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With the price of hydro lately here in rural Ontario, Canada it seemed like a good idea to create a strand of eco-friendly Christmas lights that don't need to be plugged in! This pattern fits a frame that my wonderfully husband, Hoss, made for me to hang our Christmas cards on (the how to for that is at the bottom ⬇)
Supplies to make the lights, cords and Christmas card frame:
MC - Bernat Premium Baby Blue (40 yards)
MC2 - Bernat Premium white (40 yards)
CC - Bernat Premium Soft Grey Heather (80 yards)
Polyester fiber fill (aka - stuffing)
3.5mm double pointed needles and 3.5mm crochet hook (for secondary cord)
MC2 - Bernat Premium white (40 yards)
CC - Bernat Premium Soft Grey Heather (80 yards)
Polyester fiber fill (aka - stuffing)
3.5mm double pointed needles and 3.5mm crochet hook (for secondary cord)
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8' 1x1 wood
4 screws
a whole bunch of wood staples
a staple gun
With MC c/o 3 sts. Join to work in the round (it will be fiddly at this point)
Rnd 1: KFB all sts (6)
Rnd 2 & 3: knit around
Rnd 4: *M1L. K1* rep from *-* around (12)
Rnd 5&6: knit
Rnd 7: *M1L. K2* rep from *-* around (18)
Rnd 8 - 10: knit
Rnd 11: *M1L. K3* rep from *-* around (24)
Rnd 12-19: knit
(secure starting tail inside light bulb at this point)
Rnd 20: *K2tog, K2* rep from *-* around (18)
Rnd 21: K2tog. K1* rep from *-* around (12)
Rnd 22: purl
Cut MC leaving a 6-8 inch tail to secure. Join CC
Rnd 24-26: knit
Rnd 27: purl
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Rnd 28: *K2tog* rep around (6).
Cut CC. draw tail through remaining sts and pull up. Weave in end. Do not remove tail!! We need it to sew the lights to the cord.
Repeat pattern 4 more times with MC and 5 more times with MC#2. Set all lights aside and complete cords
Pattern for main cord:
With CC c/o 3 sts and work an icord for 7’ 4”. Cast off. Secure start and finish ends together and weave in ends
With CC and crochet hook create a chain that is 7’ 4” long. Set aside for now
Sewing the bulbs to the cord:
Sew lights to MAIN CORD at 8 inch intervals using each lights tail. Sew one of the lights overtop of the start and finish cord join to hide it.
How to make the frame:
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I stapled the lights to the frame (I may have used
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