Wednesday 18 May 2011

Crocheted Bunting!

I have altered an existing 'recipe' for granny triangles - I may change it further, 'cos I'm still getting a curl...
Made in acrylic to last in all weathers. It's left-handed...
OK... work 4 chain and slip stitch join, or do a magic loop.

Now, INCORPORATING the tail end in the first chain, work 4 ch as your first 'treble plus one chain' (US DC).  This helps to secure the end - bunting is intended to last for years, and may be flapping about in all weathers, so making joins secure in this manner is very important.
As you can see, the tail is still at the bottom, but it has been looped in with the first chain.  Now you can carry it along the top of the stitches as you work into the ring so it will be hidden away.
Now, remembering to lie the tail along the top, work 1 treble, 1 chain a further 8 times, and s/s (slip stitch) join. Now you have 9 stitches.
Fasten off, and join a new colour into any ch-sp (chain space). 3 chain, 2 trebles in the first ch-sp, remembering to incorporate the tail of both colours in the first loop of the 3-ch (which makes the first treble, of course), and carry along as before.
In each following ch-sp, work 3 treble, as I have, above, in the pale green.  S/s join.
Now to make it into a triangle.  Join a new colour in any space between the groups (it's not a ch-sp - you didn't miss anything).  In the corners work 3 tr, 3 ch and 3tr. In the next 2 spaces work 3 HALF TREBLES then 1 ch (sorry for shouting), this makes the shape less rounded and more triangular. Then another corner and a further 2 htrs, and one more corner and 2 more htrs. S/s join. For dinky bunting, you can stop right there.  For larger, start new colour. in any space, as before.
All subsequent rows are the same 'recipe'. My bunting has 6 rows altogether. Work corners as row 3, for the sides work 3 tr in each space, with 1 ch in between. That's about it.  They can be strung up with a long chain threaded in and out of the spaces along one side, or use ribbon, plain yarn or even string.  Whatever floats your bunting.
When I have time I may have a fiddle with the pattern.  I'd be glad of any (polite, helpful) comments, or queries.