Rainbow Owl Fingerless Gloves

These rainbow owl fingerless gloves are pretty popular in my shop! I thought I would share this simple pattern. They are fun to make, and pretty quick. 

I would like to note why I use a row of single crochet as the starting row of each color change. I have found that it makes the gloves look a little more interesting, but also it keeps me from having to go back and weave in all of my ends from each color change. I crochet over the ends with the single crochet and they are perfectly hidden. You can crochet over the ends with other stitches, but sometimes the colors will still show through. With single crochet the ends never show through. I crochet over them for about 8 stitches, give the row a very gentle tug, and snip off the remaining ends.

I make these using a 5.5 mm hook. They are easy to change the size of by using a different hook size or adding/subtracting the number of chains you make, but I've found this size works well enough as a general one size fits most. They fit my 7-year-old son and myself.

I use red, orange, yellow, green, light/bright blue, navy blue, and purple. Also, note that the first stitch of each round will be in the same stitch as the joining stitch.

 Make two-

RD 1: Ch. 22 and join the chain. Careful not to twist it. Single crochet in each chain. (22 sc) Join to first single crochet with slip stitch and chain 2.

RD 2: Double crochet in each sc. (22 dc). Join with slip stitch and finish off.

Change to orange and ch 1

RD 3: SC in ea DC (22 sc). Join with slip stitch and chain 2.

RD 4: DC in ea SC (22 dc). Join with slip stitch and finish off.

Change to yellow and ch 1.

RD 5: SC in ea DC (22 sc). Join with slip stitch and chain 2.

RD 6: DC in first 9 SC. Chain 4 and skip the next 4 stitches. DC in the next stitch, and each stitch after. (There should be a total of 18 DC and a chain 4 space that add up to 22 stitches total.) Join with slip stitch and finish off. 

Change to green and ch 1.

RD 7: SC in first 9 DC. 4 SC in the chain 4 space. SC in next 9 DC. (22 sc) Join with a slip stitch and ch 2.

RD 8: DC in each SC. (22 dc) Join with slip stitch and finish off.

Change to light/bright blue.

RD 9: SC in ea DC (22 sc). Join with slip stitch and chain 2.

RD 10:  DC in ea SC (22 dc). Join with slip stitch and finish off.

Change to navy blue.

RD 11: SC in ea DC (22 sc). Join with slip stitch and chain 2.

RD 12:  DC in ea SC (22 dc). Join with slip stitch and finish off.

Change to purple.

RD 13: SC in ea DC (22 sc). Join with slip stitch and chain 2.

RD 14: DC in ea SC (22 dc). Join with slip stitch and finish off.

Weave in any ends. (Hopefully at this point you only have the red and the purple to weave in because you crocheted over the other ends.)

Eyes (make 4):

RD 1: With navy- MC. 6 SC in magic circle. Slip stitch to first sc and finish off.

RD 2: With white- 2 HDC in each SC. Slip stitch to first hdc and finish off.

Nose (make 2):

Chain 6. SC in second chain from hook. HDC in next ch. DC in next 2 chains. 

Sew on your eyes and nose. Then, cut strips of yarn about 3 inches for the ear tufts and attach to gloves. 

Happy hooking and I hope you love these gloves as much as I do!

Deer Head Applique

**Edit** For a revised version of this pattern and a photo tutorial please see this updated blog post REVISED DEER HEAD APPLIQUE WITH PHOTO TUTORIAL

Hello out there! My name is Kat and I have a love for crafting! One of my most favorite crafts is crocheting, so I started a shop about 2 years ago and things sort of took off from there. My shop is called Rebel Skein, and because the main purpose of this blog is to share crochet patterns and tutorials with you all I thought it was appropriate for a blog name too. 

My abuela taught me how to crochet when I was 5 years old. As a kid, I would make doll clothes and pot holders. As I got older, I liked to make my own quirky accessories. I was always a little odd when it came to fashion...okay, I was very odd! My junior year of high school I dressed like an old man every single day for the entire year. I had a closet full of plaid golf pants, bright polo shirts, and Cuban guayabera shirts. There was another year where every piece of clothing I owned was shiny, sparkly, or fuzzy...that was an interesting year.

My shop and my kids are a full time job! I have 2 crazy, rowdy, goofy boys that keep me pretty busy. Eli is 7 and Evan is 2. I have an addiction to internet cat videos, and I listen to way too much 90's alternative music. I love sci-fi! Huge geek here. Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and Doctor Who are among my favorites. I'm sure I'll be sharing plenty more about myself in posts to come, so enough about me for now!

Let's get to the good stuff! The reason you really came here! The patterns! Today, I'm sharing a pattern for a deer head applique that I came up with yesterday. I encourage you to sell what you make from my free patterns, but don't sell my patterns or distribute them as your own. Please use your own photos as well. If you want to give me credit it is appreciated, but if not you're still okay in my book! ;-)

You can make yours bigger or smaller with different sized hooks. This would also make a cute reindeer if you added a red button to the nose area! I might make some Christmas hats like that myself. I sewed mine on with a needle and thread instead of yarn. It looked better that way. Happy hooking! I hope you enjoy! (I've had a few people test this pattern already and everything seems to be okay so far. Let me know if you have any questions.)

Deer Head Applique- 3.25 MM

(For rows 1-8 chain 1 and turn after each row.)

R1- Chain 3, SC in second ch from hook, SC in next chain (2 sc)

R2- 2 SC in each stitch (4 sc)

R3- SC in each st (4 sc)

R4- 2 SC in first st, SC in next 2 st, 2 SC in last st (6 sc)

R5- SC in each stitch (6 sc)

R6- 2 SC in first st, SC in next 4 st, 2 SC in last st (8 sc)

R7- SC in each stitch (8 sc)

R8- SC2tog, SC in next 4 st, SC2tog (6 sc)

R9- SC in each stitch (6 sc), chain 1 DO NOT TURN

SC around the head, putting 2 SC in each top corner, slip stitch into the first SC 

(Now you'll be starting on the left ear)

Chain 5, slip stitch into second chain from hook, SC in next, HDC in next, SC in next, slip stitch into the SC your chain started on (on the head), 

Now you'll be crocheting on the opposite side of the chain, SC in first ch, HDC in next, SC in next, slip stitch into first slip stitch on opposite side,

finish off.

Count 5 stitches from the left ear and join your yarn. This is where your right ear will start. Chain 5, slip stitch into second chain from hook, SC in next, HDC in next,

SC in next, slip stitch into the SC your chain started on (on the head), Now you'll be crocheting on the opposite side of the chain, SC in first ch, HDC in next,

SC in next, slip stitch into last stitch on opposite side, finish off.

(Now you'll be starting with the right antler and working your way all the way over to the left antler) Join yarn in SC to the left of the right ear. Chain 12, slip stitch into

second chain from hook, then slip stitch into next 4 chains, chain 9, sl st into second ch from hook, then sl st next 4 chains, chain 6, sl stitch second chain from hook,

then slip stitch all the way down to the joining SC. Slip stitch into joining SC.

Slip stitch into next SC, chain 4, sl st into second chain from hook, then sl st next 2 chains, sl st into joining SC on head, sl st next two SC. Chain 4, sl st into second ch

from hook, then slip stitch next 2 chains. Slip stitch into joining SC on head. Slip stitch into next SC.

(Last antler) Chain 15, sl st into second SC from hook, sl st next 4 chains, chain 6, sl st second chain from hook, sl st next 8 chains, chain 6, sl st second chain from hook,

SC down to joining SC, finish off.