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INSPIRING PROJECTS for Creative Crocheters

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How to crochet Your complete guide

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25 GORGEOUS PATTERNS from beginner to expert!

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Beautiful blooms

Go botanical with our fabulous floral designs

Lovely gift idea

DARLING BUDS Personalise your plant pots

Quick to make UPCYCLE YOUR STOOL A pretty and practical project

Try something new

Celebration bunting Blogger Emma Escott gets ready for summer parties

ENTERTAIN IN STYLE With a stunning filet table runner

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH DEBBIE BLISS

Sweet & simple

CUTE CORSAGES Update your outfit in an evening!

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YEOMAN YARNS

We at Yeoman have an extraordinary range of yarns to fulfil virtually all crochet and knitter requirements; and here are a few to use as you enjoy this publication! You can view our whole range on-line or you can request FREE cards on any yarns of interest by email, phone or through our website. All our UK prices include postage so no nasty extras and we also export all over the world, especially Europe where postage charges are very reasonable. We are now a leading supplier to hungry knitters and crocheters seeking high quality yarns in countries like Germany & Scandinavia. We also have stockists you can find on our website.

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our famous and fabulous mercerised corded cotton in 55 colours; 850m/245gr

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combed cotton in 24 colours; 900m/450gr

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On 100gr ball in 15 colours, a handknitters dream to use; 200m/100gr, like Panama 4ply 50 ac/50 cotton

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This is our famous m/c washable merino extrafine; hugely popular and simply a joy to knit with, not cheap but in our view the finest pure extrafine merino available in UK.1600m/400gr. Also now available as DK Supersoft in 30 carefully graded colours on 50gr ball.

We only make and source yarn ethically and within UK & Europe.

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Meet the team Editor Claire Montgomerie [email protected] Managing Editor Sarah Moran [email protected] Deputy Editor Lindsey Harrad [email protected] Technical Editors Valerie Bracegirdle, Sara Sinaguglia, Charles Voth, Rachel Vowles Sub Editor Rhian Drinkwater Online Marketing Executive Adrian Lito [email protected] Contributors Jo Bodley, Valerie Bracegirdle, Vicki Brown, Ali Campbell, Jackie Carreira, Sarah Coad, Emma Escott, Katherine Laight, Jan Ollis, Helda Panagary, Lynne Rowe, Schachenmayr Design Team, Joanne Scrace, Sirdar Design Team, Tracey Shears, Tracey Todhunter, Emma Varnam Models Lucia Di Santo, Jessica Welch Photography Loy Olsen, Britt Spring www.brittspring.com Hair and makeup Nicki Henbrey, Julia Snowdon Design Stephanie Peat Ad Production Leila Schmitz Main cover image Britt Spring Smaller cover images DK Books, Emma Escott, Britt Spring

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Welcome Everywhere I look at the moment, the first buds and blooms of the year are peeking into view. In celebration of the spectacular colours of the spring bloom, this issue is inspired by florals. Floral prints, lace motifs and accessories were all over the spring catwalks, so this season you can maximise your flower inspiration with clashing jewel tones and large motifs, or tone it down with delicate flowery lace in neutral shades. The simplest way to make and wear crochet florals is to hook up some quick motifs and turn them into corsages or other accessories. Not only do we have an exclusive and very cute corsage pattern from Jan Ollis this month, but also a new customising feature, which in this issue focuses on the crocheted flower. Emma Varnam shows us how to make adorable clips, hairbands and decorative blooms for any project that might need prettifying. In addition, if you aren’t particularly greenfingered (or even if you are) then hook some bright projects for your garden, which will bring colour to any corner that has failed to bloom. Valerie Bracegirdle’s garland is the perfect outdoor party bunting, which you can leave out all summer long. One of my favourite projects this issue has to be the flower pots gift set. There is a great old musical called Say It With Flowers, the title of which was subsequently borrowed by a famous flower delivery company to great effect! Knowing which flowers are a friend’s favourite, taking the time to choose, buy and send them is always a lovely gesture. Including a pretty, handmade pot and personalised labels that can be reused will be sure to make a lasting impression.

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14 36 Three ways with… Floral Motifs!

NEWS & REVIEWS

FEATURES

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14 COFFEE & CROCHET

New summer colours, great yarn shops, fantastic competitions, dates for your diary and much more. Plus, learn about Nicki Trench’s fabulous new crochet club

11 BOOKS Sarah Hatton’s 10 Simple Crochet Projects is perfect for crochet beginners, while we also take a look at a stitch dictionary, beautiful crocheted blooms and a new how-to guide

12 GETTING HOOKED This month our beginner crocheter brightens up her home with Claire Montgomerie’s adorable mini bunting design

13 OFF THE HOOK We’re going butterfly-crazy with this selection of elegant botanical products

Time to celebrate, with birthdays on the way and bunting to hang!

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26 STUDIO STYLE Meet leading designer Debbie Bliss to chat about colours, florals and the inspirations behind her yarns

36 CUSTOMISING CROCHET Make your motifs go further, with Emma Varnam’s easy-to-embellish crocheted flowers

84 FABULOUS FILET Learn to shape your filet crochet designs for a professional finish

98 FINAL THOUGHT Sarah Hatton talks about the freelance life and making crochet simple

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Make it Patterns in this issue

40 Summer Throw

44 Marrakech Shawl

47 Flower Corsage

48 Floris, Lillie & Posy Pots

50 Bottle Holder

52 Periwinkle Necklace

54 Marlene Vest

58 Round Stool Cover

59 Blooming Marvellous

60 Garden Garland

64 Elsie iPad Cosy

65 Filet Heart Stole

68 Carolyn Top

70 Jessica Sweater

74 Boston Sun Bag

76 Tunisian Cushion

78 Christening Cap

82 Silver Chain Bracelets

87 Table Runner

84 Learn to shape filet crochet fabric

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SUBSCRIBE TODAY Never miss an issue – plus subscribe to Inside Crochet and save money every month! Turn to page 62 for details

83 NEXT ISSUE Get on trend with new season looks and stunning summer crochet, all in next month’s issue

89 HOW TO CROCHET Turn here if you’re new to crochet – we’ve got all the basics plus hints, tips and inspiration to get you started

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SPOT T ED!

BLOGS | BOOKS | REVIEWS | EVENTS | INTERVIEWS

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➻ These cute brooches are made using 100% wool from British sheep in brown Wensleydale or grey Romney yarn. They were inspired by the Campaign for Wool’s Wool Week, and are the perfect accessory for any knitting or crocheting yarn enthusiast! £6.50 each from www.maxsworld.co.uk

[ S H O P S W E LOV E ]

The Dropped Stitch ➻ A family-run business, The Dropped Stitch in Portslade, East Sussex, now has three generations working in the shop, as owner Hilary Bath’s two-year old grandson loves to help out! The shop stocks everything from acrylic to pure wool to suit all budgets and projects, including brands such as Wendy, James C Brett, King Cole, Woolcraft, Adriafil and luxury yarns. Hilary designs her own patterns and sells these along with a range of knit and crochet designs, plus KnitPro crochet hooks and some of Hilary’s own quirky handmade products. Open six days a week, Hilary is always happy to help with pattern problems. www.thedroppedstitch.co.uk

[ YA R N N E W S ]

Fresh summer colours ➻ Stylecraft has launched the second phase of its spring/summer season with a delicious array of fresh colours and some gorgeous new patterns. Crochet is becoming hugely popular and Stylecraft has created a new range of homeware patterns for its Classique Cotton yarn. The structure and quality of the yarn combined with the palette make it a perfect partner for crochet projects. There are four new shades: Heather, Teal, Plum and Wysteria. The soft yet practical acrylic baby yarn range, Wondersoft, will also have two contemporary colours added this season. Poppy and Midnight are used to great effect in a range of baby patterns and create a nautical look. Summer Breeze is another light yarn in an acrylic and cotton blend, and is available in four tempting new colours: Teal, Nickel, Midnight and Marmalade. For more information or stockists, go to www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk

[NEW DESIGN]

Flying carpet slippers ➻ Looking for something a little different? These princely babouches are made in extra-fine 4ply lambswool, and the kit comes in two colour combinations, navy and red or navy and grey. Whatever your choice, with just two balls of yarn and the stitch chart in your hands, your feet will soon be clad in magical softness. We thought these slippers would also make a great Father’s Day gift for 15 June! £17 for yarn and pattern (no hook), www.gomitolis.it 06 Inside Crochet

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We steel love them… ➻ The new Clover Amour steel crochet hooks both look good and have been created to provide a relaxing, enjoyable crochet experience with no strain on your hands. Designed for ease of use, these new hooks have three dimensional curves on the handle to fit your fingertips perfectly. The straight section of the hook shaft is slightly longer to ensure consistent loop size and the hooks are engineered to prevent the thread from slipping, making picking up and pulling through stitches a silky smooth experience. These hooks are available in sizes; 0.6, 0.75, 0.9, 1, 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75mm in a variety of colours, and cost approximately £7.05 from all good craft, sewing and hobby shops. For local stockist information, contact Clover at [email protected].

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✽ FROM 29 MARCH

GAWTHORPE TEXTILE COLLECTION

Don’t Miss!

Gawthorpe Textile Collection reopens for the new season with a special exhibition of contemporary knit and crochet. www.gawthorpetextiles.org.uk

WIN! We’ve got a complete set of the new Clover Amour steel crochet hooks to give away to one lucky Inside Crochet reader. To enter the draw to win the set, simply answer the following question: Q. Which metal is used to make the new Clover Amour crochet hooks? Send your answers to competitions@ tailormadepublishing.co.uk. Please include your full name, postal address and daytime telephone number. The deadline for entries is 25 April 2014.

✽ 26–27 APRIL

WONDERWOOL WALES Don’t miss this celebration of wool at the Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells. www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk

✽ 3–10 MAY

BATH IN FASHION Book now for events in this week-long celebration of style. This year’s festival celebrates the extraordinary creative energy in the British fashion industry. www.bathinfashion.co.uk

✽ UNTIL 17 MAY

ARTIST TEXTILES

W E LOV E … This pretty and practical set of three stackable tins in an exclusive floral print – perfect for storing your crafting bits and bobs. £5 from www.blottshop.com

An exhibition at the Fashion & Textile Museum in London tracing the history of 20th century art in textiles. Artist Textiles shows how ordinary people were once able to engage with modern art in a personal and intimate way through their clothing and home furnishings. www.ftmlondon.org

✽ 5 APRIL–27 JULY

THE GLAMOUR OF ITALIAN FASHION

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Nicki Trench launches Crochet Club ➻ Leading crochet designer Nicki Trench has launched her own Crochet Club offering new patterns and support to help you along your crochet journey. For just £3.50 a month, members will receive an exclusive pattern each month designed by Nicki, including step-by-step instructions and charts, plus deals with top brand suppliers to offer discounts on the yarn required for each project. Members will also benefit from workshops that will focus on techniques introduced in the patterns and a £10 discount off the cost of Nicki’s regular workshops. Future plans include crochet “surgeries” so members can access individual support for new techniques. Patterns are sent out on the 15th of each month – sign up now to ensure you receive designs for May and beyond. To find out more or sign up go to www. nickitrench.com/nickis-crochet-club

Explore Italy’s rich contribution to modern fashion from the end of the Second World War to the present. It will examine the craftsmanship, luxurious materials and expertise for which Italy has become renowned across couture, fine tailoring, innovative ready-to-wear and accessories. www.vam.ac.uk

WORKSHOPS ✽ VARIOUS DATES

CROCHET FOR BEGINNERS The National Wool Museum of Wales in Dre-Fach Felindre is holding a series of workshops perfect for anyone who is new to crochet or needs a refresher session. £4 per session. Booking essential, contact Kasturi Tusler on 01239 842018. www.museumwales.ac.uk/wool

✽ VARIOUS DATES

KNITSHOP WORKSHOPS Knitshop.co.uk, the South East London yarn store, has launched a new programme of workshops. Choose from themes such as Tunisian crochet, Crochet a Mandala or Crochet a Lace Shawl. www.knitshop.co.uk/156-workshops

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Cash for creativity

CROCHET ENTREPRENEURS

➻ If you really get bitten by the crochet bug and decide you’d like to try and make an income from your projects, Craft, Show & Sell by Torie Jayne is a handy guide to help you build your craft business at home, online and in the marketplace. Whether you decide to sell your designs online through sites such as Etsy or take a stall at a “real life” craft fair, this book will help you learn how to build your brand, find customers and harness the power of social media. With tips and advice from other crafters who have turned their skills into a business opportunity, this is an inspiring and practical read. Craft, Show & Tell by Torie Jayne, Search Press £12.99 www.searchpress.com

[NEW PRODUCT]

Cute crochet purse ➻ The Creative Sanctuary has launched its first range of exciting kits for crafters who like to sew, knit or crochet. Each limited edition kit comes in its own box, which contains all the materials you need to complete a gorgeous project with a full instruction booklet, clearly showing each stage in easy-to-follow photographs. Why not try the Isabel Crochet Purse by Anna Nikipirowicz? Made with super soft Debbie Bliss yarns, it includes a simple four-stage pattern, yarn, 4mm hook, purse clasp and beads. £24, www.thecreativesanctuary.co.uk

We Love

After discovering a talent for amigurumi, Stephanie Lau launched her blog and embarked on a new creative life

➻ Stephanie Lau has been crocheting since she was ten years old, when she started making sweaters and hats for her teddy bears. “As a child I always loved crafts,” she says. “I learned how to crochet from a book and then taught myself how to read patterns. I never would have imagined that in the future I would be making my own patterns and sharing my work with people around the world!” Crochet fell by the wayside for Stephanie while she studied, and it wasn’t until she had graduated and started her first job that she rediscovered her love for the craft, in particular for the Japanese art of amigurumi. “I was excitedly crocheting many cute animals and taking photos along the way,” she says. “I thought that people might like to see the step-by-step making of projects, and that a blog would be a great way for me to document my work, almost like a journal or portfolio. Once I had enough experience, I attempted my very first original design, the “Chinese New Year Doll”, and she was very well-received! The overwhelmingly encouraging messages, support and feedback that I have had from around the world help keep me motivated.” When Stephanie first started her blog

All About Ami three years ago she was working as a speech-language pathologist. She’s currently a stayat-home mother to one-year-old Myla and says she’s “loving every minute of it”. But she admits her talent for making amigurumi and her online popularity – she has 12,000 tumblr followers for her blog, plus approximately 8,000 Facebook followers, 3,000 Instagram followers and 1,000 Twitter followers – has opened up opportunities she never would have imagined. “In today’s consumer society, it is very special to be able to make something with your own hands. Pouring all your time, love and energy into creating handmade items makes them incredibly special as they are so full of life and character. I love being able to make crocheted gifts for baby showers and birthdays, I proudly wear my own personally designed and crocheted cowls and love displaying my crocheted baskets in my home. The only downside to pursuing a crafty, creative lifestyle is that there are always so many projects on my to-do list and my need to buy more yarn is never-ending!” To find out more, read Stephanie’s blog at www. allaboutami.com

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Sirdar Soukie DK

W E A SK ED OU R R E A DER S… Stylecraft Stars

Rowan Pure Linen

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YARNS WE LOVE

WORDS CLAIRE MONTGOMERIE

Sirdar Hush 44% acrylic/27% mohair/ 22% nylon/7% polyester 25g/187m/205yds Hush is a gorgeous mohair blend yarn with a hint of sparkle. The resulting fabric is soft, light and airy, making it perfect for lightweight summer shawls or cardigans, while the high synthetic content means it does not have the “tickle” that some people experience with mohair. This may also be behind the fact that the yarn is easy to use with little snagging and is much easier than most mohairs to rip back without catching. £5.29 from www.deramores.com

Stylecraft Stars 75% acrylic/10% polyester/ 10% metallic polyester/5% sequin 50g/150m/164yds A soft and pretty DK yarn, Stars is perfect for lightweight summer eveningwear. The sequins and metallic thread are subtly glimmering additions to the icy pastel palette, making it right on trend for fashion items this season. The metallic thread makes the yarn slightly splitty, but the sequins are too small to cause any trouble. The only difficulty can be trying to ensure that all the sequins come out on the right side of the work – a harder feat in a dense crochet stitch than with knitting. £3.75 from www.thehomemakery.co.uk

Louisa Harding Étoile 70% cotton/24% polyamide/6% polyester 50g/110m/120yds Étoile is French for star, but although Stylecraft Stars uses the same payette sequins as the Étoile, that is where the

Yarn Reviews

[QUESTION TIME]

Sirdar Hush

Louisa Harding Étoile

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similarity ends. The Étoile is less twinkly, as it has a cotton fibre base and no metallic thread, which creates a gorgeous contrast between the yarn and sequins. This yarn feels more casual than most glittery yarns, and so is perhaps more wearable for daytime. The yarn works up as an aran weight, though it feels slightly finer, as it can be a bit tricky to work on a smaller hook. £6.60 from www.laughinghens.com

Rowan Pure Linen 100% linen 50g/130m/142yds As with most pure linen yarns, this can be quite tricky to hook, as it is springy and stiff, with little give. Working slowly, with lots of patience and many rests for your hands is advised, but it’s well worth the effort as the resulting fabric has a classic elegance. The colour palette of sophisticated neutrals is perfect for cool summer fabrics – we can see this working well in tote bags and chic accessories. £7.20 from www.getknitted.com

Sirdar Soukie DK 40% polyester/33% acrylic/27% cotton 50g/110m/120yds Soukie is an unusual blend of cotton, synthetic fibres and sequins, spun in a candycane effect. This construction creates an interesting, marl-look fabric, with a strong contrast between the fluffy base fibre and shiny, sequin strung floss. The result is that the sequins get a little lost in dense crochet stitches, so a lacy stitch would be recommended, but the yarn makes for a plump and attractive fabric. £2.95 from www.loveknitting.com

The sun is finally making an appearance and helping us all feel more creative. What’s the first project on your hook for spring/summer? Don’t forget, we are now offering a free one-year digital subscription to Inside Crochet for our favourite response on Facebook or Twitter, so send us your comments!

WINNER! JULIE GLAZE: “Crocheted repairs to the wrens’ nest… hope they appreciate!” (We love to hear about innovative uses for crochet – enjoy your subscription Julie! Inside Crochet team) ➻ Sarah Jones: Spring makes me go a bit flower crazy! I’ve been working on flower decorations in upcycled glass jars as well as a flower wreath in pastels. ➻ Amy Steinmetz: I was so sick of winter last month that I started a floral shawl. With every flower motif I complete I think of spring. ➻ Charlotte Noon: I’ve already finished my first two spring projects. A pretty green ripple cushion cover, and a smiley skull cushion cover in filet crochet. ➻ Sam Takle: I’ve got a baby gift on my hook. I’m cutting it close as the baby was due two days ago, but then I intend to make something for me. I have my eye on the Loren Sweater from issue 49 or the Tunisian Sweater from issue 51. All I need to do is decide which! ➻ Emma Meades: Granny squares to make my three nieces blankets for Christmas! 20 down, only 568 to go!

FOL L OW!

