Crocheted Pacifier Clips

I'm so pleased with my little garden of pacifier clips.  I made these for my granddaughter and her little cousin.  They were super easy to put together and are great for using up scrap yarn you have lying around.  I want to add a ladybug to the garden, so I will be doing that soon and will post the pattern and pictures once I do that.

 

All chains were done with a 4.50mm hook, crocheted approximately 18" long, leaving a 4-5" tail to use for securing to clips.

Flowers are different patterns I've found here and there.  I will attempt to find the sources to share with you.  I used various yarns and hooks.  You can adjust to get the size flower you like.  There are no rules here :)

There are so, so, so many patterns for flowers out there, so you could make any flower you like.  These are just the few I did for now, but I can't wait to make some more with other flower patterns I have.

I purchased mitten clips at Jo-Ann Fabrics.  I found after doing this that I would prefer plastic clips, however.  You can use whatever clip you like and feel would be safe for a child.

Once you make the flower and the chain, attach the chain to the mitten clip with several knots to secure.  Run a button through the flower, or some stitches if you prefer to not have a button, and secure with loose end of chain you made.  Attach to clip with several knots to secure.

To make the above flower:

4.5mm hook

Round 1: Ch 5, join into a ring w/sl st in 1st ch.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 9dc in ring, join to top of ch w/sl st -- 10 sts.
Round 3: **Ch 2, 3dc in next st, ch 2, sl st in next st** five times. Fasten off.

To make the above flower:

4.0mm hook 

With color 1, ch 3; join with a sl st to form ring.
Ch 1, 7 sc in ring; sl st in 1st sc.   

Fasten off.

 With color 2, draw up a loop in the “stitch” created by join

*Yarn over, draw up loop in stitch, (yarn over, draw up loop in same st) 2 times; yarn over and draw
through all 7 loops on hook, ch 1, yarn over, draw up loop in stitch, (yarn over, draw up loop in same st) 2 times; yarn over and draw through all 7 loops on hook**

Repeat from * to ** in each sc around; sl st in top of 1st stitch made.

Fasten off.

 

To make the above flower:

4.5mm hook

Ch 4; join with a sl st to form ring.
Round 1: Ch 2 (counts as dc). 9 dc in center of ring. (10 dc)
Round 2: Ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch-3). Skip next dc. *Dc in next dc. Ch 3. Sk next dc.** Repeat from * to ** around and finish with a sl st in the 2nd chain of the beginning ch-5. (5 ch-3 spaces and 5 dc)
Round 3 (this is the back row of petals):  *In next ch-3 space work (single crochet, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc).**
Repeat from * to ** around and join with a sl st in the first sc. (5 petals)

Now slip stitch around the post of the beginning double crochet to work your way down to round 1. Slip stitch through the first skipped dc in that round. 

Round 4: Ch 3. *Sl st in the next skipped dc. Ch 3.** You have created a ch-3 space in front of the first dc from round 2. Repeat from * to ** around and finish with a slip stitch in the base of the first ch-3. (5 ch-3 spaces)
Round 5 (this is the front row of petals): (sc, hdc, 2 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch 3 space around to form five petals. Join with a sl st in the first sc. (5 petals) Fasten off.

To make the above butterfly:

3.00mm hook

Ch 4; join with a sl st to form ring.
*Ch 4; 3tr into ring. Ch 3, sl st into ring.* Repeat once.
*Ch 3; 3dc into ring. Ch 3, sl st into ring.* Repeat once.
Fasten off. Create abdomen and antennae with contrasting yarn or embroidery floss.

Until next time...

Lady by the Bay