Crocheted Djembe Drum

My friend DB is a fabulous drummer, so for his birthday, I wanted to crochet him a djembe, a traditional African drum. (Not) surprisingly, I couldn’t find a pattern for one, so I made one up. Enjoy!

Crocheted Djembe

Supplies Needed: H (5.00 mm) hook, worsted weight yarn in off white, black, and 3 other shades (pick ones in the brown or red family for accuracy), plastic canvas, polyfill stuffing

Note: Firmly stuff as you go. Entire piece is worked by joining each round.

Body of drum:

In off-white, ch 2.

1. In 2nd ch, sc 6. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

2. 2sc in each st around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

3. * 2sc in first st, sc, rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

4. * 2sc in first st, sc in next 2, rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

5. * 2sc in first st, sc in next 3, rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

6. * 2sc in first st, sc in next 4, rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

7. * 2sc in first st, sc in next 5, rep from * around. Join with ss.  Fasten off.

Cut a circle out of the plastic canvas that fits the circumference of the off white piece and place it underneath the off white section. Continue crocheting with the piece in place.

8. Join with black. Sc even around. Join with ss. Fasten off.

9. In back loops only, join with body color 1 (brown). Sc even around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

10. In both loops, sc around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

11. Rep R 10.

12. * Sc2tog, sc in next 4. Rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

13-14. Rep R 10. After R14, fasten off brown.

15. Join body color 2 (red). Sc around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

16. * Sc2tog, sc in next 3. Rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

17-20. Rep R 10. After R20, fasten off red. If desired, in R20, evenly space long single crochet stitches around (instructions here) Do one every 3-4 stitches, to your taste.

21. Join body color 3 (tan). Sc around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

22. * Sc2tog, sc in next 2. Rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

 23-24. Rep R 10.

25. * Sc2tog, sc in next. Rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

26. In back loops only, *2sc, sc in next. Rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

Cut a circle out of the plastic canvas that fits the circumference of the piece after row 25 and place it inside the section. Continue crocheting with the piece in place.

27-28. Rep R 10. After R28, fasten off tan. Again, here you can put the long single crochet stitches evenly spaced.

29. Join red. *2sc, sc in next 2. Rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn

30-31. Rep R10. After R31, fasten off red. Again, here you can put the long single crochet stitches evenly spaced.

32. Join brown. *2sc, sc in next 3. Rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn

33-35 (Or desired length – do as many row here as you want). Rep R10.

Cut a circle out of the plastic canvas that fits the circumference of the base of the piece and place it inside. Continue crocheting with the piece in place.

36. In back loops only, * Sc2tog, sc in next 3. Rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

37. In both loops, * Sc2tog, sc in next 2. Rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

38. * Sc2tog, sc in next 1. Rep from * around. Join with ss. Ch 1. Do not turn.

39. Sc2tog in each st around. Draw yarn through all six stitches and draw up tight. Fasten off.

Drum Tightening loops:

Join with black in the front loop of any stitch on row 8. Draw up a loop through the front loop of the stitch directly below in row 26. SS in same stitch and in next 3 stitches in row 8. * Draw up a loop through the front loop of the next stitch in row 26. SS in same stitch and in next 3 stitches in row 8. Rep from * around. When you get back to where you added the black, make a chain of about 25-30 chains and ss to the first front loop on row 26. Ch 5 and fasten off.

Finished Drum with Playable Version: 

Terms used:

Ch – Chain

Sc – Single Crochet

SS – Slip Stitch

Please note: This pattern is free for your use. Please feel free to make as many as you want of the finished project. If you choose to sell your final product, please credit this site for the pattern. Please DO NOT SELL the pattern. Thanks!

More Superhero Charts

In honor of the release of the Avengers, I have charted several more logos. These are all 50 x 50 charts.

The Avengers

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The Black Widow

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Hawkeye

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Avengers Assemble!

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Please note: This pattern is free for your use. Please feel free to make as many as you want of the finished project. If you choose to sell your final product, please credit this site for the pattern. Please DO NOT SELL the pattern. Thanks! Also, I have nothing to do with Marvel. These are just my homage to them.

Lace Up Tunisian Fingerless Gloves

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4 oz Bulky Weight Yarn (I used Bernat Bamboo Natural in Linen), H afghan hook, 2 yards ribbon

Note: This pattern presupposes you already know how to do the Tunisian purl and Tunisian knit stitches.

Make two the same (unless it indicates otherwise)

For Both:
Ch 24
3 rows Tunisian Purl

For left glove:
PU 15 as knit, work 4 rows Tunisian knit, fasten off.
Sk 2 stitches, PU 7 as knit, work 4 rows Tunisian knit.

For right glove:

Left Thumb:
PU 7 as knit, work 4 rows Tunisian knit, fasten off.
Sk 2 stitches, PU 15 as knit, work 4 rows Tunisian knit.

For Both:
Work 19 rows Tunisian knit.
Work 3 rows Tunisian purl.
Fasten off.

Use ribbon to lace up the two sides of each glove.

Please note: This pattern is free for your use. Please feel free to make as many as you want of the finished project. If you choose to sell your final product, please credit this site for the pattern. Please DO NOT SELL the pattern. Thanks!

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Alchemy Afghan

All charts are 30 x 30. Colors are suggestions.

