Basic Socks

I finally finished the second sock to this pair. I got the pattern from a sock generator website, and it didn't work out very well (see the sock on the left). I was so mad that I hid the sock. I recently found it and decided to make a mate for it, but this time using my own patten. So I counted the ribbing on the first sock, CO 64 sts on four dpns and just went from there. It actually turned out ok and it is hard to tell that they aren't from the same pattern.

Crocheted Pigtail Keychain

This pattern is for a curl that looks like a pig's tail. This will also be sold at a fundraiser for the club. I also used this to have everyone practice increases.

To make a curl the foundation chain is overloaded with single crochet (sc).

Chain at least 15. Turn.

Work two single crochet (sc) in each stitch.

Fasten off and weave in tails.

Attach keychain.

Granny Square Kaychain

Here is a pattern I made for our club at school. The keychains will be sold at a fundraiser. I'm also using it as an intro to granny squares.

Makes a basic three layered Granny Square.

You can use a different color for each round.

• To start:
• Make a slip knot.
• Chain (ch) 5, join last chain to first chain with a slip stitch (sl st) to form a ring

• Round (rnd) 1:
• Ch 3
• Work two double crochet (dc) in ring
• (Ch 2, make 3 dc in ring) three times
• Ch 2
• Join work with a sl st in top of the ch-3 at beginning (beg) of rnd
• Fasten off and weave in tail.
• Rnd 2:
• Join yarn in second ch-2 space (sp) before the join of the rnd you just finished
• Ch 3
• In same sp as ch-3 work 2 dc
• Ch 2
• 3 dc (first corner made)
• (Ch 1, in next ch-2 sp work 3 dc, ch 2, work 3 dc) three times
• Ch 1
• Join with sl st to top of beg ch-3
• Fasten off and weave in tail.
• Rnd 3:
• Join yarn in the second ch-2 sp before the join of the rnd you just finished
• Ch 3
• In same sp as ch-3 work 2 dc
• Ch 2
• 3 dc (first corner made)
• (Ch 1, in next ch-1 sp make 3 dc, ch 1, in the next ch-2 sp make a corner [same as above]) three times
• Ch 1
• Work 3 dc in next ch-1 sp
• Ch 1
• Join with sl st to the top of the beg ch-3
• Fasten off and weave in tail

• Attach keychain.

Broadripple Socks

I made this socks from a pattern on Knitty.com. They were extremely simple and a good step up from a basic sock pattern. I highly recommend it for beginners who want to do something a little fancy. All that is used to make the ripple stitch is YOs, k2togs, and SSKs. The pattern also says to use Cascade yarn, which is an elastic yarn, but I just used a cheap baby yarn from the local yarn shop.

Sock Blockers

I made these sock blockers by following Little Sesame Knits' blog. Basically you cut out a foot shape out of plastic place mats. She gave a pattern to trace for it, but it was too small, and I didn't feel like enlarging it like she suggested, so I traced about a half inch around a sock and it turned out perfect. Also to make the blockers stiffer I super glued two cut outs together.