Directions for a crocheted ornament designed to hold a
'Scentportable' fragrance refill from Bath & Body Works:
Materials Needed:
- Size 10 Crochet Thread
- Size B/1-2.25mm crochet hook
- 3.5" x 6.5" piece of cotton fabric to match crochet thread
- Pinking shears
- sewing needle with eye large enough for crochet thread
Directions:
- Create backing for ornament: Trace (2) 3" circles on the cotton fabric, cut out. Pin together with right sides facing. Sew an exact 1/4" seam around circle, leaving a 1" opening. Using pinking shears, cut just outside stitch line. Turn inside out and press, tucking raw edges into opening. Stitch opening closed.
- Crochet front of ornament: ch 7; join with a sl st to form a ring.
- Round 1: ch 1, sc in ring, ch 7, work picot (sl st in 4th ch from hook), * ch 3, sc in ring, ch 7, work picot; repeat from * 3 more times, dc in 1st sc to form last ch-3 sp: 10 ch-3 sps.
- Round 2: ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp, * ch 5, skip next picot, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp; repeat from * around to last picot, ch 2, skip last picot, dc in 1st sc to form last ch-5 sp: 10 ch-5 sps.
- Round 3: * ch 3, 3 dc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp; repeat from * 3 more times, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sl st in 1st sc: 10 ch-3 sps.
- Round 4: ch 3, * 4 dc in ch-3 sp, [dc in dc] 3 times, 4 dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in sc; repeat from * 3 more times, 4 dc in ch-3 sp, [dc in dc] 3 times, 4 dc in next ch-3 sp, sl st to top of 1st ch 3. Cut a 3-yd tail of crochet thread, pull through lp on hook to finish round.
- Using crochet thread tail, thread needle and whipstitch crocheted front of ornament to fabric backing about 1/3 around circle (19 sts). Tie a small knot and remove sewing needle. With crochet hook, pull a loop onto needle. Ch 15, pull thread through lp to create a knot. Make a large enough loop to hang ornament on tree and tie an overhand knot. Pull another loop onto crochet hook, ch 15, sl st to crocheted circle approximately another 1/3 around the circle. Pull thread through lp to create a knot. Thread sewing needle again and whipstitch the remaining 1/3 of the circle. Tie knot and finish off.
- Slide fragrance refill into ornament.
