I had left over yarn from my glowing jellyfish hat, so I made glow worms! These are a glowing version of my worry worms.
Photo description: worry worms crocheted with five colors of Lions brand DIY Glow Cozy yarn with black sew on eyesPhoto description: glow worms in a dish, in the dark, glowing shades of green
I did enter them in the Lion brand Show us your Glow contest by tagging the picture in Instagram, but did not do a social push because I wanted my friends and family to vote for the jellyfish. Neither made the top 10, but there were some spectacular entries with serious time investment and large social backing. I do have my patterns available for free for the worry worm, and the jellyfish hat!
Here is a fun project! A glow in the dark jellyfish that you can wear. Just think of all those lovely floating jellies in the park on a cold night! I’m happy to provide my pattern for free, please tag me on instagram @carynjhall if you make the hat, and be kind, don’t sell my pattern, but do share the link to this blog post.
Lion Brand Yarn is doing a Show Us Your Glow contest, so if you want to pop over here, you can vote until March 19th, 2025.
Materials:
one skein each of DIY Glow Cozy Lion Brand Yarn #LionBrandYarn, in white, pink, lilac, aqua, neon green, and neon yellow
size I-9 crochet hook
yarn needle
Terms:
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
scbl – single crochet in the back loop
sc2tog – sc two stitches together
dc – double crochet
CDCS – Chainless Double Crochet Start (I like Moogly’s method)
Row 1: with white ch 2, 20 dc in magic circle, sl st to first DC
Row 2: CDCS, dc, ch 2, *dc, dc, ch 2* repeat ** 9 more times, sl st to start (10 ch 2 spaces)
Row 3: Sl st to ch2 space, CDCS, dc, ch 2, 2 dc, *in next space 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc* repeat ** 9 more times, sl st to start
Row 4: CDCS, *in next space (2dc, ch 2, 2dc), skip 2 dc, dc in next dc* repeat ** 8 more times, in next space (2dc, ch 2, 2dc), sl st to start
Row 5: CDCS, dc in same st, *in next space (2dc, ch 2, 2dc), skip 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc* repeat ** 8 more times, in next space (2dc, ch 2, 2dc), sl st to start
Row 6: CDCS, ch 1, dc in next st, *in next space (2dc, ch 2, 2dc), skip 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc* repeat ** 8 more times, in next space (2dc, ch 2, 2dc), sl st to start
Row 7: sl st to 1 ch space, CDCS, ch 1, dc in same space, *in next space (3dc, ch 2, 3dc), in next ch 1 space, (dc, ch 1, dc)* repeat ** 8 more times, in next space (3dc, ch 2, 3dc), sl st to start
Row 8: sl st to 1 ch space, CDCS, dc, ch 1, 2dc in same space, *in next space (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), in next ch 1 space, (2dc, ch 1, 2dc)* repeat ** 8 more times, in next space (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), sl st to start
Row 9: sl st to 1 ch space, CDCS, 2dc, ch 1, 3dc in same space, *in next space (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), in next ch 1 space, (3dc, ch 1, 3dc)* repeat ** 8 more times, in next space (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), sl st to start
Row 10: in neon green sl st to 1 ch space, CDCS, dc, ch 1, 2dc in same space, *in next space (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), in next ch 1 space, (2dc, ch 1, 2dc)* repeat ** 8 more times, in next space (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), sl st to start, do not cut yarn
Row 11: in aqua sl st to 1 ch space, CDCS, dc, ch 1, 2 dc in same space, *in next space (2dc, ch 2, 2dc), in next ch 1 space, (2dc, ch 1, 2dc)* repeat ** 8 more times, in next space (2dc, ch 2, 2dc), sl st to start, do not cut yarn
Row 12: in liliac sl st to 1 ch space, CDCS, ch 1, dc in same space, *in next space (2dc, ch 2, 2dc), in next ch 1 space, (dc, ch 1, dc)* repeat ** 8 more times, in next space (2dc, ch 2, 2dc), sl st to start, do not cut yarn
Row 13: in pink sl st to 1 ch space, CDCS, ch 1, dc in same space, *in next space (dc, ch 2, dc), in next ch 1 space, (dc, ch 1, dc)* repeat ** 8 more times, in next space (dc, ch 2, dc), sl st to start, do not cut yarn
Band: Don’t break yarn with color changes, pick up the floats and carry them along in the stitches. In pink ch 8, turn. 7 sc. *In lilac sc2tog, turn. 7 scbl, ch 1, turn. 7 scbl. In aqua sc2tog, turn. 7 scbl, ch 1, turn. 7 scbl. In aqua sc2tog, turn. 7 scbl, ch 1, turn. 7 scbl. In neon green sc2tog, turn. 7 scbl, ch 1, turn. 7 scbl. In pink sc2tog, turn. 7 scbl, ch 1, turn. 7 scbl. * repeat ** until beginning is reached. Stitch sides of band together, weave in ends.
Tentacles: In neon yellow, join yarn to the bottom of the band, chain 50. Join neon green, ch1, 3sc in each of the next 13 chains. Join aqua, 3sc in each of the next 13 chains. Join lilac, 3sc in each of the next 12 chains. Join pink, 3sc in each of the next 12 chains. Bind off, weave in end. Note: I changed the number of stitches of each color on my tentacles to give some more interest, and made one tentacle per two color stripes. Make shorter tentacles near the face.
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