Crocheted bow tie

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Looking for a personalised gift for the man in your life, for graduation or a Father's Day gift? This crocheted bow tie may be the answer. Below you will find a list of what you need and a detailed guide so you can crochet one yourself. The bow tie is crocheted using the soft and wonderful cotton yarn Infinity Hearts Rose 8/4, which is available in many different colours. If you’re giving the finished result as a gift, you can find a free banner designer here.

Size: approx. 12.5 x 6.5 cm

Material: Infinity Hearts Rose 8/4. Contains 100% cotton. Running length: approx. 176 m.

Yarn Consumption:

ca. 25 grams of colour 236 anthracite grey

a remnant of colour 190 Mustard

Crochet needle: No. 2.50 mm

Other tools:

• Needle for sewing together
• Elastic 5 mm
• Sewing thread
• Bow tie closure (this pattern uses only two of the parts)

Abbreviations 

Ch = chain stitch 

Sc = single crochet 

Rd = round 

Method 

Note: all rounds are reversed with a chain stich that is not counted as a stitch!

Bow tie

1. Cast on 15 ch

2. Insert the needle into the second stitch from the needle and make a sc.

3. Make sc around. out (14)

4. * Turn and make sc rd. out * (14)

5. Repeat round 4 until work measures approx. 25 cm

6. Make a border with sc around. Cut the thread but leave approx. 20 cm to sew with.

Belt

1. Cast on 6 ch.

2. Insert the needle into the second stitch from the needle and make a sc

3. Make sc rd. out (5)

4. * Turn and make sc rd. out * (5)

5. Repeat round 4 until work measures between 6-10 cm, depending on how tight "loop shape" you want. Try your way.

6. Crochet a rd. sc around. Cut the thread but leave about 20 cm to sew with.

Tape

1. Cast on 5 ch

2. Insert the needle into the second stitch from the needle and make a sc

3. Make sc rd. out (4)

4. * Turn and make sc rd. out * (4)

5. Repeat lap 4 until the work measures the appropriate length. (approx. 32 cm fits an average man)

6. Make a border with sc around. Cut and staple the thread.

Assembly

Fold the two ends of the loop into the middle and sew together. It doesn't matter how it looks, as it is tucked away by the belt on the loop - but try to get it flat.

The belt folds around the loop (and hides the seam on the loop) and is stitched together.

A piece of elastic on which the bow tie closures have been fastened is attached to the neckband at each end with sewing thread.

For an alternative look, half-treble masks can be used instead of double crochet - this gives a slightly more raw expression and you have to think about the yarn consumption increasing slightly.

Design: Angie B. Good