Simple Hair Clip Keeper

Designed by Julie A Bolduc

This hair clip keep can of course be also used for barrettes. It starts out at the top with a bone ring and ends with the large jingle bell at the bottom. This can also be made with holiday colors with decorations on the top part. Make it look like a wreath at the top by adding a bow and beads.

Materials Needed
Small amount worsted weight cotton yarn of desired color.
Size H/8 5mm aluminum crochet hook
1" bone ring 1
¾" jingle bell
Yarn Needle for weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 3mm
Gauge: 4sc = 1"
Finished Size: 15½" long
Skill Level: Beginner

RING: Tie yarn onto bone ring. Ch3, work 19dc in ring. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

TAIL: Ch2. (Yo, insert hook in same st as slst, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook. 3 times), yo pull through all 4 lps on hook. *Ch3. (Yo, insert hook in base^ of ch3, yo, pull up a lp, yo draw through 2 lps on hk. 3 times), Yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook. Rep from * until you reach the length you need. When you reach the length you need, fasten off, string jingle bell onto end yarn, weave ends into back of work.

Put your hair clips on the tail, hang up and enjoy!

NOTE: ^The base of ch3 is the little space at the top of the cluster not in the actual lps of the first ch of ch3, but in the back hump of the first ch of the ch3.

Design written on Wednesday, August 01, 2001. Copyright ©2001 By Julie A. Bolduc p109019