Thursday, October 5, 2023

FALL THANKFUL SIGN

 
This is the next collaboration between my crochet talent and my wife’s painting talent. She painted the pumpkin and glued on the leaves and bow. I crocheted the scarecrow.

MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn: Off white, carrot, café latte, coffee, red, yellow, and black.
D crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Wooden pumpkin
Orange and black acrylic paint
Paintbrush
Thankful stencil
6 fall leaves
Bow
Glue

PUMPKIN:
Paint wooden pumpkin orange. Use stencil to paint on THANKFUL. Glue leaves and bow on pumpkin. Use carrot, café latte, and off white, create hanger.

SCARECROW:
BODY:

Rw 1: With café latte, ch 17, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across. (16)
Rw 2: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (16)
Rws 3-10: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 4 sc, change to carrot, sc in next 8 sc, change to café latte, sc in next 4 sc. (16)
Finish off. Weave in ends.

HANDS (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: With off white, ch 4, 2 sc in second ch from hook, sc in next ch, 2 sc in next ch. (5)
Rws 2-4: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (5)
Rw 5: Working in the side of Rws, ch 2, dc in next Rw, (dc, slip st) in next Rw.
Finish off. Weave in ends.

ARMS (MAKE 2):
Rw 1: With yellow, ch 3, sc in second ch from hook and in next ch. (2)
Rws 2-5: Ch 3, sc in second ch from hook and in next ch. (2) Change to carrot after Rw 5.
Rw 6: Ch 1, working in the side of Rw 1-5, holding next Rw and first sc on Rw 4 of HANDS together and working through both thicknesses, sc in next 5 Rws. (5)
Rws 7-18: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (5)
Rw 19: Ch 1, turn; sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc. (6)
Finish off leaving a long tail. Sew ARMS to BODY. Weave in ends.

HEAD:
Rd 1: With off white, 6 sc in magic ring. (6)
Rd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (12)
Rd 3: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (18)
Rd 4: (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (24)
Rd 5: (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (30)
Rd 6: (sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc) around. (36)
Finish off. Weave in ends.

EYES, NOSE, CHEEKS, AND MOUTH:

Using black, embroider the eyes and mouth on HEAD. Using red, embroider the cheeks on HEAD. Using carrot, embroider the nose on HEAD. Glue HEAD to BODY.

HAIR:
Fringe pieces of yellow on HEAD as HAIR.

HAT:
Rw 1: With black, ch 17, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across. (16)
Rw 2: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (16)
Rw 3: slip st in next 3 sc, slip st in next sc changing to red, ch 1, sc in same sc as last slip st, sc in next 9 sc. (10) Change to black.
Rws 4-8: Ch 1, turn; sc in each sc across. (10)
Finish off. Weave in ends. Glue HAT to HEAD.

This crochet pattern is an original pattern and is © by Christjan Bee (October 2023). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint/repost it on your site. You may print and keep a copy for your own personal use; but you may not sell or distribute it, or sell items made from this pattern.

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