So, there’s not really much crochet in this pattern, but it’s quick, easy, and fun.
is it a flower? is it a faery wand? does it belong to Dr. Seuss?
Caution: If you are a perfectionist, give it up now. This is not the project for you.
You’ll need: two different colors of yarn, a 12 inch, 3mm pipe cleaner, and a G-sized crochet hook.
1. Wrap some yarn around three of your fingers about 65 times.
don't wrap too tightly or your fingers will turn blue.
2. Take the wrapped yarn off your fingers and cut another piece of yarn (in the same color) about 5 inches long.
it's warm, oh yes, but it's not fuzzy yet...
3. Tie the 5″ piece of string around the loops (in the center) as tightly as you can.
Aww, isn't it cute?
4. Cut all the loops.
...it's GROWING...
Aaah! It's the flying spaghetti monster! Halp!
5. Trim around your tiny spaghetti monster until he looks reasonably ball shaped. If you’re spending more than about 45 seconds on this step, you’re spending too much time. Give up now or you’ll be micro-trimming for the next six hours.
PRO TIP: If you are using light yellow yarn, DON’T sit on a black comforter to do your trimming… Unless, of course, you feel like lint-rolling your entire bed.
6. Take the 12″ pipe cleaner and fold it in half.
- this is what a folded in half pipe cleaner looks like.
7. With the second color of yarn and your crochet hook, chain 25 or so – just make sure your chain is the same length as your pipe cleaner.
8. With the bent edge closest to your hook, hold the pipe cleaner next to your chain and start a single crochet in the second ch. When you’ve gone through the chain and are about to yarn over, put the pipe cleaner on your hook.
I switched to pink yarn so this would be easier to see...
9. Complete the single crochet as usual.
this is what the "front" will look like after a few stitches
10. Pinch the two sides of the pipe cleaner back together, and from now on treat them like one strand. Continue to sc across, carrying the pipe cleaner along as you would a strand of yarn in a color change.
the back of your pipe cleanery friend
11. When you get to the end of the chain, stop. Cut a piece of yarn, about 5 inches again, with the same color you made the pom pom. Thread it through the “top” of your stem (the end with the pointy bits of the pipe cleaner).
the finished pipe cleaner
threading color 1 through the top of the stem
12. Now thread the other end of your yarn through the needle so it looks like this:
13. Shove the needle up through the center of the pom pom (Sorry, I couldn’t think of a non-dirty way to say that…). Push the pointy ends of the pipe cleaner up into the pom pom a bit further – this will add some stability.
14. Tie the two long strands in a tight square knot and trim them to the same length as the rest of your pom pom, and… VOILA! FINISHED!
I’m actually going to be turning these little beauties into something other than flowers… You’ll have to stay tuned to see what they become! Happy Hooking! })i({
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