What is more fun than a rousing game of crochet Tic-Tac-Toe on a lazy Spring day? Taking it outside! After all, the weather is nice now, so who doesn’t want to spend some time outdoors?
You can, of course, use whatever colors you like, but I think the bright yellow and shocking pink of the flowers make the game more vibrant and fun. The best part about this project, in my opinion, is that the game board is a bag, to hold all of the pieces. It makes it so easy to take along on picnics, trips to the park, or even just in your own backyard!
I hadn’t, originally, written up a pattern for this game, as I was so new to pattern writing when I made it. When asked, I looked through my notes and jotted down some instructions and included them on my old blog. A little bout of “Spring Fever” prompted me to revisit the pattern, and seeing that it was a bit confusing, I revised it. This is a much more clear accounting of how to make the Garden Party Tic-Tac-Toe game.
Garden Party Tic-Tac-Toe
Supplies:
Size I crochet hook
Yarn needle
Worsted weight yarn (I used Red Heart Super Saver Yarn)
For the bag: Color A: Hunter Green; Color B: Light Sage
For the flowers: Bright Yellow and Shocking Pink
Pattern:
For the front of the bag/playing board:
(make 3)
Using color A, ch 10.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, and in next 8 ch. Turn. (9)
Row 2: ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. (9)
Rows 3-9: repeat row 2.
Switch to color B.
Row 10 & 11: ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn (9)
Switch to color A.
Row 12-20: ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. (9)
Switch to color B.
Row 21 &22: ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn (9)
Switch to color A.
Rows 23-31: ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn (9)
Switch to color B.
Sc across, ch 1, work 31 sc evenly spaced up the side. Ch 1, work 9 sc across the back side of the foundation chain. Ch 1, work 31 sc evenly spaced up the side. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch 1. Finish off and weave in ends.
Sew Together:
Now, line up the stripes and sew the 3 panels together using a yarn needle and color B.
Back of the bag:
With color A, ch 32
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, and in each across. Turn. (31)
Row 2-31: ch 1, sc in each st across. Turn. (31)
Do not finish off.
Put the bag together:
Line up the front and back pieces with wrong sides facing. Join the yarn to the ch 1 sp in the bottom right corner of the front piece of the bag. Ch 1, working through both pieces, sc across.
Finish off and weave in ends.
Sew the two sides up with yarn needle and color A.
For the top of the bag:
Join color A to the corner of the top opening of the bag.
Ch 1, sc around the entire opening of the bag. Join with sl st to beginning ch 1.
Ch 3, dc around the entire opening of the bag. Join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3.
Finish off. Weave in ends and turn to right side.
Make the tie:
With color A, ch 126. Sl st in second ch from hook, and in each ch. Finish off. Weave in ends.
Weave the tie through the dc spaces in the top of the bag.
Flowers:
Make 10 flowers- 5 of one color and 5 of a second color of your choosing.
Ch 4, join with sl st to first ch to make a ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, sc in ring, [ch 3, sc in ring] 5 times. (There should be 5 ch 3 spaces).
Round 2: [sl st into the next ch 3 space. ch 1, sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc all in the same ch 3 space.] Repeat in each ch 3 space around. Join with sl st,
Finish off and weave in ends.