Every now and then, everyone could use a helping hand. Ready to lend your assistance? Below you’ll find a few readers in need. If you feel you can help or have any suggestions, please post your answer in the comments. Please try to supply instructions and/or links.
Gwen asks,
I am looking for a crocheted boot pattern with a Fireman’s symbol. Can anyone help me?
Pat asks,
Could you tell me how to enlarge a crochet boy’s size cap to an adult size?
Donna asks,
Looking for pattern to crochet a southern belle dress on pillowcases. Can you help me?”
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I found help for all my knitting and crochet questions at: http://www.knitting-n-crochet.com. Many free patterns and instructional pages make this one of my favorite sites.
A suggestion: Use a larger crochet hook (J or K size) and use at least 4oz worsted weight yarn.
Pat: Most patterns give both a letter size (S M L) and size in inches (19 20 21). They also give different starting chains or increases for the various sizes (for medium continue for 2 more rows, etc). You can figure out how many extra stitches you need for a larger size, then continue to add stitches/rows until you have the size you want.
Gwen: There are several crochet ‘boot’ slipper patterns on which you could cross stitch the fireman’s symbol or crochet the symbol as an applique and sew it or glue it on. If you can’t find that particular symbol in a pattern, you can make a cross stitch pattern yourself by drawing or copying it on graph paper.
Donna: If you Google ‘crochet applique’, you’ll find several sites that may give you the southern belle pattern you’re looking for. I’ve never heard of crocheting on a pillowcase, but the applique pattern can get you started.
Go to crochetcorner.com. Cylinda Matthews has several patterns like this.
If you don’t have instructions that include large enough sizes, try what I do. Make a swatch of the stitch pattern using the yarn you want to make the hat from. Measure the adult’s head and figure out how many repeats of the pattern it will take to get to that size. If your pattern starts from the bottom, it’s pretty easy – just make that many repeats, work on up the cap, and then decrease when needed – or in the way the pattern says to do it. If your pattern starts at center top you’ll need to do a little math to figure out how many stitches will be needed to “grow” to the finished size. The great thing about crochet is that it’s really easy to improvise! All of my favorite hats have come about by picking the yarn and size hook I feel like working with at the moment. I either start making a long chain to work up from or make a loop to work down from. After starting, I just “listen” to what the yarn wants to do and try not to judge – until it gets far enough along to actually see what’s happening. Then I either rip some out or continue with a smile on my face. I LOVE TO CROCHET!!!!