With Mother's Day around the corner, now's a great time to work up a beautiful swan fridgie that she's sure to love. Graceful and elegant, but there's more, Patricia Mae improves the beak on this swan and shares 4 pictures showing the slight changes and improvements.
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Free Pattern - Pineapple Swan
Fridgie
Designed by: Cylinda
Mathews
Materials:
Sm amt 100% cotton thread, size 10 (white & pink)
Steel crochet hook, size 8 USA (1.50 mm)
Molding Materials:
Commercial fabric stiffener or see our page for other
stiffeners.
Plastic wrap
Rust proof pins
Ironing board, Styrofoam, or cardboard base
Or spray starch for a softer finish
Finishing Materials:
1/3-yd (1/4" W) ribbon
1 1/8" plastic eye
Glue
Magnets
Finished Size: 4
3/4" T x 4 /14" W
Gauge: 2 rows =
1/2"
Special Stitches:
Dc Dec: (yo, insert hook in next st, pull up a lp,
yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) as many times as stated, yo, draw through all
lps on hook to complete the st.
Shell: (2 dc, ch
2, 2 dc) in indicated st.
6 Dc Cluster: (yo,
insert hook in first shell sp, yo, pull up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on
hook) 3 times, (yo, insert hook in 2nd shell sp, yo, pull up a lp, yo, draw
through 2 lps on hook) 3 times, yo, draw through last 7 lps on hook to complete
the st.
Pattern tested and
model made by: Cylinda Mathews
© Copyright
CrochetMemories.com April 2001. All rights reserved.
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Body: (Using
white)
Row 1) Starting at breast of swan: ch 4; (7 dc)
in 4th ch from hook (first 4 chs skipped counts as first dc plus foundation
ch): 8 dc.
Row 2) Ch 3, turn
work (counts as first dc, now and throughout); (2 dc) in first st, dc in next 6
dc, (3 dc) in last dc: 12 dc.
Row 3) Ch 3, turn
work; dc in first st, dc in next 10 dc, (2 dc) in last dc: 14 dc.
Rows 4-8) Ch 3,
turn work; dc in first st, dc in each dc across, working (2 dc) in last dc:
16/18/20/22/24 dc.
Rows 9-10) Ch 3,
turn work; * dc in next dc; rep from * across: 24 dc.
Rows 11-14) Ch 2,
turn work; dc in next dc (counts as a beg dc dec over first 2 sts), dc each dc
across, working a dc dec over last 2 dc see special sts: 22/20/18/16 dc.
Row 15) Ch 2,
turn work; dc in next dc (counts as a beg dec over first 2 sts), dc in next 10
dc, dc dec over next 4 sts: 12 sts.
Row 16) Ch 2,
turn work; dc dec over next 2 sts (counts as a beg dc dec over first 3 sts), dc
in next 8 dc, (3 dc) in last st (tail): 12 sts.
Row 17) Ch 3,
turn work; dc in first st, dc in next 4 dc, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 2
sts, sl st in next st leaving rem sts unworked: 6 dc/2 hdc/2 sc. Fasten off;
secure ends.
Neck and Head: (Using
white)
Row 1) With swan,
tail pointing up, join thread to end dc post on row 4 with a sl st; ch 1, (2 sc)
over same dc post on row 4, dc over dc post on row 3, (2 trc) over dc post on
row 2: 2 sc/1 dc/2 trc.
Row 2) Ch 4, turn
work (counts as first trc, now and throughout), trc in next trc, dc in next dc,
sc in last 2 sc: 2 trc/1 dc/2 sc.
Row 3) Ch 1, turn
work, sc in first 2 sc, dc in next dc, trc in last 2 trc: 2 sc/1 dc/2 sc.
Row 4) Ch 2, turn
work, dc in next st (counts as a dec over first 2 sts), dc in next 2 sts, (2 dc)
in last st: 5 dc.
Row 5) Ch 3, turn
work, dc in first st, dc in next 2 dc, dc dec over last 2 sts: 5 dc.
Rows 6-7) Rep
rows 4 & 5.
Row 8) Ch 3, turn
work; dc in next 4 dc: 5 dc.
Rows 9-10) Rep
rows 4 & 5.
Row 11) Ch 4,
turn work; trc in next st, dc in next dc, sc in last 2 sc: 2 trc/1 dc/2 sc.
Row 12) Ch 1,
turn work; sc in first 2 sc, dc in next dc, trc in last 2 trc: 2 sc, 1 dc/2 trc.
Row 13-14) Rep
rows 11 & 12.
Row 15) Ch 3,
turn work; (2 dc) in first st, dc in next 3 sts, (3 dc) in last st: 9 dc.
Row 16) Ch 2,
turn work; dc dec over next 2 dc (counts as a dec over first 3 sts), dc in next
3 dc, dc dec over last 3 dc: 5 dc.