For crochet inspiratio n, follow the blog at www.hopefulhoney .com, m which is packed with free projec ts and other creative ideas. Writte n by 18-yearold Olivia, the Hopeful Honey blog will appeal to younger crafters too. You can also follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ho pefulhoney

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Kara Gunza

www.petalstopicots.com

CROCHET ON T HE HIGH ST R EET Keep baby’s tiny feet cosy in jungle style with these adorable crocheted booties from Mud Pie, available in three cute designs: monkey, zebra and giraffe. £18 a pair from www.zigzaghouse.co.uk

Tell us about your life… I live in Northern New Jersey, USA, with my husband and three children. Is it an inspiring place to be? Yes, I would say so, but I am a firm believer in finding inspiration in the little everyday things around you. It’s more a matter of perspective than environment. What inspired you to start Petals to Picots? I hit publish on my first post in October 2011 and have been plugging away ever since. I’ve always been a creative type and have a background in publishing and communications. When I decided to stay at home with my children I felt a bit of a void: I missed writing, I missed interaction and coworkers, I missed feeling creative. I started the blog as an outlet for all those things, and it has evolved into so much more than I could have ever imagined.

sit by her while she crocheted and make little blankets and scarves for my dolls. How has your blog changed your life? Crochet has always been one of the most fulfilling things in my life. It is nourishing for my soul, especially when I am anxious or stressed. And the opportunities it has opened up for me have been so rewarding. I still take on a freelance editing project occasionally, but as Petals to Picots has grown I have been finding less and less time for that. Now blogging and pattern designing are my main career focus. Have you made new friends through blogging? Yes! I must say that has been the best and most unexpected

“My grandmother taught me to crochet – I would watch her make the most beautiful things” [ N AT I O N A L C O M P E T I T I O N ]

Prize-winning crochet ➻ Entries are now being accepted for the UK Hand Knitting Association’s Open Category, so if you’ve got a special project you’d like to put forward, why not take a photo and have a go? Now in its second year, this award is aimed at knitters and crocheters of all levels, with £1,000 worth of prizes to be won. Entries can be of any knitting or crochet project – there are no strict criteria and at this stage you only need to submit a photograph of your entry. The closing date for photo entries is 18 July 2014 and winners will be notified by the end of July. Finalists will then display their work at the autumn Knitting and Stitching Shows (9–12 October at Alexandra Palace, London, and 20–23 November in Harrogate). For more information and to download an entry form go to www.ukhandknitting.com/ KTA_applications.php.

How did you learn to crochet? I have been crocheting for about 30 years… yikes! I don’t feel old enough to have been doing anything for 30 years! My grandmother taught me to crochet when I was about nine years old. I would sit and watch her make the most beautiful things and begged her to show me. After she taught me, I would

gift I have received from blogging. I have a group of ladies that I have built friendships with. We interact daily and support each other not only in blogging but also our daily lives and challenges. What are you working on at the moment? Right now I am working on a Tunisian shell from the book Crochet Red. I am also making a round granny cover for a beat up beanbag chair my kids like lounging around on. I like to create things that are fun and functional and that have a clean look. What has been your favourite project and why? My Mobius Infinity Scarf pattern – it has become a real staple in my wardrobe. I have one version in a cosy yarn that I throw on as a regular scarf, but I also made one in a lighter yarn and wear it to dress up an everyday outfit. It’s just so versatile and cute!

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BOOKS WE REVIEW NEW AND EXCITING RELEASES

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Books

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Flowers to Knit and Crochet Susie Johns & Jan Ollis Search Press, £9.99 • UK terms This pretty book pulls together two bestselling titles by talented designers – Knitted Flowers and Crocheted Flowers – in one handy volume, perfect for anyone who dabbles in both yarn arts. The new edition also includes eight new knitted designs and eight new crochet patterns complete with clear, step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photography to inspire you to create your own garden of flowers with blooms such as daffodils, anemone, freesias and African violets.

The Big Book of Crochet Stitches Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss Martingale Publications, £12.07 • US terms

10 Simple Crochet Projects Sarah Hatton Quail Publishing, £7.95 UK terms

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➻ The fourth book in Sarah Hatton’s popular self-published “simple cosy” series focuses on crochet for the first time, bringing together ten easy crochet projects. As you’d expect from a professional designer with years of experience creating garments and accessories for brands such as Sirdar and Rowan, the patterns are simple, elegant and beautifully styled. With an eye on the catwalks and new season fashion trends, Sarah has created a collection of spring accessories in a delicate palette of blue, grey, green and earthy pink, with projects including scarves, beanie hats and a mesh cowl, along with garments such as a lacy shrug, a short-length poncho and a simple cardigan. As a Rowan designer, it’s no surprise Sarah’s book features Rowan yarns throughout, with a particular emphasis on the brand’s cotton yarns for spring/summer wear. Sarah also includes an illustrated step-by-step guide to crochet stitches at the back of the book, but the real point of difference is that she has firmly aimed the collection at beginners, so whether you’re an experienced knitter keen to pick up crochet skills, or a complete novice in any yarn crafts, you’ll find there are no confusing abbreviations and the pattern instructions are written out in full to make the projects accessible to everyone. While 10 Simple Crochet Projects may offer a smaller choice of patterns compared to the multitude of projects offered by some books, this capsule collection features such stylish, timeless and easy to hook designs that you’ll want to make absolutely everything – in several colours!

This reference guide by two leading US crochet designers and stitch enthusiasts includes over 350 stitches to incorporate into your crochet, with clear pictorial references that will illuminate simple and complex stitches that may be referenced in patterns. Including everything from bobbles to puffs, picots to popcorns, every stitch is clearly photographed and includes instructions for creating your own swatch in your choice of yarn, so you can have fun experimenting and even start creating your own designs.

A Little Course in Crochet DK books, £9.99 • UK terms A clear and concise howto-crochet guide from the successful series of A Little Course… books by Dorling Kindersley. The how-to sections are detailed, easy to follow and comprehensive, while the projects are simple yet desirable. However, the book does reuse a lot of the content from another lovely DK book, Crochet Step by Step, so it is not worth investing in if you already have that one. www.insidecrochet.co.uk 11

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Getting Hooked This month our beginner crocheter brightens her home with some adorably tiny bunting. ➻ I love filling our house with handmade things – just little pieces here and there add such a homely feel. They don’t have to take too long, either, so when I spotted Claire Montgomerie’s mini bunting in issue 51, I knew it would be the perfect quick way to add a handmade touch to a room. I decided to stick with the original Debbie Bliss Rialto Lace yarn, but in some bolder colours to suit our home.

DAY 1 Wow, what a tiny hook and yarn! I’ve never crocheted with laceweight before, so it takes a bit of getting used to, but isn’t too difficult. It’s an easy pattern too – I’m starting with Triangle 1, and it’s a simple design of trebles and chains, around and around. The only thing I find a little tricky is working into the tops of stitches that I’d slip-stitched along to get to the chain-space previously. And I need to keep counting my stitches – I realise at one point that I’ve worked two trebles into one stitch, but it’s only a few stitches back so easy to correct. When I’ve finished the basic triangle I realise it’s a tiny bit too small – well, better to decide now than when I’ve finished 12 of them! I start again with a 3mm hook and like the look much better. After working a new Triangle 1, I crochet another adding the picot edging this time. I really like this look – maybe I should do them all like this?

DAY 2 Time for Triangle 2 – this one has little puff stitches, very sweet! I find I really have to concentrate as I work them, though, as I keep going to finish the stitch and pull through automatically. The second time I work an “fpuff” I get a bit carried away with myself, thinking “I don’t need to check the pattern, I know what I’m doing, it’s just got 7 loops rather than 9…” Then as I worked, I found myself muttering to myself that it wasn’t at the

right height to start, and how was that supposed to work? A quick look at the pattern reminded me that it’s actually supposed to start with a 2ch, specifically to bring it to the right height! Ah well! I made a mistake on the third round, as I worked half-trebles into the tops of the puffs. A quick check of stitch counts and a close look at the photo helped me see where I’d gone wrong and correct. Looking at my triangles, I decided that the edging worked really nicely on Triangle 1, so I’m going to work all those with the edging and the others without. I go back to my first triangle and add the picots – more ends to weave in, oh no!

DAY 3 Onto the red triangles now, and today I’m trying to crochet on the bus! This is actually a really good project for travelling with, as it’s so small and portable. I only make one mistake, when I start crocheting a third Triangle 1 in the red – I’m doing two of each triangle in each colour. I realise quickly, though, and thankfully the first round of both triangles is the same, so it’s easy to correct.

DAY 4 Onto the blue triangles, and I know the patterns well now, so they’re finished quickly. I have a lot of ends to weave in – and have to dig out an embroidery needle, as my usual darning needle is too thick for the yarn – but they’re easily finished in front of the TV.

and then I pin them out as evenly as possible. I’m really pleased with how they look – the tiny stitches look so defined, and the yarn is so soft!

DAY 6 The fine yarn dried really quickly, so they’re all ready by the morning. I sit down by them, only meaning to check and unpin them, but before I know it I’m laying them out in the correct order and reaching for my brown yarn to work the cord. It’s a simple chain, joined to each triangle by dc stitches, and works up very quickly. I redo the attachments for the first two triangles a few times as I work out exactly where to start and end my stitches in the corners of the triangles, then whizz through the rest. My original idea with the bunting was to hang it across the mantlepiece, but my son saw me working on it and requested it in his room, and I couldn’t refuse! I hung it up while he was at school and he was really pleased to find it when he got home. And it’s just the effect I was after – another handmade piece, a decoration made with love from my own hands, hanging in our home.

DAY 5 Time to block my triangles! Being so small and light, they don’t need long to soak in water,

To buy back issues turn to page 57 or download digital editions at www.pocketmags.com

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Download this vibrant crochet butterfly garland pattern for £2.33 at www.atergcrochet. etsy.com

IN THE LOOP

Off the hook

Scatter cushion £14 Butterflies are not just for bedrooms, bring wings to any living space with this cushion. www.next.co.uk

Blooms and butterflies

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Night lights £6 Enjoy your evening tipple by the glow of these dainty tealight holders on your patio table. www.mandco.com

Pretty jug £14.95 This jug could be used for everything from serving milk to displaying wildflowers. www.dotcomgiftshop.com

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Butterfly Trio £28.95, unframed A trio of butterflies on this giclée print by Brighton Artists adds an authentic botanical touch to your living space. www.notonthehighstreet.com

Take your coffee to go with this delicately illustrated Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Vintage Bugs design travel mug. www.creative-tops.com

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COFFEE & CROCHET

Emma Escott ❤

A TIME TO CELEBRATE Emma is getting ready for birthday parties galore with cake, crowns and crocheted bunting!

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t’s getting close to birthday time here. My youngest two are still at the age where they want parties with all their friends, and as they are only ten days apart I’ve often thrown joint parties. Luckily for me summer is approaching and it means we get to celebrate in the garden – perfect for excited little ones. Last year we were graced with fair weather, the children happily played outside and we organised some games: an egg and spoon race, pin the tail on the donkey and pass the parcel. I kept the food simple and used my time to bake cakes. With the stress being taken out of party preparation I am also left with time to do what I love best – decorating! One of my favourite things to make for parties is bunting. I rediscovered my love of bunting after I learned to crochet, as small motifs or triangles are so easy to work a couple at a time – even with a houseful of children.

“This year I decided to try my hand at bunting made from different shaped motifs, putting them together randomly” Traditionally handmade, it’s no wonder that bunting has such happy connotations. I’m always reluctant to take bunting down and it often stays up long after the celebrations have passed. Having been a fan of Emma Lamb’s pretty garlands for a while, this year I decided to try my hand at bunting made from different shaped motifs. I like to put them together randomly (which I found unexpectedly hard at first) and they’ve given me so much joy already. I can’t wait to hang them and see Lulu’s face when she wakes up and realises it’s her birthday – she’s still at that age where it’s a bit of a shock! The other things I enjoy making for children’s parties are headdresses or crowns. I came up with my Jubilee Crown pattern when I was thinking about our party at the time. This year’s birthday headdresses, though, have been inspired by the spike stitch. I fell in love with this stitch after creating a vintage tea cosy pattern as it gives such a striking pattern and texture. My love for it was further cemented when I came across an example of this stitch on the utterly gorgeous Cherry Heart blog. Sandra has a brilliant photo tutorial for a clam stitch pattern: (www.sandra-cherryheart.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/ clamshell-tutorial.html) which uses a spike stitch to create beautiful crochet clamshells. So, inspired by spikes and wanting to create some fun and bright headdresses for little ones I’ve come up with this simple design. If you are new to the stitch this pattern is perfect for practising – after making ten or more of these you will be a pro! Emma lives in Wiltshire with her husband and three children. She loves good coffee and a chat, being creative and attempting to live "the good life" with her family. Read Emma's blog, Lulu Loves, at www.lululoves.co.uk.

SPIKE STITCH HEADDRESS ➻ These headdresses are made in one flat piece then joined with elastic. To create an even spike stitch, gently pull the stitch up level with the row you are working. If you pull it too tight your work will pull. Pattern is worked in multiples of 6 + 2; you want the headdress to go most of the way around your child’s head (leaving 2.5cm/1in or so for the elastic.). It’s worked with a 4mm hook and leftovers of DK weight cotton. Spike Stitch: Work a long dc into the row stated, so instead of putting the hook into both loops of stitch to be worked you would place it in the space immediately below that stitch, either 1, 2 or 3 rows below, yoh, pull the stitch gently back up to the height of your work and complete as you would for a normal dc. Sp-1: Spike stitch into 1 row below Sp-2: Spike stitch into 2nd row down Sp-3: Spike stitch into 3rd row down Picot: 3ch, sl st back into the last dc made. 68ch, turn. Row 1: 1dc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn – 67sts. Rows 2–4: 1ch, 1dc in each dc across, turn. Change colour. Row 5: (RS) 1ch, 1dc in same st, *sp-1, sp-2, sp-3, sp-2, sp-1, 1dc; rep from * to end, fasten off colour. Row 6: With RS facing attach new colour, 1ch, 1dc in same st, *2dc, (1dc, picot) into next st, 3dc; rep from * to end, fasten off and weave in ends. Join by sewing elastic to both ends.

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HOOK EMMA'S SIMPLE MONTHLY PROJECT, PERFECT FOR BEGINNERS

BIRTHDAY GARLAND MATERIALS ● Sirdar Cotton DK, 100% cotton, 100g/212m/232yds Yarn A: Mill White 501 x 1 ball Yarn B: Light Taupe 504 x 1 ball Yarn C: Sundance 507 x 1 ball Yarn D: Darling Bud 509 x 1 ball ● 3.5 and 4mm hooks YARN ALTERNATIVES You can use any DK weight cotton to achieve a similar effect. TENSION Exact tension is not essential for this project. MEASUREMENTS Finished bunting measures approximately 3m/3¼yds in length.

CIRCLE MOTIF Make 5 With 3.5mm hook and yarn A, make an adjustable loop (see page 94). Rnd 1: 3ch (counts as 1tr here and throughout), 11tr in loop, join with a sl st to top of 3ch, pull up to tighten – 12tr. Rnd 2: 3ch, 1tr in same st, 2tr in each st around, join with a sl st to top of 3ch – 24tr. Rnd 3: 3ch, 2tr in next st, [1tr, 2tr in next st] around, join with a sl st to top of 3ch – 36tr. Fasten off. START

FLORAL MOTIF Make 9 (3 of each in yarns B, C & D) With 3.5mm hook, make an adjustable loop. Rnd 1: 3ch, 11tr in loop, join with a sl st to top of 3ch, pull up to tighten – 12tr.

Rnd 2: 3ch, 1tr in same st, 1ch, [2tr, 1ch] in each st around, join with a sl st to top of 3ch – 24tr. Rnd 3: Sl st to 1ch-sp, 5ch (counts as 1dc, 4ch), [1dc in next 1ch-sp, 4ch] around, join with sl st to bottom of first 5ch – 12 4ch-lps. Rnd 4: Sl st to next 4ch-sp, 1ch, 1dc in same sp, *4ch, 1dc into next 4ch-sp; rep from * around, ending with 1dc in first dc – 12 4ch-lps. Rnd 5: Sl st in next 4ch-sp, 3ch, 4tr in same sp, 1dc in dc, *5tr in next 4ch-sp, 1dc in dc; rep from * around ending with 1dc in sl st, join with a sl st to top of 3ch. Fasten off. SQUARE MOTIF Make 6 (2 of each in yarns B, C & D) With 3.5mm and chosen yarn, make 5ch and join with sl st to make a ring.

Rnd 1: 3ch, 3tr in ring, 3ch, [4tr in ring, 3ch] three times, join with sl st to top of 3ch, turn – 16tr. Rnd 2: 3ch, 3tr in 3ch-sp, 3ch, 4tr in same sp, [(4tr, 3ch, 4tr) in next 3ch-sp] three times, join with a sl st to top of 3ch, turn – 32tr. Rnd 3: 1ch (does not count as st) 1dc in sp between clusters, *2ch, (4tr, 3ch, 4tr) in next 3ch-sp, 2ch, ** 1dc in sp between clusters; rep from * around, ending last rep at ** join with a sl st to top of first dc – 32tr, 4dc. With 4mm hook and yarn A held double, make 30ch. Sl st into top of first motif, 19ch, sl st into top of next motif. Continue along adding a motif with a sl st every 20th stitch. Once all motifs are added, END make 30ch and fasten off, weave in ends. www.insidecrochet.co.uk 15

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summer florals

Summer Garden Throw by Valerie Bracegirdle Using The Natural Dye Studio Dazzle HT 4 ply Pattern page 40

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Welcome in the warmer weather with some country garden crochet – lightweight tops, lacy layers and outdoor accessories Photographs britt spring and loy olsen Hair and makeup Julia Snowdon Styling Claire Montgomerie

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summer florals

BELOW: Flower Corsage by Jan Ollis Using DMC Petra No. 3 Pattern page 47

above: Blooming Marvellous by Sarah Coad Using Rico Design Baby Classic DK Pattern page 59

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Carolyn Top by Joanne Scrace Using Manos Del Uruguay Silk Blend Fino Pattern page 68

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Filet Heart Stole by Jackie Carreira Using Rico Design Essentials Cotton DK Pattern page 65

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BELOW: Water Bottle Holder by Ali Campbell Using Sirdar Simply Recycled Aran Pattern page 50

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Periwinkle Necklace by Claire Montgomerie Using Wendy Supreme Luxury Cotton 4 Ply Pattern page 52

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below: Stars and Dreams Garden Garland by Valerie Bracegirdle Using Nutscene Heritage Twine and Tiddler Pack Pattern page 60

above: Floris, Lillie and Posy Plant Pots by Lynne Rowe Using Rico Design Essentials Cotton DK Pattern page 48

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Inspirations! Can I say my own? www.debbieblissonline.com has been completely redesigned BOO K Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg e.com/blog BLO G www.purestyleonlin atch berb Cum by Jane

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oday she fronts one of the biggest brands in the UK hand-knit industry, with a business empire encompassing yarn, books, pattern design, and even her own magazine, but Debbie Bliss launched her career selling simple knitted plants and flowers. While studying fashion and textiles at college she struggled with the dressmaking side of the course and fell in love with knitting instead. “I found it very difficult to grasp pattern cutting and then discovered that the knitted fabric was a lot more forgiving and moulded to the body in a way that I found easier to design with,” Debbie explains. “Originally I experimented with knitted structures and then designed knitted plants and flowers which I sold to shops such as Liberty. With the publicity from this I attracted the attention of magazines and I began designing fashion knitwear for them.” With a natural talent for creating a distinctive product even at this early stage in her career, Debbie’s best-selling books, classic designs and signature colour palette attracted the attention of Designer Yarns, a UK distribution company that was interested in working on a collaboration. Naturally, she jumped at the chance to launch her own range of yarns 12 years ago, and continues to be personally involved in every aspect of choosing the fibres and colours. “It is

important to me to keep the integrity of the brand, so I choose yarns that I love and that I feel the knitter who likes my style of designing will appreciate,” she says. “I love smooth yarns that show off stitch patterns so my yarns appeal to knitters and crocheters who enjoy working with the texture created by the craft of knitting or crochet rather than textured yarns. It may be that my yarns continue to have an appeal because knitters recognise that my products are not chosen by committee and that there is a connection between myself and the customer.” As part of the ongoing development of her range, Debbie keeps an eye on current trends by following blogs, reading style magazines and watching the catwalks, but attending trade fairs and meeting manufacturers is also a key part of helping her stay ahead of the curve. “I go to Pitti Filati, the Italian trade show in Florence twice a year to look at the yarns manufacturers have been developing for the following year,” she says. “I may see yarns there I love, or discover ones that need further development. I also meet up with manufacturers at the Handarbeit Fair in Cologne. These trade shows give me the opportunity to keep in touch with upcoming trends and colour forecasting.” While we may initially be drawn to Debbie’s trademark colour palette in the local craft shop, she says her choice of shades is usually inspired by the quality and texture of the different fibres. “I choose colours depending on my response to the yarn itself,” says Debbie. “A silk blend may make me think of the beautiful sari fabrics I see in the shops in East London where I live, while a soft cotton seems to invite sorbet shades. When I am adding to existing ranges I will look at colour trends but also what shades enhance the current palette.” Debbie has published 35 books and 20 pamphlets to date, and she’s something of a “Delia Smith” of the knitting world – her patterns have a reputation for being reliable and her designs always turn out

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STUDIO STYLE

Debbie examines some of her many swatches and yarn samples

beautifully. She attributes her successful formula both to her natural instinct for good design and an in-depth understanding of the way different yarns work up and drape. “I am interested in fashion and trends, but I am also interested in designing knits that flatter women,” she says. “I am privileged to be able to work with my own yarns so I understand how they behave and so the yarns also inform the designs.” The Debbie Bliss brand is huge in the USA, of course, and she says that over the years the growth in social media and the online craft community has closed the gap between UK and US knitters and crocheters. “In the past I would have said there was a difference between the two markets, but with the influence of the internet and sites such as Ravelry I don’t think there is much difference in the tastes and styles of the two countries these days,” she says. “If pushed I would say that perhaps knitters in the UK and Europe are more fashion influenced whereas in North America knitters tend to be more craft influenced and enjoy the challenge of working more intricate designs. I do listen to what my distributors have to say about what customers want in their territories and take on board their suggestions if they fit in with the brand, but I have to stay true to my own style or it will become designing by committee.”

