Happy Hour Wine Charms
Keep your cocktails organized this autumn with these Happy Hour Wine Charms. Work up these insanely cute crocheted maple leaves in different colors to keep track of everyone's beverage at your next get together or dinner party. This quick and easy crochet pattern would also make a great homemade hostess gift idea. Each crocheted leaf measures approximately 2 inches across. For a more year-round wine glass accessory, use more generic nature colors instead of the festive fall colors shown here.
Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS:
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Vanna's Choice Yarn:
860-135 Vanna's Choice Yarn: Rust (A)
860-133 Vanna's Choice Yarn: Brick (B)
860-158 Vanna's Choice Yarn: Mustard (C)
860-174 Vanna's Choice Yarn: Olive (D) - Lion Brand Crochet Hook - Size G-6 (4 mm)
- Lion Brand Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6)
SIZE: One Size; Maple leaf is approx. 2 in. (5 cm) across
GAUGE: Exact gauge is not essential to this project.
STITCH EXPLANATION:
sc2tog (sc decrease) Insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook - 1 st decreased.
INSTRUCTIONS:
MAPLE LEAVES
Make one each of A, B, C and D. Ch 4.
Row 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, 2 sc in last ch - 5 sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: 2 sc in sc, sc in 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc- 7 sc. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 3-5: Sc in sc across- 7 sc. Ch 2, turn.
Row 6: Hdc in sc, sl st in next sc, sc in sc, hdc in sc, sc in sc, sl st in sc, hdc in sc. Ch 2, turn.
Row 7: Hdc in hdc, sl st in sl st, sc in sc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next st, sc in sc, sl st in sl st, hdc in hdc.
Fasten off.
ASPEN LEAVES
Make one each of A, B, C, and D. Ch 3.
Row 1: 2 sc in 2nd and third ch from hook - 4 sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: 2 sc in sc, sc in 2 sc, 2 sc in sc- 6 sc. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 3-6: Sc in sc across- 6 sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 7: Sc2tog, sc in 2 sc, sc2tog- 4 sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 8: Sc2tog twice - 2 sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 9: Sc2tog.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Embroider straight st veins on leaves. Arrange leaves alternating shapes and colors, sew together. With a scrap of D, make side ties on first and last leaves approximately 6 inches (15 cm ) long.
Weave in ends.