- Gator Scarf CORRECTED PATTERN

Last year, I crocheted an alligator scarf for y little niece! It t"rned o"t to #e s"$er c"te% Sadly, I didn&t ta'e a f"lly done $hoto of it!

Left( )nit *ersion - Right( Crochet *ersion

A#o*e is

y crocheted *ersion all folded "$, #"t co $lete! +

I ,as ins$ired #y a 'nitted gator scarf I sa, #y )nitter #y Nat"re! -o" can $"rchase the 'nit instr"ctions fro .erino! Right ----/ .oreho"se

0ere&s a $ict"re of e ,earing the yarn end or adding eyes! 1----- Left 2or ore $ict"res clic' here!

y *ersion #efore se,ing in

I&*e not s$ent "ch ti e 'nitting and so I feel "ch ore co forta#le crocheting! If yo"&d li'e to try crocheting, #"t need hel$ learning, chec' o"t the #logs at the #otto of this $ost! Then "se the $attern #elo, to a'e yo"r o,n gator scarf!

)ids Gator Scarf 32inal Di ensions( 4 5678 9 : ;<8 L= >2or $ersonal "se only, $lease do not sell $attern!> -?$dated on @A6@B67@55S"$$lies needed(

-5 #all of *anna&s choice yarn , or 54C yards of edi" 6,eight category 4 yarn -Crochet 0oo', siDe ) - fa#ric for the lining 3o$tional= -#ias stri$s 3to finish lining edges= -A $lastic eyes or larger 3o$tional=

Eefore yo" start( - ?se #oth loo$s "nless ELO is notated In general, this $attern "ses #ac' loo$s only for the inside area of the head and tail !!! and #oth loo$s to finish the edges! -------------------------------------------------------------

A##re*iations( ch- Chain SC- Single Chain 0DC- 0alf Do"#le Chain DC-Do"#le Chain

TC- Tri$le chain Dec- Decrease n:t- ne:t ELO- Eac' Loo$ Only -O- -arn o*er > - re$eat anything #et,een 7 asteric's ;0DC dec- -O, insert hoo' in n:t s$ace, hoo' yarn and $"ll thro"gh, -O, insert hoo' in n:t s$ace, hoo' yarn and $"ll thro"gh, -O, insert hoo' in n:t s$ace, hoo' yarn and $"ll thro"gh 3at this $oint yo" sho"ld ha*e B loo$s on yo"r hoo'=, -O and $"ll yarn thro"gh all B loo$s on hoo', chain 5 3for C0DC dec, contin"e "ntil yo" ha*e 55 loo$s on hoo', then -O and $"ll yarn thro"gh all 55 loo$s= ------------------------------------------------------------Instr"ctions( 0EAD Chain B 5! SC in 7nd chain fro t"rn! 3<= hoo' , SC in n:t C chains , ch 5 ,

7! 7 SC , SC in n:t 4 3ELO= , 7 SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 3F= ;! SC , C 0DC , SC in n:t 4 3ELO= , C 0DC , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 35<=

4! SC in n:t < , SC in n:t 4 3ELO= , SC in n:t < , ch 5 , t"rn! 35<= C! C 0DC dec 3ELO= , SC , SC in n:t 4 3ELO= , C 0DC dec 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 t"rn! 3F= <! 7 SC , SC in n:t < , 7 SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 35@= B-5@! SC , SC in n:t F 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 35@=! 55! 7 SC , SC in n:t F 3ELO= , 7 SC , ch5 , t"rn! 357= 57-5C! SC , SC in n:t 5@ 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 357= 5<! 7 SC , SC in n:t 5@ 3ELO= , 7 SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 354= 5B! 0DC , 5@ DC , SC in n:t 5@ 3ELO= , 5@ DC , 0DC , ch 5 , t"rn! 3;7= 5F! SC in n:t 55 , SC in n:t 5@ 3ELO= , SC in n:t 55 , ch 5 , t"rn! 3;7= 5A! SC , >Dec 7 SC> 3re$eat C ti es= , SC in n:t 5@ 3ELO= , >Dec 7 SC> 3re$eat C ti es= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 377= 7@! SC in n:t < , SC in n:t 5@ 3ELO= , SC in n:t < , ch 5 , t"rn! 377= 75! >Dec 7 SC> 3re$eat ; ti es= , SC in n:t 5@ 3ELO= , >Dec 7 SC> 3re$eat ; ti es= , ch 5 , t"rn! 35<= 77! SC , SC in n:t 54 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 35<= 7;! Dec 7 SC , SC in n:t 57 3ELO= , Dec 7 SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 354= 74! SC , SC in n:t 57 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 354=

