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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Dumpling Crochet Patterns


Materials:
Bits of worsted weight yarn in white
3.5mm crochet hook
Stuffing
Embroidery thread in pink and white
Needle and thread
4mm black beads for eyes

Dumpling is made by crocheting a circle, which is then folded in half and seamed together with a scalloped edge.
The circle is crocheted in continuous rounds (i.e. no slip stitch at the end of round):
With white
ch 3, 5 sc in 3rd ch from hook, 2 sc in top of beginning ch, 2 sc in each of next 4 sc, sc in next sc, repeat [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] until piece measures 1 3/4 inches across.
Then, repeat [1 sc in each of next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc] until piece measures 2 1/4 inches across. Then sc in next sc, sl st in next sc. Don’t fasten off.
Fold piece in half so that the raw stitch lies on the fold line, like so…









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Olives with Pimentos Crochet Patterns

Materials:
size G hook
yarn needle
green yarn
red yarn

Glossary:

ch-chain
sc-single crochet
st(s)-stitch(s)
dec-decrease

Olive- (use green color of your choice)
Rnd 1- ch2, 6 sc in second ch from hook. (6)
Rnd 2- 2sc in each st around.(12)
Rnds 3-7- sc in each st around.(12)
Rnd 8- (sc in next 2 sts, sc dec over next 2 sts) around. (9)
Finish off, weave in ends.


Pimento- (use red color)
Rnd1- ch3, sc in second ch from hook and next ch, ch1, turn. (2)
Rnds 2-14 sc in each st across, ch1, turn. (2)
finish off at end of last row. Weave in ends.
Fold pimento in half and insert itno olive.




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Raspberries and Blueberries Crochet Patterns


Materials:
size G hook
yarn needle
Small amount of stuffing
Small amounts of yarn of your color choice


Glossary:
sc-single crochet
dc-double crochet
sl st- slip stitch



RASPBERRIES
Rnd 1-ch 5, join
Rnd 2- sc in ring 8 times and join with sl st (8)
Rnd 3- dc twice in each st around and join with sl st (16)
Rnd 4- dc in each st aroung. Fasten off leaving a long end. (16)
Draw yarn throungh all stitches on round 4 and pull tightly and fasten off. Weave in ends and you have a raspberry.





BLUEBERRIES
Rnd 1- ch2, 6 sc in second chain from hook, join with sl st (6)
Rnd 2- 2 sc in each st around, join with sl st. (12)
Rnds 3-5- Sc in each st around, join with sl st. (12)
Rnd 6- dec around, join with sl st. (6)
Stuff now. Then ch 3 sl st in same st (do 4 of these around top of blueberry). Fasten off with long end left. Use the end to close the blueberry on round 6. Weave in ends and you have a
blueberry






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Lettuce Crochet Pattern


Green yarn and an H hook
Row 1: Ch 3 join to form a ring
Row 2: Ch 3(counts as first dc) , 9 dc in ring (10 dc) join
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in same space, 2 dc in each dc (20 dc) join
Row 4: Ch 3, 2 dc in same space, 3 dc in each dc (60 dc) join
Repeat row 4 once, end off.












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Watermelon Slice Crochet Pattern

"f" hook
green, white, red, black or brown yarn
stitch marker
yarn needle
1. With green ch 21, sc in 2nd chain from hook and each chain across.
(20)
2. Ch 1 turn, sc in each st across (20)
3. Ch 1, bphdc in each stitch across (20) 2 hdc in end of row, bphdc
across (20) hdc twice in end, join.
4. Join white, ch 1, sc in each stitch around. (44)
5. Join red. sc in each stitch around decreasing 3 times on each side
(6 decreases total) join.
6. Ch 1, sc around (38).
7. Ch 1 sc around decreasing 2 times on each side (4 times total).
Join. (34)
8. Ch 1 sc around , join. (34)
9. Ch 1, sc around decreasing 4 times total. Join. (30)
10. Ch 1, sc around decreasing 6 times. Join. (24)
11. Ch 1, sc around. Join. (24)
12. Ch 1, sc around decreasing 6 times total. Join. (18)
13. Ch 1, sc around. Join. (18)
14. Ch 1, sc then decrease around, (6 sc, 6 decreases). Join. (12)
15. Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join. (12)
16. Lightly stuff then, ch 1, sc decrease 6 times. Join. (6)
17. Ch 1, sc around. (6) Fasten off, cinch closed and weave in ends.
18. With brown or black embroider seeds in slice, cinching it flatter
 a bit while doing so.
You may make items to sell with this pattern but do not sell the pattern.










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Homemade Butter Beer



2 liters Cream Soda
Imitation Rum Flavor
Imitation Butter Flavor
1 cup Whipping Cream
1 cup Marshmellow Fluff

1. you'll need to add 2 tablespoons of Butter Extract and 2 teaspoons of Rum Extract into the bottle of Cream Soda, SLOWLY rotate the bottle to mix the extracts in.  
2.add fluff, whipping cream, and 1 teaspoon of Rum Extract in a blender, blend until  combined.  

3.Fill glasses half full with soda mixture, top off glasses with the blended cream.  Stir slightly, and watch out, as this mixture tends to "grow" in the glass!  































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Swamp Juice






Ingredients:
2 (3 ounce) packages lime flavored gelatin mix
1 quart hot water
1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice
2 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
4 cups cold water
yellow and blue food coloring, optional
2 liters ginger ale
gummy worms, for garnish

Directions:
Dissolve gelatin in 1 quart of hot water. Allow to cool.
When gelatin is cool, pour into a large punch bowl. Stir in pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate and cold water. Add food coloring (if desired) until preferred color is reached (start with a couple of drops of each). Pour in ginger ale just before serving. Garnish with gummy worms.


~makes 20 servings~













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