I know I have seen this concept somewhere but I just can't seem to find it. There are probably a few concepts out there, but I just like to make sure I give credit, where credit is due. The pattern I did design and I would like to share this with you.
Every year, I give a recycle craft to my co-workers in hopes that they will think before throwing something away.
This year I created a bear ornament made from a plastic bottle ring and plastic grocery bags called plarn.
My projects with plarn are very small. I find that it is really hard on my hands. I have learned how to cut the grocery bag strips a little smaller to avoid to much pressure.
So here is my Merry Berry pattern:
Supplies:
Plastic ring from a plastic bottle
Plastic grocery bags
Wiggle eyes
Red yarn
Yarn scraps of your color choice
F hook
If you don't know how to make plarn, I am sure there are some good tuturiols online to assit you with this.
Plastic bottle rings sometimes have the sharp prongs on the inside, I use fingernail clippers to clip them off.
What you will want to do is attach the plarn to the ring with a slip stitch.
Once attached, here we go:
Chain 3
Double crochet 19 times onto the ring.
Slip stitch to the top of the chain 3, this gives you 20 doubles on the ring.
Skip two of the double crochet and double crochet in the next double crochet 7 times.
Skip two double crochet and slip stitch into the next.
Skip two double crochet and double crochet into the next double crochet 7 times.
Skip two double crochet and slip stitch into next double crochet and fastnen off.
Add two wiggle eye a little below the ears.
I use a small pinch of red yarn and rolled into to a small ball to give a pom pom effect and then glued on.
You could use different colors of plarn or yarn. Different types of embellishments, for Birthday's, Christmas, Bear lover.
In between the ears is where you could add a bow, bells, whatever suit your fancy.
