Happy Scrappy Quart Ice Cream Cover Pattern

 People are going to start thinking I'm addicted to ice cream. I'm really not. As a matter of fact, until I hit my late 40s ice cream was food I rarely ever thought about. I was not your typical "If there are chips or ice cream in the house I have to eat them" type of person. 

Then, my hormones changed and we'll leave it at that. 

So, I recently put out a Happy Scrappy Pint Cover Pattern as a way to burn through some of my cotton stash. (I swear those little balls of cotton sit in their container and breed when I'm not looking.) Well, when my husband was out getting ice cream recently, my flavor didn't come in a pint. I had to use a kitchen towel to wrap around it (because who uses a bowl??) as I ate what I wanted out of it. That inspired me to create today's free pattern. 

I knew I wanted it to be simple, bright, color-blocked, and have flowers. Here's what came out...

Happy Scrappy Quart Cover

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By Elizabeth Mareno

Material:

Scrap balls of Worsted Weight Cotton yarn. (Sample used Drops Paris 100% Cotton)
Hook: #7/4.5 mm
Large eye needle for sewing ends

Gauge size: Bottom of cover should measure 3-1/2” across using WW yarn and a #7 hook

US Terminology

Abbreviations:

Ch- chain
sc- single crochet
hdc- half double crochet
dc- double crochet
tr- treble crochet
bpsc- back post single crochet
MR- Magic ring

NOTE: 

1- You can change colors and stripe wherever you would like.

2- It is helpful to have an empty/clean quart container for "fitting" purposes as you are working. 

3- Beginning chains do not count as stitches throughout. (ie, ch3, ch2) Unless otherwise stated.

4- This cover is meant to fit snugly on your quart container. The bottom ridge is meant to be on the underside as you can see in the picture below. 

Pattern:

Bottom:

Rd1- MR, ch3, 16dc in ring, join with 1st dc. (16dc)

Rd2- ch3, 2sc in each st, join with 1st dc. (32dc)

Rd3- ch3, (dc, 2dc in next) around, join with 1st dc. (48dc)

Sides:

Rd4- ch1, bpsc around each dc, join with 1st sc. (48 bpsc)

Rd5- ch2, dc in join and each sc around, join with 1st dc. (48dc)

Rd6-14- Stripe as you like, ch2, dc in join and each dc around, join with 1st dc. (48dc) 

After Rd 14- cut and weave ends. 

Finishing:

Lines between colors: top stitch using a sl st in the tops of dc's between stripes. Make sure you keep your line color inside the cover and pull through to the front. Commence with sl stitching in the top of each stitch around. 

Flowers: Uses two colors;  A and B. Make as many as you wish- the sample has 2.

Rd 1: With color A, MR, ch1, 10 sc in the ring, pull snug and join with 1st sc. (10sc) cut color

Rd 2: With color B, join in join with ch2, in the same space- dc and tr, in the next sp- tr, dc, ch2, sl st, *sl st in next st, (ch2, dc, tr) in same st, (tr, dc, ch2, sl st) in next st; repeat from * 3 more times, cut color leaving a long end for sewing to the cover. (5 petals)

I hope you enjoy today's free pattern!

Happy Crocheting!

Biz

 

Modified African Flower Motif Pattern: Full Motif

 

Today I am presenting you a slightly modified African Flower Motif. This is a great motif to use if you are looking for something a little smaller and compact. The look is very much like a regular African Flower motif, but it has a few stitch changes that make the rows tighter giving it a smaller look. 

I discovered this particular motif while I was scrolling my Instagram feed and a Food Network star that I follow, Nancy Fuller, had a picture with a young chef that had on the CUTEST sweater made from African motifs (pictured below). I took a screenshot of the sweater because I thought "that can't be that hard to make." But, then I made the custom Flower Sweater for my cousin's daughter-in-law and got instantly burned out on designing sweaters. LOL. Not to say I will never design a sweater, but it's a process I'm not ready to jump into just yet. 

So, anyway, I had started making the motifs based on what I could see in the picture and was beginning to accumulate a pile. I initially started on a garment, but as I laid it out on the table I realized that it needed to become something else. That is a post for another day, but right now, I want to give you the pattern for the Modified African Flower Motif so you can get a head start!

Modified African Flower Motif Pattern: Full Motif

This pattern is available as an ad-free PDF on my website.

Video Tutorial available on YouTube

Materials Needed:

Yarn Used: Drops Paris 100% cotton, Worsted Weight/Aran, (50g/1.75oz, 75m)
Any WW yarn is fine- Use a DK/Light #3 to make even smaller motifs.
Only small amounts are needed for each motif because of the color changes- this is perfect for scraps.

Hook Used: F/3.75mm 
Larg Eye needle for sewing ends
Scissors

Finished Size: Tip to tip- 5", Edge to edge- 4-1/2"

US Stitch Abbreviations:

Ch- chain, MR- magic ring, sc- single crochet, hdc- half double crochet, dc- double crochet, sl st- slip stitch, sp- space, cts- counts

Special Stitch- Long sc (aka Spike Stitch) Insert the hook from the front to the back in the space indicated, yo, pull up a loop equal with where the base of the sc should be, yo, complete sc. 

Notes: Always attach new colors with the right side facing you. You will not be turning your work.

Pattern:

Round 1: (RS) MR, ch3, dc, (ch2, 2dc in ring) 5x, ch2, join with ch3. (12 dc, 6 ch-2 sp) cut color

Round 2: In any ch-2 sp, join w/ch3, (dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch-2 sp, [ch1, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in next ch-2 sp] 5x, ch1, join w/ch3, do not cut. (24 dc, 12 ch-2 sp)

Round 3: sl st to ch2, ch3, 6dc in ch-2 sp, (sl st in next ch-1 sp, 7dc in ch-2 sp) 5x, sl st in last ch-1 sp, join to ch3. (42 dc, 6 sl st) cut color.

Round 4: In first dc of any 7dc group, join w/ch1, sc in join and next 2, (3sc in next, sc in 3, long sc-*see special stitches* over next sl st, sc in 3) 5x, 3sc in next, sc in 3, long sc around the next sl st, join with first sc. (54 sc, 6 long sc) cut color.

Round 5: In the center sc of any 3sc group, join w/ch3 (cts as hdc + ch1), hdc in same sp, [hdc in 9, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in the next st] 5x, hdc in the last 9 st. (66 hdc, 6 ch-1 sp) cut color. 

Leave a long end for sewing motifs together.

I hope you find this pattern useful, and I'll see you on the next project!