Pop UpPeacockFeatherandStoolCover

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Peacock Feather &

Stool Cover

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Skill level Advanced beginners

Materials
Crochet hooks: 2.5mm / C for the feathers and 3.5mm / E for the stool cover
Tapestry needle
Yarn type and weight: Scheepjes Catona 100% mercerized cotton, sport weight / 5 ply. For Catona colours see below.

Measurements
Stool cover: approx. 22cm / 8.8in
Small version peacock feather: approx. 3 x 5cm / 1.2 x 2in
Large version peacock feather: approx. 3.5 x 5.5cm / 1.4 x 2.2in

Stitches & Abbreviations
Crochet Terms used in this pattern: US
Stitches used in this pattern:

US Crochet Terms UK Crochet Terms
beg popcorn beginning popcorn beg popcorn beginning popcorn
ch chain ch chain
dc double crochet tr treble crochet
picot 3 picot chain 3 picot 3 picot chain 3
picot 4 picot chain 4 picot 4 picot chain 4
popcorn popcorn popcorn popcorn
sc single crochet dc double crochet
slst slip stitch ss slip stitch
trc triple crochet dtr double treble crochet

Instructions on how to work some of the stitches

My friend Esther from It’s All in a Nutshell Crochet has made a video series on crochet fundamentals that is very
helpful. Below you’ll find the links to working a magic ring and an invisible join.
Magic ring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LRFTBq5bVs&list=PLCZnKEb9VzY28Y2_V_ltPNpNO_q7qiGG-‐
&index=21
Invisible join: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTt_0aG_q_8&list=PLCZnKEb9VzY28Y2_V_ltPNpNO_q7qiGG-‐
&index=14

Picot 3: Chain 3, slst in 1st chain made.
Picot 4: Chain 4, slst in 1st chain made.

Popcorn: Work 5 dc or 5 trc in space indicated; slip loop from hook and insert hook in first dc/trc made; then pick up
1st loop again and pull through 1st dc/trc.

Beginning popcorn: Ch 3 or ch 4, 4 dc or 4 trc in space indicated; slip loop from hook and insert hook in top of
beginning ch 3 or ch 4; then pick up 1st loop again and pull through top of ch 3 or ch 4.

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Scheepjes Catona colours:
For the cover only, you need 75 grams of Catona. For 24 feathers you need an additional 25 grams.

Cover:
Round 1 Dark Teal 401
Round 2 Petrol Blue 400
Round 3 Vivid Blue 146
Round 4 Tropic 253
Round 5 Parrot Green 241
Round 6 Kiwi 205
Round 7-‐12 Green Yellow 245
Feathers:
Round 1 Tropic 253 / Vivid Blue 146 / Petrol Blue 400
Round 2 Parrot Green 241
Round 3 Kiwi 205

Cover: Bridal White 105

Uni-‐coloured feathers: Bridal White 105

Other feathers:
Round 1 Bridal White 105
Round 2 Candle Light (= soft yellow) 101 / Topaz (= ocre) 179 / Nude (= soft pink)
255 / Antique Mauve (= soft beige) 257
Round 3 Bridal White 105

Cover without feathers:
Round 1-‐2 Crystalline 385
Round 3-‐4 Tropic 253
Round 5-‐12 Parrot Green 241

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Where to buy Scheepjes Catona:
Scheepjes Catona is available from WoolWarehouse , Deramores, Knotty House and LoveKnitting. If you purchase
yarn through the affiliate links below, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you!
Click on the link and it will take you to the yarn:
UK: WoolWarehouse, click http://shrsl.com/?hq1u (international shipping)
CANADA: Knotty House, click
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Fwww.knottyhouse.ca%2Fproducts%2Fscheepjes-‐catona-‐50g-‐1
USA: LoveKnitting, click https://www.loveknitting.com/us/scheepjes-‐catona-‐25-‐gram?a_aid=b4bfad7a
AUSTRALIA: Deramores, click http://tidd.ly/d4633fc0

Inspiration by TheCurioCraftsRoom

I hope you will enjoy making this Pop-‐Up Peacock Feather Stool Cover. If you
would like to stay updated on new designs or be inspired, please visit my blog,
Facebook page or Instagram account.
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There you will find free patterns, decorating ideas, information on the yarn I
use, inspiration for colour combinations, tips, and much more.
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Stool Cover
Use a 3.5mm / E hook