In the time she’s been working in this industry, Debbie has noticed a tremendous change in attitude towards yarn crafts, to get to the point where crocheted or knitted garments or accessories can be seen as fashionable. “They have changed profoundly,” she says. “For too long there has been a very patronising attitude to crafts, mostly I think because historically they were done by women so they were not taken seriously. Young people particularly have contributed to a very different perception of crafting and the advent of knitting and crochet groups, both in the real world and online, has introduced the social element, while the appearance of more crochet and knitting on the catwalks has increased the popularity of these crafts generally.” Now in her sixties, Debbie shows no sign of slowing down her pace or retiring, and has just launched her first homewares collection, assisted by her daughter Nell, so how does she manage to juggle so many career strands? “I am grateful for the success I have had but never take it for granted and as the business grows it becomes more difficult to keep all the plates spinning,” she says. “Instinct tells me what I like but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the product or collection will be successful. I am my own worst critic but now use that to refine and edit rather than beat myself up!”

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BRIGHT AND BREEZY! Bring the outside, inside, with vibrant colours and lighter textures for the home PHOTOGRAPHS BRITT SPRING HAIR AND MAKEUP JULIA SNOWDON STYLING CLAIRE MONTGOMERIE

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ABOVE: Silver Chain Bracelets by Helda Panagary Using DMC Petra No. 8 Pattern page 82

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Tunisian Stripe Cushion by Tracey Todhunter Using Bergère de France Magic+ Pattern page 76

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Customising Crochet ❤

THREE WAYS WITH FLORAL MOTIFS Use simple crocheted motifs to embellish clothes and accessories – it’s easy when you know how!

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lowers can make wonderful embellishments for your crochet, but don’t forget that you can easily customise anything from an old jumper to a hair accessory to add prettiness and individuality. Here Emma Varnam demonstrates three of the main ways to make a simple floral motif go further.

MAKE LOTS OF THEM! Layer the petals up, cluster the blooms next to each other to create a brooch, sew a few in a geometric pattern to brighten up a boring tote bag or cushion cover, or stitch a selection around a neckline.

TRY A DIFFERENT YARN Flower motifs are one of those projects where you don’t need to get the tension exactly right, so you are free to change the yarn with all sorts of exciting results. Experiment with different textures – a shiny flower will look very different to a matt one. Alternatively, play with the weight of the yarn, double up the strands or use a bulkier weight yarn to make blousier blooms.

ADD SOME EMBELLISHMENTS

MATERIALS ● Sirdar Cotton DK, 100% cotton, 100g/212m/232yds Yarn A: Black Violet 512 Yarn B: Sundance 507 Yarn C: Vanilla 502 Yarn D: Cottonfield 517 Yarn E: Larkin 506 (small amounts of each shade) ● 2.5mm hook ● Yarn needle ● Two snap hairclips YARN ALTERNATIVES You can use any DK weight cotton to achieve a similar effect, while using different weights will just change the size of the blooms. TENSION Exact tension is not essential for this project.

Sew on some beads or sequins for a little bit of extra sparkle.

NOW TRY OUT SOME OF THE TIPS WITH EMMA’S SIMPLE BUT BEAUTIFUL FLORAL MOTIFS.

MEASUREMENTS These flowers work up in a range of sizes.

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LEAF Leaf

Small Daisy Small Daisy Simple Flower SMALL DAISY Small Daisy

DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Emma has been designing stylish knitting and crochet patterns for seven years. On her award-winning blog at www.emmavarnam.co.uk she features many of her free patterns and discusses the inspiration behind them. Find her on Twitter @EmmaVarnamUK. SIMPLE FLOWER Rnd 1: With 2.5mm hook and any shade of yarn, 5ch, sl st into the first ch to close rnd. Rnd 2: 1ch, 9dc into the first round and sl st into the first ch. Rnd 3: *5ch, miss 1dc, sl st into next dc; rep from * until you have 5 petals. Fasten off yarn and sew in ends. START

SMALL DAISY With 2.5mm hook and yarn B, make an adjustable ring.

Rnd 1: 1ch, 7dc into ring, with yarn C sl st in first ch. Continue with yarn C. Rnd 2: *5ch, dc in 2nd ch from hook, 2htr, sl st in last ch, sl st into next dc of the centre ring; rep from * 6 times. Fasten off yarn and sew in ends.

4dtr, 3tr, 2htr, 1dc. Fasten off and sew in ends. Slip the bottom part of the hair clip between the 3rd and 4th dtr stitches and snap the clip shut.

LARGE DAISY With 2.5mm hook and yarn B, make an adjustable ring. Rnd 1: 1ch, 7dc into ring, with yarn C sl st in first ch. Continue with yarn C. Rnd 2: *7ch, dc in 2nd ch from hook, 4htr, sl st in last ch, sl st into next dc of the centre ring; rep from * 6 times. Fasten off yarn and sew in ends.

SIDE 2 Row 1: With 2.5mm hook and yarn D, make 15ch. Row 2: 1dtr in 5th ch from hook, 4dtr, 3tr, 2htr, 1dc. Do not fasten off. Place side 2 on top of the hair clip so that both sides align, dc both sides together working into both chain stitches of row 1 and the tops of each st on row 2. Fasten off and weave in ends. You can now sew a small flower onto the leaf for decoration.

LEAF HAIR CLIP SIDE 1 Row 1: With 2.5mm hook and yarn D, make 15ch. Row 2: 1dtr in 5th ch from hook,

HELLEBORE With 2.5mm hook and yarn E, make an adjustable ring. Rnd 1: 3ch, 9tr in ring, pull end to close ring – 10tr.

LARGE Daisy DAISY Large Large Daisy SmallDaisy Daisy Large

Rnd 2: 1ch, 1dc in st below, 2dc in each st around, with yarn C sl st in 1ch – 20dc. Rnd 3: With yarn C, *3ch, 2dtr in each of next 3dc, 3ch, sl st in next dc, rep from * 4 times. Row 4: Sl st to top of 3ch of first petal, 1ch, 1dc in each of the foll 3dtr, 3ch, 1dc in each of the foll 3dtr, 1dc in next ch, *1dc in second rnd, 1dc in 3ch of next petal, 1dc in each of foll 3dtr, 3ch, 1dc in each of the foll 3dtr, 1dc in next ch; rep from * 3 times, 1dc in second round, sl st in 1ch. Summer Flower Fasten offSummer and weaveFlower in all ends. Large Daisy You can now sew a small Summer FlowerEND flower into the centre for decoration.

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BEGINNER

Summer Garden Throw

EASY

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

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Valerie Bracegirdle

Marrakech Shawl

Katherine Laight

Flower Corsage

Floris, Lillie and Posy Plant Pots

Water Bottle Holder Ali Campbell

Claire Montgomerie

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Marlene Vest Vicki Brown Page 54

Jan Ollis

Round Stool Cover

Blooming Marvellous

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Tracey Todhunter

Jessica Sweater

Sirdar Design Team Page 70

Boston Sun Bag

Schachenmayr Design Team Page 74

Sarah Coad

Lynne Rowe

Garland

Valerie Bracegirdle

Elsie iPad Cosy

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Filet Heart Stole

Periwinkle Necklace

Carolyn Top

Jo Bodley

Jackie Carreira

Joanne Scrace

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Tunisian Stripe Cushion

Christening Cap

Silver Chain Bracelets

Flower Table Runner

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Tracey Shears

Helda Panagary

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Summer Garden Throw BY VALERIE BRACEGIRDLE

Inspired by garden flowers on a summer day, this throw will give you a year-long display of pretty flowers, inside or outdoors.

MATERIALS ● The Natural Dye Studio Dazzle HT 4 ply, 100% wool, 100g/400m/437yds Yarn A: Dulverton x 1 skein Yarn B: Lundy x 1 skein Yarn C: Parracombe x 1 skein Yarn D: Combe Martin x 1 skein Yarn E: Lynbridge x 1 skein Yarn F: Blackmore Gate x 1 skein Yarn G: Westerwood x 4 skeins ● 3.5mm hook ● Yarn needle YARN ALTERNATIVES You can use any 4ply weight yarn to achieve a similar effect. TENSION Each motif measures approximately 13cm/5in at its widest point, when blocked, using a 3.5mm hook or size required to obtain tension.

MEASUREMENTS The finished size of the throw is approximately 150 x 140cm/ 60 x 56in when blocked. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Valerie designs knitted and crocheted accessories, both for magazines and to buy on Ravelry, Craftsy and Etsy. Find her at www.agrarianartisan.com and on Ravelry as vbracegirdle. SPECIAL STITCHES Treble Spike Stitch (trspk): Yoh, insert hk through fabric in indicated st from 2 rnds below, yoh, draw up a loop, loosen loop to height of top of prev rnd, [yoh, pull through 2 loops on hk] twice. PATTERN NOTES The throw is made of 157 hexagonal motifs in three different flower styles – rose, sunflower and geranium. Each hexagon has three colours – the first two rounds in

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SUNFLOWER

ROSE Rose

GERANIUM Geranium

Sunflower

Geranium

one flower colour, the next two rounds in another flower colour and the final two rounds in yarn G, the background colour. JOINING Follow the schematic overleaf as you work to place the motifs in the correct order. XY – denotes flower colour, X is centre 2 rnds, Y is next 2 rnds. The motifs are joined as you go at all the 1ch-sps and 5ch-sps on rnd 6. Join by sl st as follows: If working a join on the 5ch-sp, work 2ch, then instead of the 3rd ch work a sl st in the 5ch-sp of the hexagon you are joining to, then work the last 2ch. So instead of 5ch you have [2ch, sl st in space, 2ch]. If working the join in the 1ch-sp, do not make the 1ch for the 1ch-sp, instead work a sl st in the 1ch-sp of the adjacent hexagon. Weave in ends as each motif is finished and joined. SUNFLOWER MOTIF Foundation: Using colour for centre of flower, 6ch, join in a ring with sl st. Rnd 1: 1ch (does not count as st), 12dc in ring, join to first dc with sl st – 12 sts. Rnd 2: 4ch (counts as 1tr, 1ch), miss st at base of ch, [1tr in next dc, 1ch] 11 times, join to 3rd ch of beg 4ch with sl st, fasten off – 12 1ch-sps. Rnd 3: With colour for outer flower, join with sl st in any 1ch-sp on rnd 2, 4ch (counts as 1tr, 1ch), [3tr in next 1ch-sp, 1ch] 11 times, 2tr in first 1ch-sp, join to 3rd ch of beg 4ch with sl st – 12 1ch-sps. START

Rose

Rnd 4: Sl st in first 1ch-sp, 1ch (does not count as st), [1dc in 1ch-sp, 4ch] 12 times, join to first dc with sl st, fasten off – 12 4ch-sps. Rnd 5: With yarn G, sl st to join in any 4ch-sp, 1ch (does not count as st), [1dc in 4ch-sp, 2ch, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr, 2ch) in next 4ch-sp] 6 times, join to first dc with sl st – 12 2ch-sps and 6 3ch-sps). Rnd 6: Sl st in first 2ch-sp, 1ch (does not count as st), [1dc in 2ch-sp, 2ch, (1dc, 1htr, 1tr, 1ch, 1tr, 1htr, 1dc, 2ch) in next 3ch-sp, Geranium 1dc in next 2ch-sp, 5ch] 6 times, join to first dc with sl st, fasten off – 6 5ch-sps, 6 1ch-sps and 12 2ch-sps. ROSE MOTIF Foundation: Using colour for centre of flower, 4ch, join in ring with sl st. Rnd 1: 5ch (counts as 1htr, 3ch), [1htr in ring, 3ch] 5 times, join to 2nd ch of beg 5ch with sl st – 6 3ch-sps. Rnd 2: 3ch (counts as 1dc, 2ch), [3tr in 3ch-sp, 2ch, 1dc in htr, 2ch] 5 times, 3tr in last 3ch-sp, 2ch, join to first ch of beg 3ch with sl st, fasten off – 6 3tr groups. Rnd 3: Using colour for outer flower, join yarn in centre tr of any 3tr group on rnd 2, 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in tr at base of ch, 3ch, 1trspk (see Special Stitches) in next htr from rnd 1 (working over the dc from rnd 2), [3ch, 1dc in centre tr of next 3tr group, 3ch, 1trspk in next htr from rnd 1] 5 times, 1ch, 1htr in first ch of beg 3ch (counts as last 3ch-sp) – 12 3ch-sps. Rnd 4: 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in 3ch-sp at base of ch, 4ch, [1dc in next 3ch-sp, 4ch] 11 times, join to first dc with sl st, fasten off www.insidecrochet.co.uk 41

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ROSE MOTIF SUNFLOWER MOTIF DAHLIA MOTIF

– 12 4ch-sps. Rep rnds 5 & 6 from Sunflower motif. GERANIUM MOTIF Foundation: Using colour for centre of flower, 4ch, join in a ring with sl st. Rnd 1: 1ch (does not count as st), [1dc, 3ch] 6 times in ring, join to first dc with sl st – 6 3ch-sps. Rnd 2: Sl st in first 3ch-sp, 3ch (counts as 1tr), 3tr in 3ch-sp, 2ch, [4tr in next 3ch-sp, 2ch] 5 times, join to 3rd ch of beg 3ch with sl st, fasten off – 6 2ch-sps. Rnd 3: Using colour for outer flower, join yarn in any 2ch-sp on rnd 2, 2ch (counts as 1htr), 4htr in 2ch-sp, 1dc in space btwn 2nd and 3rd tr of next grp, [6htr in next 2ch-sp, 1dc in space btwn 2nd and 3rd tr of next grp] 5 times, 1htr in first 2ch-sp (next to starting 2ch), join to 2nd ch of beg 2ch with sl st – 6 6htr groups. Rnd 4: 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in st at base of ch, 4ch, [miss 2htr, 1dc in next htr, 4ch, miss (1htr, 1dc, 1htr), 1dc in next htr, 4ch] 5 times, miss (1htr, 1dc, 1htr), join to first dc with sl st, fasten off – 12 4ch-sps. END Rep rnds 5 & 6 of Sunflower motif. 42 Inside Crochet

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Pattern instructions MATERIALS ● Drops BabyAlpaca Silk, 70% alpaca/30% silk, 50g/167m/183yds Shade: Light Grey 8108 x 5 balls ● 4mm hook YARN ALTERNATIVES Any 4ply wool or alpaca yarn or blend should work well for this project. TENSION Each motif should measure approximately 11 x 8cm/ 4½ x 3¼in after blocking, using 4mm hook or size required to obtain tension. MEASUREMENTS Completed shawl measures 154cm/62in wide by 60cm/ 24in deep. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Katherine has been crocheting for five years and has just started designing. She is inspired by pattern in both art and nature. See more of her work on her blog at www.winterbluecrochet. blogspot.co.uk or on Ravelry as Winterblue. PATTERN NOTES Pattern is worked in rows from the bottom up, starting with the point of the shawl (first motif) to the top edge by joining individual motifs as-you-go. Each motif is worked in the round without turning and joined to neighbouring motifs on the final round using slip stitches. Where four motifs come together, only opposite motifs are joined for a neater finish.

Marrakech Shawl BY KATHERINE LAIGHT

This soft and airy shawl was inspired by Moroccan tile patterns. The diamond-shaped motifs fit together to create a long yet relatively shallow shawl – a very versatile shape.

An extra motif is added with each row. See Schematic for positioning of each motif. FIRST ROW (POINT OF SHAWL) MOTIF 1 Make an adjustable loop (a double loop should be used for security as the yarn is quite slippery). START

Rnd 1: 2ch, tr2tog, [2ch, tr3tog] 7 times into loop, 1ch, dc in top of starting 2ch – 8 tr clusters, 8 2ch-sps. 44 Inside Crochet

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Rnd 2: 1ch, dc around post of final dc from rnd 1, 7ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 3ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 5ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 3ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 7ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 3ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 5ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 1ch, htr in first dc of rnd 2 – 2 7ch-sps, 2 5ch-sps, 4 3ch-sps. Rnd 3: 1ch, dc around post of htr from end of rnd 2, (7tr, 3ch, 7tr) in first 7ch-sp of rnd 2, dc in next 3ch-sp, (5tr, 3ch, 5tr) in next 5ch-sp, dc in next 3ch-sp, (7tr, 3ch, 7tr) in next 7ch-sp, dc in next 3ch-sp, (5tr, 3ch, 5tr) in last 5ch-sp, sl st in first dc – 2 14tr-points, 2 10tr-points. Fasten off. SECOND ROW MOTIF 2 Work as for Motif 1 until rnd 3. Rnd 3: Work as for Motif 1 until last 5ch-sp, (5tr, 1ch, sl st in 3ch-sp of right-hand 14tr-point of Motif 1, 1ch, 5tr) in last 5ch-sp, sl st in first dc of rnd 3. Fasten off. MOTIF 3 Work as for Motif 1 until rnd 3. Rnd 3: Work as for Motif 1 until

2nd 7ch-sp, (7tr, 1ch, sl st in left-hand 14tr-point of Motif 2, 1ch, 7tr) in 2nd 7ch-sp, dc in next 3ch-sp, (5tr, 1ch, sl st in left-hand 14tr-point of Motif 1, 1ch, 5tr) in last 5ch-sp, sl st in first dc of rnd 3. Fasten off. THIRD ROW MOTIF 4 Work as for Motif 2, joining to right-hand 14tr-point of Motif 2. MOTIF 5 Work as for Motif 1 until rnd 3. Rnd 3: Work as for Motif 1 until 2nd 7ch-sp, (7tr, 1ch, sl st in left-hand 14tr-point of Motif 4, 1ch, 7tr) in 2nd 7ch-sp, dc in next 3ch-sp, (5tr, 1ch, sl st in lower 10tr-point of Motif 1, enclosing the slip stitch between horizontal motifs of 2nd row, 1ch, 5tr) in last 5ch-sp, sl st in first dc of rnd 3. Fasten off. MOTIF 6 Work as for Motif 3, joining to left-hand 14tr-point of Motif 5 and left-hand 14tr-point of Motif 3.

