What a year this has been! It certainly did not turn out the way I had planned or hoped, but that is all for another post - or maybe we should just skip the whole thing entirely.
I planned to get back to this blog so many times this year, but like they say - better late than never!
I am doing Vlogmas 2024 over on my Youtube channel Erndales - and this week I am sharing a tutorial on a beautiful crochet ornament - A Traditional Pineapple with a tassel.
The pineapple Motif is one of the most popular motifs in the crochet world. Probably one of the oldest as well. Through the ages the PIneapple as become a symbol of hospitality and friendship - which perhaps is one of the reasons it was so often featured in tablecloths and doilies alike.
Where better for one show show hospitality, than around a table setting - food and drink with friends and family. Along with the pineapple cloth, it was tradition in the Victorian era to not only serve pineapple treats to their guests, but pineapples were also included in the large floral arrangements that decorated dining room tables.
When I was trying to decide which ornament to work on with my Youtube community, it seemed only fitting that it be the pineapple ornament. Not only is it simple, and elegant - it signifies the atmosphere that I try to bring to my channel.
I hope you try this pattern, it is truly beautiful - and while it was designed as a tree ornament - it is perfectly adaptable to any season. I plan to hang mine in my studio window and leave it up there for all seasons.
Enjoy!
PINEAPPLE ORNAMENT
Materials:
Crochet Cotton (size 10 or Bedspread weight)
Size 6 or 7 Crochet hook
Ch 8, sl st to form a ring.
Row 1: Ch 5, 2 dc in ring, ch3, 2 dc in ring (shell made). Ch 3, 2dc, ch3, 2dc in ring.
Row 2: Ch5, turn. 2dc, ch3, 2dc in ch3sp of first shell ( shell in shell). Ch8, sk next ch3sp, 2dc, ch3, 2dc in ch3sp of next shell.
Row 3: Ch5, turn. Shell in ch3sp of first shell. Ch3. 12 trc in ch 8 sp. Ch3. Shell in ch3sp of next shell.
Row 4: Ch5 turn. Shell in ch3sp of first shell. Ch3. 1 trc in first trc. (Ch1, 1 trc in next trc) 11 times. Ch3. Shell in ch3 sp of next shell.
Row 5: Ch5 turn. Shell in ch3 sp of first shell. Ch 3. Sc in first ch1 sp. (Ch3, sc in next ch1 sp) 10 times. Ch3. Shell in next shell = 10 ch3 lps in pineapple.
Row 6: Ch5 turn. Shell in ch3sp of first shell. Ch3. Sc in first ch3 lp of pineapple. ( Ch3, sc in next ch3 lp of pineapple) 9 times. Ch3. Shell in next shell = 9 ch3 lps in pineapple.
Row 7-14: Rep ROW6 eight times working 1 less ch3 lp in pineapple per ROW with only 1 lp in last ROW.
Row 15: Ch5 turn. Shell in ch3 sp of first shell. Ch3. Sc in last ch3 lp of pineapple. Ch3. Shell in next shell.
Row 16: Ch5 turn. 2 dc in ch3 sp of first shell. 2dc in ch3 sp of next shell. Ch1, sk next dc, work 1 trc in last dc of shell from previous ROW.
Row 17: Sc in joining lp. Ch5, turn. Sc in ch5 lp from previous ROW. Finish off.
BLOCKING:
dip pineapple in stiffening solution and pin flat.
TASSEL
Materials:
Crochet cotton (size 10 or size 5)
Size 6 or 7 steel hook.
Ch5, sl st to form ring.
RND1: Ch2, ( first hdc), work 9 hdc in ring. Do not join, but work in continuous RNDS = 10 hdc.
RND2: Work 2 hdc in each hdc around = 20hdc.
RND 3-6: Work 1hdc in each hdc around. Stuff lightly with stuffing of choice.
RND7: (Dec - Work 1 hdc in next 2 hdc at the same time) 10 times. Join in first hdc of this RND = 10 hdc. Finish off.
FRINGE:
Cut 30 pieces of cotton 11 " long.
Fold 3 pieces of fringe in half, insert hook under any stitch of last RND and pull folded loop through. Bring all 6 ends through the loop and pull to form a tight knot. Rep for each of 10 sts around. Take a 15" length of cotton and tie a wrap at the top of the fringe.
Cut fringe to even bottom.