EOD7C! SC , SC , >in ne:t s$ace( DC,TC,DC, SC in n:t 7> 3re$eat 4 ti es= , ch 5 , t"rn! 7<! SC , SC , >;0DC Dec o*er ne:t ; s$aces, SC in n:t 7> 3re$eat 4 ti es= , ch 5 , t"rn! 7B! SC in n:t 54 , ch 5 , t"rn! 354= 7F-F5! 3Re$eat lines 7C-7B to create 5A ro,s of #" $s on gator&s #ac'= TAIL F7! Dec 7 SC , SC in n:t 5@ 3ELO= , Dec 7 SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 357= F;-FC! SC , SC in n:t 5@ 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 357= F<! SC , SC in n:t 4 3ELO= , Dec 7 SC 3ELO= , SC in n:t 4 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 355= FB! SC , SC n:t A 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 355= FF! SC , SC in n:t ; 3ELO= , Dec 7 SC 3ELO= , SC in n:t 4 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 35@= FA! SC , SC in n:t F 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 35@= A@! SC , SC in n:t ; 3ELO= , Dec 7 SC 3ELO= , SC in n:t ; 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 3A= A5-A;! SC , SC in n:t B 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 3A= A4! SC , SC in n:t ; 3ELO= , Dec 7 SC 3ELO= , SC in n:t 7 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 3F=

AC! SC , SC in n:t < 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 3F= A<! SC , SC in n:t 7 3ELO= , Dec 7 SC 3ELO= , SC in n:t 7 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 3B= AB-AA! SC , SC in n:t C 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn!3B= 5@@! SC , SC 3ELO= , Dec 7 SC 3ELO= , SC in n:t 7 ELO , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 3<= 5@5! SC , SC in n:t 4 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 3<= 5@7! Dec 7 SC , SC in n:t 7 3ELO= , Dec 7 SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 34= 5@;! SC , SC in n:t 7 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 34= 5@4! SC , Dec 7 SC 3ELO= , SC , ch 5 , t"rn! 3;= 5@C! Sli$ stitch n:t ; , then sli$ stitch to the first sli$ stitch at #eginning of ro, 5@C! -AL.OST DONENo, the crochet $art is done, to finish it, I "sed 57 #lac' $lastic eyes that I inserted thro"gh the eye holes in the gator&s head! Then I selected a fa#ric I li'ed an traced the crochet gator onto the fa#ric G c"t o"t the sha$e! ?sing the lefto*er fa#ric, I c"t 58 stri$s to "se as #ias ta$e to finish the edges of the fa#ric! 2inally I hand se,ed the fa#ric lining to the crochet gator! ,he,% - DONE! -------------------------------------------------------------

note( There are any ,ays of a'ing and a$$lying #ias ta$e incl"ding s$ecial tools to a'e it faster G easier! This is H"st a g"ide to get yo" started if yo"&*e ne*er tried it #efore! -o" can also $"rchase #ias ta$e, #"t a'ing yo"r o,n allo,s yo" to choose any fa#ric! 0o, to a'e #asic #ias stri$(

5! c"t fa#ric into stri$s! 3Pro$erly done it sho"ld #e c"t at a 4C degree angle to the direction the threads are ,o*en!!! This allo,s the fa#ric to dra$e #etter! E"t for the gator I cheat G c"t stri$s straight ,ith the threads since it "ses less fa#ric!= 7! 2old fa#ric stri$ in half length,ise 3,rong sides together= G iron to create $er anent crease! ;! O$en stri$ and "se the crease created #y the iron as a g"ide! 2old #oth o"tside edges of the fa#ric in to to"ch the crease! Press ,ith iron! 4! 9ith #oth edges still folded in to center, refold stri$ in half on original creaseline G $ress again to co $lete! 0o, to se, #ias ta$e to fa#ric lining( 5! O$en #ias ta$e so yo" can see the creases on the ,rong side of fa#ric! 7! Line the o"tside edge of ta$e, ,rong side "$, ,ith the o"tside edge of the fa#ric, tracing it all the ,ay aro"nd the

gator c"to"t! ;! Pin in $lace G then se, in the crease line! One side of the ta$e is no, se,n all aro"nd gator c"to"t! 4! 2old "nse,n edge of #ias ta$e "nder, then fold that half of ta$e o*er to the other side of the gator c"to"t! Pin that folded edge in $lace and se, do,n the folded edge! This final stitch ,ill go thro"gh #oth sides of the fa#ric and ta$e creating the finished loo'! 2or ore hel$ try(

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