Machine Embroidering on Crocheted Item: Success!

I bought a new sewing/embroidery machine two months ago and I haven't had too much time to play around with it.  My main thoughts behind getting the machine was to monogram towels.  In that process, I haven't found lettering that I really like for "S".  I think they all look like scribbles!

During the search for monogramming, my husband had this great idea to embroider on an ear warmer one of the races that we have completed.  So I ventured into crocheting an ear warmer for him that I was going to embroider "Gulf Beach 13.1" on, except, I made the headband too small.  It just fit me so perfectly though!! Perfect "mistake" right?! ;-)  That's when I decided to embroider "Roxbury 26.2" on it.  This marathon I completed last December in 15 degree, snowy weather.  It was such an awesome race that I signed up again!!! I want to make sure that I am nice and warm for this race and what better way than to show off the race name??

I've never embroidered on crochet and couldn't find much information about it so I treated it like it was a towel.  With towels, there is the concern that the needle will get caught on the material and pull, making it difficult to embroider.  That is when I found wonderful information on the web to use a water soluble stabilizer on top of the towel and a tear-away, or cut-away, stabilizer underneath.

I did the same thing with the crochet and it worked! Be careful not to pull your crochet too tight when putting it in the hoop, otherwise it will stretch and could pucker your work.

Happy crocheting and embroidering!! :)

FREE: Crocheted Adjustable Boot Cuffs Pattern

Adjustable Boot Cuffs

Adjustable Boot Cuffs PDF

Change the size of your boot cuffs as needed with this easy boot cuff pattern!

Boot cuff measures 16” x 5”

Stitch Abbreviations:

Ch – Chain

Sc – single crochet

Hdc – half double crochet

BLO – back loop only

What you need:

• Red Heart Supersaver yarn for my boot cuffs or worsted weight yarn (you don’t want your boot cuffs to be too thick where they don’t fit inside your boot!)
• Hook size H
• 4 -  1/4” buttons for the inside of your boot cuffs to make them adjustable 
• 4 buttons to embellish boot cuffs (optional)

Instructions:

Ribbing (the top):

Chain 11

Row 1: sc in second chain from hook and rest of ch (10 stitches)

Row 2-52: turn, ch. 1, sc in BLO across (10 stitches)

**I crochet until mine are about 15-16” long, but you can choose your length**

Now you are going to crochet the bottom part of the boot cuff.  Turn your work 90 degrees clockwise. You will be working along your crocheted rows.

Bottom of Cuff:

Row 1: sc, one in each row (in my case 52 sc)

Row 2-5: turn, ch. 2, hdc in each stitch across (52 stitches)

Finish off. 

Add 2 ¼” buttons to the inside of each boot cuff along the edge (as shown below)

Add 2 buttons to the outside of boot cuff along the edge of the ribbing (just opposite of the ¼” buttons)

**Make sure you make the boot cuffs opposite each other so that they aren’t buttoning in the same direction (I almost made that mistake!!)

Happy crocheting! Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with a part of this pattern!

**Please feel free to sell your finished products from this pattern! I would appreciate it if you can include a link to this pattern.**