22cm / 8.8in stool seat
This is a stool cover for a 22 cm / 8.8 inch seat but since all seats do not have the same thickness, you may need an
extra round of popcorns and/or need to make some adjustments to rounds 11 and/or 12:
• If you need an extra round of popcorns, you can simply do a repeat of round 7.
• If the cover does not fit snuggly around the bottom of the seat, then you may need to change the number of
sc in between the skipped sc of rounds 11 and 12. When you increase the number of sc made in between the
skipped sc then the cover will become wider. If you decrease the number of sc in between the skipped sc, the
cover will become tighter.
Other size stool seats

If you have a 24 cm / 10.8 inch stool seat, then you simply add a round of popcorns by repeating round 7.
If you have an even larger stool seat, then you can add more repeats of round 7. You’ll notice that the cover will then
automatically become a bit tighter with each extra round. With each extra round, see if the cover fits (there’s some
stretch to it so it doesn’t need to fit exactly) and then start on the rounds of sc as explained below in rounds 8-‐12.

Base
Start with a magic (adjustable) ring.
See page 1 for a link to a magic ring instruction video.
Or start with ch 6 and close with a slst into the first chain made.

Round 1
Ch 3 on top of magic ring chain (= your 1st trc), 4 more trc in ring and make a
popcorn, ch 3,*popcorn in ring, ch 3*
Repeat *-‐* 5 more times, slst in top of 1st popcorn to close this round.
Total of 6 popcorns in ring and 6 ch-‐3 spaces.

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Round 2
Slst in next ch-‐3 space and work: beg popcorn (= ch 4 + 4 trc), ch 3, popcorn, ch 3
In each of the next 5 ch-‐3 spaces work: popcorn, ch 3, popcorn, ch 3.
Slst in top of 1st popcorn to close this round.
Total of 12 popcorns and 12 ch-‐3 spaces.

Round 3
Repeat round 2. That is: popcorn, ch 3, popcorn, ch 3 in each of the 12 ch-‐3
spaces.

Round 4
Slst in next ch-‐3 space and work: beg popcorn, ch 3, popcorn, ch 3
In next ch-‐3 space work: popcorn, ch 3
In next ch-‐3 space work: popcorn, ch 3, popcorn, ch 3
So alternate between (popcorn, ch 3, popcorn, ch 3) 1x and (popcorn, ch 3) 1x

Round 5
Slst in next ch-‐3 space and work: beg popcorn, ch 3, popcorn, ch 3
In each of the next 2 ch-‐3 spaces work: popcorn, ch 3
In next ch-‐3 space work: popcorn, ch 3, popcorn, ch 3
So alternate between (popcorn, ch 3, popcorn, ch 3) 1x and (popcorn, ch 3) 2x

Rounds 6 + 7
Slst in next ch-‐3 space and work: beg popcorn, ch 3
In each of the next 47 ch-‐3 spaces work: popcorn, ch 3

Round 8
In next ch-‐3 space work: slst, ch 1, sc
2 sc in each ch-‐3 space all around.
End with slst in ch 1 made in 1st ch-‐3 space.
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Round 9
Ch 1, 1 sc in next sc,
1 sc in each sc all around.
End with slst in 1st ch made.

Round 10
Repeat round 9

Round 11
Ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, skip 1 sc, *1 sc in each of the
next 3 sc, skip 1 sc*
Repeat *-‐* all around and end with slst in 1st ch made.

Round 12
Ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 10 sc, skip 1 sc, *1 sc in each of
the next 11 sc, skip 1 sc*
Repeat *-‐* all around and end with slst in 1st ch made.

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SMALL VERSION Pop-‐Up Peacock Feather to attach to the stool cover
Use a 2.5 mm / C hook
Make 18 or 24

Round 1
Start with a magic ring, ch 3 on top of magic ring chain, 5 dc in ring.
Now make the popcorn by slipping loop from hook and inserting hook in first dc made and then pick up 1st loop again
and pull through 1st dc (do not pull too tightly), ch 5 (one more than the ch 4 you started with), slst in magic ring.

