Dear Friends,
The last few weeks have been tough, as like many others I stayed at home due to the COVID-19 situation and spent my days worrying about my family and friends back in Italy. Fortunately everybody’s safe, and can't wait to be able to visit and be close to them again.
Hard times call for awesome music...and since I can't sing or play any instruments I thought I would send you some music vibes through these fun musical notes!
These colorful and cheerful notes can be used as rattle toys or mobile attachments!
Play with yarn and colors and make your very own notes set!!
Here's the FREE pattern! Have fun!
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
YARN: Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (Lace 4) in Yellow, Red and Black
OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling; Six 6mm Black Plastic Safety Eyes; Yarn Needle
HOOK SIZES: E/3.25 mm
STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).
DIMENSIONS: 5"x3"; 5"x5"
INSTRUCTIONS: work in rounds (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each round) unless otherwise instructed.
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EIGHTH NOTE
NOTE HEAD (yellow yarn)
1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
2) sc inc around (16)
3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (24)
4) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (32)
5-12) sc even (32)
Insert plastic safety eyes between rnds #7-8, 6 sts apart
13) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)
14) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (16); stuff the head firmly
15) sc dec around (8); F/O, close the hole, cut and hide the yarn.
Embroider the EYEBROWS with black yarn between rnds #4-6.
Embroider the MOUTH with black yarn between rnds #9-11.
STEM (yellow yarn)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2-17) sc even (6)
18) 3 hdc, 3 slst (6); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn.
Position the open end of the stem between rnds #3-5 of the head so that the slsts side is pointing toward round #3 and the hdcs side faces outward.
FLAG (yellow yarn)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2) sc even (6)
3) 1 sc dec, 2 sc inc, 1 sc dec (6)
4-7) 1 sc dec, 2 sc inc, 1 sc dec (6)
8) 1 sc inc, 4 sc, 1 sc inc (8)
9) 1 sc inc, 1 sc, 2 sc dec, 1 sc, 1 sc inc (8)
10) 1 sc inc, 1 sc, 2 sc dec, 1 sc, 1 sc inc (8);
F/O and leave a long tail of yarn.
Position the open end of the flag between rnds #1-5 of the stem, so that the increments are pointing toward the top of the stem and the decrements toward the bottom.
BEAMED SIXTEENTH NOTES
NOTE HEADS (red yarn; make two)
1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
2) sc inc around (16)
3) *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (24)
4) *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (32)
5-12) sc even (32)
Insert plastic safety eyes between rnds #7-8, 6 sts apart
13) *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (24)
14) *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (16); stuff the note head firmly
15) sc dec around (8); F/O, close the hole, cut and hide the yarn.
Embroider the EYEBROWS with black yarn between rnds #4-6.
Embroider the MOUTH with black yarn between rnds #9-11.
LONG STEM (red yarn)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2-20) sc even (6)
21) 3 hdc, 3 slst (6); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn.
Position the open end of the stem between rnds #3-5 of the head so that the slsts side is pointing toward round #3 and the hdcs side faces outward.
SHORT STEM (red yarn)
1) 6 sc in a mr (6)
2-18) sc even (6)
19) 3 hdc, 3 slst (6); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn.
Position the open end of the stem between rnds #3-5 of the head so that the slsts side is pointing toward round #3 and the hdcs side faces outward.
UPPER BEAM (red yarn)
1) 8 sc in a mr (8)
2-15) sc even (8)
16) 1 hdc, 2 sc, 2 sl st, 2 sc, 1 hdc (8); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn.
LOWER BEAM (red yarn)
1) 5 sc in a mr (5)
2-15) sc even (5)
16) 1 hdc, 1 sc, 2 sl st, 1 hdc (5); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn.
Attach the open end of the upper beam to the note with the longer stem, between rnd #1-5, making sure that the hdc stitches are pointing towards the top of the stem and the slip stitches are pointing towards the bottom. Attach the opposite beam’s end to the shorter stem, between rnd #1-5.
Attach the open end of the lower beam to the note with the shorter stem, between rnd #6-9, making sure that the hdc stitches are pointing towards the top of the stem and the slip stitches are pointing towards the bottom. Attach the opposite beam’s end to the shorter stem, between rnd #6-9.
I can't wait to see your version of my MUSICAL NOTES! Feel free to tag me (@elisascrochet) in your photos on Instagram or Facebook if you'd like!
Elisa
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