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As promised last week in my skirt and sleeves tutorial for my Colorado bear, here’s an easy tutorial for the Colorado appliqué I made.
This appliqué is designed to be sewn over two rows of single crochet stitches. I used the hat pattern from Animal Friends of Pica Pau and crocheted rounds 15-16 in white and the rest in royal blue. That’ll give you your Colorado base.
Materials Needed
- Crochet hook size C/2.75mm (I use this one)
- Scrap yarn in red and yellow (I used Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton in 256 Banana and 60 Red). And if you’re interested in the colors used for the hat, they are 90 Royalty and 6 White.
- Darning needle to sew your appliqué onto your project
Skills Needed
- Magic circle
- Single crochet stitches (sc)
- Increases – make two single crochets in one stitch (inc)
- Simple sewing
Colorado Appliqué Tutorial
Rnd 1. Make a magic circle in yellow. Make 6 scs in the magic circle. On the last sc, before you pull through, change to red and pull through to complete the stitch. (6)
Rnd 2. In red, make 1 sc inc into the next 5 stitches. Stop there, leaving the last sc unworked. Fasten off and leave a tail long enough to sew. (10)
Sew it centered on the white stripe. Weave in your ends.
See, I said it was easy! Colorado pride! I may live in Texas now but I grew up in Colorado and most of my family is still there. The CO love is strong. The smell of that pine never gets old for me.
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