Afghans / Armed forces / Babies / Preemies / Amazon Bookstore  / Doll clothes / Children / Christmas / Cross Stitch/  Hospital / Household / Humanitarian Aid / Recipes / Seniors / Size Charts / Winter / What's New / Bev's BLOG / Mojave Blessing Pebbles

Basic Crocheted Stoma Cover ~

Bev's interpretation of a pattern found archived here: (scroll down the page)

Use a size 1 or 2 steel crochet hook and #10 crochet cotton... bright colors are welcome, as well as plain ones!!
Chain 42 sts
Row 1: 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook then in each ch across (40 sts).  Ch 2 and turn

Rows 2-19: Dc in each st across row. Ch 2 and turn. (Row 19 ch 3 and turn)

Row 20: Trc (triple crochet) in next 4 sts, (5 triples) dc in next 30 sts, and trc in last 5 sts. Chain 75 sts, (like a bib tie) and sc back down those sts until the last 3 sts.  Trc in next 4 sts. Dc in next 5 sc, sc in next 20 sts, dc in next 5 sts, trc in next 5 sts.  (You should be around to the top of the other side of cover.)  Ch 75 and sc back down in each chain st, fasten off.

Photo courtesy of Ariana.  Thanks!