Creepy Cloth & Crocheting...

Here is the result of my attempt at crocheting with creepy cloth last year.

He does have a mouth,but you can't see it very well in the photo. I basically cut and/or ripped the creepy cloth into strips,and I crocheted them. I did have to knot a few ends,though. I also had to make sure the strips were thick enough,or else the creepy cloth would just fall apart. The process became pretty straight forward after a while. It was a little bit on the messy side,though. Oh,well. I guess that is what I get for crocheting with creepy cloth.  =]  For the eyes,I just crocheted two circles for the backing,and I used black safety eyes for the pupils. I can't remember the details,like crochet hook sizes and the yarn for the eyes,but I have a feeling the crochet hook I used for the creepy cloth was a larger sized one. Well,I believe that's it. I hope you like my Creepy Cloth Creature!

Jack-o-Lantern Crochet Pattern

In June this year,I crocheted this jack-o-lantern.

And I have decided to post the pattern. The same thing applies to this pattern. I'm offering this pattern for free,but please respect my copyright. This image and the written pattern belong to me,and if you want to sell anything made from this pattern,please contact me first. Thank you.

Now that that's out of the way,here is the pattern!


Crochet Jack-o-Lantern Pattern

Materials:Worsted weight yarn in orange,green,and brown,
A smaller amount of worsted weight yarn in bright yellow and black to embroider on the face.
A size F/5,3.75mm crochet hook.
Stuffing
A pair of scissors.
A yarn needle.
A small length of yarn to use as a stitch marker.
*Optional:Felt and sewing thread to sew on the face instead of embroidering it on. If you want to make
a felt mouth instead of an embroidered mouth,sew it onto the pumpkin after you are finished with
everything.
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Terms used:
ch-chain
sc-single crochet
scinc-single crochet increase
scdec-single crochet decrease
slst-slip stitch
st-stitch
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Pattern:
Base: With orange,
sc 6 in ring
sc inc around
sc 1,scinc around
sc 2,scinc around
sc 3,scinc around
sc 4,scinc around
sc 5,scinc around
sc 6,scinc around
sc around for 4 rounds
sc 6,scdec around
sc 5,scdec around
sc 4,scdec around
sc 3,scdec around
sc 2,scdec around-embroider on the face,and begin stuffing
sc 1,scdec around
scdec around-Cut off yarn,and finish stuffing. Sew up hole in the pumpkin,and pull the end through
the pumpkin.
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Stem: With brown,
sc 6 in ring
sc 1,scinc around
sc around through the back loop only
sc around for 3 rounds
sc 2,scinc around-Cut yarn,and make sure the end off the yarn is long enough to sew on the stem.
Stuff the stem lightly,and sew it onto the top of the pumpkin. Knot off the yarn,and pull the end
through the pumpkin.
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Leaf: With green,
Make a slipknot,ch 5
sc in second ch,sc in remaining 3 sts-ch 1,turn
sc across until the last st,slst in last st-Cut yarn,and make sure the end is long enough to sew on
the leaf. Curl up the end of the leaf slightly (not the pointed end),and sew the leaf onto the very
bottom of the stem. Knot off,cut yarn,and pull the yarn end through the pumpkin.
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Vine: With green,
Make a slipknot,ch 15
slst in second ch,skip next ch,and slst in next ch. Repeat this until the last ch,and sc in last ch.-
Cut yarn,and make sure it is long enough to sew on the vine. Curl up the vine a little bit,and sew
it onto the stem,right in front of the leaf. Knot off,cut yarn,and pull the yarn end through the
pumpkin.
Finished!

Well,I hope you enjoyed this pattern.
Bye!

Halloween Candles,and a Little Update

I just wanted to show you our Halloween candle collection.

This photo is of the Gurley (or we believe to be) candles.

Here are the pumpkins & jack-o-lanterns (plus another photo of the biggest one).

The tombstones,

and the rest of them.

Here is a close up shot of the ghost in the treat bag with the hollow jack-o-lantern.

Now for the update. More and more Halloween decorations have been going up. My mom and I have been watching Halloween cartoons and such,and we finally have a bag of candy corn taffy! Yaaaaaay!!  =]  Sorry,I couldn't help myself. Anyway,the Halloween spirit is continuing to stroll it's way into our household for sure. I couldn't find a link to the candy corn taffy I was talking about,but we usually get it at Walmart. Here is a link to Walmart's website.
http://www.walmart.com/
Bye!