (60)

Rnd 7. Ch 2, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 5 sts* repeat around, sl st to join (70)

Rnd 8-13. Ch 2, I hdc in each st around, sl st to join (70)

Change to orange

Rnd 14-20. Ch 2, 1 hdc in each st around, sl st to join (70)

Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

EARFLAPS (2)

Right earflap start 10 stitches from seam in back, left earflap start 8 stitches from seam in back

With red

Row 1. Make loop on hook and insert into correct orange stitch on base of hat and make a sc stitch. Continue along base until you have 14 sc (14)

Row 2-7. Ch 1, sc across (14)

Row 8. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 10, sc2tog (12)

Row 9. Ch 1, sc across (12)

Row 10. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 8, sc2tog (10)

Row 11. Ch 1, sc across (10)

Row 12. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 6, sc2tog (8)

Row 13. Ch 1, sc across (8)

Row 14. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 4, sc2tog (6)

Row 15. Ch 1, sc across (6)

Row 16. Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 2, sc2tog (4)

Row 17. Ch 1, sc across (4)

Row 18. Ch 1, sc2tog twice (2)

Row 19. Ch 1, sc across (2)

Row 20. Ch 1, sc2tog (1)

Fasten off, leaving long tail. Cut another long red string, fold in half, knot through last stitch and braid with the tail.

Add pompom and go be a Big Damn Hero.

If you have questions or notice mistakes, let me know in the comments! Enjoy! :)