The crocheted Rainbow Lightning shooting out of a cloud is the latest piece to my daughters Halloween costume. Check out the previous Rainbow Pony costume patterns; The Pony Hat, Rainbow Tail and the Fingerless Gloves and Leg Warmers!
Next I will be figuring out the wings!
Supplies
F/G- 3.75 mm crochet hook
White, Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red Med/Worsted Weight Yarn
Yarn needle.
Stitches used for lightning
CH – Chain
SC – Single Crochet
HDC – Half Double Crochet
SC 3 TOG – Single Crochet Three Together
HDC 3 TOG – Half Double Crochet Three Together
Slip Stitch
Stitches used for cloud
Magic Circle
CH – Chain
TRE – Treble Crochet
DC – Double Crochet
HDC – Half Double Crochet
SC – Single Crochet
Slip Stitch
Lightning
Using Purple
Row 1: CH 17. Turn. Slip Stitch into 1st 4 stitches. SC into next stitch. 3 SC into next stitch. SC into each of the next 2 stitches. HDC into next stitch. HDC 3 TOG. HDC into next 5 stitches.
Finish off and change to Blue in same stitch.
Row 2: CH 1, turn. 2 HDC into first stitch. 1 HDC into each of the next 3 stitches. HDC 3 TOG. 1 HDC into next stitch. SC into each of the next 2 stitches. 3 SC into next stitch. Slip stitch into next 5 stitches. Leave last stitch unworked.
Finish off and change to Green into second from last stitch worked from previous round. (front loop only) Leaving one blue slip stitch unworked from the green.
Row 3: Slip Stitch into the front loops of the next 5 stitches. (working in both loops now) 3 SC into next stitch. 1 SC into each of the next 3 stitches. SC 3 TOG. HDC into next 3 stitches. 2 HDC into last stitch.
Finish off and change to Yellow in same stitch.
Row 4: CH 1, turn. 2 HDC into first stitch. 1 HDC into each of the next 3 stitches. HDC 3 TOG. SC into each of the next 3 stitches. 3 SC into next stitch. SC into next 6 stitches. Slip stitch into the unworked blue. Slip stitch into the unworked purple.
Finish off. Attach Orange into the third from last stitch from previous round. Leaving two yellow stitches unworked.
Row 5: Slip stitch into the next stitch, SC into each of the next 5 stitches. 3 SC into next stitch. 1 SC into each of the next 2 stitches. HDC into next stitch. HDC 3 TOG. HDC into next 3 stitches. 2 HDC into last stitch.
Finish off and change to Red in same stitch.
Row 6: CH 1, turn. 2 HDC into first stitch, 1 HDC into each of the next 3 stitches. HDC 3 TOG. HDC into next stitch. SC into each of the next 2 stitches, 3 SC into next stitch. SC into each of the next 7 stitches. SC into the 2 unworked yellow stitches, SC into the bottom of the yellow and the bottom of the purple. Ch 2 and then finish off.
Weave your ends into the matching colors.
Cloud
Step 1: Magic Circle. CH 3 (counts as first DC) 9 more DC into magic circle. Pull ring tight. Join to top of CH 3. (10 DC)
Step 2: CH 3(counts as first DC) DC into same stitch, 2 DC into each remaining stitch. Join to top of CH 3. (20 DC)
Step 3: CH 1. HDC into same stitch. 2 HDC into next stitch. *1 HDC into next stitch. 2 HDC into next stitch. Repeat from * around. Join to first HDC. (30 HDC)
Step 4: CH 1. SC into same stitch. HDC & DC into next stitch. DC & HDC into next stitch. SC into next stitch. Slip stitch into next stitch.
HDC into next stitch. DC & TRE into next stitch TRE & DC into next stitch. HDC into next stitch. Slip stitch into next stitch.
SC into next stitch. 2 DC into next stitch. 2 TRE into each of the next 2 stitches. 2 DC into next stitch. SC into next stitch. slip stitch into next 4 stitches.
SC into next stitch. HDC & DC into next stitch. DC & HDC into next stitch. SC into next stitch. Slip stitch into next stitch.
HDC into next stitch. DC & TRE into next stitch TRE & DC into next stitch. HDC into next stitch. Slip stitch into next stitch.
Finish off and weave in your ends.
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