Foolin' Around with MADuNaier's MAD Cap Fancies: Crochet Motif Patterns for Versatile Vest Designs and More (2012)

FOOLIN' AROUND MADuNaier MAD Cap Fancies

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FOOLIN' AROUND

MADuNaier MAD Cap Fancies OK, you caught me. I was SUPPOSED to be cleaning and vacuuming in preparation for the weekend houseguests, but what was I doing instead? Fooling around with my first love (crocheting), making all these little square motifs. I couldn't resist the pretty colors, and trying them out in all the differentsizes! I brought them along to Knitting Club Thursday, where they were generally admired, but I was asked repeatedly, "but what are you going to DO with them all?" I replied, "Well, you see, I'm designing a vest, but it's a vest to fit a wide variety of sizes, from a tiny baby to someone... WIDE!" (My size, unfortunately) So I have to test the motifs for the different size vests.

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The vest has a strip of six motifs sewn together in the midriff area, and the motif size determines the vest width. I made the vest in my skinny teenage daughter's size, and the pattern is currently being test-crocheted by the inestimable EffinEffie. But in the meanwhile, I couldn't resist making test swatches of each of the possible size Motifs! It is SO MUCH MORE FUN than cleaning my house!!! Well, the guests have arrived, my house is still a mess, and I never got to the vacuuming. Fortunately, my guests are neither an inspection team from OSHA, nor a film crew from "House Beautiful:;" instead, it is my BFF, LDearie, also a Ravelry designer! She would rather "oooh and aaah" over my Motifs than run a white glove over my undusted furniture, and her husband will be spending most of the weekend fishing at Democrat Point anyway, so all is well.. In the meantime, I thought maybe you would like to fool around too! So here are the patterns for all 12 of the Motifs, ranging in size from 2 " to 8". If you like, make a bunch all in the same size and sew them together into a blanket, or a shawl, or whatever you like! (I SUPPOSE you could even make a dust rag to help with the house cleaning, if that's your thing...) Or measure around your widest part, divide by 6, and make 6 Motifs that size. Then wait for the Vest pattern!

FOOLIN' AROUND

MADuNaier MAD Cap Fancies Materials: Crochet hooks in size H (4.0mm) Yarn sewing needle. Yarn: Worsted weight yarn in color(s) of you choice. (Shown in TLC Cotton Plus) Gauge: 16 dc = 4" using size H crochet hook and worsted wt yarn Finished Size: Motif sizes 2 ", 3", 3 ", 4", 4 ", 5", 5 ", 6", 6 ", 7", 7 ", 8" Abbreviations: ch = chain stitch ch-sp = chain space made in previous row tch = turning chain made at start of prev row st = stitch sl = slip stitch sk = skip sc = single crochet dc = double crochet V-st = (dc, ch1, dc) in same st 4dc-dec = (YO, draw up a loop in next st, yO, draw through 2 loops on hook) 4 times, Y0, draw through all 5 loops on hook. [4dcs decrease to a single dc]

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FOOLIN' AROUND WITH MOTIFS

Photos show My favorite Right Side, but yOU DECIDE which side you like best! PLEASE NOTE: The motifs all start with the same first two rows, but then at Row 3 some differ from others; please read the instructions for your motif carefully! 2 " MOTIF Rows 1-3: Work as for 4" Motif Rows 1-3.

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3" MOTIF

Rows 1-3: Work as for 4" Motif Rows 1-3. Row 4: Ch1, turn. Work a sc in every stitch around square, working 2 sc in each corner.

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3 " MOTIF

Rows 1-3: Work as for 4" Motif Rows 1-3. Row 4: Ch3, turn. Work a hdc in every stitch around square. working (hdc,ch2,hdc) in each corner.

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4" MOTIF

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Row 2: Ch4, do not turn (counts as first dc and ch1). \*Dc in dc, ch1; rep from \*, join with sl st to 3rd ch of tch. (16 dcs, 16 ch1-sps) Row 3: Ch1, turn. Sl st into ch-sp, ch3, dc in same ch-sp, \*hdc in dc, (sc in ch-sp, sc in dc) 2 times, sc in ch-sp, hdc in dc, (2dc,ch1,2dc) in ch-sp: rep from \* 2 more times, hdc in dc, (sc in ch-sp, sc in dc) 2 times, sc in ch-sp, hdc in dc, 2dc in ch-sp, ch1, sl st in tch. Row 4: Ch3, turn. Work a dc in every stitch around square, working (dc,ch3,dc) in each corner. Row 5: Ch1, turn. Work a sc in every stitch around square, working 2 sc in each corner.

