A Wriggly Warm Coat for this little decorative figure made with bright red thread, glitter thread, sequins, and a fluffy bobble.
This is a reworking of my previous ‘Warm Coat’ pattern from a few years ago. This version uses some Idrija techniques and a little bit of added sparkle.
11.5cm 6 pairs. Idrija Red Cotton 30 (30wpc). 2 x sequins 5-8mm. Gold glitter thread. Optional fluffy glitter yarn.
The inside wriggles are made first using 4 passives and 1 worker. Start at any point. The pins are suggestions and you may wish to place yours differently. The picot diamonds for the hands and feet can be made with a double tally, or tally and plait using the worker and a trail pair.
The outside of the coat is made using 6 pairs for a 'pin under four' or two pair edge. This changes for the hat where one red passive pair is dropped and the edge is made using winkie pins.
Start at the arrow to the right of the hat brim, finish just above the right hand hat brim. I like to use Magic Threads, cotton tied into a loop and slipped around the thread hung on the starting pins. These threads replace the need for a crochet hook for bulky sewings.
Magic Thread video here https://youtu.be/jt91tRL4FnI?si=7fi6-t-VnIRLgnda
The inside curves of the centre wriggles use a turning stitch, notice that there are no pinholes on the inside curve. To make the turning stitch, put a twist on the last passive on the inside. Ctc through with the worker pair. Put a twist on the worker pair and leave to one side. Use the last passive as the new worker. Repeat.
Turning Stitch in a Curve video here https://youtu.be/70PDKoBazF0?si=TcMuS7bsuWWWe1oU
The corner technique uses a sewing and two turning (or fixing) stitches. You can use your own corner technique if you wish. If you do use a contrast center pair, place it second from the inside rather than on the outer side so it doesn't get used in the corner workings.
Fixing stitch corner video here https://youtu.be/t4G3q9GQ26o?si=LMIGME2KcGeiVXQE
Easy option corner video here https://youtu.be/nWDbrCIX-cY?si=WVdY4wT0_SmPCnWN
The sequins are sewn on with the bars as the trail progresses. The sequin is secured in place by a pin to stop it wandering about and altering the tension of the worker while it waits for the next bar to be reached. For the longest bars, I used three twists, then sewed the worker pair through the sequin. On the return, a twist on the worker pair, a sewing made around the first half of the bar (making a 'false plait'), another twist and back into the edge. You can make a 5 bar join and leave the sequin out if you choose.
Crossover at the neck. The first trail is worked as normal. The two short bars on each side of the neck should hold the head on. I chose to pop in a Magic thread on a middle passive so I could use this to add an extra stitch by sewing the worker into the underneath trail as I crossed the centre. You could make sewings on the corners where the trail crosses if you wish.
Bobble with sparkly yarn. I had some silly yarn with long glitter fibers. I laid the yarn over the worker as it went around the pin. A little brush with a soft paintbrush to straighten the fibres and a little trim and the bobble is now fluffy. The yarn was only laid next to the pin, secured in with the worker so didn't need to be wound onto a bobbin. It was cut off, not knotted.
Have fun and don't forget to post your finished figure on my Lesley's Lace facebook page.
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| Pins and worker. Note the turning stitch on the inside of the curves. |