Top TOPEdge EDGE Motif MOTIF

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Shawl schematic for IC53 6

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78 E14

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Continue joining motifs in this way in rows from right to left, working end motifs as for Motifs 2 and 3 and central motifs as for Motif 5, until 13 rows have been completed, or until shawl is the size required. TOP EDGE MOTIF E1 Work as for Motif 1 until rnd 2. Rnd 2: 1ch, dc around post of final dc from rnd 1, 7ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 3ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 4ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 3ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 7ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 3ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 5ch, dc in next 2ch-sp, 1ch, htr in first dc of rnd 2 – 2 7ch-sps, 1 4ch-sp, 1 5ch-sp, 4 3ch-sps. Rnd 3: 1ch, dc around post of htr from end of rnd 2, (7tr, 3ch, 7tr) in first 7ch-sp of rnd 2, dc in next 3ch-sp, 7tr in next 4ch-sp, dc in next 3ch-sp, (7tr, 3ch, 7tr) in next 7ch-sp, dc in next 3ch-sp, (5tr, 1ch, sl st in right-hand 14tr-point of Motif 79 on row above, 1ch, 5tr) in last 5ch-sp, sl st in first dc of rnd 3 – 2 14tr-points, 1 7tr-point (for top edge), 1 10tr-point. Fasten off.

36 54 76 E11

28 44 64 88

21 35 53 75 E10

27 43 63 87

10 20 34 52 74 E9

14 26 42 62 86

3 9 19 33 51 73 E8

Continue to join edge motifs in this way until Motif E14. MOTIF E14 Work as for Motif E1 until rnd 3. Rnd 3: 1ch, dc around post of htr from end of rnd 2, (7tr, 3ch, 7tr) in first 7ch-sp of rnd 2, dc in next 3ch-sp, 7tr in next 4ch-sp, dc in next 3ch-sp, (7tr, 1ch, sl st in left-hand 14tr-point of Motif E13, sl st in lower 10tr-point of Motif

1 5 13 25 41 61 85

2 8 18 32 50 72 E7

MAIN MOTIF Main motif EDGE MOTIF Edge motif

4 12 24 40 60 84

7 17 31 49 71 E6

11 23 39 59 83

16 30 48 70 E5

22 38 58 82

29 47 69 E4

37 57 81

46 68 E3

56 80

67 E2

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91, 1ch, 7tr) in 2nd 7ch-sp, dc in next 3ch-sp, (5tr, 1ch, sl st in left-hand 14-tr point of Motif 91, 1ch, 5tr) in last 5ch-sp, sl st in first dc of rnd 3. Fasten off.

dc, ch-sp and sl st around perimeter of shawl, placing 3dc in 3ch-sps at point of shawl and right corner of top edge. Join with sl st to first dc and fasten off.

SHAWL EDGING With RS facing, rejoin yarn at left corner 3ch-sp of long top edge.

Weave in all ends securely.

1ch, 3dc in 3ch-sp, 1dc in each tr,

Wet block, gently shaping as shown in schematic.

END

MOTIF E2 Work as for Motif E1 until rnd 3. Rnd 3: 1ch, dc around post of htr from end of rnd 2, (7tr, 3ch, 7tr) in first 7ch-sp of rnd 2, dc in next 3ch-sp, 7tr in next 4ch-sp, dc in next 3ch-sp, (7tr, 1ch, sl st in left-hand 14tr-point of Motif E1, sl st in lower 10tr-point of Motif 79, 1ch, 7tr) in 2nd 7ch-sp, dc in next 3ch-sp, (5tr, 1ch, sl st in lower 10tr-point of Motif 67, 1ch, 5tr) in last 5ch-sp, sl st in first dc of rnd 3. Fasten off. 46 Inside Crochet

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MATERIALS ● DMC Petra No. 3, 100% cotton, 100g/280m/306yds Yarn A: Hot Pink 53805 x 1 ball Yarn B: Tomato Red 5321 x 1 ball Yarn C: Cream 53901 x 1 ball ● 3.5mm hook ● Yarn needle ● Brooch pin ● Fabric/ribbon/lace scraps for backing and decoration YARN ALTERNATIVES Any 2 ply yarn will give you a similar sized corsage. TENSION Exact tension is not critical for this project. MEASUREMENTS Diameter of flower is 6cm/2¼in. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Jan is a textile artist and crochet designer based in Somerset. Visit her website at www.chichimoi.co.uk. FABRIC BACKED CORSAGE With yarn A, make an adjustable ring (see page 94), work 1ch (counts as 1 dc), 10dc in ring, with yarn B sl st to 1ch to join – 11 sts. Rnd 1: 1ch (counts as 1dc), dc around, with yarn C, sl st to 1ch to join – 12 sts. Rnd 2: (3ch, miss 1dc, sl st in next st) 6 times – 6 ch-sps. Rnd 3: (Sl st, 2ch, dtr, 2trtr, dtr, 2ch, sl st) in ea 3ch-sp around, with yarn A sl st in first sl st – 6 petals. Rnd 4: (Dc in ea of 2ch, dc, 2dc in ea of next 2 sts, dc, dc in ea of 2ch, sl st between sts at base of petals from rnd 3) 6 times, cut yarn and fasten off. START

Flower Corsage BY JAN OLLIS

Work up this pretty corsage in an evening.

For the ribbon/lace corsage repeat the pattern above starting with yarn C, followed by yarn B, then yarn A, finishing with yarn B. Cut a fabric flower to use as backing or some lengths END of ribbon or lace, attach a brooch pin and enjoy. www.insidecrochet.co.uk 47

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Floris, Lillie and Posy Plant Pots BY LYNNE ROWE

Fun and decorative accessories bring your plant pots to life, with a personalised greeting for an extra special touch.

MATERIALS ● Rico Design Essentials Cotton DK, 100% cotton, 50g/130m/142yds Yarn A: Melon 070 or Burgundy 000 x 1 ball Yarn B: Lilac 016 or Aqua 095 x 1 ball ● 3mm hook ● Plant Label Sticks – one per plant pot ● Two plant pots, 13cm/5in high by 14cm/5½in diameter ● Small buttons – three per plant pot cover ● Self-adhesive message tags YARN ALTERNATIVES You could also try Patons DK Cotton for this pattern. TENSION Work 22dc and 26 rows to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 3mm hook, or size needed to obtain tension.

MEASUREMENTS To fit a flower pot approximately 13cm/5in high by 14cm/5½in diameter at the top, and 9cm/3½in diameter at the bottom. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Lynne Rowe is a freelance knit and crochet designer, maker, writer and tutor from Congleton, Cheshire. To read more about Lynne’s crochet adventures, read her blog at www.thewoolnest. blogspot.com. PATTERN NOTES The flowerpot covers are worked in rounds that are joined with a sl st and turned after each round. This is the perfect method for stripes as it gives an almost invisible join and stripes remain perfectly level. When turning work, keep yarn at back of work, turn work clockwise

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and work the next row back along the stitches just made. On every round, always make the first dc into the sl st made at the end of the previous round. FLORIS AND LILLIE START (PLANT POT COVERS) With yarn A, 43ch, sl st (does not count as a st) in first ch to form a ring, taking care not to twist the chain – 42 sts. Rnd 1: [6dc, 2dc in next ch] 6 times, sl st to join, turn – 48 sts. Rnd 2: 1dc in sl st, 6dc, 2dc in next st, [7dc, 2dc in next st] 5 times, sl st to join, turn – 54 sts. Rnd 3: 1dc in sl st, 7dc, 2dc into next st, [8dc, 2dc in next st], 5 times, with yarn B sl st to join, turn – 60 sts. Rnd 4: 1dcflo in sl st, 1dcflo around, sl st to join, turn. Rnd 5: (RS) 1dc in sl st, 1dc around, with yarn A sl st to join, turn. Rnd 6: 1dc in sl st, 1dc around, sl st to join, turn.

Rnd 7: 1dc in sl st, 1dc around, with yarn B sl st to join, turn. Rnd 8: Rep rnd 6. Rnd 9: With yarn B, rep rnd 5. Rnd 10: With yarn A, rep rnd 6. Rnd 11: With yarn A, 1dc in sl st, 8dc, 2dc in next st, [9dc, 2dc in next st] 5 times, with yarn B sl st to join, turn – 66 sts. Rnds 12 & 13: Continue with yarn B, rep rnds 8 & 9. Rnds 14 & 15: With yarn A, rep rnds 6 & 7. Rnds 16 & 17: With yarn B, rep rnds 8 & 9, fasten off yarn B and continue with yarn A. Rnd 18: Rep rnd 6. Rnd 19: 1dc in sl st, 9dc, 2dc in next st, [10dc, 2dc in next st] 5 times, sl st to join, turn – 72 sts. Rnds 20–28: Rep rnd 6. Rnd 29: 1dc in sl st, 10dc, 2dc in next st, [11dc, 2dc in next st] 5 times, with yarn B sl st to join, fasten off yarn A, turn – 78 sts. Rnds 30–35: Rep rnd 6. Rnd 36: 1dcflo in sl st, 1dcflo around, sl st to join, turn. Rnd 37: Rep rnd 6.

Rnd 38: 1dcblo in sl st, 10dcblo, dc2togblo, [11dcblo, dc2togblo] 5 times, sl st to join – 72 sts. Fasten off yarn. MAKING UP Stitch three small buttons to the front of the cover. Slide the flowerpot cover onto your pot, pushing the cover up towards the top of the pot so that the final round sits on the rim of the pot. If needed use double-sided tape to hold cover in place. POSY PLANT STICK With yarn A or yarn B and 3mm hook, make 2ch, working rnd 1 in the first of the 2ch. Alternatively make an adjustable ring and work rnd 1 in the ring. Rnd 1: 2ch (counts as 1htr), 11htr, sl st to top of 2ch to join – 12 sts. Fasten off yarn. Rnd 2: Join contrasting yarn with dc to any htr, 1dc in same st, 2dc in ea st around, sl st to join, fasten off yarn – 24 sts.

Rep rnds 1 & 2 to make a second disc. Fasten off yarn and weave in all ends on WS of work. Hold the two discs together with WS together and RS facing out. Rnd 3: With yarn of your choice (A or B), working in the adjoining blo of each of the two discs at the same time, sl st in any of dc from prev rnd, [4ch (counts as 1dtr), 1dtr in same st, 3dtr, 4ch, sl st in same st as last dtr, sl st in next st] 5 times, rep petal pattern once more but this time work only in sts of the front disc (to create a gap for the plant stick), ending with sl st in first st, fasten off. MAKING UP If desired, spray flowers with spray starch to stiffen. Leave to dry completely. Slide the flowers onto the rounded end of a plant stick and using paper or cardmaking embellishments, decorate the front END of the stick with greetings.

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Pattern instructions MATERIALS ● Sirdar Simply Recycled Aran, 51% cotton/49% acrylic, 50g/93m/102yds Yarn A: Coral 37 x 1 ball Yarn B: Lime 39 x 1 ball Yarn C: Turq 38 x 1 ball Yarn D: Dusk 32 x 1 ball ● 4mm & 5mm hooks ● Stitch markers ● Ribbon ● Yarn needle YARN ALTERNATIVES You can use any aran-weight cotton yarn for this project. TENSION Exact tension is not essential for this pattern. MEASUREMENTS Height of main piece: 14cm/5½in. Circumference of main piece: 23cm/9in. Long Handle: 102cm/40in. Short Handle: 58cm/23in. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Ali loves teaching crochet and designing unique crochet patterns. She the founder of the UK’s first Crochet eLearning course. See www.gethookedoncrochet.co.uk or www.macscrochet.blogspot. com for more.

Water Bottle Holder BY ALI CAMPBELL

It’s important to keep hydrated while out and about – carry your water bottle in style with this colourful case.

SPECIAL STITCHES Beginning Popcorn (beg pop): 3ch, 3tr, remove hook from last tr made, leaving the loop, re-insert hook into 3rd ch of 3ch and the final loop, pull loop through 3rd ch. Popcorn (pop): 4tr, remove hook from last tr made, leaving the loop, re-insert hook into top of first tr made and the loop, pull loop through. Extended Double Crochet (edc): Insert hook in st, yoh, pull through, yoh pull through 1 loop on hook, yoh, pull through rem loop on hook. PATTERN NOTES The main part of the pattern is worked in rounds, the handle is worked in rows. The yarn listed will be enough to make two bottle holders. Only bottle holder one is pictured here.

BOTTLE HOLDER 1 With 4mm hook and yarn A, make an adjustable ring Rnd 1: 2ch, 11htr in ring, join with sl st in 2nd ch of 2ch – 12 sts. Rnd 2: 2ch, 1htr in same sp, 2htr in each st around, join with sl st in 2nd ch of 2ch – 24 sts. Rnd 3: 2ch, 1htr in same sp, (htr, 2htr in next st) around ending with a 1htr, join with a sl st in 2nd ch of 2ch – 36 sts. Rnds 4 & 5: 3ch (counts as 1htr, 1ch), (miss 1 st, 1htr, 1ch) around, join with sl st to 2nd ch of 3ch – 18 sts. Fasten off yarn A, sew in ends. START

Rnd 6: With yarn B, join in any 1ch-sp. Beg pop (see Special Stitches) in same 1ch-sp, (2ch, pop (see Special Stitches) in next 1ch-sp) around, join with a sl st to top of first pop – 18 popcorn sts. Rnd 7: 5ch (counts as 1tr, 2ch), (tr in top of next pop, 2ch) around, join with sl st to 3rd of 5ch – 18 sts. Rnd 8: Sl st in 2ch-sp, beg pop in same sp, (2ch, pop in next ch-sp) around. Fasten off yarn B, sew in ends – 18 popcorn sts. Rnd 9: With yarn C, join to top of any pop. 1ch (does not count as a st), (dc in 2ch-sp, dc in top of next pop) around, join with sl st to first dc – 36 sts. Rnd 10: 2ch (counts as 1tr), tr in each st around, join with sl st to 2nd ch of 2ch – 36 sts. Rnd 11: 1ch (counts as a st), dc in each st around, join with sl st to 1ch. Fasten off yarn C, sew in ends – 36 sts. Rnd 12: With yarn D, join in any st. 5ch (counts as 1dtr, 1ch), (miss 1 st, dtr in next st, 1ch) around, join with sl st to 4th ch of 5ch – 18 sts. Rnd 13: 3ch (counts as a st), tr in each st and ch-sp around, join with sl st to 3rd ch of 3ch – 36 sts. Rnd 14: 1ch (counts as a st), dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first ch – 36 sts. Do not fasten off. HANDLE/STRAP With 5mm hook work 75 (150)ch (you can add or subtract ch to

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suit). Taking care not to twist the ch, miss 13 sts along top of main piece. Join with a sl st to 14th ch. Sl st in next ch. Change to 4mm hook. Row 1: 1edc (see Special Stitches) in each st to end, join with sl st to main piece, sl st in next ch of main piece, turn. Row 2: 1edc in each st to end, sl st to main piece, sl st in next ch of main piece, turn. Row 3: As row 2, ending with a sl st in next st to secure. Fasten off, sew in ends. FINISHING OFF Join in yarn B to any st along top of main piece. 1ch (counts as a st), dc around main piece and handle/strap. Finish off invisibly. Rep on other side. SMALL FLOWER With 4mm hook make an adjustable ring, leaving a long yarn end. Rnd 1: 1ch (does not count as a st), 10dc in ring. Join with sl st to first st. Fasten off, sew in ends. Rnd 2: Join yarn C to any st, 3ch (counts as a tr), (2dtr in next st, 3ch, sl st in next st, 3ch) around. Fasten off, attach flower. Thread ribbon through rnds 6 and 12 to complete. BOTTLE HOLDER 2 Work as for Bottle Holder 1 but noting the foll changes: Rnds 1–3: Use yarn D. Rnd 4: Join yarn A to any st, cont as written. Rnd 6: Sl st into next 1ch-sp and cont with beg pop as before. Rnd 7: Use yarn C, join to top of any pop and cont as before. Rnd 10: Join yarn B. Rnd 14: Join yarn A, fasten off and sew in end. HANDLE With 5mm hook, join yarn D to any st, 75ch and cont. FINISHING Using yarn C, follow instructions for Bottle Holder 1. SMALL FLOWER Use yarns B and D.

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Pattern instructions MATERIALS ● Wendy Supreme Luxury Cotton 4 Ply, 100% cotton, 100g/267m/292yds Yarn A: Cyclamen 1828 x 1 ball Yarn B: Avocado 1826 x 1 ball Yarn C: Jade 1831 x 1 ball ● 2.5mm hook YARN ALTERNATIVES Any lace to 4ply weight yarn will work well here – try stash yarn in different weights for different sized flowers. TENSION Exact tension is not essential. MEASUREMENTS Necklaces can be made as long as desired. Samples shown are: Yarn A: Cyclamen necklace, 50cm/20in drop Yarn B: Avocado necklace, 40cm/16in drop Yarn C: Jade necklace, 35cm/14in drop

Periwinkle Necklace

DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Claire Montgomerie is the editor of Inside Crochet, a textiles teacher and designer specialising in knit and crochet. Find out more at www. montyknits.blogspot.com.

SPECIAL STITCHES Puff: (Yrh, insert hook into st, yrh and pull through a lp, drawing it up to the height of a htr) 3 times, 7 lps on hook, yrh and pull through all lps on hook. CYCLAMEN NECKLACE With 2.5mm hook and yarn A, make 12ch. Rnd 1: * 1 puff (see Special Stitches) in 3rd ch from hk, (2ch, sl st, 2ch, puff) twice all into same ch-sp as first puff, 2ch, sl st in same ch-sp, ** 12ch; rep from * 18 times (or as many times as desired) ending last rep at **, sl st to first ch to join rnd, turn. Rnd 2: * Sl st along back of ch, working 1 sl st in ea bump at back of chain, to next flower, sl st in ch-sp at centre of flower, (2ch, sl st, 2ch, puff) twice into same ch-sp, 2ch, sl st in ch-sp; rep from * around. Fasten off and weave in all ends. START

Make variations on this necklace by working more or fewer chains in between each flower. The Jade necklace has 6 flowers, evenly spaced, with 25ch in between. The Avocado necklace has 7 flowers, at the bottom of the chain, each separated by 10ch. The long length of chain that circles the END back of the neck is without flowers.

BY CLAIRE MONTGOMERIE

A simple, pretty and quick to hook necklace that’s so easy to customise!

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Pattern instructions

Marlene Vest BY VICKI BROWN

A 1920s inspired vest, using tapestry crochet colourwork, is perfect worn over shirts with high-waisted trousers.

MATERIALS ● Artesano DK Alpaca, 100% alpaca, 50g/100m/109yds Yarn A: Biscuit SFN21 x 6 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11) balls Yarn B: Uruguay 3138 x 1 ball Yarn C: Argentina 1291 x 1 ball Yarn D: Chile 1532 x 1 ball ● 3.5mm hook ● Yarn needle YARN ALTERNATIVES You can use any DK weight alpaca yarn to achieve a similar effect. TENSION Work 18dc and 22 rows to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 3.5mm hook, or size required to obtain tension. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Vicki is a self employed crafter who has been crocheting for over 10 years. You can read more about her at www. vickibrowndesigns.com. PATTERN NOTES Tapestry crochet is a technique for using two or more colours in a

pattern to create a multi-coloured fabric, much like Fair Isle in knitting. It is normally used with double crochet. When working tapestry crochet you use two or more colours of yarn on each row and you will need to “carry” the yarn not in use at any one time. This can be done by leaving the unused yarn at the back of the work (wrong side) or, more neatly, by encasing the yarn as you work by working over the unused thread. A chart is provided to show the colour of the stitches, with each square of colour representing a stitch. As with all crochet colourwork, you must change to a new colour on the last step of the previous stitch. With this pattern, only two colours are used in any one row, and therefore you have to carry only one yarn at any one time. You must encase the carried yarn. The colour not used in that row can be left at the edge and twisted with the other two yarns as you complete the rows.

