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Crocheted Bow Tie

Crochet the fashionable way with this crocheted bow tie, an easy, perfect eye catcher for your next party, or to just wear around!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/crocheted-bow-tie • Posted by louis.mensinger

So I was bored one day and wanted to make a bow tie, I looked all over for patterns on making one, but all I could find were patterns for pre-tied bow ties, and where's the fun in that! So I made my own :). I thought, well since there aren't any I could find, I might as well post one.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
Medium bowtie2 Medium bowtie1

Description

So I was bored one day and wanted to make a bow tie, I looked all over for patterns on making one, but all I could find were patterns for pre-tied bow ties, and where's the fun in that! So I made my own :). I thought, well since there aren't any I could find, I might as well post one.

Instructions

  1. Small screen shot 2012 10 04 at 00.21.42

    Body Ch 17 Rnd 1: Skip first ch, sc one in each st [Decrease] (16) Rnd 2: Decrease (15) Rnd 3: Decrease (14) Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc one in each st (14) Rnd 5: Repeat (14) Rnd 6: Decrease (13) Rnd 7: Decrease (12) Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc one in each st (12) Rnd 9: Repeat (12) Rnd 10: Skip first st, sc one in each st (11) Rnd 11: Repeat (10) Rnd 12: Repeat (9) Rnd 13: Repeat (8) Rnd 14: Repeat (7) Rnd 15: Repeat (6) Rnd 16: Ch 1, sc one in each st (6) Rnd 17: Repeat (6) Rnd 18: Ch 2, skip first ch, sc one in each st [Increase] (7) Rnd 19: Repeat (8) Rnd 20: Repeat (9) Rnd 21: Repeat (10) Rnd 22: Repeat (11) Rnd 23: Repeat (12) Rnd 24: Ch 1, sc one in each st (12) Rnd 25: Repeat (12) Rnd 26: Ch 2, skip first ch, sc one in each st (13) Rnd 27: Repeat (14) Rnd 28: Ch 1, sc one in each st (14) Rnd 29: Repeat (14) Rnd 30: Repeat (14) Rnd 31: Repeat (14) Rnd 32 - 37: Repeat Rnds 6 - 11 (13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 10) Rnd 38: Ch 1, sc one in each st (10) Rnd 39: Repeat (10) Rnd 40: Skip first st, sc one in each st (9) Rnd 41: Repeat (8) Rnd 42: Ch 1, sc one in each st (8) Rnd 43: Repeat (8) Rnd 43: Decrease (7) Rnd 44: Decrease (6) Rnd 45: Ch 1, sc one in each st (6) Rnd 46: Repeat (6) Rnd 47: Decrease (5) Rnd 48: Repeat (4) Rnd 49 - 199 (or to desired length): Ch 1, sc one in each st (4) Rnds 200 - 248: Repeat Rnds 1 - 48 backwards, Increasing where it says to decrease and vice versa (4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 11, 12, 12, 12, 13, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 12, 12, 13, 14, 14, 14, 15, 16) Cut, tie off and sew end in and your done!

  2. Learn to tie a bow tie here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AyaRGEDXAQ or just leave it untied and still look snazzy.