A few things I did differently from the original lowly pattern:
- Sew the bowtie on after you are done because when you are working with something so small, you rub against it while you are finishing the rest and it gets frayed.
- Do the eye in one piece instead of sewing the black part onto the white.
- I sewed the hatband on after I sewed the hat to the head. It's a little easier to put the band on when the hat is more stationary and already formed.
- I completely redid the foot. The foot for the first one I did was hard because I was working with such small yarn. I'm still not 100% happy with it but I think it is a bit easier to do.
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| The one on the left is Lowly #1, The right one is Lowly #2 |
- When you change colors make sure to slip stitch the colors together so it won't look like mine when I went from the collar to the neck.
Embroidery thread - separate the strands so you only use 1 strand at a time.
1 Skein of white thread
1 Skein of red thread
1 Skein of green thread
1 Skein of blue thread
1 Skein of black thread
1 Skein of coppery brown thread
1 Skein of golden light brown thread
Size 10/1.30 mm crochet hook
Pipe cleaner (a white one will not look so odd if it happens to show through)
Needle
Some stuffing
Ch = chain
St = stitch
Sl st = slip stitch
Inc = Increase, or 2 stitches in 1 stitch
Sc = single crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Dc = double crochet
Tc = triple crochet
sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
sc3tog = single crochet 3 together
dc2tog = single crochet 2 together
Using white
1. Ch 10, turn, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 7 st, 3 sc in last ch, place a stitch marker - 11 st
2. Sc in back loop of next 7 st, 3 sc in last st - 21 st
3. Do not turn, sc in next 8 st, 2 sc in next 3 sc, sc in next10 sc - 24 st
4. Sc in next 7 st, dc2tog in next 6 st (total of 3 dc2tog), sc in next 7 st, sc2tog in next 4 st (total of 2 sc2tog) - 19 st
5. Sc in next 7 st, dc2tog in next 2 dc (1 dc2tog), Dc2tog in next dc and sc (1 dc2tog), sc in next 7 st, sl st in last st - 17 st
Change to red
6. Sl st in 1st sc, sc in next 5 st, sc2tog in next 6 st (total of 3 sc2tog), sc in next 6 st - 15 st
Make sure the tail of the white thread is gone or else it will show up in the next row.
7. Sc in next 5 st, sc2tog in next 2 st (1 sc2tog), sc3tog in next 3 st (1 sc3tog), sc in next 4 st, sl st in last st - 12 st
Change to green
8. Sl st in 1st sc, sc in next 11 st - 12 st
9-25. Sc in each st around - 12 st
26. Sc in next 11 sc, sl st in last sc - 12 st
Change to blue
27. Sl st in 1st sc, sc in next 11 st - 12 st
28-39. Sc in each sc around - 12 st
By this time I noticed that one side was higher than the other. If yours doesn't look like that then just do the next row as sc in next 11 st, sl st in last st. Otherwise, follow the next row.
40. Sc in next 6 sc, sl st in next 6 sc - 12 st
Change to white
41. Sl st in 1st sc, sc in next 11 st - 12 st
42-42. Sc in each st around - 12 st
43. Sc in next 11 sc, sl st in last sc - 12 st
Change to brown
44. Sl st in 1st sc, sc in next 11 st - 12 st
45-48. Sc in each sc around - 12 st
49. *Sc, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around - 18 st
50. * Sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around - 24 sc
51. Sc in next 8 st, 2 sc in next 3 sc, 3 sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next 3 sc, sc in next 8 st - 34 sc
52. Sc in next 15 sc, 2 sc in next 4 sc, sc in next 15 sc - 38 sc
53-58. Sc in each sc around - 38 sc
59. * Sc in next 4 st, sc2tog,* 3x, sc2tog, *sc in next 4 st, sc2tog* 3x - 31 st
60. * Sc in next 3 st, sc2tog* 3x, sc2tog, sc in next 2 st, sc2tog, *sc in next 3 st, sc2tog* 2x - 24 st
61. * Sc in next 2 st, sc2tog* 6x - 18 st
62. * Sc2tog around until the hole is closed
Finish off.
Hat - Using Green
1. Make a magic circle and sc 6 in it - If you don't know how to do a magic circle, this is a good tutorial.
2. *Sc, 2 sc* around - 12 st
3. sc, inc - 18 st
4. sc 2, inc - 24 st
5. In back loops only: sc in each sc around - 24 st
6-7. In both loops: sc in each sc around for 2 rows - 24 st
8. *sc in next 2 st, sc2tog* around - 18 st
9. sc around - 18 st
10.*sc in next 2 st, inc,* - 24 st
11. sc in next 3 st, inc,* - 32 st
12. sc in next 4 st, inc,* - 36 st
13. sc in next 5 st, inc,* - 40 st
9. sc around - 18 st
10.*sc in next 2 st, inc,* - 24 st
11. sc in next 3 st, inc,* - 32 st
12. sc in next 4 st, inc,* - 36 st
13. sc in next 5 st, inc,* - 40 st
14. In front loops only: Ch 3, tc in each sc around - 40 st
Finish off but leave a really long tail.
Use your tail to whipstitch around the row you just did to help the brim stand up. If you sew the back loops (the ones that you crocheted into) that will leave the front loops free to help the brim stand up more.
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| Whip-stitching around |
Hatband and Tassel - Using Golden Brown
Chain about 20 st (as many as you need to be able to slide the ring down over the hat easily), sl st it first ch.
Sc in each ch around.
Finish off, leaving a tail.
Before you secure the brim to the hat,
Take about an inch of your entire skein and tie it onto the band like this.
After you have it tied on, you can cut down to the length that you want for the tassel.
Use your hatband tail to sew the hatband and tassel onto the hat.
Bowtie - In Red
1. Ch 6
2. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across - 5 sc
3-7. Ch turn, sc in each sc across - 5 sc
Finish off but leave a very long tail.
Weave tail through the rows to the middle.
Wrap the tail around the middle to make the bow shape, then use the tail to sew it on.
Eyes - make 2
Using Black
Make a magic circle and hdc 8 in it, sl st to the 1st hdc.
Change to white.
2 Sc in each st around.
Finish off and use tail to sew on.
Embroider a smile and you're done!!!
If you want to, you can turn it into a keychain like I did to my first one.
Embroider a smile and you're done!!!
If you want to, you can turn it into a keychain like I did to my first one.
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| Lowly #2 |
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| Visiting with his cousin, Lowly #1 |