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UNDERARM AND NECKLINE SHAPING LEFT SIDE Row 1: (RS) Sl st into next 4 (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) sts, 1ch, 1dc in next 34 (37, 40, 45, 48, 51) sts, turn, leaving rem sts unworked – 34 (37, 40, 45, 48, 51) sts. Size XS only Row 2: (WS) 1ch, dc2tog, dc in each st to end, turn – 33 sts. Row 3: 1ch, 1dc in each st to 2 sts from end of row, dc2tog, turn – 32 sts. Rep last 2 rows once more – 30 sts. Rep row 2 once – 29 sts. Continuing to rep rows 3 and 2, work colour chart over next 8 rows being careful to incorporate the decreases into the pattern – 21 sts. With yarn A, rep rows 3 and 2 – 19 sts.

30 (30, 30, 30, 30, 31)cm 12 (12, 12, 12, , 12, 12½)in

YARN A

YARN C YARN D

42 (46.5, 51, 57.5, 62, 66.5)cm 16½ (18½, 20, 22¾, 24½, 26¼)in

Sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL only Row 2: (WS) 1ch, dc2tog, dc in each st to 2 sts from end of row, dc2tog, turn – - (35, 38, 43, 46, 49) sts. Rep row 2 a further - (1, 3, 5, 6, 6) times – - (33, 32, 33, 34, 37) sts. Size S and M only Row 1: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end, turn – - (32, 31, -, -, -) sts. Row 2: 1ch, 1dc in each st to 2 sts from end, dc2tog, turn – - (31, 30, -, -, -) sts. Rep row 1 once – - (30, 29, -, -, -) sts. Continuing to rep last 2 rows work colour chart over next 8 rows being careful to incorporate

the decreases into the pattern – - (22, 21, -, -, -) sts. Size S only With yarn A, rep last 2 rows once – 20 sts. Size L only Next Row: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end, turn – 32 sts. Work Colour Chart over next 8 rows as follows, being careful to incorporate the decreases into the pattern: Row 1: 1ch, dc in each st to 2 sts from end, dc2tog, turn – 31 sts. Row 2: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end, turn – 30 sts. Rep rows 1 & 2 once more – 28 sts. Row 5: 1ch, dc in each st to 2 sts from end, dc2tog, turn – 27 sts. Row 6: 1ch, dc in each st to end, turn. Rep rows 5 & 6 once more – 26 sts. XL and XXL only Work Colour Chart over next 8 rows as follows, being careful to incorporate the decreases into the pattern: Row 1: 1ch, dc2tog, dc in each st to 2 sts from end of row, dc2tog, turn – - (-, -, -, 32, 35) sts. Row 2: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end of row, turn – - (-, -, -, 31, 34) sts. Row 3: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn. Rep rows 2 & 3 twice more –-(-, -, -, 29, 32) sts Rep row 2 once more – - (-, -, -, 28, 31) sts.

18 (19, 19.5, 21, 22, 23)cm 7 (7½, 7¾, 8¼, 8½, 9)in

4 (4.5, 5.5, 6.5, 7, 8.5)cm 1½ (1¾, 2¼½, 3, 3¼)in

42 (45, 47, 47, 47, 47)cm 16½ (17¾, 18½, 18½, 18½, 18½)in

FRONT Row 1: With yarn B, 77 (85, 93, 105, 113, 121)ch, 1dc in 2nd ch from hook, 1dc in each ch to end of row, turn – 76 (84, 92, 104, 112, 120) sts. Row 2: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end of row, turn. Rep row 2 a further 3 times. With yarn A rep row 2 a further 26 (28, 30, 30, 30, 30) times. Work Colour Chart over next 8 rows. With yarn A rep row 2 a further 26 (28, 30, 30, 30, 30) times. Work Colour Chart over next 8 rows. With yarn A, rep row 2 a further 20 (22, 22, 22, 22, 22) times. START

All Sizes Next Row: (RS) 1ch, 1dc in each st to end of row, turn. Next Row: (WS) 1ch, dc2tog, dc in each st to end, turn – 18 (19, 20, 25, 27, 30) sts. Rep last 2 rows a further 11 (11, 10, 13, 14, 15) times – 7 (8, 10, 12, 13, 15) sts. Sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL only Next Row: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end of row, turn. Rep last row a further - (1, 4, 1, 1, 1) times. Fasten off. UNDERARM AND NECKLINE SHAPING RIGHT SIDE Row 1: (RS) Join yarn A in the st directly next to the last st on the left side neckline, 1ch, 1dc in next 34 (37, 40, 45, 48, 51) sts, turn, leaving rem sts unworked – 34 (37, 40, 45, 48, 51) sts. Size XS only Row 2: (WS) 1ch, 1dc in each st to 2 sts from end, dc2tog turn – 33 sts. Row 3: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end of row, turn – 32 sts. Rep last 2 rows once more – 30 sts. Rep row 2 once – 29 sts. Continuing to rep rows 3 & 2, work colour chart over next 8 rows being careful to incorporate the decreases into the pattern – 21 sts. With yarn A, rep rows 3 & 2 – 19 sts. www.insidecrochet.co.uk 55

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Sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL only Row 2: (WS) 1ch, dc2tog, dc in each st to 2 sts from end of row, dc2tog, turn – - (35, 38, 43, 46, 49) sts. Rep row 2 a further - (1, 3, 5, 6, 6) times – - (33, 32, 33, 34, 37) sts. Size S and M only Row 1: 1ch, 1dc in each st to 2 sts from end, dc2tog, turn – - (32, 31, -, -, -) sts. Row 2: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end, turn – - (31, 30, -, -, -) sts. Rep row 1 once – - (30, 29, -, -, -) sts. Continuing to rep last 2 rows work colour chart over next 8 rows being careful to incorporate the decreases into the pattern – - (22, 21, -, -, -) sts. Size S only With yarn A, rep last 2 rows once – 20 sts. Size L only Next Row: 1ch, 1dc in each st to 2 sts from end, dc2tog, turn – 32 sts. Work Colour Chart over next 8 rows as follows being careful to incorporate the decreases into the pattern: Row 1: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end, turn – 31 sts. Row 2: 1ch, dc in each st to 2 sts from end, dc2tog, turn – 30 sts. Rep rows 1 & 2 once more – 28 sts. Row 5: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end, turn – 27 sts. Row 6: 1ch, dc in each st to end, turn. Rep rows 5 & 6 once more – 26 sts. Sizes XL and XXL only Work Colour Chart over next 8 rows as follows being careful

to incorporate the decreases into the pattern: Row 1: 1ch, dc2tog, dc in each st to 2 sts from end of row, dc2tog, turn – - (-, -, -, 32, 35) sts. Row 2: 1ch, 1dc in each st to 2 sts from end of row, dc2tog, turn – - (-, -, -, 31, 34) sts. Row 3: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn. Rep rows 2 & 3 twice more – - (-, -, -, 29, 32) sts. Rep row 2 once more – - (-, -, -, 28, 31) sts. All Sizes Next Row: (RS) 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end of row, turn. Next Row: (WS) 1ch, dc in each st to end, turn – 18 (19, 20, 25, 27, 30) sts. Rep last 2 rows a further 11 (11, 10, 13, 14, 15) times – 7 (8, 10, 12, 13, 15) sts. Sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL only Next Row: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end of row, turn. Rep last row a further - (1, 4, 1, 1, 1) times. Fasten off. BACK Work as front to underarms. UNDERARM SHAPING Row 1: (RS) Sl st into next 4 (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) sts, 1ch, 1dc in next 68 (74, 80, 90, 96, 102) sts, turn, leaving

rem sts unworked – 68 (74, 80, 90, 96, 102) sts.

– 7 (8, 10, 12, 13, 15) sts. Fasten off.

Size XS only Row 2: (WS) 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn. Rep row 2 a further 4 times. Continuing to work in rows of straight dc, work from Colour Chart for next 8 rows.

LEFT SIDE Join yarn A, 15 (16, 18, 20, 21, 23) sts from end of left underarm side, leaving the rem sts between the 2 neckline sides unworked. Row 1: (RS) 1ch, 1dc in each st to end of row, turn – 15 (16, 18, 20, 21, 23) sts. Row 2: (WS) 1ch, 1dc in each st to 2 sts from end of row, dc2tog, turn – 14 (15, 17, 19, 20, 22) sts. Row 3: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end, turn – 13 (14, 16, 18, 19, 21) sts. Rep last 2 rows a further 3 times – 7 (8, 10, 12, 13, 15) sts. Fasten off.

Size S, M, L, XL and XXL only Row 2: (WS) 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to 2 sts from end, dc2tog, turn – - (72, 78, 88, 94, 100) sts. Rep row 2 a further - (1, 3, 5, 6, 6) times – - (70, 72, 78, 82, 88) sts. Size S, M and L only Next Row: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn. Rep last row a further - (2, 2, 0, -, -) times. Continuing to work in rows of straight dc, work from Colour Chart for next 8 rows. Size XL and XXL only Work Colour Chart over next 8 rows as follows being careful to incorporate the decreases into the pattern: Row 1: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to 2 sts from end, dc2tog, turn – - (-, -, -, 80, 86) sts. Rows 2–8: 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn. All Sizes With yarn A, work a further 17 (19, 18, 21, 23, 25) rows of dc. NECKLINE SHAPING RIGHT SIDE Row 1: (RS) 1ch, 1dc in each of next 15 (16, 18, 20, 21, 23) sts, turn, leaving rem sts unworked – 15 (16, 18, 20, 21, 23) sts. Row 2: (WS) 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end, turn – 14 (15, 17, 19, 20, 22) sts. Row 3: 1ch, 1dc in each st to 2 sts from end of row, dc2tog, turn – 13 (14, 16, 18, 19, 21) sts. Rep last 2 rows a further 3 times

FINISHING Block lightly to shape. Weave in ends. With right sides tog join shoulder seams using yarn A and sl st. With right sides tog, join side seams using yarn A and sl st. NECKLINE Join yarn B at centre point of V-neck at front of garment. Rnd 1: 1ch, evenly work dc sts up the sides of the rows on the V, across the back of the neckline and back down the front of the V, join to top of first dc with sl st, turn. Rnd 2: 1ch, dc2tog, 1dc in each st to end 2 sts from end of rnd, dc2tog, join to top of first dc with sl st. Rep rnd 2 a further 2 times. Fasten off. ARMHOLES Repeat for both sides Join yarn B at the underarm point. Rnd 1: 1ch, evenly work dc sts around the armhole and back down to the underarm, join to top of first dc with sl st, turn. Rep rnd 1 a further 3 times. END Fasten off. Weave in ends.

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S

M

L

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TO FIT BUST

76

86

97

107

117

127

cm

30

34

38

42

46

50

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84

93

102

115

124

133

cm

33

36¾

40¼

45¼

49

52½

in

60

64

66.5

68

69

70

cm

23½

25¼

26¼

26¾

27

27½

in

FINISHED BUST LENGTH

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DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Tracey Todhunter lives in Cheshire, and you can find more knit and crochet inspiration on her website www.bakingandmaking.com.

ch-sp, work as for rnd 3, fasten off yarn D – 12 3tr and 12 ch-sps. Rnd 5: Join yarn E into any ch-sp, work as for rnd 2, fasten off yarn E – 12 tr-pairs and 24 ch-sps. Rnd 6: Join yarn F into any ch-sp, work as for rnd 3, fasten off yarn F – 24 3tr and 24 ch-sps. Rnd 7: Join yarn A into any ch-sp, work as for rnd 3, fasten off yarn A – 24 3tr and 24 ch-sps. Rnd 8: Join yarn B into any ch-sp, work as for rnd 3, fasten off yarn B – 24 3tr and 24 ch-sps. Rnd 9: Join yarn C into any ch-sp, work as for rnd 3, but work 2ch between each 3tr, fasten off yarn C – 24 3tr and 24 ch-sps. Rnd 10: Join yarn D into any ch-sp, 1ch, * work 1dc into top of each tr, 1dc in ch-sp; rep from * to end, join with a sl st into top of 1ch (96dc), do not turn work, do not fasten off yarn.

STOOL COVER With yarn A, work 4ch, join with a sl st to form a ring. Rnd 1: 3ch, 1tr in ring, [1ch, 2tr in ring] five times, (6tr-pairs made), fasten off yarn A. Rnd 2: Join yarn B into any ch-sp, 3ch, 1tr in same ch-sp, 1ch, 2tr in same ch-sp, *1ch, (2tr, 1ch, 2tr) in next ch-sp; rep from * to end, 1ch, join with sl st to top of 3ch – 6 tr-pairs and 12 ch-sps. Fasten off yarn B. Rnd 3: Join yarn C into any ch-sp, 3ch, 2tr in same ch-sp, [1ch, 3tr in next ch-sp] to end, 1ch, join with sl st to top of 3ch, fasten off yarn C – 12 3tr and 12 ch-sps. Rnd 4: Join yarn D into any

Continue to work in rounds decreasing as follows: Rnd 11: 1ch, *1dc in each of next 6dc, dc2tog, repeat from * to end, join with a sl st in top of 1ch – 84 sts. Rnd 12: 1ch, 1dc in each dc to end of round, join with a sl st in top of 3ch. Rnd 13: As rnd 12. Rnd 14: 1ch, *1dc in each of next 5dc, dc2tog, repeat from * to end, join with a sl st in top of 1ch – 72 sts. Rnd 15: As rnd 12. Rnd 16: 1ch, *1dc in each of next 4dc, dc2tog, repeat from * to end – 60 sts. Rnd 17: As rnd 12. END Fasten off yarn, weave in ends.

MATERIALS ● Rowan Pure Wool Aran, 100% wool, 100g/170m/186yds Yarn A: Burnt 700 x 1 ball Yarn B: Vert 686 x 1 ball Yarn C: Splash 701 x 1 ball Yarn D: Marine 683 x 1 ball Yarn E: Burlesque 689 x 1 ball Yarn F: Ember 679 x 1 ball ● 4.5mm hook ● Yarn needle

Round Stool Cover BY TRACEY TODHUNTER

Vibrant colours add interest to a practical project – the double crochet at the end will hold this snugly to your chosen seat.

This pattern is taken from Crochet: The Complete StepBy-Step Guide (£25, DK Books), a new must-have book that includes more than 80 patterns.

TENSION Rnds 1–3 measure 10cm/4in in diameter. MEASUREMENTS 27cm/10½in diameter.

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MATERIALS ● Rico Design Baby Classic DK, 50% polyamide/50% acrylic, 50g/165m/180yds Yarn A: Grass green 011 x 1 ball Yarn B: Fuchsia 012 x 1 ball Yarn C: Vanilla 003 x 1 ball ● 3.5mm hook ● Ladybird button, 15mm/½in diameter ● Yarn needle YARN ALTERNATIVES You can use any similar weight DK yarn for the same effect. TENSION Exact tension is not essential for this project. MEASUREMENTS Finished cosy is 26cm/10in in diameter and 18.5cm/7¼in high. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Sarah Coad is a knitting and crochet designer who lives in Warwickshire. You can follow her journey on her blog at www. knitsnotperfect.blogspot.co.uk, her Facebook page or on Twitter @knitsnotperfect.

Blooming Marvellous BY SARAH COAD

Bring your mugs back to life with this charming cosy.

SPECIAL STITCHES Raised treble back (rtrb): Yoh, insert hook around the stitch from right to left, inserting from the back of work, around the stitch at the front, then back through to the back, yoh, complete tr stitch as normal. Raised treble front (rtrf): Yoh, insert hook around the stitch from right through to left, inserting from front to back, around the stitch at the back, then through to front again, yoh, complete tr stitch at normal.

Rows 2 & 3: 3ch, 39tr, turn – 40tr. Row 4: 3ch, 3tr, [1rtrb (see Special Stitches), 15tr] twice, 1rtrb, 3tr, turn. Row 5: 3ch, 2tr, [1rtrf (see Special Stitches), 15tr] twice, 1rtrf, 4tr, turn. Row 6: 3ch, 3tr, [1rtrb, 7tr] 4 times, 1rtrb, 3tr, turn. Row 7: 3ch, 2tr, [1rtrf, 7tr] 4 times, 1rtrf, 4tr, turn. Rows 8 & 9: As rows 6 & 7. Row 10: As row 6. Fasten off. BUTTON TAB With yarn A, make 14ch Row 1: 1tr in 4th ch from hook, 10tr, turn – 11tr. Row 2: 3ch, 7tr, 1ch, miss tr, 2tr, turn. Row 3: 3ch, tr to end. Fasten off. FLOWERS Make 3 in yarn B and 2 in yarn C. Make an adjustable ring, (see page 94) 9dc in ring, pull up to tighten, sl st in first dc to join. Rnd 1: [2ch, miss 1dc, sl st in next dc] 4 times, 2ch, miss dc then sl st in the first dc of rnd – 5 ch-sps. Rnd 2: [1ch, 1sl st, 1dc, 1tr, 1dc, 1sl st] in each of the 5ch-sps, sl st to join. Fasten off. MAKING UP Sew the flowers on the stalks, putting the purple flowers on to taller stalks. Attach the button tab on the right side of the cosy so that it passes through the middle of the handle. Sew the ladybird button onto the left side in line END with the button hole. Weave in any loose ends.

PATTERN NOTES The pattern is worked top down. The first row is a round and all other rows are worked straight. In the button tab the missed treble and chain creates the button hole. MUG COSY With yarn A, make 46ch, sl st in first ch to join into a round. Rnd 1: 3ch (counts as tr here and throughout), 45tr, sl st in first ch to join, turn – 46tr. Now cont working straight. START

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Stars and Dreams Garden Garland BY VALERIE BRACEGIRDLE

Inspired by dreamy star spangled summer nights, this colourful garland is made of garden twine.

MATERIALS ● Nutscene Heritage Twine, 100% jute, 110m Yarn A: Natural x 1 spool ● Nutscene Tiddler Pack, 100% jute, pack of eight 16m spools Yarn B: Pack colours vary; colours used: Green, Lime Green, Terracotta, Red, Blue, Marine, Pink, Turquoise ● 5mm hook ● Yarn needle YARN ALTERNATIVES You can use any 3ply jute garden twine for this project. TENSION Exact tension is not essential for this garland, you just need a firm finish. MEASUREMENTS Each star or dreamcatcher is approx 12cm/5in in diameter, and a garland of 12 motifs is approximately 3m/3¼yds long. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Valerie describes herself as an “accidental designer” because she didn’t set out to become a designer, it just happened somewhere along the path of enjoying crochet and

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knitting. Find her on Ravelry as vbracegirdle and enjoy her blog at www.agrarianartisan.com.

