Crocheted Buckle Bow Pattern

This sweet Crocheted Buckle Bow Pattern makes a wonderful addition to a pair of crocheted socks or slippers.  Great for kids of all ages, this sweet pattern would also make a fabulous hair accessory.  You can find this pattern, as well as many more adorable crochet ideas, in Crocheting Clothes Kids Love from Creative Publishing International.

Materials:

• 1 skein Cascade Yarns Cherub DK in Red (A)
• 1 skein Cascade Yarns Cherub DK in Orange (B)
• 1 skein Cascade Yarns Cherub DK in Peach (C)
• D3 (3.25 mm) crochet hook
• E4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Rust proof pins
• 2 3/4" D-rings

Instructions:

Buckle Bow
With A and E4 hook, ch 18.

1. Row 1:  Working in the back bump of ch sts, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn--17 sc.
    
2. Rows 2-5:  Ch 1, sk first st (dec made), sc in each st to last 2 sts, sk next st, sc in last st (dec made), turn--9 sc at end of last row.
    
3. Rows 6-10:  Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st, turn.  Fasten off A.

Edging

1. With right side facing, join C in last st ch 1, 2 sc in same st, working across left side of forked edge, work 4 sc evenly spaced across to row 6, *work 4 sc evenly spaced across to next corner, sc in each st across bottom edge of bow; rep from * once, work Invidible Fasten off.

Buckle
With D3 hook and B, ch 6.

1. Rnd 1:  Working in the back bump of the ch sts, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in each ch across (Buckle Divider formed), remove loop from hook, pick up a D ring and place it on top of the Buckle Divider.  Beg in the middle of the flat side of the D ring, insert hook into the ring, then, back into the working lp and ch 1 around the ring.Insert the hook back in teh top end of the Buckle Divider and sc around the ring, work 20 more sc around the ring, (insert hook in bottom end of Buckle Divider and sc around ring) twice, work 20 more sc around the ring, work Invidible Fasten off.