Make a bunch of these; they don't take long!
Yarn I used: Knit Picks Dancing sock yarn, colorway swing, less than one 50-gram ball.
Size: Approximately 4 inches wide x 2.5 inches high
Gauge: 8 chains = 1 inch (not terribly crucial)
Materials: 1 ball fingering weight yarn
Size F crochet
hook
1 spring-type barrette
blank, about 3.5 inches wide
BARRETTE
Chain 37.
Row 1: Treble in 7th chain from hook (counts as first treble and ch-1 space). (Ch 1, skip 1 ch; treble
in next chain)across. (16 ch-1 spaces and 17 trebles). Turn.
Row 2: (Slip stitch in first ch-1 space. Chain 25) three times. Slip st in same space.
(Slip stitch in next ch-1 space, chain 16, slip st. in same space)14 more times.
(Slip stitch in last ch-1 space. Chain 16) three times. Slip stitch in same space.
(Slip stitch in next ch-1 space, chain 16, slip stitch in same space) 14 more times.
Fasten off.
You have now worked around the entire foundation chain, top and bottom, with loops.
Assembly:
Open barrette blank and remove spring. With barrette open, thread the crocheted cover on as follows:
Push end of barrette blank down into first ch-1 space, up into 2nd, down into 3rd, etc. End with pushing it up through last
ch-1 space. Squish it all close together. Replace spring in barrette.
