Following the BINI lightstick, I decided to make my favorite BTS lightstick (and the first I ever owned), version 3!
Materials:
G hook (4.25 mm)
Scissors
Yarn needle
WW yarn in (sparkly) white, black, and red
Polyester fiberfill
Keyring
Notes:
- Gauge isn't that important, just so long as your stitches are tight so that the stuffing won't show or fall out.
- The (parentheses) at the end of each Rnd/Row indicate the number of stitches at the end of that Rnd/Row.
- I work in continuous rounds (aka spiral rounds), but if you prefer to join at the end of each round that's fine. I also decrease in front loops only because I've heard that it makes the decrease stitch less visible.
- If you don't know what a Magic Ring is don't panic! It's also called Magic Loop or Magic Circle. Here's an alternative: If the pattern says 6 sc in Magic Ring you can ch 2 and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook and join stitches. I prefer working with a Magic Ring because you can pull it as tight as you want so that the stuffing won't show. Most people I have tried to teach the Magic Ring to throw their crochet hooks and yarn on the floor in a huffy, but I myself find it fairly easy depending on how many stitches are in it. If you'd like to learn how to make one I found THIS LINK very helpful. The only person I've had success with teaching is my sister. Just use whatever you feel most comfortable using.
I used the following terms in this pattern: sc (single crochet), F/O (fasten off), MR (Magic Ring), inc (2 sc in next sc), and dec (decrease over next two stitches).
Pattern
Lightstick
1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: inc in each (12)
3: 1 sc, inc around (18)
4: 2 sc, inc around (24)
5: 3 sc, inc around (30)
6: 4 sc, inc around (36)
7-10: sc in each (36)
11: 4 sc, dec around (30)
12: 3 sc, dec around (24)
13: 2 sc, dec around (18)
*change color to handle color, in this case blue*
14: 1 sc, dec around (12)
15-25: sc in each (12)
26: 2 sc, dec around (9)
27: 1 sc, dec around (6)
F/O
Fuse
*Start with red color*
1: 4 in MR (4)
2: sc in each (4)
*change color to black*
3: 2 sc in each (8)
4: 2 sc in each (16)
F/O with long enough tail to sew.
Sew Fuse to "bulb" of lightstick at an angle. Embroider BTS logo in white onto handle of lightstick. Alternatively, you can use white felt and glue it to the handle.