Create Your Own Crochet Power Drill: A Beginner's Guide

Have you ever heard of a crochet power drill? It might sound like an unusual combination, but it's a clever tool that blends the art of crochet with the functionality of a power drill. With a crochet power drill in hand, you can easily tackle both your crochet home improvement tasks and creative crochet designs with ease.

Skill Level

SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

Materials Needed

YARN: Medium Weight Cotton Yarn (Lace 4) in Yellow, Burgundy, and Gray

OTHER MATERIALS: Polyester Fiber Filling; Yarn Needle

HOOK SIZES: E/3, 25 mm

DIMENSIONS: 8”x 5”

Stitches Used and Abbreviations

STITCHES USED and ABBREVIATIONS: magic ring (mr), chain (ch), slip stitch (sl st), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), back loop only (BLO), front loops only (FLO), decrease (dec), increase (inc), fasten off (F/O).

Instructions Overview

INSTRUCTIONS: Work in rounds (join with a sl st and ch1 at the end of each round) unless otherwise instructed.

Chuck, Torque Control, and Motor

RND 1: starting off with gray yarn, 7 sc in a mr (7)

RND 2: sc inc around (14)

RND 3: sc even (14)

RND 4: *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (21)

RND 5-7: sc even (21)

RND 8: working in BLO, *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (14)

RND 9: working in both loops now, sc dec around (7); start stuffing

RND 10: working in FLO, sc even (7)

RND 11: switch to yellow yarn, working in FLO, sc inc around (14)

RND 12: working in both loops now, *1 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (21)

RND 13: *2 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (28)

RND 14: working in BLO, sc even (28)

RND 15-16: working in both loops now, sc even (28)

RND 17: working in FLO, *3 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (35)

RND 18: working in both loops now, *4 sc, 1 sc inc*, repeat ** around (42)

RND 19: working in BLO, sc even (42)

RND 20: switch to burgundy yarn, work in both loops now, sc even (42)

RND 21-22: sc even (42); keep stuffing as you go

RND 23: switch back to yellow yarn, sc even (42)

RND 24-39: sc even (42)

RND 40: switch to red yarn, sc even (42)

RND 41: switch back to yellow yarn, *4 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (35)

RND 42: *3 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (28)

RND 43: *2 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (21)

RND 44: *1 sc, 1 sc dec*, repeat ** around (14); finish stuffing

RND 45: sc dec around (7); F/O, close the hole and hide the yarn.

Handle

(yellow yarn)

RND 1: 6 sc in a mr (6)

RND 2: 1 sc, 4 hdc in the next st, 2 sc, 4 hdc in the next st, 1 sc (12)

RND 3: 2 sc, 3 hdc in the next st, 3 hdc in the next one, 4 sc, 3 hdc in the next st, 3 hdc in the next one, 2 sc (20)

RND 4: working in BLO, sc even (20)

RND 5-21: working in both loops now, sc even (20); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the handle to the main body between rnds #29-38. Stuff the handle firmly before attaching it.

Trigger

(burgundy yarn)

RND 1: 4 ch, 1 sc inc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc, 4 sc in the last st, keep working on the other side of the foundation chain, 1 sc, 1 sc inc in the last st that already contains 2 sc (10)

RND 2: working in BLO, sc even (10); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to sew the trigger to the handle, between rnds #15-21.

Drill Bit

(gray yarn)

RND 1: 23 ch, 1 sl st in the 2nd ch from the hook, 2 sl sts, 3 sc in each of the next 16 sts, 3 sl sts (54); F/O and leave a long tail of yarn to attach the drill bit to the chuck.

Embellishments

Embroider the GEAR SELECTOR MARKERS with burgundy yarn between rnds #14-16.

Embroider the AIR VENTS with gray yarn between rnds #32-38 on both sides of the motor.