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PATTERN NOTES Working with garden twine can be hard on the wrists, so take a break from crocheting regularly. Colours in twine are not always fast, so be careful when hanging the garland against or above structures that may stain. The twine may vary in thickness and the lengths on the tiddler spools can vary also. There should be sufficient twine on each spool to make a star, and some will have sufficient for a star and the edging of a dreamcatcher. Dreamcatchers are traditional handmade Native American artifacts, usually a willow hoop within which a web is woven, and decorated with sacred items such as beads and feathers. There are many stories and beliefs about how and why they originated, the most common being that they filter out bad dreams. Those in this design have been left plain but you may wish to decorate your dreamcatcher with beads, button, ribbons or feathers. STAR Make 8, one in each colour of yarn B Rnd 1: Make an adjustable ring, START

2ch (counts as 1htr), 9htr in ring, sl st to top of 2ch – 10htr. Rnd 2: 3ch (counts as 1htr, 1ch), [1htr, 1ch] in ea st around, sl st to 2nd of 3ch – 10 ch-sps. Rnd 3: Sl st in first ch-sp, [2ch {counts as 1htr}, 1htr] in same ch-sp, [2ch, 2htr in next ch-sp] 9 times, 1ch, dc in top of 2ch (to form last 2ch-sp) – 10 ch-sps. Rnd 4: 1ch (counts as 1dc), *[htr, 2tr, 2ch, 2tr, htr] in ch-sp, dc in next ch-sp; rep from * around, sl st to 1ch, break twine and fasten off. DREAMCATCHER Make 4 Rnd 1: With yarn A, make an

adjustable ring, 3ch (counts as 1htr, 1ch), [1htr, 1ch] 5 times, sl st to 2nd of 3ch – 6 ch-sps. Rnd 2: Sl st in ch-sp, 4ch (counts as 1dc, 3ch), [1dc in next 1ch-sp, 3ch] 4 times, 1dc in last 1ch-sp, 1ch, 1htr in first of 4ch (to form last 3ch-sp) – 6 ch-sps. Rnd 3: 6ch (counts as 1dc, 5ch), [1dc in next ch-sp, 5ch] 4 times, 1dc in last ch-sp, 3ch, 1tr in first of 6ch (to form last 5ch-sp) – 6 ch-sps. Rnd 4: 6ch (counts as 1tr, 3ch), *[{1tr, 3ch, 1tr, 3ch} in ch-sp] 5 times, 1tr in next ch-sp, 3ch, sl st to 3rd of 6ch, break twine and fasten off – 12 ch-sps. Rnd 5: Join yarn B to top of any

tr from rnd 4, 1ch (does not count as st), [1dc in each tr, 3dc in ch-sp] around, sl st to first dc, break twine and fasten off. FINISHING Make a chain and add the stars and dreamcatchers as follows: With yarn A and 5mm hook, 60ch, 1htr in top of first star or dreamcatcher, *30ch, 1htr in top of next star or dreamcatcher; rep from * until all stars and dreamcatchers are attached, 60ch, break twine and fasten off. Sew in all loose ends with a yarn needle. END Decorate your dreamcatchers, if desired.

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Pattern instructions MATERIALS ● SMC Wash + Filz-it! Fine, 100% wool, 50g/100m/109yds Yarn A: Mango 104 x 1 ball Yarn B: Blanket Charcoal 120 x 1 ball Yarn C: White 102 x 1 ball Yarn D: Cherry 127 x 2 balls ● 5mm hook ● Lining fabric, four times larger than iPad (optional) ● Padding (optional) YARN ALTERNATIVES Any DK to aran weight feltable wool will work well for this design. TENSION We recommend that you make one complete granny square and test felt it first, in a mesh bag. Using recommended yarn, granny square should measure approximately 13 x 13cm/5 x 5in before felting. After felting it should measure approximately 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in. MEASUREMENTS After felting, cosy measures approximately 30 x 20cm/ 11¾ x 7¾in.

Elsie iPad Cosy BY JO BODLEY

A great project for crochet beginners – felting can be great fun, but the results are not always what you’d expect!

DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Jo is a freelance designer who also sells products made from recycled umbrella fabric at Greenwich Market and online. Her shop is www.carminabiryani.etsy.com. PATTERN NOTES The granny square is a great confidence builder for anyone new to crochet. This project takes extra large grannies and felts them to make a really chunky protective layer. Before machine washing, the cover will look huge, but it will shrink by 30–40% after felting. This makes an ideal beginner project, as any mistakes in the basic granny square disappear in the felting process! BASIC GRANNY SQUARE Make 12 With yarn A and 5mm hook, make 6ch, join into a ring with a sl st. Rnd 1: 3ch, 2tr into ring. [3ch, 3tr in ring] three times, 3ch, join rnd with sl st to top of first 3ch. Break off yarn A. Rnd 2: Join yarn B to any corner sp, 3ch (2tr, 3ch, 3tr) in same sp, START

[1ch (3tr, 3ch, 3tr) in next sp] three times, 1ch, join with a sl st to top of first 3ch. Break off yarn B. Rnd 3: Join yarn C to any corner sp, 3ch, (2tr, 3ch, 3tr) in same sp. *1ch, 3tr in 1ch-sp, 1ch. (3tr, 3ch, 3tr) in 3ch-sp; rep from * three times, 1ch, 3tr in 1ch-sp, 1ch, join with a sl st to top of 3ch. Break off yarn C. Rnd 4: Join yarn D to any corner sp, 3ch, (2tr, 3ch, 3tr) in same sp, *(1ch, 3tr in 1ch-sp) twice, 1ch, (3tr, 3ch, 3tr) in 3ch-sp; rep from * three times, (1ch, 3tr in 1ch-sp) twice, 1ch, join with a sl st to top of first 3ch. Fasten off yarn. JOINING THE SQUARES The squares are joined using double crochet seams. Place two squares right sides together. With yarn D, insert the hook from front to back through the first stitches of both pieces, yrh and pull through, complete 1dc in the usual way, then insert hook into the next stitch along, through both layers, complete next dc. Continue in this way, joining all the squares, until you have a fabric made of 3 x 4 squares joined together. Fold in half to make a 2 x 3 granny square rectangle and join edges, leaving one short end open. Sew in all ends securely. FELTING Follow instructions on ballband of SMC Wash + Filz-it! Fine, or test wash an alternative yarn granny square in a mesh bag at a regular 40 degree wash. Use detergent and include a towel or pair of jeans to help the felting process. Colour catcher sheets are also a good idea. Remove the felted piece while still wet and block, then leave to dry. If it is a lot bigger than the desired 10cm/4in square, try felting at a higher temperature. If it is a lot smaller, try stretching it. Felt is quite robust, so it can be manipulated into the desired shape and pressed with an iron on a wool setting. As no two felted pieces are identical, some cosies may turn out a perfect snug fit for your iPad, others less so. If there is some extra room in your cosy, but not enough to warrant re-doing the machine END felting, you could make a padded lining for the cosy.

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Filet Heart Stole BY JACKIE CARREIRA

Working filet crochet in DK weight yarn means that it works up surprisingly quickly. This rustic heart design will look as good over a t-shirt and jeans as it would with a wedding dress!

MATERIALS ● Rico Design Essentials Cotton DK, 100% cotton, 50g/130m/142yds Shade: Nature, 51 x 4 balls ● 4mm hook YARN ALTERNATIVES Any DK yarn can be used, but it must be 100% cotton to achieve a similar effect and overall size. TENSION Work 8 rows of 8 filet “squares” to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 4mm hook or size required to obtain tension. MEASUREMENTS Finished stole measures 156 x 36cm/61½ x 14¼in.

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DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Jackie is a writer, musician, philosopher and part-time crochet

designer. See her other designs at www.ravelry.com/designers/ jackie-carreira. SPECIAL STITCH PATTERNS Open filet block: Consists of 1tr and 2ch worked to form an eyelet. The eyelet is closed by the first tr of the next eyelet, except for the last block of a row where an additional tr is worked to close the block. Solid filet block: Consists of 3tr, the first worked into a tr from the prev row, the next 2 worked in either the ch-sp of an open block or 2tr of a solid block. The last block of a row has an additional tr in the last st. PATTERN NOTES Follow odd rows of charts from right to left, and even rows from left to right. Decreasing at the beginning of a row: (As in row 7 of chart) At www.insidecrochet.co.uk 65

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the beg of a row sl st across first 4tr, 3ch (to count as first tr of row) then cont as normal. Decreasing at the end of a row: (As in row 6 of chart) Turn the work leaving last square (3 sts) of row unworked. Increasing at the beginning of a row: (As in row 3 of chart) Make 5ch, 1tr in 4th ch from hk, 1tr in next ch, 1tr in last stitch of prev row (1 solid block created) then cont as normal. Increasing at the end of a row: (As in row 2 of chart) Work 1dtr at the base of last tr in row, work 3 further dtr working each st in the base of the prev st, turn. (The height of the dtr allows the work to bend out and upwards to create a mock ch. On next row work into top of dtr of this block as normal.)

=CLOSED closed BLOCK block =OPEN openBLOCK block

Rows 37–60: Rep rows 29–36. Rows 61–76: Follow chart. Rows 77–108: Rep rows 29–36. Rows 109–132: Rep rows 5–12. Rows 133–137: Follow chart. FINISHING Weave in all ends. Wet block to open lace.

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HEART STOLE Make 70ch. Row 1: 1tr in 4th chain from hook, 1tr in each chain to end. Rows 2–12: Follow chart, taking special note of rows where increasing and decreasing is required (see Pattern Notes). Rows 13–28: Rep rows 5–12. Rows 29–36: Follow chart. START

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Carolyn Top BY JOANNE SCRACE

A light and airy summer top that is stylish to wear but quick and easy to make, this is wonderful for showing off hand painted and hand dyed yarns.

MATERIALS ● Manos Del Uruguay Silk Blend Fino, 70% wool/30% silk, 50g/225m/246yds Shade: Abalone 9695 x 3 (4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7) balls ● 4mm hook YARN ALTERNATIVES You may substitute for 4ply yarns. Bear in mind if substituting for a bamboo or cotton that it will not stretch at the hips as much.

PATTERN NOTES This pattern is designed to be fitted at the hips and be worn with a lot of ease at the bust. Choose a size that fits or is slightly smaller at the hips. If you are much bigger at the hips than the bust then you can stop the top being too large at the bust by working four chains instead of five each time. WAISTBAND Row 1: Make 32ch, htr in 3rd ch from hk and in each ch across, turn – 30 sts. Row 2: 2ch (does not count as htr), 30htr in bl only, turn. Work as for row 2 until you have a total of 112 (120, 132, 144, 156, 172, 180, 184, 200) rows. Fold work in half and seam by slipstitching through back loop of stitch and opposite side of the foundation chain along the row. Do not fasten off. START

TENSION Work 22htr blo and 13 rows to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 4mm hook, or size required to obtain tension. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Joanne Scrace (aka Not So Granny) specialises in seamless knitting and crochet, often vintage inspired but always with a fresh modern feel. She blogs about this and the trials of mixing kids and crochet hooks at www.notsogranny.blogspot.com. Find her on Ravelry at www.ravelry. com/designers/joanne-scrace.

Note: It is good to try the band on around your hips to check the fit at this point.

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FRONT SLEEVE SHAPING Now working in rows. Row 1: 6ch, dc in 2nd ch from hk, 5ch, [1dc in next dc, 5ch] 27 (29, 32, 35, 38, 42, 44, 45, 49) times, 1dc last dc, turn, leaving rem sts unworked – 29 (31, 34, 37, 40, 44, 46, 47, 51)dc. Row 2: 6ch, dc in 2nd ch from hk, *5ch, 1dc in next dc; rep from * to end, turn. Work row 2 a total of 7 times – 36 (38, 41, 44, 47, 51, 53, 54, 58)dc. UPPER FRONT Row 1: 1ch (does not count as a st), 1dc in dc, *5ch, 1dc in dc; rep from * to end, turn – 36 (38, 41, 44, 47, 51, 53, 54, 58)dc.

TO FIT BUST (APPROX) ACTUAL BUST ACTUAL HIP LENGTH

FINISHING JOIN SHOULDERS With WS facing hold Back and Front together, 1ch, [working through both layers, 1dc in next dc of Front and next dc of Back, 5ch] 8 (9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 16, 18) times, 1dc through dc of Front and Back, [5ch, 1dc through dc of Back only] 17 (17, 18, 17, 18, 18, 18, 19, 19) times (to create neck opening), 5ch, [1dc through dc of Front and Back, 5ch] 8 (9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 16, 18) times, 1dc through dc of Front and Back. Fasten off.

20cm/8in

BACK SLEEVE SHAPING With RS facing, re-attach yarn on first unworked dc of body, work as for front. Do not fasten off.

95 (102, 112, 122, 132, 146, 152, 156, 169)cm 37½ (40, 44, 48, 52, 57½, 60, 61½, 66½)in

13cm/5¼in

Rnd 1: 1ch (counts as 1dc), 5ch, *1dc in next row end, 5ch, miss next row end; rep from * around, sl st to join, turn – 56 (60, 66, 72, 78, 86, 90, 92, 100)dc. Rnd 2: 6ch (counts as 1dc and 5ch), *1dc in next dc, 5ch; rep from * around, sl st in first ch to join, turn. Work as rnd 2 for a total of 32 rows or until the body section measures 20cm/8in. Do not fasten off.

Repeat row 1 for a total of 26 (28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42) rows. Fasten off.

18 (20, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33)cm 7 (7¾, 8¾, 9½, 9¾, 11, 11½, 12½, 13)in

BODY Turn work so seam is on inside, rotate work to proceed along ends of rows of waistband.

88 (94, 103, 113, 122, 135, 141, 144, 156)cm 34½ (37, 40½, 44½, 48, 53, 55½, 56½, 61½)in

JOIN UNDERARMS Attach yarn to chain in between Front and Back at the underarm, 1dc, [5ch, 1dc through dc of Front and Back at the end of the next row] 4 times, break yarn. Repeat on other END underarm. Weave in ends.

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Pattern instructions MATERIALS ● Sirdar Americana DK, 60% cotton/40% acrylic, 50g/135m/148yds Shade: Boulder 209 x 7 (8, 9, 10, 11, 11) balls ● 4mm hook YARN ALTERNATIVES This jumper will work well in a number of Sirdar yarns: try Country Style DK, Click DK, Wash ‘n’ Wear Double Crepe DK, Montana DK, Crofter DK, Simply Recycled DK, Ella DK, Calico DK, Summer Stripes DK, Soukie DK or Cotton DK. Remember to always check yardage and tension. TENSION Work 17 sts and 9 rows in treble mesh pattern to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in with 4mm hook, or size required to obtain tension. One repeat of border pattern (18 sts) measures 11cm/4¼in wide and 9cm/3½in deep. SPECIAL STITCHES Dc2tog: (Insert hook into next st, yoh and draw through) twice, yoh and draw through 3 loops. Dc2tog3: Insert hook into next st, yoh and draw through, miss next st, insert hook into next st, yoh and draw through, yoh and draw through 3 loops. Tr2tog: (Yoh, insert hook into next st, yoh and draw through, yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice, yoh and draw through 3 loops. Dtr puff: Yoh twice, insert hook into next st, yoh and draw through, (yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice, * yoh twice, insert hook into same st, yoh and draw through, (yoh and draw through 2 loops) twice*; rep from * to *, yoh and draw through 4 loops. BACK With 4mm hook make 81 (90, 99, 108, 115, 123)ch. Foundation Row: (RS) 1tr into 4th (6th, 4th, 6th, 4th, 4th)ch from hook (first 3 (5, 3, 5, 3, 3)ch count as 1tr (1tr-1ch, 1tr, 1tr-1ch, 1tr, 1tr)), 1 (1, 1, 1, 0, 1)tr into next ch, * 1ch, miss next ch, 1tr into each of next 2ch; rep from * to last 1 (2, 1, 2, 0, 1)ch, 0 (1, 0, 1, 0, 0)ch, miss 0 (1, 0, 1, 0, 0)ch, 1 (1, 1, 1, 0, 1)tr into last ch – 79 (87, 97, 105, 113, 121) sts. START

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Row 1: 3 (4, 3, 4, 3, 3)ch, (counts as 1tr (1tr-1ch, 1tr, 1tr-1ch, 1tr, 1tr)), miss 0 (1, 0, 1, 0, 0)ch-sp, 1tr into next 2 (2, 2, 2, 1, 2) sts, * 1ch, miss next ch-sp, 1tr into each of next 2 sts; rep from * to last 1 (2, 1, 2, 0, 1) sts, 0 (1, 0, 1, 0, 0)ch, miss 0 (1, 0, 1, 0, 0)ch-sp, 1 (1, 1, 1, 0, 1)tr into top of 3ch, turn. This row sets treble mesh patt. Repeat last row 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6) times. Proceed as follows: Row 1: 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5)ch (counts as 1dtr (1dtr, 1dtr, 1dtr, 1dtr-1ch, 1dtr-1ch)), miss 0 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1)tr, 1dtr into next st, (1ch, miss next st, 1dtr into next st) 1 (3, 1, 3, 0, 2) times, * (1ch, miss next st, 1dtr into next st) twice, 3ch, miss next ch-sp, (1dtr, 3ch, 1dtr) into next ch-sp, 3ch, miss next ch-sp, miss next tr, 1dtr into next st, (1ch, miss next st, 1dtr into next st) twice; rep from * to last 3 (7, 3, 7, 2, 6) sts, (1ch, miss next st, 1dtr into next st) 1 (3, 1, 3, 0, 2) times, 0 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1)ch, miss 0 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1) st, 1dtr into top of 3ch, turn. Row 2: 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5)ch, 1dtr into next dtr, (1ch, 1dtr into next dtr) 1 (3, 1, 3, 0, 2) times, * 1ch, 1dtr into next dtr, 3ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, (1dtr puff (see Special Stitches), 3ch, 1dtr puff, 3ch, 1dtr puff) into next ch-sp, 3ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, 1dtr into next dtr, 1ch, 1dtr into next dtr; rep from * to last 3 (7, 3, 7, 2, 6) sts, (1ch, 1dtr into next dtr) 1 (3, 1, 3, 0, 2) times, 0 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1)ch, miss 0 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1) st, 1dtr into top of 4ch, turn. Row 3: 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5)ch, 1dtr into next dtr, (1ch, 1dtr into next dtr) 1 (3, 1, 3, 0, 2) times, * 3ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, (1dtr puff, 3ch, 1dtr puff) all into next dtr puff, 3ch, miss next dtr puff, (1dtr puff, 3ch, 1dtr puff) all into next dtr puff, 3ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, 1dtr into next dtr; rep from * to last 3 (7, 3, 7, 2, 6) sts, (1ch, 1dtr into next dtr) 1 (3, 1, 3, 0, 2) times, 0 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1)ch, miss 0 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1) st, 1dtr into top of 4ch, turn. Row 4: 4 (4, 4, 4, 4, 5)ch, 1 (1, 1, 1, 0, 1)dtr into next dtr, (1ch, 1dtr into next dtr) 0 (2, 0, 2, 0, 1) times, 2ch, * miss next 2 ch-sps, (1dtr puff, 2ch, 1dtr puff) into next ch-sp, 2ch, (1dtr puff, 2ch, 1dtr puff) into next ch-sp, 2ch, (1dtr puff, 2ch, 1dtr puff) into next

ch-sp, 2ch; rep from * 3 (3, 4, 4, 5, 5) times, miss next 2 ch-sps, 1 (1, 1, 1, 0, 1)dtr into next dtr, (1ch, 1dtr into next dtr) 0 (2, 0, 2, 0, 1) times, 0 (0, 0, 0, 0, 1)ch, miss 0 (0, 0, 0, 0, 1) st, 1dtr into top of 4ch, turn. Row 5: 1ch, 1dc into top of same dtr, 1dc into each of next 1 (5, 1, 5, 0, 4) sts, * 2dc into next ch-sp, 1dc into next dtr puff; rep from * to after last dtr puff, 2dc into next ch-sp, 1dc into each st to last st, 2dc into top of 4ch, turn – 79 (87, 97, 105, 113, 121)dc. Row 6: 3 (4, 3, 4, 3, 3)ch, miss 0 (1, 0, 1, 0, 0)dc, 1tr into each of next 2 (2, 2, 2, 1, 2) sts, * 1ch, miss next dc, 1tr into each of next 2 sts; rep from * to last 1 (2, 1, 2, 0, 1)dc, 0 (1, 0, 1, 0, 0)ch, miss 0 (1, 0, 1, 0, 0)dc, 1 (1, 1, 1, 0, 1)tr into last dc, turn. Row 6 sets treble mesh patt. Working treble mesh patt (throughout) cont until work measures 65 (67, 71, 74, 76, 78) cm/25½ (26½, 28, 29¼, 30, 30¾)in. Fasten off. FRONT Work as given for Back until work is 5 (5, 5, 6, 6, 6) rows shorter than Back. Shape Neck Row 1: (RS) Patt 28 (32, 37, 41, 45, 49) sts (ending with 1ch), 1htr into each of next 2 sts, 1ch, 1dc into next st, 1dc2tog3 (see Special Stitches), turn. Row 2: 1ch, 1dc into next dc, 1ch, 1dc into each of next 2htr, 1ch, 1dc into each of next 2tr, 1ch, 1htr into each of next 2tr, 1ch, patt to end, turn. Row 3: Work 19 (23, 28, 32, 36, 40) sts in patt (ending with 1ch), dc2tog (see Special Stitches), turn. Row 4: 1ch, 1dc into next tr, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, patt to end, turn. Row 5: Work 14 (18, 22, 26, 30, 34) sts in patt, tr2tog (see Special Stitches) – 15 (19, 23, 27, 31, 35) sts. Sizes XL, 2X and 3X only Row 6: 3ch, miss tr2tog, 1tr into each of next 2tr, patt to end – - (-, -, 26, 30, 34) sts. All sizes Fasten off.

