From www.RedHeart.com
Snow Princess Tiara & Wand Free Crochet Pattern
Pattern Number: LW4449
Designed By: Lorna Miser
Skill Level: Easy
Required Supplies:
RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each 311 White A, 505 Aruba Sea B, and 995 Ocean D
RED HEART® Boutique Sashay Mini™: 1 ball 2936 Bubbles C
(Note: Only small quantities of each color are needed for this project.)
Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6mm [US J-10]
Yarn needle
Additional Supplies Needed:
white foam visor, white foam wand with star, white glue or fabric stiffener, hot glue gun, aluminum foil
These lovely lacy accessories add the crowning touches to a sweet princess outfit.
Gauge/Tension: GAUGE: 1 snowflake = 5” (12.5 cm), stretched. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Wand measures 15” (38 cm) long.
Snowflake measures 5” (12.5 cm), stretched.
Special Stitches
Beg 3-dc Cl (beginning 3 double crochet cluster) = Ch 2, yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook (2 loops remain on hook); yarn over, insert hook in same stitch or space, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops, yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Picot = Ch 7, slip st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 4.
3-dc Cl (3 double crochet cluster) = Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw
through 2 loops on hook (2 loops remain on hook); [yarn over, insert hook in same stitch or space, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over,
draw through 2 loops] 2 times, yarn over, draw through all 4 loops on hook.
Notes
1. Take care not to twist chains when making picots and the cluster stitch that follows.
2. Points of star on wand are cut off before adhering snowflakes on each side.
3. Foam visor is trimmed to narrower width and worn upside down.
4. An adult should always operate the hot glue gun.
SNOWFLAKE (Make 5: 1 with A and 4 with B)
With D, ch 4; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), dc in ring, *ch 2, dc in ring; repeat from * 3 times, ch 2; join with slip st in 3rd ch of beginning ch—6 dc and 6 ch-2 spaces.
Round 2: (Slip st, beg 3-dc Cl) in first ch-2 space, *picot, 3-dc Cl in next ch-2 space; repeat from * 4 times, picot; join with slip st to ch of beg 3-dc Cl. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Saturate snowflakes with white glue or fabric stiffener, stretch and block on sheet of aluminum foil. Allow to dry
thoroughly before handling.
Wand
Cut off the points from the star, leaving a pentagon-shaped piece. With hot glue, adhere a B-colored snowflake to each side. Securing
ends with glue, wrap D around wand handle.
Tie a long piece of C under wand tip and trim ends as desired.
Tiara
Trim visor to half of its original width. Holding visor upside down, with hot glue, adhere an A-colored snowflake to the center and a
B-colored snowflake on each side.
ABBREVIATIONS
A, B, C = Color A, Color B, Color C, etc.;
ch = chain;
dc = double crochet;
st(s) = stitch(es);
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated
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