4 " MOTIF

Rows 1-5: Work as for 8" Motif Rows 1-5.

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5" MOTIF

Rows 1-6: Work as for 8" Motif Rows 1-6.

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5 " MOTIF

Rows 1-6: Work as for 8" Motif Rows 1-6. Row 7: Ch1, turn. Sc in every dc and ch-sp around square, making 3dc in each corner ch3-sp. Join with sl st to tch. (88 scs)

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6" MOTIF

Rows 1-6: Work as for 8" Motif Rows 1-6. Row 7: Ch3, turn. Hdc in each st around sides of square, working (hdc,ch1,hdc) in each corner ch-sp.

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6 " MOTIF

Rows 1-7: Work as for 8" Motif Rows 1-7. Row 8: Ch1, turn. Sc in every dc and ch-sp around square, making 3sc in each corner ch-sp. Join with sl st to tch.

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Rows 1-8: Work as for 8" Motif Rows 1-8.

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7 " MOTIF

Rows 1-7: Work as for 8" Motif Rows 1-7. Row 8: Ch1, turn. Sc in every st around square, working 3 sc in each corner ch-sp. Row 9: Ch2, turn. Hdc in every st around square, working (hdc,ch2,hdc) in each corner sc.

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8" MOTIF

Ch4, join with a sl st to form a ring. Row 1: Ch3 (counts as first dc), make 15 dc in ring, and join with sl st to tch. (16 dc)

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Row 2: Ch4, do not turn (counts as first dc and ch1). \*Dc in dc, ch1; rep from \*, join with sl st to 3rd ch of tch. (16 dcs, 16 ch1-sps) Row 3: Ch1, turn. \*Sc in dc, ch3; rep from \*, sl st in 1st sc. (16 scs, 16 ch3-loops) Row 4: Ch1, turn. Sl st into loop to get to center of loop, ch6 (counts as dc, ch3), \*(skip next sc, dc in next loop, ch2) 2 times, skip next sc, dc in next loop, ch3, skip next sc, in next loop work (dc, ch4, dc) for corner, ch3; rep from \* 2 more times, finish 4th edge with (skip next sc, dc in next loop, ch2) 2 times, skip next sc, dc in next loop, ch3, skip next sc, dc in corner loop, ch4, join with sl st to 3rd ch of starting ch6. Row 5: Ch1, turn. Sl st into corner ch-sp to get to center of ch-sp, ch3, 3 dc in same ch-sp, \*ch1, skip next dc, dc in next ch-sp, ch1, skip next (dc and ch-sp), V-st in next dc, ch1, skip next (ch-sp and dc), dc in ch-sp, ch1, skip next dc, (4dc, ch3, 4dc) in corner ch-sp: rep from \* 2 more times, ch1, skip next dc, dc in next ch-sp, ch1, skip next (dc and ch-sp), V-st in next dc, ch1, skip next (ch-sp and dc), dc in chsp, ch1, skip next dc, 4dc in corner, ch3, join with sl st to tch. Row 6: Ch1, turn. Sl st into ch-sp to get to center of ch-sp, ch4, turn, (counts as first dc). 3 dc in corner ch-sp, \* 4dc-dec over next 4dc, ch1, dc in dc, ch1, V-st in ch-sp of V-st, ch1, dc in dc, ch1, 4dc-dec over next 4dc, 4dc in corner ch-sp, ch3, 4dc in same corner ch-sp: rep from \* 2 more times, 4dc-dec over next 4dc, ch1, dc in dc, ch1, V-st in ch-sp of V-st, ch1, dc in dc, ch1, 4dc-dec over next 4 dc, 4dc in corner ch-sp, ch3, join with sl st to tch. Row 7: Ch1, turn. Sl st into corner ch-sp to get to center of ch-sp, ch3, dc in same corner ch-sp, \*dc in next 5 sts, ch1, dc in dc, ch1, V-st in ch-sp of V-st, ch1, dc in dc, ch1, dc in each of 5 sts before corner, (2dc,ch1,2dc) in corner ch-sp: rep from \* 2 more times, dc in next 5 sts, ch1, dc in dc, ch1, V-st in ch-sp of V-st, ch1, dc in dc, ch1, dc in each of next 5 sts, (2dc,ch1) in corner ch-sp, join with sl st to corner tch. Row 8: Ch3, turn. Dc in every st around square, working (dc,ch2,dc) in each corner ch-sp. Row 9: Ch2, turn. Hdc in every st around square, working (hdc,ch2,hdc) in each corner ch-sp.

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Copyright MADuNaier 2012 - Make them to wear, give, or sell, but please don't sell or distribute my pattern without my permission!

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