Rejoin yarn to opposite side. Row 1: (WS) Patt 28 (32, 37, 41, 45, 49) sts (ending with 1ch), 1htr into each of next 2 sts, 1ch, 1dc into next st, 1dc2tog3, turn. Row 2: 1ch, 1dc into next dc, 1ch, 1dc into each of next 2htr, 1ch, 1dc into each of next 2tr, 1ch, 1htr into each of next 2tr, 1ch, patt to end, turn. Row 3: Work 19 (23, 28, 32, 36, 40) sts in patt (ending with 1ch), dc2tog, turn. Row 4: 1ch, 1dc into next tr, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, patt to end, turn. Row 5: Work 14 (18, 22, 26, 30, 34) sts in patt, tr2tog – 15 (19, 23, 27, 31, 35) sts. Sizes XL, 2X and 3X only Row 6: 3ch, miss tr2tog, 1tr into each of next 2tr, patt to end – - (-, -, -, 30, 34) sts. All sizes Fasten off. SLEEVES Make 2 With 4mm hook make 42 (43, 43, 45, 48, 48)ch. Foundation Row: (RS) 1tr into 6th (4th, 4th, 4th, 6th, 6th)ch from hook (first 5 (3, 3, 3, 5, 5)ch count as 1tr-1ch (1tr, 1tr, 1tr, 1tr-1ch, 1tr-1ch)), 1 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1)tr into next ch, * 1ch, miss next ch, 1tr into each of next 2ch; rep from * to last 2 (0, 0, 1, 2, 2)ch, 1 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1)ch, miss next (0, 0, 0, next, next)ch, 1 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1)tr into last ch, turn – 39 (41, 41, 43, 45, 45) sts. Row 1: 4 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4)ch, (counts as 1tr-1ch (1tr, 1tr, 1tr, 1tr-1ch, 1tr-1ch)), miss next (0, 0, 0, next, next) ch-sp, 1tr into each of next 2 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2) sts, * 1ch, miss next ch-sp, 1tr into each of next 2 sts; rep from * to last 2 (0, 0, 1, 2, 2) sts, 1 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1)ch, miss next (0, 0, 0, next, next) ch-sp, 1tr into top of 3ch, turn. Row 1 sets treble mesh patt. Repeat last row three times. Proceed as follows: Row 1: 5 (5, 5, 4, 5, 5)ch (counts as 1dtr-1ch (1dtr-1ch, 1dtr-1ch, 1dtr, 1dtr-1ch, 1dtr-1ch)), miss 0 (1, 1, 0, 1, 1) st, 1dtr into next st, (1ch, miss next st, 1dtr into next st) 0 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1) times, * (1ch, miss next st, 1dtr into next st)

twice, 3ch, miss next ch-sp, (1dtr, 3ch, 1dtr) into next ch-sp, 3ch, miss next ch-sp, miss next tr, 1dtr into next st, (1ch, miss next st, 1dtr into next st) twice; rep from * to last 1 (2, 2, 3, 4, 4) st(s), (1ch, miss next st, 1dtr into next st) 0 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1) times, 1 (1, 1, 0, 1, 1)ch, miss 0 (1, 1, 0, 1, 1) st, 1dtr into top of 3ch, turn – 45 (45, 45, 47, 49, 49) sts. Row 2: 5 (5, 5, 4, 5, 5)ch, 1dtr into next dtr, (1ch, 1dtr into next dtr) 0 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1) times, * 1ch, 1dtr into next dtr, 3ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, (1dtr puff, 3ch, 1dtr puff, 3ch, 1dtr puff) into next ch-sp, 3ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, 1dtr into next dtr, 1ch, 1dtr into next dtr; rep from * to last 2 (2, 2, 3, 4, 4) sts, (1ch, 1dtr into next dtr) 0 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1) times, 1 (1, 1, 0, 1, 1)ch, miss next (next, next, 0, next, next) st, 1dtr into top of 4ch, turn. Row 3: 5 (5, 5, 4, 5, 5)ch, 1dtr into next dtr, (1ch, 1dtr into next dtr) 0 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1) times, * 3ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, (1dtr puff, 3ch, 1dtr puff) into next dtr puff, 3ch, miss next dtr puff, (1dtr puff, 3ch, 1dtr puff) into next dtr puff, 3ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, 1dtr into next dtr; rep from * to last 2 (2, 2, 3, 4, 4) sts, (1ch, 1dtr into next dtr) 0 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1) times, 1 (1, 1, 0, 1, 1)ch, miss next (next, next, 0, next, next) st, 1dtr into top of 4ch, turn. Row 4: 4 (4, 4, 4, 5, 5)ch, 0 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1)dtr into next dtr, 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2)ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, (1dtr puff, 2ch, 1dtr puff) into next ch-sp, 2ch, (1dtr puff, 2ch, 1dtr puff) into next ch-sp, 2ch, (1dtr puff, 2ch, 1dtr puff) into next ch-sp, 2ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, (1dtr puff, 2ch, 1dtr puff) into next ch-sp, 2ch, (1dtr puff, 2ch, 1dtr puff) into next ch-sp, 2ch, (1dtr puff, 2ch, 1dtr puff) into next ch-sp, 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2)ch, miss next 2 ch-sps, 0 (0, 0, 1, 1, 1)dtr into next dtr, 0 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1)ch, miss 0 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1) st, 1dtr into top of 4ch, turn. Row 5: 1ch, 1dc into top of dtr on which ch stands, 1dc into next 0 (0, 0, 1, 2, 2)dc, 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2)dc into next ch-sp, (1dc into next dtr puff, 2dc into next ch-sp) 11 times, 1dc into next dtr puff, 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2)dc into ch-sp, 1dc into each st to last st, 2dc into top of 4ch, turn – 39 (41, 41, 43, 45, 45)dc. Row 6: 4 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4)ch, miss www.insidecrochet.co.uk 71

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next (0, 0 ,0, next, next) dc, 1tr into next 2 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2) sts, * 1ch, miss next dc, 1tr into each of next 2 sts; rep from * to last 2 (0, 0, 1, 2, 2)dc, 1 (0, 0, 0, 1, 1)ch, miss next (0, 0, 0, next, next)dc, 1tr into last dc, turn. Work treble mesh patt row (throughout), at the same time inc 1 st at each end of the specified rows by working an extra st after the starting ch and an extra st before the last st in the row, taking the inc sts into the treble mesh patt. Sizes S and M only Inc at each end of the next row, and every foll 3rd row to 55 (57, -, -, -, -) sts. Sizes L, XL, 2X and 3X only Inc at each end of the next row and every foll alt row to - (-, 65, 67, 71, 75) sts. All sizes Work straight in treble mesh patt until work measures 45 (45, 47, 48, 48, 49)cm/17¾ (17¾, 18½, 19, 19, 19¼)in. Shape Sleeve Top Sizes S and M only Row 1: 3ch, tr2tog (over 2tr), 1ch, patt to last 3 (4) sts, tr2tog (over 2tr), 1tr into last tr, turn. Row 2: 1ch, 1dc into tr2tog, 2ch, 1tr into each of next 2tr, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1tr into each of next 2tr, 2ch, 1dc2tog (over tr2tog and top of ch), turn. Row 3: 2ch, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, 1tr into next tr, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1tr into next tr, 1ch, 1dc2tog (over tr and top of ch), turn. Row 4: 1ch, 1dc into next tr, 2ch, 1tr into each of next 2tr, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1tr into each of next 2tr, 2ch, 1dc2tog (over tr and htr), turn. Row 5: 2ch, 1htr into each of next 2tr, 2ch, 1tr into each of next 2tr, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1htr into next tr, 1dc2tog (over tr and top of ch), turn. Row 6: 1ch, miss dc2tog, 1dc into next htr, 2ch, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, 1tr into next tr, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1tr into next tr, 1ch, 1dc2tog (over tr and htr), turn. Row 7: 1ch, miss dc2tog, 1dc into next tr, 2ch, 1htr into each of next 2tr, 2ch, 1tr into each of next 2tr,

1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1ch, 1htr into each of next 2tr, 1ch, 1dc2tog (over tr and htr), turn. Row 8: 2ch, miss dc2tog, miss next htr, 1dc into next htr, 1ch, 1dc into each of next 2tr, 1ch, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, 1tr into next tr, (1ch, 1tr into each of next 2 tr) 4 times, 1ch, 1tr into next tr, 1ch, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, 1dc into each of next 2tr, 1dc2tog (over 2htr). Fasten off.

patt to last 2tr group, 1ch, 1dc into next tr, 1dc2tog (over tr and dc), turn. Row 8: 3ch, miss dc2tog, miss next dc, (1dc into next tr) twice, 1ch, (1dc into next tr) twice, 1ch, (1htr into next tr) twice, 1ch, (1ch, 1tr into each of next 2 tr) 4 times, 2ch, (1htr into next tr) twice, 1ch, (1dc into next tr) twice, 1ch, (1dc into next tr) twice, 1dc2tog (over tr and dc). Fasten off.

Sizes L and XL only Row 1: 2ch, miss - (-, 0, 1, -, -) st, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last - (-, 2, 3, -, -)tr, tr2tog (over 2tr), turn. Row 2: 2ch, miss tr2tog, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, 1tr into next tr, 1ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1tr into next tr, 1ch, 1dc2tog (over tr and htr), turn. Row 3: 3ch, miss next tr, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1tr into next tr, tr2tog (over 2tr), turn. Row 4: 2ch, miss tr2tog, 1dc into next tr, 2ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1ch, 1dc into next tr, 1dc2tog (over tr and top of ch), turn. Row 5: 3ch, miss dc2tog, miss next dc, 1dc into next tr, 1htr into next tr, 2ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1ch, 1htr into next tr, 1dc2tog (over tr and dc), turn. Row 6: 3ch, miss dc2tog, miss next htr, (1dc into next tr) twice, 2ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1ch, 1dc into next tr, 1dc2tog (over tr and htr), turn. Row 7: 3ch, miss dc2tog, miss next dc, (1dc into next tr) twice, 2ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch,

Sizes 2X and 3X only Row 1: 3ch, - (-, -, -, 1, 0)htr into next tr, - (-, -, -, 0, 1)dc2tog (over 2tr), 1ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last - (-, -, -, 2, 4) sts, tr2tog (over 2tr), turn. Row 2: 2ch, miss tr2tog, 1htr into next tr, 1tr into next tr, 1ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1tr into next tr, (1dc2tog over tr and htr) - (-, -, -, 1, 0) times, (1dc2tog over tr and dc2tog) - (-, -, -, 0, 1) times, turn. Row 3: 3ch, miss dc2tog, miss next tr, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1tr into next tr, 1tr2tog (over 2tr), turn. Row 4: 1ch, miss tr2tog, 1dc into next tr, 2ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1ch, miss next tr, 1dc2tog (over tr and top of ch), turn. Row 5: 2ch, miss dc2tog, miss next tr, 1htr into next tr, 2ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1ch, 1htr into next tr, 1dc2tog (over tr and dc), turn. Row 6: 2ch, miss dc2tog, 1dc into next tr, 1htr into next tr, 2ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to last 2tr group, 1ch, 1htr into next tr, 1dc2tog (over tr and htr), turn. Row 7: 3ch, miss dc2tog, miss next htr, (1dc into next tr) twice,

1ch, 1htr into next tr, 1tr into next tr, 1ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to second from last 2tr group, 1tr into next tr, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, 1dc into next tr, 1dc2tog (over tr and htr), turn. Row 8: 3ch, miss dc2tog, miss next dc, 1dc into next htr, 1dc into next tr, 1ch, (1dc into next tr) twice, 1ch, 1htr into next tr, 1tr into next tr, 1ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, patt to second from last 2tr group, 1tr into next tr, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, (1dc into next tr) twice, 1ch, 1dc into next tr, 1dc2tog (over htr and dc). Row 9: 3ch, miss dc2tog, miss next dc, (1dc into next dc) twice, 1ch, 1dc into next htr, 1dc into next tr, 1ch, 1dc into next tr, 1htr into next tr, 1ch, (1htr into next tr) twice, 1ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, (1tr into next tr) twice, 1ch, (1htr into next tr) twice, 1ch, 1htr into next tr, 1dc into next tr, 1ch, 1dc into next tr, 1dc into next htr, 1ch, 1dc into next dc, 1dc2tog (over 2dc). Fasten off. NECK EDGING Join shoulder seams. With RS facing, using 4mm hook work a row of dc evenly all around the neck edge. Fasten off. MAKING UP Fold sleeves in half lengthways, then placing folds to shoulder seams, sew sleeves in position. Join side and sleeve seams. Pin out garment to the measurements given. Cover with damp cloths and leave until dry. See ball band for washing and further end care instructions.

SIZE

S

M

L

XL

2X

3X

TO FIT BUST

81–86

91–97

102–107

112–117

122–127

132–137

cm

32–34

36–38

40–42

44–46

48–50

52–54

in

93

102

114

124

1334

143

cm

36¾

40

45

48¾

52½

56¼

in

65

67

71

74

76

78

cm

25½

26½

28

29¼

30

30¾

in

45

45

47

48

48

49

cm

17¾

17¾

18½

19

19

19¼

in

ACTUAL BUST

Length

SLEEVE LENGTH

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MATERIALS ● Schachenmayr Boston Sun, 50% cotton/50% acrylic, 100g/100m/109yds Yarn A: Golf Green 00070 x 3 balls Yarn B: 00062 x 2 balls Yarn C: Neon Orange 00025 x 1 ball Yarn D: Cyclam 00034 x 1 ball Yarn E: Neon Pink 00036 x 1 ball Yarn F: Neon Green 00072 x 1 ball ● 6mm hook ● Fabric for lining: 70cm/27½in of Spotty fabric (Rowan Classics by Kaffe Fassett, GP70 Spots shade Turquoise, 112cm/44in wide) 70cm/27½in of Plain fabric (Free Spirit Solids Essentials shade S60 Red Plum,112cm/44in wide) ● Two pieces pliable craft stiffening, 34 x 34cm/ 13½ x 13½in each, for Panels ● One piece pliable craft stiffening, neonpink, Fb 00072 neongrün. neonorange, 4. und 5. Rd royal. 12 x 34cm/4¾ x 13½in, for Base neonpink, FbEdging: 00072 neongrün. neonorange, 4. und 5.Schematic Rd royal. for Afghan Das Restmaterial reicht außerdem für die Farbfolge B: Luftmaschenring und 1..Rd Edging: Schematic for Afghan ● Sewing thread and needle Das Restmaterial reicht für 1die Rnd 1: withaußerdem natural, work sc inFarbfolge each dc, B: Luftmaschenring und 1..Rd Beanie. Diese wiegt ca. 120–130 g. royal, 2. Rd neongrün, A B C 3. F A DRd Ecyclam, Rnd 1: with natural, work each dc, Beanie. Diese wiegt ca. 120–130 g. and1 4scscinroyal, 2. Rd neongrün, A B C 3. DRd Ecyclam, F A 1 sc into each ch-2jesp into each Einzelverbrauch - Beanie: 100 g 4. und 5. Rd neonorange. 1 sc into each ch-2 sp and 4 sc into each Einzelverbrauch - Beanie: je 100 g 4. und 5. Rd neonorange.

Boston Sun Bag

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TENSION Work 10 sts and 7 rows in htr pattern to measure 10 x 10cm/ 4 x 4in using 6mm hook, or size required to obtain tension. Granny square measures 18 x 18cm/7 x 7in.