Winter

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Day

Night

Hour

Year

Fire

Air

Water

Earth

Gold

Silver

This is the layout I intend to use:

 

Please note: This pattern is free for your use. Please feel free to make as many as you want of the finished project. If you choose to sell your final product, please credit this site for the pattern. Please DO NOT SELL the pattern. Thanks!

Mitzi’s A

Please note: This pattern is free for your use. Please feel free to make as many as you want of the finished project. If you choose to sell your final product, please credit this site for the pattern. Please DO NOT SELL the pattern. Thanks!

Superhero Logo Charts

All panels are 50 x 50.

~Batman

~The Green Lantern

~Watchmen

~Superman

~Spiderman

~Dead Pool

~Captain America

~Wonder Woman

~The Flash

~Iron Man

~Thor

~Marvel Comics

~DC Logo

~The X-Men

~The Fantastic Four

~The Incredible Hulk

Please note: This pattern is free for your use. Please feel free to make as many as you want of the finished project. If you choose to sell your final product, please credit this site for the pattern. Please DO NOT SELL the pattern. Thanks! Note: I have no affiliation with Marvel or DC.

More New Broadway Panels

Big River

Working

West Side Story

Children of a Lesser God

Peter Pan

Snoopy the Musical

Godspell

Chess

Finian’s Rainbow

 

Please note: This pattern is free for your use. Please feel free to make as many as you want of the finished project. If you choose to sell your final product, please credit this site for the pattern. Please DO NOT SELL the pattern. Thanks! Note: I have no affiliation with any of these shows.

New and Revamped Broadway Panels

All of these panels are 40 x 75.

The Little Mermaid

The Secret Garden

Wicked (redone) – (Note: when I was done with this one, I top stitched the hand details onto Glinda; see second picture)

RENT (redone)

The Boy From Oz

Aida (redone)

Jekyll & Hyde

 

Please note: This pattern is free for your use. Please feel free to make as many as you want of the finished project. If you choose to sell your final product, please credit this site for the pattern. Please DO NOT SELL the pattern. Thanks! Note: I have no affiliation with any of these shows.

Rubik’s Cube

 

F Hook, Worsted

Make 9 of each color:

Blue, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, White

Ch 4, join with a sl st to make a ring

Rnd1: 1ch (don’t counts as a st), 12sc in ring. Place a marker to indicate end of round and move marker up as work progresses.

Rnd2: *3sc in first sc, sc in next 2sc*; repeat *to* three more times

Rnd3: sc in next sc *3sc in next sc, sc in next 4sc*; repeat *to* two more times, 3sc in next sc, sc in next 3sc

Join with Black

Orange across from white

Yellow across from Red

Green across from blue

At end: Assemble into a cube and stuff when almost finished assembling.

Arrange as follows:

Blue Blue Blue Orange Orange Orange
Blue Blue White Yellow Orange Orange
Blue Blue Blue Orange Orange Orange
Yellow Yellow Yellow Red Red Blue
Yellow Yellow Yellow Red Red Red
Green Yellow Yellow Red Red Red
Green Orange Green White White White
Green Green Green White Red White
Green Green Green White White White

Please note: This pattern is free for your use. Please feel free to make as many as you want of the finished project. If you choose to sell your final product, please credit this site for the pattern. Please DO NOT SELL the pattern. Thanks!

Baby Satyr Hat

Baby Satyr Hat

This pattern makes a hat that fits a 17-19″ head.

H hook, bulky weight yarn for the hat, worsted weight for the horns.

Hat:

Ch 4, join with sl st to form ring.

  1. ch 1, 9 sc in ring; join with sl st in first sc (9 sc)
  2. ch 3 (counts as dc from here forward), dc in joining space, (2dc in each sc) join with sl st (20 dc)
  3. ch 3, dc in joining space, dc in next dc, (2dc in next dc, dc in next dc) join with sl st (30 dc)
  4. ch 3, dc in joining space, dc in next two dc, (2dc in next dc, dc in next two dc) join with sl st (40 dc)
  5. ch 3, dc in next 7 dc, (2dc, dc in next 7 st) (44 dc)
  6.  ch 3, (dc in each dc) (44)
  7. Rep R 6 (44)
  8. Rep R 6 (44)
  9. Rep R 6 (44)
  10. Rep R 6 (44)
  11. Rep R 6 (44)
  12. Rep R 6 (44)
  13. Rep R 6 (44)

Fasten off.

Horns (Make 2):

  1. Sc 3 in magic circle, sl st to join, pull tight. (3)
  2. 2 sc in each st around, sl st to join. (6)
  3. Rep R 2. (12)
  4. Sc around. (12)
  5. Rep R 4. (12)
  6. Sc, sl in next 4 st, sc in next 2 st, dc in next 4 st, sc. (12)
  7. Rep R 6. (12)
  8. Rep R 6. (12)
  9. Rep R 4. (12)
  10. Rep R 4. (12)
  11. Rep R 4. (12)

Fasten off. Stuff and sew to hat.

Weave in all ends.

Please note: This pattern is free for your use. Please feel free to make as many as you want of the finished project. If you choose to sell your final product, please credit this site for the pattern. Please DO NOT SELL the pattern. Thanks!

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