Hello Everyone!
It has been a while since I have posted, since I am getting used to life with newborn twins! I wanted to create something, with yarn, that was a little different than my usual items, could hang on the wall, and baby friendly. I decided to purchase a latch hook kit, to fit my underwater theme!
I had to add in my little twins (just two weeks old!) and their plush whales too! You can see the pattern for the orca here and the humpback whale here. Also, the amazing twin pillow they are sitting on is called the Twin Z pillow and I love it! You can purchase one through my affiliate link below (doesn’t charge you any extra, but I get a small percentage) . 🙂 Now back to the latch hook border!
The latch hook kit took me a while to create, but it was a great distraction while I was waiting on the arrival of my twins! This is not necessarily a pattern, but I concept that you can apply to any size latch hook.
First off, you want to match your gauge to the square of the latch hook, for me this ended up with a size H/5.0mm hook. For ease of sewing the border on, you want one single crochet stitch for every square. Across the top and bottom of my latch hook there are 101 square and on the sides there are 76 squares. You can easily adjust for the size of your latch hook.
Materials Needed:
Worsted Weight Yarn #4–Yarn pictured is:
Red Heart Soft in Wheat
Size H/5.0mm Crochet Hook
Tapestry Needle
Scissors
Gauge:
Want to match up with your latch hook – 1 sc for each square.
Abbreviations:
Ch: chain
st(s): stitch(es)
sc: single crochet
sc2tog: single crochet two together
With hook used to achieve guage and worsted weight yarn.
Top and bottom:
Row 1: Ch 102, sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each chain across. (101)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in the first st, 1 sc in the next 99 sts, 2 sc in the last st. (103)
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in the first st, 1 sc in the next 101 sts, 2 sc in the last st. (105)
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st across. (105)
Now you are going to be decreasing, so that the border wraps around the edge of the latch hook.
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sc in the next 101 sts, sc2tog. (103)
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sc in the next 99 sts, sc2tog. (101)
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st across. (101) Fasten off, leaving a really long tail for sewing on.
Left and Right Side:
Row 1: Ch 76, sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each chain across. (75)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in the first st, 1 sc in the next 73 sts, 2 sc in the last st. (77)
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in the first st, 1 sc in the next 75 sts, 2 sc in the last st. (79)
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st across. (79)
Now you are going to be decreasing, so that the border wraps around the edge of the latch hook.
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sc in the next 75 sts, sc2tog. (77)
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 1 sc in the next 73 sts, sc2tog. (75)
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in each st across. (75) Fasten off, leaving a really long tail for sewing on.
Cut the edge of your latch hook, leaving a little over three rows of left over squares around all sides.
Using a tapestry needle, start sewing at the corner, where the latch hook ends (see first picture below). Folding the border around the edge, sew through the front and back, to secure the border. Sew one single crochet stitch for every square. One you have all sides sewn on, you can sew the ends together, at the corner.
I am pretty happy with how it came out!
