This Water Color Palette and Brush was specifically created for the Water Color Blog Hop hosted by My Fingers Fly.
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The blog post here has the written instructions for the Paint palette and brush crochet pattern, the pdf has a few photos to help those who are more visual when they follow patterns. There is also a YouTube tutorial embedded here to you through the pattern if you have any questions about any part of this pattern. If enjoy this video you can find more crochet tutorials on my YouTube channel.
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Written Pattern For the Water Color Palette and Paint Brush
Supplies:
Yarn: 10 colors of worsted/Standard 4 weight
I used:
¹ Red Heart: white- 36 to yards (depends on addition of optional hand strap)
² scrap yarn for paint colors: 2 yards of six different colors
³ Red Heart: Brown- 9 yards
⁴Red Heart: Gray- 3 yards
⁵Red Heart: Black- 2 yards
Crochet Hook(s):
G (4.00 mm) hook
Other Supplies:
Scissors, Tapestry needle, Stitch markers, poly-fil (stuffing)
Optional Supplies:
Magnets (two- ½” Round)
Gauge swatch:
With G (4.00mm) hook and worsted (4) weight 100% acrylic yarn
Ch 17, Row 1: in 2nd bb from hook sc 16, Row 2 – 16: ch 1, turn, sc 16
Measures: 4” x 4”
Measurements:
Palette: Length- 9.5”, Width-2”, Hight- 1”
Brush: Length- 6.5”, Width at widest part- 1.5”
Notes:
-It can be beneficial to look through entire pattern before starting.
-The pattern is written in standard US terminology and written working right-handed
- 2sc = increase stitch, if inc is easier for you to follow than 2sc you can make notes throughout the pattern before starting.
-Rnds are worked continuous unless noted to join
-slst to join, is a slst that is pulled tight so it disappears, it is more of a knot than a stitch
-If you don’t have or do not want to use magnets you can sub for clasps or Velcro (see tester photos for ideas)
Water Color Palette:
Base color: white- 36 yards
Paint colors: 2 yards each
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple
G (4.00mm) hook
Start with Base color-white
Row 1: F-sc 5 (5)
Note: if you do not want to do a foundation Row you can: ch 6, and work in bb of the ch, starting in 2nd bb from hook, sc 5 (5)
Note: Even Rows are the “right side/upside” and Odd rows are the “wrong side/inside”
Top of Paint Palette with rainbow paint dollops Row 2-3: ch 1, turn, sc 5 (5)
Row 4: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Red- puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc 1, CC: Red- puff, hdc, puff, CC: white- sc 1 (5)
Row 6: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Red- puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Cut and tie off Red
Row 7-8: ch 1, turn, sc 5 (5)
Note: you will have to push some of your puff stitches so the puff part is right side up Row 9: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Orange - puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Row 10: ch 1, turn, sc 1, CC: Orange - puff, hdc, puff, CC: white- sc 1 (5)
Row 11: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Orange - puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Cut and tie off Orange
Row 12-13: ch 1, turn, sc 5 (5)
Row 14: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Yellow- puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Row 15: ch 1, turn, sc 1, CC: Yellow - puff, hdc, puff, CC: white- sc 1 (5)
Row 16: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Yellow - puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Cut and tie off Yellow
Row 17-18: ch 1, turn, sc 5 (5)
Row 19: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Green - puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Row 20: ch 1, turn, sc 1, CC: Green - puff, hdc, puff, CC: white- sc 1 (5)
Row 21: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Green - puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Cut and tie off Green
Row 22-23: ch 1, turn, sc 5 (5)
Row 24: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Blue- puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Row 25: ch 1, turn, sc 1, CC: Blue - puff, hdc, puff, CC: white- sc 1 (5)
Row 26: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Blue - puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Cut and tie off Blue
