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      This costume came out of "necessity." We usually have out costumes picked out the month before Halloween and we did, but at the last minute my girls decided they wanted to be True and Bartleby from the show "True and the Rainbow Kingdom." We looked at the Halloween store and Party City, but I didn't like the quality or the way the costume fit on my 5 year old. So out comes Mom's skills to save the day. We combined everyday clothes with these accessories and it turned out awesome! 

True’s Costume Accessories

 

True’s Sash

Materials:

  • Yellow worsted yarn

  • H (5mm) hook

  • Yarn Needle

  • 2 buttons, snaps, or velcro

  • Scissors

 

Pattern:

ch 120 (or desired length +2)

Row 1: dc in 2nd ch from hook and in every ch across, turn

Row 2: ch 2, dc across

Row 3-4: repeat row 2

F.O. and weave in ends. Sew a small button or snaps to each corner on one end of the sash. If using velcro sew one end to each end of the sash.

 

True’s Badge

Materials:

**You will work several circles and you will sew them together

  • Red worsted yarn

  • Blue worsted yarn

  • White worsted yarn

  • Yellow worsted yarn

  • H (5mm) hook

  • Yarn needle

  • 1 button, snap or velcro

  • Scissors

 

Pattern:

**The badge is worked in 5 pieces

Begin with red, magic ring with 12 dc, join w/ sl st to fist dc (12)

Rnd 1: ch 2, dc in same stitch as join, inc around, join w/ sl st (24)

Rnd 2: ch 2 *inc, dc* reapeat * to * around, join w/ sl st (36)

Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in BLO in same st as join, sc in BLO around, join w/ sl st (36)

F.O. Attach button, snap, or one side of velcro to the bottom of the circle and weave in ends.

 

Begin white, magic cicle with 12 dc, join w/ sl st to first dc (12)

Rnd 1: ch 2, dc in same stitch as join, inc around, join w/ sl st (24)

Rnd 2: ch 2 *inc, dc* reapeat * to * around, join w/ sl st (36)

F.O. leave a tail for sewing. Set aside (you’ll want to sew the smaller circles to this before sewing it to the larger circle.

 

Make on in each red, yellow, and blue. Magic ring with 12 dc, join with sl st to first dc (12)

Rnd 1: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc around, join w/ sl st (12)

F.O. leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew each small colored circle in a triangle shape in the center of the white circle. Sew the top stitches of the white circle to the FLO of the read circle with the colored circles facing up. (If using snaps or velcro, you are going to need to measure on the person meant to where the sash to find where to sew the bottom snap/velcro to the sash).

 

True’s Backpack

Materials:

  • White worsted yarn

  • Red worsted yarn

  • Yellow worsted yarn

  • Blue worsted yarn

  • H (5mm) hook

  • Yarn needle

  • 2 hair elastics

  • Small buttons, snaps, or velcro

  • Scissors

 

Pattern:

**There are 3 sections to each piece of the backpack, you will work 3 of each section. One in each red, yellow, and blue (Figures A-K)

Top section:

Begin with white (each time)

Rnd 1: sc around elastic 28 times, join w/ sl st (28)

Rnd 2: ch 1 sc in same st as join, inc *sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ sl st (42)

Attatch next color (red, yellow or blue)

Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc around (42)

Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in same st as join, inc *sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ sl st (63)

Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 3 sc, hdc, 3 dc, tr, 2 ext-tr. 3 dc, hdc, sc around, join w/ slst (63)

Rnd 6: ch 2, 9 dc (tr, ext-tr, tr) in next st, dc around, join w/ sl st (66)

Rnd 7: ch 1, BLO sc in same st as join, BLO sc around, join w/sl st (66)

Rnd 8: ch 1, sc in same stitch as join, sc around, join w/ sl st (66)

Rnd 9-11: repeat round 8 (66)

Rnd 12: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 4 sc, dc *5 sc, dec* repeat * to * to last 9 sts, 4 sc, dc, sc, dec (56)

F.O. leaving a long tail for sewing.

