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Sunday, April 13, 2014

Free Pattern - Pineapple Swan Fridgie




With Mother's Day around the corner, now's a great time to work up a beautiful swan fridgie that she's sure to love.  Graceful and elegant, but there's more, Patricia Mae improves the beak on this swan and shares 4 pictures showing the slight changes and improvements. 



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Free Pattern - Pineapple Swan Fridgie
Designed by: Cylinda Mathews

Materials:
Sm amt 100% cotton thread, size 10 (white & pink)
Steel crochet hook, size 8 USA (1.50 mm)

Molding Materials:
Commercial fabric stiffener or see our page for other stiffeners.
Plastic wrap
Rust proof pins
Ironing board, Styrofoam, or cardboard base
Or spray starch for a softer finish

Finishing Materials:
1/3-yd (1/4" W) ribbon
1 1/8" plastic eye
Glue
Magnets

Finished Size: 4 3/4" T x 4 /14" W
Gauge: 2 rows = 1/2"

Special Stitches:
Dc Dec:  (yo, insert hook in next st, pull up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) as many times as stated, yo, draw through all lps on hook to complete the st.

Shell: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in indicated st.

6 Dc Cluster: (yo, insert hook in first shell sp, yo, pull up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 3 times, (yo, insert hook in 2nd shell sp, yo, pull up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 3 times, yo, draw through last 7 lps on hook to complete the st.

Pattern tested and model made by: Cylinda Mathews

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Body: (Using white)

Row 1) Starting at breast of swan: ch 4; (7 dc) in 4th ch from hook (first 4 chs skipped counts as first dc plus foundation ch): 8 dc.

Row 2) Ch 3, turn work (counts as first dc, now and throughout); (2 dc) in first st, dc in next 6 dc, (3 dc) in last dc: 12 dc.

Row 3) Ch 3, turn work; dc in first st, dc in next 10 dc, (2 dc) in last dc: 14 dc.

Rows 4-8) Ch 3, turn work; dc in first st, dc in each dc across, working (2 dc) in last dc: 16/18/20/22/24 dc.

Rows 9-10) Ch 3, turn work; * dc in next dc; rep from * across: 24 dc.

Rows 11-14) Ch 2, turn work; dc in next dc (counts as a beg dc dec over first 2 sts), dc each dc across, working a dc dec over last 2 dc see special sts: 22/20/18/16 dc.

Row 15) Ch 2, turn work; dc in next dc (counts as a beg dec over first 2 sts), dc in next 10 dc, dc dec over next 4 sts: 12 sts.

Row 16) Ch 2, turn work; dc dec over next 2 sts (counts as a beg dc dec over first 3 sts), dc in next 8 dc, (3 dc) in last st (tail): 12 sts.

Row 17) Ch 3, turn work; dc in first st, dc in next 4 dc, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, sl st in next st leaving rem sts unworked: 6 dc/2 hdc/2 sc. Fasten off; secure ends.

Neck and Head: (Using white)

Row 1) With swan, tail pointing up, join thread to end dc post on row 4 with a sl st; ch 1, (2 sc) over same dc post on row 4, dc over dc post on row 3, (2 trc) over dc post on row 2: 2 sc/1 dc/2 trc. 

Row 2) Ch 4, turn work (counts as first trc, now and throughout), trc in next trc, dc in next dc, sc in last 2 sc: 2 trc/1 dc/2 sc.

Row 3) Ch 1, turn work, sc in first 2 sc, dc in next dc, trc in last 2 trc: 2 sc/1 dc/2 sc.

Row 4) Ch 2, turn work, dc in next st (counts as a dec over first 2 sts), dc in next 2 sts, (2 dc) in last st: 5 dc.

Row 5) Ch 3, turn work, dc in first st, dc in next 2 dc, dc dec over last 2 sts: 5 dc.

Rows 6-7) Rep rows 4 & 5.

Row 8) Ch 3, turn work; dc in next 4 dc: 5 dc.

Rows 9-10) Rep rows 4 & 5.

Row 11) Ch 4, turn work; trc in next st, dc in next dc, sc in last 2 sc: 2 trc/1 dc/2 sc.

Row 12) Ch 1, turn work; sc in first 2 sc, dc in next dc, trc in last 2 trc: 2 sc, 1 dc/2 trc.

Row 13-14) Rep rows 11 & 12.

Row 15) Ch 3, turn work; (2 dc) in first st, dc in next 3 sts, (3 dc) in last st: 9 dc.

Row 16) Ch 2, turn work; dc dec over next 2 dc (counts as a dec over first 3 sts), dc in next 3 dc, dc dec over last 3 dc: 5 dc.

