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Abbreviations:
sc: single crochet
ch: chain
inc : increase
dec: decrease
fpsc : front post single crochet
BLO: back loop only
st : stitch
CC: change color
F/O: fasten off
Materials:
Crochet hook (I use size 2mm)
Crochet yarn (I used light and sky blue)
Needle for sewing
Stuff
Scissor
Small wire
Milk carton (cut in round shape as big as vase base)
Note: work in continuous round
Front Wheel:
Use light blue
ch 45, join the chain to make ring
R1: sc around (45)
R2: sc, inc, rep around, sc in the last st (67)
R3-10: sc around
R11: sc, dec, rep around, sc in the last st (45)
F/O leave long tail for sewing
Front Hub (make 2):
Use light blue
R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
F/O and leave long tail for sewing in one hub
Back Wheels (make 2):
Use light blue
ch 30, join the chain to make ring
R1: sc around (30)
R2: sc, inc, rep around (45)
R3-10: sc around
R11: sc, dec, rep around (30)
F/O leave long tail for sewing
Back Hub (make 4):
Use light blue
R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
F/O
Bicycle Fender:
Use sky blue
ch 25
R1: sc in the second chain from the hook, sc in next 23 chain (24)
R2: ch1, turn, sc, inc, rep around (36)
R3: ch1, turn, sc around
R4-7: rep R3
R8: ch1, turn, sc, dec, rep around (24)
F/O
Head Tube:
Use light blue, before you start to make chain, leave long tail for sewing
ch 7, join the chain to make ring
R1-13: sc around (7)
Stuff little by little. Stuff every 5 or 6 rounds (use your scissor tip to help you to push stuff into the tube) then insert small wire into the tube.
F/O leave long tail for sewing (now we have long tail on both side of head tube)
Fork:
Use light blue
R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
R2-34: sc around (6)
Stuff little by little. Stuff every 5 or 6 rounds (use your scissor tip to help you to push stuff into the fork)
R35: dec until the round is closed
F/O leave long tail for sewing
Handle Bar:
R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 5 sc
R2-21: sc around (5)
Stuff little by little. Stuff every 5 rounds (use your scissor tip to help you to push stuff into the handle bar)
F/O ( sew the open gap in handle bar)
Top Tube and Vase Tube:
Use light blue, before you start to make chain, leave long tail for sewing
ch 7, join the chain to make ring
R1-33: sc around
Stuff little by little. Stuff every 5 or 6 rounds (use your scissor tip to help you to push stuff into the tube) then insert small wire into the tube.
R34: ch1, turn, 3sc (3)
R35-38: repeat R34
F/O leave long tail for sewing
Bottom Tube:
Use light blue, before you start to make chain, leave long tail for sewing
ch 6, join the chain to make ring
R1-20: sc around
Stuff little by little. Stuff every 5 or 6 rounds (use your scissor tip to help you to push stuff into the tube) then insert small wire into the tube.
F/O leave long tail for sewing
Vase/Pot:
Use light blue, then sky blue
R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
R4: 2sc, inc, rep 6x (24)
R5: 3sc, inc, rep 6x (30)
R6: 4sc, inc, rep 6x (36)
R7: 5sc, inc, rep 6x (42)
R8: 6sc, inc, rep 6x (48)
R9: 7sc, inc, rep 6x (54)
R10: 8sc, inc, rep 6x (60)
R11: BLO sc around
R12-17: sc around (60)
R18: 9sc, inc, rep 6x (66)
R19-24: sc around
CC to sky blue
R25-26: sc around
R27: fpsc around (66)
F/O
Vase Base:
Use light blue
R1: ch 2, starting from second chain from hook 6 sc
R2: inc, rep 6x (12)
R3: sc, inc, rep 6x (18)
R4: 2sc, inc, rep 6x (24)
R5: 3sc, inc, rep 6x (30)
R6: 4sc, inc, rep 6x (36)
R7: 5sc, inc, rep 6x (42)
R8: 6sc, inc, rep 6x (48)
R9: 7sc, inc, rep 6x (54)
R10: 8sc, inc, rep 6x (60)
F/O leave long tail
Finishing:
Here is a "step by step" picture to guide you in joining the bicycle vase parts.
Now You can add some flower on the vase.
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