Perfectly Petite eDoorstop
by Elizabeth Peat
I wanted a small doorstop that I could hang up out of the way when it wasn't needed. It had to be quick to make and sturdy. It turned out to be a great stash buster - I always seem to have DK weight yarn on hand!
Pattern
This pattern is worked in the round without joining between rows. The handle is worked as part of the bag, with the free end slip stitched to the top of the bag at the end. As a result, there are two ends to weave in - the beginning and the end! The DK weight yarn is held double throughout. Bag: With two strands of yarn held together, 2ch and work 6 sc in second ch from hook. Use a marker to mark the first stitch of the next round. Round 1: Working in the round without joining, 2sc in each sc (12 sc) Rd 2: (2sc in first sc, sc in next sc) around (18 sc) Rd 3: (2sc in first sc, sc in next 2sc) around (24 sc) Rd 4: (2sc in first sc, sc in next 3sc) around (30 sc) Rd 5: (2sc in first sc, sc in next 4sc) around (36 sc)
Skills Used
US Terminology Chain Single Crochet Decreasing - sc2tog Increasing Front Loop Only Using markers Rounds
Materials Used
Bag:
Stylecraft Life DK 75% acrylic, 25% wool 100g/298m/326yd Shade 2338 Taupe 1 Ball
Flower:
King Cole Big Value Double Knitting 100% acrylic 100g/290m/320yd Shade 11 Part Ball
Notions
4mm hook, or size needed to create a sturdy fabric Yarn needle Sturdy plastic bag, or two or three freezer bags Uncooked lentils, rice or or other filler
Rd 25-26: sc around Rd 27: (8sc, sc2tog) around (54 sc) Rd 28: sc around Rd 32: sc around Rd 33: (5sc, sc2tog) around (36 sc) Do not fasten off. Handle: Sc in the front loops only of the next 6 sc. Turn, and sc in the back loops of the same 6 sc Turn, and begin to sc around in the 12 sc you have just stitched, creating a tube. Continue crocheting in the round until the tube is approximately 15cm/6in long. Attach to the opposite side of the bag opening by slip stitching the first 6 sc of the handle to the front loops of 6 sc on the opposite side of the bag, then turning and slip stiching the next 6 sc of the handle to the back loops of the same sc stitches. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing the top of the bag closed. Using a thick plastic bag, such as a plastic mailing envelope, or layering two or more plastic freezer bags, line the inside of the bag before filling. I used lentils, but rice or something else with a bit of weight will do. You could add a handful of pennies or similar if you want to create a heavier doorstop. Fill about half full, then press the filling into the bag, stretching it slightly as you do so. Finish filling in this way. You want to fill it as full as you can, slightly overstuffing it so it has a good weight. Twist or fold the top of the plastic bag so it is secure, and tuck the ends down inside so it doesn't leak. Using the long tail, sew the top of the doorstop closed with a running stitch. Now, embellish (or not!) as you like! I used the Peony Corsage pattern in Issue 14 of Inside Crochet Magazine (published in the UK) and worked it in a DK weight yarn with a 4mm hook for a perfectly sized petite bloom. Copyright: You may: make items using this pattern and do with them what you wish: keep for yourself, give as gifts, sell for charity, or sell for profit. Please credit me for the pattern whenever easily possible. You may not: copy and distribute the text or pictures of this pattern, nor claim it as your own.
