Raindrop Crochet Pattern!

Billy the Rain Drop!!

A tutorial/pattern… whatever you wanna call it ;)

Hey you guys out there in the blogging world, this here is Amanda (I sound country there lol) this is my very first Crochet Tutorial!! So if you have problems following it, I’m sorry and you can contact me with questions by commenting below. And if you manage to make Billy, please send me a picture!!! Also, I am making this pattern assuming that you already know how to crochet, so please don’t ask me what a magic loop is. Google it. Also, it is worked in the round, so when i say row. i really mean round... im to lazy to change it lol. The entire thing is worked in single crochet.

You Will Need:

blue yarn

Black yarn

A yarn needle (dull pointed needle)

A stitch marker

Scissors

Crochet hook, (one size smaller then what your yarn calls for)

About ½ an oz of stuffing

                                  Buttons, google eyes or stuffed animal eyes

(supplies you need... sorry for the crappy quality. i don't have a camera.)

NOW STOP.... PATTERN TIME!! ;)

Row 1; make a magic loop and single crochet 4 stitches.

Row 2&3: increase every single crochet

Row 4&5-ish: crochet two, and increase in every third stitch. do this until you have a total of 24 stitches. you will probably get 24 in the middle of the row and that is OK just make sure you keep count

Row 6-12: single crochet all stitches once, do this for the next six rows or until your piece measures 2 1/2 inches tall when its sitting flat

Row 13: add your stitch marker now if you haven't already. just add it to the stitch you just finished. it really doesn't matter where that stitch is.so you want to crochet 5, decrease 1. repeat across row

Row 14:move your stitch marker directly up one, then crochet 4., decrease one. repeat across row.

NOW YOU WANT TO STOP AND ADD YOUR EYES, EMBROIDER THE MOUTH WITH THE BLACK AND STUFF IT!!!!!!!

Row 15: move up marker, crochet three decrease one and repeat across row

Row 16 &17: move up marker crochet 2 decrease one. repeat across rows

Row 18-? decrease every stitch until you have one left. cut yarn and pull through final loop. weave end into body.

Thank you guys so much for reading. please comment with a pic if you decide to make this and if i have Any errors in my pattern, please let me know and i will try to fix them. also if you create  a Raindrop and post it to your blog, please link my blog to yours in order to give me credit. i also don't mind if you make these to sell, just don't sell my PATTERN as your own as that would be stealing and that's just plain NOT NICE!!!

THANKS AGAIN!!!

(once again i apologize for the crappy pic.... i was using my cell phone)

Printable Harry Potter Bookmarks!!!!!!

I like these because they are black and white!! so you dont need a color printer!!!

just copy and paste into paint, expand a little ad your good to go!

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Kony 2012

I am posting this blog post because something really cool just happend. if you dont know who Joseph Kony then watch the youtube videos protesting him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Ue6REkeTA

They ARE indeed long, but if you watch the fist 5-10 minutes of the first video then you will get my main point. you see, my Current Events Teacher decided we should do the "Cover The Night" at  my School and that he was open to ideas. Well my idea was to "Cup" my schools overpass. see it here:




It ended up on the sites HOMEPAGE!!!!!!!!!! dont beleive me? here is their URL
http://www.kony2012.com/ scroll down to the bottom, middle picture on the last row. so my point is the littlest things can make a difference. whether your just expressing an idea to your teacher, (who btw made all of it happen. im not trying to take all the credit. there were many people behind it) or tweeting about wht you belive in. Now there has been alot of controversey about the Kony 2012 campaign. i really dont feel  like going into the specifics here. but if this isnt the cause for you, then FIND ONE!!!!!! its not hard to to make yourself heard. you just have to believe.

L.A Colors Color Craze Nail Polish Reveiw

I have quite  few colors from this collection ( which will be swatched and photographed in a different post) anyway this brand is FRIGGING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! My rating? ********** (10/10) why do i love this stuff? it

-Drys quickly

-While some colors are a bit sheer,a few coats fix it

-The colors are AMAZING

-A DOLLAR A BOTTLE!!!!!!!!

-Ridiculously strong. it takes a week to chip it

-Most of the glitter colors are clear based so they can be worn over other colors for multiple looks

The Perfect Way To Apply Them:

1 thin coat, let dry. 1 thick coat

thank you for reading ;) color swatches coming soon, to a blog post near you! (hee hee movie humor)