Row 27-28: ch 1, turn, sc 5 (5) Rnd 35 with stitch markers in corners Row 29: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Purple - puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Row 30: ch 1, turn, sc 1, CC: Purple - puff, hdc, puff, CC: white- sc 1 (5)
Row 31: ch 1, turn, sc 2, CC: Purple - puff, CC: white- sc 2 (5)
Cut and tie off Purple
Row 32-34: ch 1, turn, sc 5 (5)
Note: this next step is a Rnd not a Row as we are working a border around the 34th Row we just created
Note: each 3sc is three sc in the corner sts, placing a st marker in the middle of the inc as we will come back to it on Rnd 37
Rnd 35: ch 1, turn, sc 4, 3sc, sc 34, 3sc, sc 3, 3sc, sc34, 2sc, slst to join (86)
Note: the skip stitch in the next Rnd are skipping the middle sc of the 3 inc from the previous Rnd- keep the st markers in the middle of the inc we will come back to this st in Rnd 37
Rnd 36: ch 1, No turn, FLO- sc 5, sk 1, FLO-sc 36, sk 1, FLO-sc 5, sk 1, FLO-sc 36, sk 1, slst into the 1st sc of the Rnd to join (82)
Note: the dc are worked into the corner sts that were skipped from Rnd 35, you should have your stitch marker in that st. all other stitches are worked normally in the previous Rnd (will note with a Rnd 35 or Rnd 36 after instruction to help)
Rnd 37: ch 1, turn, BLO-dc(worked in Rnd 35), sc 36(worked in Rnd 36), BLO-dc 1(worked in Rnd 35), sc 5 (worked in Rnd 36), BLO-dc 1(worked in Rnd 35), sc 36(worked in Rnd 36), BLO-dc 1(worked in Rnd 35), sc 5(worked in Rnd 36), slst into the 1st dc of the Rnd to join (86)
Note: skipping the corner sts again so will sk all the dc sts
Rnd 38: ch 1, turn, sc 5, sk 1, sc 36, sk 1, sc 5, sk 1, sc 36, sk 1, slst to join (82) Note: going back to Rows, not working all the way around
Row 39: ch 1, turn, BLO-sc 36 (36)
Row 40-43: ch 1, turn, sc 36 (36)
Leave a long tail, cut, and tie
Before sewing bottom of palette on, secure your magnet on the
side panel between the yellow and green puffs
Note: I crocheted a small square, three rows of three sc, to create a secure pocket
for the magnet, placing the magnet on the inside of the front panel and the square
on top of the magnet before sewing the square to the inside of the front panel,
effectively sandwiching the magnet between the square and the front panel.
Start to sew the bottom panel to the FLO of the side panels. once
half way add a little bit of stuffing, continue to sew and add stuffing
as you go along. Tie and weave in ends once all sides of the bottom
panel are securely sewn into place.
Optional:
Hand strap for bottom/base of Palette:
Base color: white- 7.5 yards
G (4.00mm) hook
Leave long tail to start for sewing handle on to back panel
Row 1: Fsc 3 (3)
Row 2- 20: ch 1, turn, sc 3 (3)
Rnd 21: ch 1, no turn, sc 20, 3sc, sc 1, 3sc, sc 20, 3sc,
sc 1, 3sc, slst to join (54)
Leave long tail for sewing, cut and tie.
Sew hand strap to bottom of palette (one end lined up approximately
between purple and blue and one lined up between orange and red)
Water Color Brush:
handle color: brown- 9 yards
neck colors: gray- 3 yards
bristles color: black- 2 yards
G (4.00mm) hook
MR
Rnd 1: sc 4 in MR (4)
Rnd 2: [sc 1, 2sc]x2 (6) Rnd 3-6: sc 6 (6)
Rnd 7: [sc 1, 2sc]x3 (9)
Rnd 8-10: sc 9 (9)
Rnd 11: [sc 2, 2sc]x3 (12)
Rnd 12-14: sc 12 (12)
Note: create a 3x3 sc square that will be a pocket for the magnet and
sew the square between Rnds 11-13 with the magnet sandwiched between
Rnds 11-13 and the 3x3 square.
Make sure your magnets are facing the “right” direction when sewing the
second one into the brush (so they stick together and don’t repel each other)
Rnd 15: [sc 2, sc2, tog]x3 (9)
Rnd 16- 19: sc 9 (9)
Rnd 20: sc 9, slst to join (9)
CC: gray, cut and tie off brown
Start stuffing
Rnd 21: BLO-sc 9 (9)
Rnd 22: sc 9 (9)
Rnd 23: sc2tog, sc 3, sc2tog, sc 2 (7)
Rnd 24: sc 7, slst to join (7)
Finished stuffing to desired firmness
Rnd 25: BLO-sc2tog, BLO-sc 2, BLO-sc2tog, BLO-sc 1, slst to join (5)
Leave a tail to close the hole. Cut, weave tail around top loops of last Rnd pull tight to close hole. Tie and weave in end.
Bristles of the brush:
with black yarn, cut 2" pieces of yarn (10 to 25 pieces depending on how "full" you want your brush to look) and fold in half. use hook to "latch hook" pieces of yarn to side bars of Rnd 25 (the top of the brush)-see latch hook example under special stitches in the beginning of the pattern for help.
Separate the strands and trim to desired shape
If desired you can brush with a wire brush to create a fluffier smoother look for the bristles
Tester Photos