Row 17) Ch 2,
turn work; dc dec over next 4 dc. Fasten off; secure ends.
Wing: (Using white)
Row 1) Ch 4, (dc,
ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in 4th ch from hook: 6 dc/2 ch 2-sps.
Row 2) Ch 5, turn
work; shell in next ch 2 sp see special sts, ch 3, shell in next
ch 2 sp: 2 shells/1 ch 3-sp.
Row 3) Ch 5, turn
work; shell in next shell sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, dc) in 2nd ch of next ch 3 sp
(center ch), ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 2 shells/2 ch 3-sps/2 dc/1 ch 2-sp.
Row 4) Ch 5, turn
work; shell in next shell sp, ch 3, (6 trc) in next ch 2 sp, ch 3, shell in
next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 6 trc/2 shells/2 ch 3-sps.
Row 5) Ch 5, turn
work; shell in next shell sp, ch 3, trc in next trc, (ch 1, trc in next trc) 5
times, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 6 trc & 5 ch 1-sps/2
shells/2 ch 3-sps.
Row 6) Ch 5, turn
work; shell in next shell sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch 1 sp) 5 times, ch 3, shell
in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 4 ch 3-lps/2 shells/2 ch 3-sps.
Row 7) Ch 5, turn
work; shell in next shell sp, sk next ch 3 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch 3 lp) 4
times, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 3 ch 3-lps/2 shells/2 ch
3-sps.
Row 8) Ch 5, turn
work; shell in next shell sp, sk next ch 3 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch 3 lp) 3
times, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 2 ch 3-lps/2 shells/2 ch
3-sps.
Row 9) Ch 5, turn
work; shell in next shell sp, sk next ch 3 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch 3 lp)
twice, ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple with 1 ch 3-lp/2 shells/2 ch
3-sps.
Row 10) Ch 5,
turn work; shell in next shell sp, ch 3, sk next ch 3 sp, sc in last ch 3 lp,
ch 3, shell in next shell sp: 1 pineapple/2 shells/2 ch 3-sps.
Row 11) Ch 5,
turn work; (shell in next shell sp) twice: 1 pineapple/2 shells.
Row 13) Ch 5,
turn work; 6 dc cluster evenly over next 2 shell sps see special sts. Fasten
off; secure ends: 1 6 dc cluster:
Wing Edging:
(Using pink)
Rnd 1) Join
thread to any ch 5 turning ch on wing with a sl st; ch 1, sc in same sp; ch 5,
sc in next sp of shell, ch 5; * sc in next ch 5 turning sp, ch 5, sc in next sp
of shell, ch 5; rep from * around, working a sc in center top of cluster at pineapple
point and a sc in foundation ch at bottom of pineapple; join with a sl st in
first sc. Fasten off; secure ends.
Finishing:
Cover preferred work surface with plastic wrap and dip swan
and wing in stiffening solution. Gently squeeze excess solution from work,
being careful not to twist or wring the pieces. Shape on prepared surface, use rust
proof pins to secure if needed. Let dry and remove from surface.
Swan and wing may also be shaped using spray starch as well.
When pieces are dried, glue wing to body of swan using the
photo for placement. Tie ribbon into a bow and glue to neck as shown in photo.
Glue eye on head.
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Patricia Mae suggests for a sharper point on the swan's head
to work the following: I added one chain
stitch after I did the 4 double crochet decrease that I got a nicer
point. After experimenting
Patricia offers more suggestions that may help improve the appearance of the
beak that you'll find more pleasing than the original!
Photos submitted by
Patricia Mae:
Patricia writes: "Attached are scans of swans
that I made in the order that I made them. Instead of the ribbon at the
neck, I used a chain length made into a bow. And for the eye. I used the same colored thread in a series of
knots."
Patricia uses a variegated blue on this swan.
Patricia writes: "I experimented with two more swans. The white with
pink has a beak that I made by making a ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, dc
in next ch, then sl st to body. This was immediately after the 4 dc
dec at the end of the head instructions. I want to make another one
that has a ch 3, sl st in and ch from hook, sc in next ch, and then sl st to
body, to see if I can get a more sleek-looking beak. This swan is flying
away to Mexicoin January. The other swans that I've given away, have been with the
option of starching or stiffening, or leaving as is to use as a doily. "
Patricia writes: "The second swan is one I made after researching black swans. I left off the bow because I felt
like it didn't coincide with the elegance. Black swans have white flight
feathers. While I have no idea that that means, I did see white feathers peeking
through the wings of black swans that were resting. The black swans have
a red beak with a white stripe running through it, so in this instance I used
that ch 3 with the sc and dc before sl st to the head, because I needed room to
make that one big white stitch for that line on the beak. I have no idea
if black swans have red eyes, but in this instance I felt like I needed to
balance the red beak somehow, and after all, this isn't a
"real" looking swan. :-)"
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