 

Pocket:

Leave a long starting tail for sewing, ch 43 (43)

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (42)

Row 2: ch 1, sc across (42)

Row 3-7: repeat row 2

DO NOT F.O. place a stitch marker in place of hook. Sew starting (long) edge around the edge of white circle (rnd 2) of top section. Sew the short edges together to create a cylinder. Remove stitch marker and reinsert hook.

Rnd 8: dec around (you should have 6 st left) (6)

F.O. sew closed

 

Bottom section:

Magic ring with 6 sc, join w/ sl st (6)

Rnd 1: ch 1, inc in same st as join, inc around, join w/ slst (12)

Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in same st as join, inc *sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ sl st (18)

Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc, inc *2 sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ slst (24)

Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 2 sc, inc *3 sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ slst (30)

Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 3 sc, inc *4 sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ slst (36)

Rnd 6: ch1, sc in same st as join, 4 sc, inc *5 sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ slst (42)

Rnd 7: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 5 sc, inc *6sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ slst (48)

Rnd 8: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 3 sc, hdc, 3 dc, tr, 2 ext-tr, tr, 3 dc, hdc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc,

4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, join w/ sl st (54)

Rnd 9: ch 2, 8 dc (tr, ext-tr, tr) in same st, dc around, join w/ slst (56)

F.O. weave in only ending tail

 

Sew starting tail to the center of the bottom of the pocket. Sew the bottom section to the top section stuffing around the pocket as you go **DO NOT stuff too firmly, the wishes need to be able to sit inside the pockets**

Sew each of the backpack sections together at the points (top and bottom) tightly about 12-15 stitches up

 

Fasteners: (optional, make 2)

In any color, ch 17

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in every ch across

Row 2: ch 1, sc across

Row 3-4: repeat row 2

F.O. leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew at an angle to the back of the backpack.

** you don’t have to do this part of the backpack, you could sew the backpack directly to the sash instead.

 

Lid:

With white, magic ring with 6 sc, join w/ sl st (6)

Rnd 1: ch 1, inc in same st as join, inc around, join w/ sl st (12)

Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in same st as join, inc *sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ sl st (18)

Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc, inc *2 sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ sl st (24)

Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 2 sc, inc *3 sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ sl st (30)

Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in same st as join, 3 sc, inc *4sc, inc* repeat * to * around, join w/ sl st (36)

F.O. weave in starting tail.

 

Sew about 7 sts to backpack over the pocket (row 2 of the top section), sew velcro, snap, or button to the lid and backpack.

 

Wishes

Materials:

  • Light yellow worsted yarn

  • 2- 8mm safety eyes

  • Black embroidery or crochet thread

  • G (4.25mm) hook

  • Stitch marker

  • Yarn needle

  • Scissors

 

Pattern:

**work in continuous rounds DO NOT join at the end of each round, place a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round.

Magic ring with 6 sc (6)

Rnd 1: inc around (12)

Rnd 2: *sc, inc* around (18)

Rnd 3: *2 sc, inc* around (24)

Rnd 4: *3 sc, inc* around (30)

Rnd 5-10: sc around (30)

Insert eyes between row 7 and 8 about 6 sts apart, start stuffing adding as you go

Rnd 11: *3 sc, dec* around (24)

Rnd 12: *2 sc, dec* around (18)

Rnd 13: *sc, dec* around (12)

Rnd 14: dec around (6)

Finish stuffing, F.O. and hide tail inside. Embroider a sweet smile centered below the eyes. You can even add some cute little eyebrows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Fig. A: Top section (top)                                Fig. B: Top section (bottom)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Fig. C: Pocket                         Fig. D: Pocket                           Fig. E: Pocket

          (long edge)                             (short edge)                               (dec round)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Fig. F: Pocket                           Fig. G: Bottom section          Fig. H: Bottom section

          (closed)                                      (attached to pocket)             (sewn to top, stuffing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Fig I: Lid (edge sewn)                            Fig. J: Lid, pocket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       Fig. K: Lid fastened

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True’s Headband

Materials:

  • Thick white (blank satin) headband

  • 2 inch red worsted pompom

  • 1 inch yellow worsted pompom

  • 2 inch blue worsted pompom

  • Hot glue gun

 

Make your pompoms, 1- 2 inch red, 1-2 inch blue, and 1-1 inch yellow. Hot glue them to the top of the headband off to one side.

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