Dom the Champagne Bottle
Whether you’re celebrating the New Year, a special occasion or just grabbing brunch with friends, champagne is always a good idea. So, let’s pop, fizz, clink and start off this chapter with a bottle of bubbly! This simple level 1 pattern is worked in continuous rounds and uses a series of color changes to create this classic look. You could also switch the colors and make your favorite bottle of wine, if you like. Dom’s finished size is approximately 5½ inches (14 cm) tall and 2 inches (5 cm) wide.
Materials List
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0.5 oz Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran in Buttercup Yellow (or similar worsted weight/aran yarn)
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0.5 oz Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran in Grass Green (or similar worsted weight/aran yarn)
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0.5 oz Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran in Paper White (or similar worsted weight/aran yarn)
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Size E-4 (3.5-mm) crochet hook
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Stitch marker for marking the first st
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2 (¼" [6-mm]) black plastic safety eyes
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Scrap piece of black yarn for embroidery
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Polyester fiberfill
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Tapestry needle
Terminology
R1: row 1 or round 1
st(s): stitch(es)
sc: single crochet
inc: single crochet increase
dec: invisible decreases
c2tog: single crochet two together
MR: magic ring
BLO:back loops only
Directions
Champagne Bottle
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This piece starts at the top of the bottle, using Buttercup Yellow yarn.
R1: 6 sc in MR (6)
R2: 1 inc in each st (12)
R3: [1 sc, 1 inc] x6 (18)
R4: 1 sc in each st (18)
R5: [1 sc, 1 dec] x6 (12)
R6-9: 1 sc in each st (12)
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Switch to Grass Green yarn.
R10: 1 sc in each st (12)
R11: [3 sc, 1 inc] x3 (15)
R12: [4 sc, 1 inc] x3 (18)
R13: [5 sc, 1 inc] x3 (21)
R14: [6 sc, 1 inc] x3 (24)
R15-16: 1 sc in each st (24)
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Switch to Paper White yarn.
R17-21: 1 sc in each st (24)
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Switch to Grass Green yarn.
R22-25: 1 sc in each st (24)
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Place the eyes between R19 and R20, about 4 stitches apart. Using black yarn, embroider the mouth onto the front of the face, just below the eyes, using a tapestry needle. Stuff the piece with polyester fiberfill.
R26: Working in BLO, [2 sc, 1 sc2tog] x6 (18)
R27: [1 sc, 1 dec] x6 (12)
R28: 6 dec (6)
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Close off, and then hide the yarn end with a tapestry needle.