Row 17) Ch 2, turn work; dc dec over next 4 dc. Fasten off; secure ends.

Wing: (Using white)

Row 1) Ch 4, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in 4th ch from hook: 6 dc/2 ch 2-sps.

Row 2) Ch 5, turn work; shell in next ch 2 sp see special sts, ch 3, shell in next ch 2 sp: 2 shells/1 ch 3-sp.  

Row 3) Ch 5, turn work; shell in next shell sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, dc) in 2nd ch of next ch 3 sp (center ch), ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 2 shells/2 ch 3-sps/2 dc/1 ch 2-sp.

Row 4) Ch 5, turn work; shell in next shell sp, ch 3, (6 trc) in next ch 2 sp, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 6 trc/2 shells/2 ch 3-sps.

Row 5) Ch 5, turn work; shell in next shell sp, ch 3, trc in next trc, (ch 1, trc in next trc) 5 times, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 6 trc & 5 ch 1-sps/2 shells/2 ch 3-sps.

Row 6) Ch 5, turn work; shell in next shell sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp) 5 times, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 4 ch 3-lps/2 shells/2 ch 3-sps.

Row 7) Ch 5, turn work; shell in next shell sp, sk next ch 3 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch 3 lp) 4 times, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 3 ch 3-lps/2 shells/2 ch 3-sps.

Row 8) Ch 5, turn work; shell in next shell sp, sk next ch 3 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch 3 lp) 3 times, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 2 ch 3-lps/2 shells/2 ch 3-sps.

Row 9) Ch 5, turn work; shell in next shell sp, sk next ch 3 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch 3 lp) twice, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 1 ch 3-lp/2 shells/2 ch 3-sps.

Row 10) Ch 5, turn work; shell in next shell sp, ch 3, sk next ch 3 sp, sc in last ch 3 lp, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple/2 shells/2 ch 3-sps.

Row 11) Ch 5, turn work; (shell in next shell sp) twice: 1 pineapple/2 shells.

Row 13) Ch 5, turn work; 6 dc cluster evenly over next 2 shell sps see special sts. Fasten off; secure ends: 1 6 dc cluster:

Wing Edging: (Using pink)

Rnd 1) Join thread to any ch 5 turning ch on wing with a sl st; ch 1, sc in same sp; ch 5, sc in next sp of shell, ch 5; * sc in next ch 5 turning sp, ch 5, sc in next sp of shell, ch 5; rep from * around, working a sc in center top of cluster at pineapple point and a sc in foundation ch at bottom of pineapple; join with a sl st in first sc. Fasten off; secure ends.

Finishing:

Cover preferred work surface with plastic wrap and dip swan and wing in stiffening solution. Gently squeeze excess solution from work, being careful not to twist or wring the pieces. Shape on prepared surface, use rust proof pins to secure if needed. Let dry and remove from surface.

Swan and wing may also be shaped using spray starch as well.

When pieces are dried, glue wing to body of swan using the photo for placement. Tie ribbon into a bow and glue to neck as shown in photo. Glue eye on head.

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Patricia Mae suggests for a sharper point on the swan's head to work the following:  I added one chain stitch after I did the 4 double crochet decrease that I got a nicer point.   After experimenting Patricia offers more suggestions that may help improve the appearance of the beak that you'll find more pleasing than the original!    


Photos submitted by Patricia Mae:

Patricia writes: "Attached are scans of swans that I made in the order that I made them.  Instead of the ribbon at the neck, I used a chain length  made into a bow.  And for the eye.  I used the same colored thread in a series of knots."





 Patricia uses a variegated blue on  this swan.








Patricia writes: "I experimented with two more swans.  The white with pink has a beak that I made by  making a ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in next ch, then sl st to body.  This was immediately after the 4 dc dec at the end of the head instructions.  I want to make another one that has a ch 3, sl st in and ch from hook, sc in next ch, and then sl st to body, to see if I can get a more sleek-looking beak.  This swan is flying away to Mexicoin January.  The other swans that I've given away, have been with the option of starching or stiffening, or leaving as is to use as a doily. "

 Patricia writes: "The second swan is one I made after researching black swans.  I left off the bow because I felt like it didn't coincide with the elegance.  Black swans have white flight feathers.  While I have no idea that that means, I did see white feathers peeking through the wings of black swans that were resting.  The black swans have a red beak with a white stripe running through it, so in this instance I used that ch 3 with the sc and dc before sl st to the head, because I needed room to make that one big white stitch for that line on the beak.  I have no idea if black swans have red eyes, but in this instance I felt like I needed to balance the red beak somehow, and after all, this isn't a "real"  looking swan.  :-)"




 

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