Round 2
3 sc in magic ring (you can now pull the magic ring thight)
6 sc around ch 4
3 sc in popcorn
6 sc around ch 5
slst in 1st sc to close this round

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Round 3
1 sc, picot 3, 1 sc in middle sc of the 3 worked into magic ring
in round 2
1 sc in each of the next 7 stitches
1 sc + 1 hdc in next stitch
1 dc, picot 4, 1 dc in next stitch (= middle sc of the 3 made in
the popcorn)
1 hdc + 1 sc in next stitch

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Attaching the feathers to the stool cover
The feathers are going to be sewn to the stool cover using a length of mercerized cotton and a tapestry needle. The
feathers will be attached to the popcorns of round 8. When you have made 24 feathers, you attach a feather to every
other popcorn. When you have made 18 feathers, you skip 2 popcorns in between each feather.

Cut off 140cm / 56in of yarn. In the photos I use a contrasting colour to be able to show you clearly how to attach the
feathers.

The feathers are going to be attached around the front loop of the middle of the 5 trc that form the popcorn. From
back to front thread yarn through popcorn and make sure that from behind you insert the needle just above the front
loop of the trc. Leave a tail to weave in later.

Take the first feather and insert the needle from front to back through the picot 3 and attach it to the popcorn by
inserting the needle from front to back through the popcorn again this time below the front loop of the middle trc.
Don’t pull too tightly in order to let the feather dangle a little bit.

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Now work at the back of the cover and weave the yarn through round 8 until you arrive at the next popcorn you need
to attach a feather to. From back to front pull the yarn through the popcorn, take the second feather and inserting
the needle from front to back through the picot 3 attach it to the popcorn. You are now at the back of the cover
again; weave the yarn through to the next popcorn that needs a feather attached to it. Repeat all around.

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LARGE VERSION Pop-‐Up Peacock Feather, which I used for the garland
Use a 2.5mm / C hook

Please note that there are only minor differences to the smaller version, so please refer to the pictures on pages 6
and 7 if you need any visual help.

Round 1
Start with a magic ring, ch 4 on top of magic ring chain, 5 trc in ring.
Now make the popcorn by slipping loop from hook and inserting hook through the first trc made and then pick up 1st
loop again and pull through 1st trc, ch 6 (one more than the ch 5 you started with), slst in magic ring.

Round 2
3 sc in magic ring
7 sc around ch 5
3 sc in popcorn
7 sc around ch 6

Round 3
1 sc, picot 3, 1 sc in middle sc of the 3 worked into magic ring in round 2
1 sc + 1 hdc in next stitch
1 dc, picot 4, 1 dc in next stitch (= middle sc of the 3 made in the popcorn)
1 hdc + 1 sc in next stitch

Garland
Use a 2.5mm / C hook

Start with a little feather at the beginning of the string:
Slipknot on your hook, ch 4, dc in 4th chain from hook, picot 3,
dc in same place as 1st dc, ch 3, slst in same place as dc.

Continue with ch 15 (this is approx. 6 cm / 2.4 inch) for the
string and then attach first pop-‐up feather with a sc in picot
3, ch 15, attach next pop-‐up feather and continue until you
have attached all the feathers.

End with ch 15 and a little feather at the end of the string: ch
4, dc in 4th chain from hook, picot 3, dc in same place as 1st
dc, ch 3, slst in same place as dc, slst in last ch of string.

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Blocking
If necessary, you may want to block the garland because sometimes the string won’t stay neat and straight. You can
use Styrofoam and pins, but you could also put a towel on your ironing board and pin the garland onto that. Spray
with some water and let it dry for about 12 hours.

Copyright Information
© Christa Veenstra 2016
This is my original design and I really appreciate that you bought the pattern. And since you bought it, feel free to sell
the items that you make from it. I do want to ask you though that you credit me for the design with a link to one of
my shops, especially when selling the items online: www.etsy.com/shop/thecuriocraftsroom or
www.ravelry.com/designers/christa-‐veenstra.
Please note that it is not allowed to sell or distribute my patterns to others (they are for personal use only) for that
would be an infringement of copyright.
Thank you!
Christa
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