Here are the directions for making your own Wee Little Crown:
You may use any size yarn for this project. As my froggie was made with fingering weight I made the crown with fingering weight as well (a lovely golden shade from Shameless Twist).
Use a needle size to match your yarn (I used US 2 - 2.75mm)
The amount of stitches you cast on will depend on how large you want the crown to be. I would try a few rows in different sizes and see which works best for the doll or animal you are making the crown for. Whatever size you choose you should cast on an ODD number of stitches (I cast on 15 stitches). Cast on loosely.
Rows 1 and 3: Knit
Rows 2 and 4: Purl
Row 5: K1, *YO, K2tog, *repeat to end
Rows 6 and 8: Purl
Rows 7 and 9: Knit
Cast off loosely leaving a long tail.
Fold the crown over so that cast-on and cast-off edges match up (knit sides showing) and press flat.
Use the yarn tail to sew the two halves of the crown together, along the cast-on and cast-off edges.
Curve the crown into a circular shape and seam up the backside.
Trim ends or use the remaining yarn to sew the crown to the head.
8 comments:
your froggy princeling is adorable with his wee little crown. he's led me to buy the spring and safari collections from knitables at the ravelry store!
It takes a kind knitter to turn a frog into a prince. Thank yu for sharing your magic formula.
What a perfect job you've done. Thank you so much for sharing!
This is adorable! I can see adding little crowns to barrettes too! I linked back to this page on my blog this morning. :) http://www.mooglyblog.com/2012/07/18/10-yards-or-less-knit-it/ if you want to check it out.
There's no way this pattern makes the crown shown in the picture.
I found this pattern used some where else and it clicked. You need to fold it in half lengthwise and sew it. Got it. It works!
I thought would be simple to do a no-sew version -- provisional cast on, three needle bind off to join the long edges.
It wasn't at all easy -- too small and fiddly! But a handsome result, particularly with a tight bind off pulling the base in for a little extra shape.
... I didn't say, I also did my no-sew in the round. Which was probably the factor that took things over the top. A flat version seems quite doable.
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