Debbi ~ Crocheted Willie Warmer Patterns

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The poem that goes with it:,

Now that you're getting older,
And the nights are getting colder,
Nothing could be neater,
Than this little Peter Heater.

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Same goes for the decorations. You just have to be as twisted as I am.

Go to: Crocheted Willie Warmer Construction Page 1 (diagrams) or Page 2 (pictures)
if you have any trouble putting the warmers together.

Willie Warmer #1 - Crocheted Version

Worsted weight yarn
G hook

Sack - make 2 "halves"
ch 25.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn. 24 sc.
Rows 2-20: ch 1, sc across. Turn.
Leave a tail 14 inches long for sewing. Weave yarn tail in sc sts. and draw up tight.
Make second half.

Main "Bit"
Rnd 1: ch 4; join into a ring. Make 8 sc in ring.
*Note: Don't join rounds; mark the beginning of each round.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. 16 sc.
Rnd 3: * 1 sc in the next sc, 2 sc in the next sc, * around. 24 sc.
Rnd 4: work even around.
Rnd 5: * 1 sc in the next 2 sts, 2 sc in the next st, * around. 32 sc.
Rnds 6-36: work even around. After the 36th round, sl st into the first sc of the rnd and end off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Finishing
Sew together the 2 sack halves of the sack along the outer edges (turning edges). Attach the Main Bit, centering over one of the seams, sewing 9 sts of the Main Bit (1 st to the dividing seam) of the sack.
Attach yarn with a sl st to the back of the sack's center seam. Sc around, making 1 sc where the Main Bit and sack joins on each side. Do 4 more rounds of sc, marking the beginning of each round. Join with a sl st to the beginning of the round. Then:
Ch 4, sk 2 st, * 1 dc, ch 1 in the next st, sk the next st, * around. Join with a sl st to the 3rd ch of the ch 4. Weave in all ends.

Ties
Short-Cinch Tie: Make a chain 18 inches long, sc back on the chain. Weave tie around the double crochet spaces from the middle of the back of the sack to the middle front of the Main Bit.

Long Tie (to go around the hips): Make a chain of 200. Sc back on the chain. Weave the same way as the Short-Cinch Tie.

NOTE! Please read! If the guy really wants to wear one, do the following:
Make 2 of the long ties, but one with 300 sts (groan). With a yarn needle, weave the tie through the bottom of the sack in the back part that would be next to the body, then from the middle of the sack to the other side with one half of the tie and do the same with the other half, but in the opposite direction. This will give "legs", like a jock strap. Then take the shorter of the two ties and weave it from the sack half, through the front part and to the other side of the sack. Both ties then will go around the middle the waist and be tied.
Decorate as desired!

© copyright By Debra Matz ~ March 19, 1997-2009

Permission is granted to copy this pattern, as long as my name and copyright is on the pattern.

Willie Warmer #2 - Crocheted Version - Ripple Stitch

Worsted weight yarn
G hook

Sack - Make 2
Ch 26 loosely, leaving a "tail" of about 14 inches for sewing at the beginning of the chain.
Row 1 (RS): (sc, 2 dc) in the 2nd ch from the hook, * sk next 2 chs, (sc, 2 dc) in the next ch; rep from * across to last 3 chs, sc in last ch.
Row 2: ch 1; turn. (sc, 2 dc) in first sc each sc across to last sc, sc in last sc (st).
Repeat row 2 twelve more times or until 5 inches tall. End off.

Main Bit
Ch 26 loosely, leaving a 6 inches tail for sewing. Join into a ring.
Rnd 1: (sc, 2 dc) in same ch as where joined, * sk 2 chs, (sc, 2 dc) in the next ch, rep from * around. End (sc, 2 dc) in last ch. Mark the first ripple as the beginning of the round.
Rnd 2: (sc, 2 dc) in each sc around.
Repeat rnd 2 until 7 inches *giggle* long. End off, leaving a 6 inches tail for sewing.

Finishing
Using the tail on one sack half and with WS facing you, weave the yarn in and out of the spaces in the beginning chain. Pull tight and secure. Do the other half. Sew the 2 halves together, forming a sack, sewing the turning edges together. Turn the Main Bit inside-out. Weave yarn left at the beginning ch in and out of chain spaces and pull tight and secure. Turn right-side out.

Attaching Main Bit to sack: Sew 2 ripples (6 sts) centered over one of the sack seams. (Center 1 ripple on each side of the seam.) Weave in all ends.
Join yarn with sl st to back of sack at the seam.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, (sc, 2 dc) in the same sp, (sc, 2 dc) in the next sc around to where Main Bit joins sack; insert hook through both pieces where the last st was sewn together in the joining and make a tight sl st; (sc 2 dc) next sc around to next joining sp; repeat sl st; (sc 2 dc) around to back of sack, sl st into 2nd dc at the seam (end).
Rnds 2-3: (sc 2 dc) in first sc and each sc around. At the end of rnd 3, sl st into first sc of round just finished.
Rnd 4: Ch 4, * sk 1 st, dc in the next st, ch 1, * repeat around. End sl st in 3rd ch of ch 4.

Ties
Short-Cinch Tie: Make a chain 18 inches long, sc back on the chain. Weave tie around the double crochet spaces, from the middle of the back of the sack, to the middle front of the Main Bit.

Long Tie (to go around the hips): Make a chain of 200. Sc back on the chain.
Weave the same way as the Short-Cinch Tie.

NOTE! Please read! If the guy really wants to wear one, do the following:
Make 2 of the long ties. but one with 300 sts (groan). With a yarn needle, weave the tie through the bottom of the sack in the back part that would be next to the body, then from the middle of the sack to the other side with one half of the tie and do the same with the other half, but in the opposite direction. This will give "legs", like a jock strap. Then take the shorter of the two ties and weave it from the sack half, through the front part and to the other side of the sack. Both ties then will go around the middle the waist and be tied.
Decorate as desired!

© copyright By Debra Matz ~ March 19, 1997-2009

Permission is granted to copy this pattern, as long as my name and copyright is on the pattern. You have to blame someone!

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