Lucky Penny Necklace

Hi! Crafters!

Below is a craft for St. Patrick’s Day for children to make. I copied these years ago for my students to make.

Lucky Penny Necklace

Materials: bottle cap, white and green construction papers, white glue, scissors, black marker. A penny, masking tape, green yarn Styrofoam tray or newspaper

Instructions:

Cut a circle with the white construction paper large enough to cover the cap.

Put a piece of masking tape on the cap to create a better gluing surface,

Glue the white circle on the cap.

Cut a shamrock from the green construction paper small enough to fit on the white circle.

Option: using the black marker make a happy face on the shamrock.

Glue shamrock to covered cap.

Turn the cap over.

Put a piece of masking tape over the inside of the cap.

Put another piece of tap on the penny. The tape will give the cap a better gluing surface to glue the penny.

Glue the penny inside the cap.

Let dry on the tray or newspaper.

Cut a piece of green yarn long enough to make the necklace.

Tie the yarn around the cap.

Then tie the two ends together to make the necklace.

Wear the necklace shamrock side out with the penny hidden behind.

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Shamrock Wand

Hi! Crafters!

Here is another fun craft for children to make for St. Patrick’s Day.

Shamrock Wand

 

Materials: green construction paper, white glue, scissors, stapler, gold glitter, green straw, gold and green thin ribbon

Instructions:

Cut three heart shapes from the construction paper.

Glue the tips of the three shapes together to from a shamrock.

Staple the center of the shamrock to one end of the straw to make a handle.

Decorate the shamrock with gold glitter.

Cut three ot more 3 foot ribbons.

Hold the ribbons together and staple them to the back of the shamrock at the center so that the ends ang down from the shamrock wand.

Cut several tiny shamrocks and staple them along the ribbons.

The wand is to help catch a leprechaun!!!

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St Patrick's Day Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Hi! Crafters!

I haven’t been able to do this yet but I would like to make a crochet afghan for all the different holidays and season. Besides making a wreath for this, too.

St Patrick's Day Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Materials:  yarn in cream and green; Hook 4.5mm or size needed to obtain a 6 inch square

Abbreviations:  ch, chain; rnd, round; dc, double crochet; sc, single crochet(s); hdc, half double crochet; sl st(s), slip stitch(es); lp(s), loop(s); sp(s), space(s); rem, remaining; rep, repeat; yo, yarn over; st(s), stitch(es).

Instructions: 

ch1, ch3 instead of sc or dc at the beginning of each round.

With green yarn, ch2, 5sc in second ch from hook. sl st to join.

Using BACK LOOPS ONLY, Work 2sc in each st around. sl st to join. 12sts

Finish off green

Join cream yarn with sl st to any stitch. 2dc in each st around. sl st to join. 24sts

3dc in first st, ch1, sk2 st, (3dc ch1 3dc) Corner Made, *ch1, sk2 st, 3dc, ch1, sk 2 st, (3dc ch1 3dc )*. Repeat from * to * 2 more times, sl st to join

sl st to first ch1 sp.

3dc in same sp, *ch1, 3dc ch1 3dc in corner sp, (ch1, 3dc) in next 2 spaces. 

Repeat from * to * 3 more times. ch1, sl st to join

sl st to first sp.

3dc in same sp, *ch1, 3dc ch1 3dc in corner sp, (ch1, 3dc) in next 3 spaces. 

Repeat from * to * 3 more times. ch1, sl st to join

Finish off cream.

Join green in any st and sc in each st around, working 3 sc in each corner. sl st to join.

Finish off green.

Shamrock

Re-Join green, with sl st, to a free front loop in Rnd 1. There should be 6.

Pick a loop that is in-line with one of the blocks of 3dc (not in-line with a corner)

(sc, 2hdc, 2dc, 2hdc, sc, sl st) in same loop

(sl st, sc, 2hdc, 2dc, 2hdc, sc, sl st) in next two loops

sk next loop

sl st in the next loop

ch5, sc in 2nd from hook and in next 3. sl st in base of stem.

sk next loop and sl st in sl st of first leaf. Finish off.

It depends on the size you want on how many squares yo will need to make.  For example throw, twin, full, queen, or king.

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