Clowning Around Crochet Wig
Throw away all of the bad, scary things you believe about clowns; this Clowning Around Crochet Wig proves all of it wrong! Red Heart Yarns shows us that being a clown for Halloween doesn't have to be creepy and can actually be a lot of fun. Look at how adorably colorful this wig is and just admit how cute you think it would be on your child this Halloween. Everyone knows that Homemade Halloween costumes are so great already, so make them even greater by adding a huge pop of color that will leave everyone smiling.
Crochet HookL/11 or 8 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS:
- Red Heart Super Saver: A: 512 Turqua (1 skein)
- Red Heart Boutique Swerve: B: 9931 Dazzle (1 ball)
- Susan Bates Crochet Hook (L/11, 8 mm)
- Stitch Marker
SIZE:
Directions are for size Small; changes for size Medium are in parentheses.
Finished Size: 18 (20)” (45.5 (51) cm) circumference.
GAUGE:
10 sc = 4” (10 cm); 10 rows = 4” (10 cm) worked with A and B held together.
SPECIAL STITCHES:
Sc = With B held to back of work, insert hook in next sc and under strand of B, with A, Yo and draw up a loop, Yo and draw through both loops on hook.
NOTES:
1. Wig is worked in continuous rounds without joining, with the wrong side facing throughout. Place stitch marker to indicate beginning of round and move as rounds are worked.
2. Wig is worked holding A and B together. Stitches are worked with A, catching B with each stitch and carrying it loosely between stitches to form loops.
WIG
With A, ch 4; join with slip st to form a ring.
Round 1 (Wrong side): Ch 1, 6 sc in ring, do not join.Place marker in first sc to indicate beginning of round, move marker as you work— 6 sc.
Round 2: Leaving a 4” (10 cm) end of B, holding B to the back (right side of work), and working over B, work 2 sc in each sc around— 12 sc.
Round 3: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc) around— 18 sc.
Round 4: (Sc in next 2 sc, sc in next sc) around— 24 sc.
Round 5: Sc in first sc, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc) around to last 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc— 30 sts.
Round 6: (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc) around—36 sc.
Round 7: Sc in first 3 sc, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc) around to last 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc— 42 sts.
Size Medium Only
Round 8: Sc in first 7 sc, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 13 sc) around to last 7 sc, sc in next 7 sc—45 sts.
All Sizes
Rounds 8-13 (9-15): Sc in each sc around, at end of Round 13 (15), drop B.
Round 14 (16): With A alone, sc in each sc around, slip st in first sc to join. Fasten off.