• ch-5 Create side of bag by slip stitching loop, then * them ch 2,tog ch from 1 into the sp, inserts for plastic foils • Granny-Square E Ffor A plastic B C foils D E• F A • ch-5 Create side of bag by slip stitching from loop, then * them ch ch 2,tog ch 1 into by the sp, inserts the WS. For bottom, 13hook. and E # F1 as A shown B C on D E F A ch Granny-Square 3. with Takeroyal, loop from Insertworking hook in seams by working seams # 1 as shown on the WS. For bottom, with royal, ch 13hook. and ch 3. Take loop from Insert hook in 5 schematic. work = 12center hdc across row. Work C should D E be F slightly A B C D E st of the next 3 5in skipped sts, pull Inserts MEASUREMENTS BYhdc SCHACHENMAYR DESIGN schematic. Inserts should be slightly work hdc = 12center hdc across row. Work in C D E F A B C D E st of the next 3 TEAM skipped sts, pull largerstthan loop just taken off hook4through fromthe actual size of the plastic Sides largerstthan the actual sizeCof D the E plastic loop just taken off hook through from A B F A B ofCbag measure 63 x 35cm/25 4 foil forFasten easy inserting. change to golf back green,tocont in rep pat from and inc front; * around. A B C D E F A•• B C foil forFasten easy inserting. change to golf back green,tocont in rep pat from and inc front; *=around. x 14in, • With solid colored fabric facing you, 1 st at each edge off.every 3rd row 7 times 3 E F A B C D E F and A bag is 12cm/4in deep. With solid colored you, 1 st at each edge 3rd row 7 times = • off.every E sew Ffabric A facing B# 2.CTrim D E F A Key half and seams 26 hdc across row. Work a total of 26 3rows fold lining in Key Häkelzeichen fold lining in half and sew 26 hdc across row. Work a total of C seams. D seams E F # 2. A Trim B C D E 2 26 rows within ½″ [1.5 cm] of Häkelzeichen C seams. D E F A B C D E GRANNY SQUARE 2 within ½″ [1.5 cm] of Insert plastic foil between fabrics at green to foundation ch of bottom and work • 1 Kettmasche (Kettm) Insert =plastic foil into between fabrics at round green to foundation ch of bottom and work • work ss this st START Use 6mm hook bottom of = Close seams # a 3. end Trimof 1 Kettmasche (Kettm) ==bag. work ss into this st end bottom ofwrong bag. Close seams # a 3.lining Trimof round • Create inserts for plastic foils •within With facing, fold ½″ [1 cm] side of seams. Sew the 4¾″ = ss throughout and • Create inserts for plastic foils Beanie •within With wrong side facing, fold lining S8791 A und B ● Bag and ● = Luftmasche (Luftm) ½″ [1 cm] of seams. Sew the 4¾″ by working seams # 1 as shown on for handles in half lengthwise and steam = ss S8791 A 2]: und B ● Bag [12handles Handles [make with ch 9and and cm] ●wide bag lengthwise corners asand shown in 2. Seitenteil =inLuftmasche (Luftm) by working seams #with 1 royal, as shown on Beanie for half steam Handles [make 2]: should royal, chslightly 9 and [12 cm] wide bag corners as shown in following Granny-Square Chart, 2. Seitenteil schematic. Inserts be press. Fold ¾″ [2 cm] of each raw edge to =¾″ double crochet work hdc = 8Inserts hdc across row. be Workslightly in pat press. schematic. closed. golfgrün schematic. should Fold= [2 cm] of each raw edge to double crochet =then feste M strip work hdc 8 hdc across row. Work in pat Fassett, schematic. closed. golfgrün larger than=the actual size of the plastic wrong side, sew tog. Rowan Classics by Kaffe GP70 work as follows: for approx. = feste M larger than the Rowan actual size of thebyplastic wrong side, sew strip tog. =then treble Classics Kaffe Fassett, GP70 forfor approx. foil easy inserting. • cm] Insert plastic foil between fabrics at Spot, (44″ wide); pink. = treble 14¼″ 15¾″ [36 – 40color cm], turquoise then fasten off.[112 foil for ––easy inserting. • cm] Insert plastic foil between fabrics at Foundation: Work 5ch, join pink. Spot, turquoise (44″ [112 wide); = Stäbchen – 40color cm], then fasten off. • 14¼″ With15¾″ solid[36 colored fabric facing you, each long side ofColor bag.treble Sew handleD: linings approx. 27½″ [70 cm] of solid colored Sequence = double = Stäbchen • With solid colored fabric facing you,of solid each long side ofColor bag. Sew handle linings Schematic for Sewing Bag Cornerswith sl st to form a ring. Work Sequence D: approx. 27½″ [70 colored = double treble fold lining in half and sew seams #Spirit 2.cm] Trim to Essentials, fabric, matching position of crocheted Schematic for Sewing Bag Corners fabric, e.g. Free Solids Finishing: join bottom incl short side fold lining in half and sew seams #Spirit 2. Trim to Essentials, fabric, matching position of crocheted fabric, e.g. Freeshort Solids Doppelstäbchen == popcorn Finishing: join bottom incl side within ½″ [1.5 cm] of seams. handles. Sew approx. 2 – 3 mm above five rounds as detailed in chart S60 red plum (44″ [112 cm] wide); pieces to granny squares with sc from RS. = Doppelstäbchen = popcorn within ½″ [1.5 cm] of seams. handles. Sew approx. 2 – 3 mm above S60 red plum (44″ [112 cm] wide); pieces to granny squares with sc from RS. •WithInsert foil between at 2 sheets plastic offoil. lining into bag. Hand matching thread, stiffInsert green. golf plastic green, work 2 sewing rnds fabrics sc around •WithInsert plastic foil fabrics at sheets plastic offoil. lining into bag. Hand green. matching thread, stiffInsert golf green, workbetween 2 sewing rnds around bottom of bag. Close seams #sc3. Trim 2item stitch top edge of bag. Trim as follows: plastic foil (by Crea-Pop, 3901lining 502, to top edge of bag. Sew handles bottom of bag. Close seams # 3. using Trim item stitch lining to top edge bag. Trim plastic foil (by Crea-Pop, 3901 502, top edge of bag. Sew handles using 6 - ofseam. seam allowance and -neaten Fold Rnd 1: Work 3ch (counts as 1tr), 6seam allowance and -neaten seam. Fold crocheted handles around lining and sew 2tr into ring, (3ch, 3tr into ring) crocheted handles around lining and sew closed. SewShort seams Bottom, Sides and Straps: closed. SewShort seams three times, 2ch, dc into top of Bottom, Sides and Straps: Fold corners at Fold corners at 3ch at beg of round. right angles work 1 t-ch. to form ring. Work 5 rnds according to colored fabricSCHEMATIC will line abottom and short FOR SEWING BAG CORNERS to form ring. Work 5 rnds according to work 1right t-ch.angles colored fabric chart. will line abottom and short changing color, always cut sides ofSchematic bag. for When Sewing Bag Corners Rnd 2: Starting at corner, 3ch chart. When changing color, always cut sides ofSchematic bag. old color Sewing Bag Corners andfoil fasten off. Increasing 1 stitch: To stabilize the bag,for plastic is inserted (counts as 1tr), 2tr into ch-sp of Increasing 1 stitch: old color andfoil fasten off. To stabilize theColor bag, plastic is inserted Sequence A: work ring and rnd and last hdc. between the fabrics. Color Sequence A: work ring and rnd and last hdc. between the fabrics. previous row, (2ch, 3tr, 4ch, 3tr approx. with neoncut green, rnd 2 • To line the1 handles, 2 strips of with cyclamen, 1 handles, with neoncut green, rnd 2 cyclamen, approx. • To line thernd 2 strips of with 3each with neon solid colored fabric, 3¼ x orange, 17¼″ [8rnds x 4 and 5 with Gauge: into next ch-sp of previous row) Gauge: rnd 3 with neon orange, rnds 4 and 5 with solid colored fabric, each 3¼ x 17¼″ [8 x 44 cm] long. royal. royal. three times, 2ch, 3tr into next 44 cm] long. Color 10 cm]. Sequence B: work ring and rnd 1 • Cut plastic foil into two 13½ x 13½ ″ Instructions for Beanie Rnd 13: 10Beanie cm]. Color Sequence B: work″ ring and rnd 1 for • Cut plasticwith foil into two 13½ with x 13½ Sew seams Instructions Rnd 13: royal, rnd neon green, [34 x 34 cm] squares, one for 2each long Work rnd rnds3 1 – 6 according to chart ch-sp, 2ch, 1tr into top of 3ch at Sew seams withFold royal, rnd neon green, rnd 3 1 – 6 according to chart [34 x 34 cm] squares, one for 2rnds each corners atwith4long Work rnds Instructions for Bag with cyclamen, and 5 with neon side of bag, and intoFold onecorners 4¾ x 13½ ″ [12 x following color sequence B, then work beg groups. at of round. Bag work groups. with cyclamen, rnds″ [12 4 and with neon side approx. of bag, andorange. into right one 4¾ x 13½ x 5following angles color Instructions sequence B,forthen Sew corner point, 34 cm] rectangle for bottom of bag. rnd 6 of chart once royal, once with Rnd 14: right angles Sew with corner point, orange. approx. 34 cm] rectangle for bottom of bag. Rnd 3: Starting in last ch-sp of rnd 6 of chart once with royal, once with Rnd 14: trim [1 cm] of seamonce ColortoSequence C: [65 workx ring and green, rnd 1 within • Cut both fabrics 25½ x 33½″ neon once ½″ with cyclamen, trim [1 cm] of seamonce ColortoSequence C: [65 workx ring and green, rnd 1 within • Cut both fabrics 25½ x 33½″ neon once ½″ with cyclamen, with golf green, rnd other 2 with neon green, previous round, work 3ch (counts 85 cm]. Place fabrics on top of each with neon orange and once with royal = with golf green, rnd other 2 with neon green, 85 cm]. Place fabrics on top of each with neon orange and once with royal = with wrong sides facing. 20 dc groups around and a total of 11 rnds. as 1tr), 4tr into same ch-sp, *1dc with wrong sides facing. 20 dc groups around and a total of 11 rnds. Rnd 12: with neon green, work dc groups Rnd 12: with neon green, work dc groups as established, omitting ch 2 between Tip: 5 as established, omitting ch 2 between Tip: groups. 5 74 Inside Crochet groups. Instructions forBag Beanie Rnd 13: with cyclamen, work dc groups Schematic for as Bag Lining 4 Instructions Beanie Rnd 13: with cyclamen, work dc groups Schematic for as Bag Lining 4 1forBag Work rnds – 663 according to chart established and work 1 sc, ch 2 between Work rnds 14 – 663according to chart established and work 1 sc, ch 2 between following color4 sequence B, then work groups. 3 following color sequence B, then work groups. rnd 63of chart once with royal, once with Rnd 14: alternately work 2 sc then 3 sc 1 A rnd of chart once withChart royal,key: once with Rnd 14: alternately work 2 sc 1 2 6 green, neon once with Chart cyclamen, key: once into each ch-sp = 50 sc. Athen 3B Bsc 2 for Beanie neon green, once with cyclamen, once into each ch-sp = 50 Chart sc. IC#52_74-75[BagExcerpt]SPRDCM.indd with neon orange and once 74 with royal = Rnds 15 and 16: withChart cyclamen, work sc for Beanie = 1 slip stitch (sl st)

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into next ch-sp, (5tr, 3ch, 5tr) into corner 4ch-sp of previous round; rep from * twice more, 5tr into next ch-sp, 3ch, sl st into top of 3ch from beg of row. Rnd 4: Starting in ch-sp at end of last round, work 6ch (counts as 1tr, 3ch), *work 1tr into middle tr from next group of tr from previous round, (3ch, 1dtr, 3ch) into dc from previous round, 1tr into middle of next group of tr, (3ch, 1tr, 3ch, 1tr, 3ch) into next ch-sp at corner; rep from * twice more, work 1tr into middle tr from next group of tr from previous round, (3ch, 1dtr, 3ch) into dc from previous round, 1tr into middle of next group of tr, (3ch, 1tr, 3ch) into next ch sp at corner, sl st into 3rd of 6ch at beg of row. Rnd 5: Work 2ch (counts as 1dc), 2dc into first ch-sp of previous round, work 3dc into each ch-sp of previous round, working (3dc, 2ch, 3dc) into each corner ch-sp, ending sl st into top of 2ch at beg of row. Fasten off. Note: When changing colour, work the final sl st at the end of each round with the new colour. The grey banded areas in the chart indicate when to change colour following the Stripe pattern. COLOUR SEQUENCES COLOUR PATTERN A Foundation & Rnd 1: Yarn F. Rnd 2: Yarn D. Rnd 3: Yarn C. Rnds 4 & 5: Yarn B. COLOUR PATTERN B Foundation & Rnd 1: Yarn B. Rnd 2: Yarn F. Rnd 3: Yarn D. Rnds 4 & 5: Yarn C. COLOUR PATTERN C Foundation & Rnd 1: Yarn A. Rnd 2: Yarn F. Rnd 3: Yarn B. Rnds 4 & 5: Yarn E. COLOUR PATTERN D Foundation & Rnd 1: Yarn C. Rnd 2: Yarn B. Rnd 3: Yarn E. Rnds 4 & 5: Yarn A. The grey bands in the Granny Square Chart identify where to change colour, using the above Colour Patterns. TOTE BAG Work eight Granny squares in total,

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For bottom, ch 13hook. and Insert by working ch 3. with Takeroyal, loop from hook in seams # 1 as shown on foil for –easy inserting. larger than the Rowan actual size of theby plastic wrong side, sew Spot, color turquois Classics Kaffe Fassett, GP70 14¼″ 15¾″ [36 – 40 cm], then fas for approx. = treble work hdc = 12center hdc across row.next Work35in schematic. C should D E be F slightly A B C D E st of the skipped sts, pull Inserts • (44″ With solid colored fabric facin foil for –easy inserting. • cm] Insert plastic foil be approx. 27½″ [70 pink. Spot, color turquoise [112 wide); 14¼″ 15¾″ [36 – 40 cm], then fasten off. larger the actual size of the plastic neonpink, Fb 00072 neongrün. neonorange, 4. und 5. Rd royal. loop just taken off hook stthan from 4through = Stäbchen A B C E F A B C D fold lining in half and sew seams # • With solid colored fabric facing you, each long side of bag. S Free Color S approx. 27½″ [70 Finishing: cm] of solid colored = e.g. double tre joinfabric, bottom incl sho change to golf back green,tocont in rep pat from and inc foil forFasten easy inserting. front; * around. Edging: Schematic for Afghan Das Restmaterial reicht außerdem für die• Farbfolge B: Luftmaschenring und 1..Rd Schematic for S within ½″ [1.5 cm] of seams. fold lining in half and sew seams # 2. Trim to fabric, matching posi 1 st at each edge = • With solid colored fabric facing you, off.every 3rd row 7 times S60 red plum fabric, e.g. Free Spirit Solids Essentials, 3 E F A B C D E F A pieces to granny squares with sc fr(4 Finishing: join bottom incl short side Rnd 1: with natural, work each dc, Beanie. Diese wiegt ca. 120–130 g. 1 sc inroyal, 2. Rd neongrün, 3. DRd Ecyclam, = Doppelstäb Key A½″ B[1.5Ccm] F A B C = popcorn 26 hdc across row. Work a total of 26 rows fold lining in half and sew seams # 2. Trim • Insert plastic foil between fab within of seams. handles. Sew approx. 2 matching th S60 plum (44″ [112 cm] wide); golf workinserts 2 sewing rnds scfo pieces granny squares sc from RS. Häkelzeichen bytoslip stitching them from • green, Create 1key sc into each and into each loop, then *red chwith 2,tog ch 1With into the ch-5 sp, C D ch-2 E FjespA100 B 4 Eside Einzelverbrauch - of Beanie: gC scD4. und 5. of Rdbag neonorange. granny Square within ½″ [1.5 cm] seams. Granny-Square working two each of2 Colour Elining bottom bag. Close seams #F3 •WithInsert plastic foil between fabrics at 2ofsheets plastic foil. Insert plastic foil (by Crea green. matching sewing thread, of stiff top edge of bag. Sew handles golf green, work 2 rnds sc around green to foundation ch of bottom and work • Insert plastic foil between fabrics at the WS. For bottom, royal, ch 13hook. and Insert by working # 3. with Take loop from hook in seams patterns A, B, C1and D. = work Kettmasche (Kettm) bottom ofchbag. CloseSew seams # 3.5using Trim item stitch ss into this st plastic foil (by Crea-Pop, 3901lining 502, to top edg top =edge of bag. handles bottom of =bag. Close seams # a 3. end Trimof round work hdc 12 hdc across row. Work in schematic. Inserts C D6 center st of the next 3 skipped sts, pull RS together and sides even,•within • Create With inserts for plastic foils With wrong side facing, fold lining -ne seam allowance andsho ½″ cm] of seams. Sew the 4¾″ == ss S8791 A und B ●together Bag and Beanie ● [1 (Luftm) steam by working seams #with 1 royal, as shown onmake for inLuftmasche half larger the actual s join four loop just taken off hook4through stthan fromhandles [12ahandles Handles [make 2]:squares ch 9 to and cm] wide baglengthwise corners asand shown in 2. Seitenteil crocheted aroun A B schematic. should slightly Fold=¾″ [2 cm] crochet of each raw edge to double work hdc =larger 8Inserts hdcsquare across row.be Work inofpat schematic. closed. golfgrünchange to golf back using a row dc press. green, cont in pat and inc foil for easy inserting. to front; rep from * around. Fasten closed. = feste M Se Bottom, larger than the Rowan actual size of thebyplastic wrong side, Classics Kaffe Fassett, GP70then sew strip tog. for approx. = treblefoil between fabrics at through the last row of stitches only. 1 st at each edge = • fabric With colored off.every 3rd row 7 times foil for –easy inserting. • cm] Insert plastic 3 colored E Fold Ff to solid form ring. Wo pink. Spot, wide); will line abottom an 14¼″ 15¾″ [36 – 40color cm], turquoise then fasten(44″ off.[112 Stäbchen • With solid colored you,of solid each long side ofColor bag.treble Sew handleD: linings Key Sequence approx. fabric 27½″ facing [70 cm] colored == double 26 hdc across row. Work a total of 26 rows fold lining in half and sew chart. When chang to form abottom ring. Work 5 rnds according to work 1rig tsides of bag. colored fabric will line and short Schematic for Sewing Bag Schematic for Sewing Bag Corners Häkelzeichen fold lining inBase half and sew seams #Panels 2. Trim fabric, matching position of crocheted e.g. Freeshort Spirit Solidsto Essentials, and Side Finishing: joinfabric, bottom incl side C Di 2 changing within ½″ [1.5 cm] sea old color andof fasten chart. When color, always cut To stabilize the bag, plastic foil is sides of bag. = Doppelstäbchen Schematic for Sewing Bag Corners = popcorn within ½″ [1.5 cm] of seams. handles. Sew approx. 2 – 3 mm above S60 red with plum (44″ [112 cm] wide); pieces to granny squares sc from RS. (Worked throughout in htr) Color Sequence andfoil fasten off. • theInsert Increasi between fabrics. stabilize the bag, plastic iswork inserted •WithInsert foil at 2 sheets plastic offoil. lining into bag. Hand green toTofoundation chold ofcolor bottom and plastic foil be green. matching stiffInsert golf plastic green, workbetween 2 sewing rnds fabrics scthread, around 1 =rnd Kettmasche Foundation Row: With 6mm = work ss bottom of bag. CloseSew seams # 3. using Trim item stitch lining to top edge of bag. Trim 1 with neon green approx. and last Color Sequence A: work ring and plastic foil (by Crea-Pop, 3901 502, • To line the handles, cut 2int ss between the fabrics. top edge of bag. handles bottom of bag. Close • ch-5 Create side of bag by slip stitching tog loop, then *6them ch ch from 1 into the sp, inserts for plastic foils • Granny-Square - 2, seam allowance and -neaten seam. Fold hook and yarn B, work 13ch, turn. E F A B C D E F A rndwrong 3each with neon ora 1 for with neon green, rnd colored 2 withWith cyclamen, approx. • Create inserts plastic foils •within side fa solid fabric, 3¼ x 17 • To line the handles, cut 2 strips of by working seams # 1 as shown on the WS. For bottom, with royal, ch 13 and ch 3. Take loop from hook. Insert hook in ½″ [1 cm] of seam crocheted handles around lining and sew S8791 A und B slightly ● Bag and Beanie ● =with Next Row: Miss first ch, 1htr into =inss Luftmasche Gauge: rnd with neon orange, 4 androyal. 5in 44 long. solid 3¼ x9 17¼″ [8 x[12 by working seams #with as on cm] for handles half length schematic. Inserts should be work hdcclosed. = 12center hdc across row. Work Ccolored D 2]: Efabric, F13each A shown B D Ernds st of the next skipped sts, pull Sew seams Handles [make royal, chC and cm] 5wide bag corn Bottom, Short Sides3 and Straps: each ch to end, turn – 12 sts. Lining Color Sequence B royal. • Cut plastic foil into two 13½ x 44 cm] long. Fold corners at schematic. Inserts should be slightly press. Fold=¾″ [2 cm] of e largerst than the actual size of therow. plastic double cro loop just taken off hook4through fromhdc work = 8 hdc across Work in pat schematic. Sew seams Nextwill first htr, according Use seam allowances A B C Color ESequence F 13½ A• B: B13½ C 34 D into right angles with royal, rnd 2 w 10 cm]. work ring and rnd 1 toRow: form ring.miss Work 5 rnds to 1cm/½in work 1 t-ch. [34 x cm] squares, one for ea • Cut plastic foil two x ″ = feste M colored fabric line a1ch, bottom and short Instructions for Beanie foil for easy inserting. change to golf back green, cont in pat and inc to front; rep from * around. larger Fasten than the Rowan actual size of the wrong side, thencorners sew strip Classics byplastic Kaffe Fassett, GP70 at Sew seams for approx. *1htrchart. into htr; rep Corners from * toalwaysthroughout. The Plain fabric will face When changing color, cut sides ofSchematic bag. fornext Sewing Bag cyclamen, rnd with royal, rnd with neon green, rnd 3 14¾ =Fold treble sidelong of•bag, andwith into one x613½ [34 xE 34Fcm] squares, one forE2each Work rnds – ac With solid colored fabric facing you, 1inserted stoff.at each edge 3rd row1 7stitch: times = • off.every foil for easy inserting. Insert plastic foil bet 3 A B C D F A right angles Fold corners at color and fasten Increasing Spot, color turquoise (44″ [112 cm] wide); pink. To stabilizeend, the old bag, plastic foil is 14¼″ – 15¾″ [36 – 40 cm], then fasten off. turn. inwards, the Spots fabric will face orange. approx. Instruct cyclamen, rnds 4cm] and 5following with neon 34 for bottom of bag side of sew bag,seams andwith into one 4¾ x 13½ ″ [12 xrectangle color sequen Key fold lining in half and # 2. Trim row. a total = Stäbchen and last hdc. of 26 rows Color Sequence26 A:hdc workacross ring and rnd Work between the fabrics. • With solid colored fabric you,of solid each long side ofColor bag. SeC rightfacing angles approx. 27½″ [70 cm] colored Se Häkelzeichen double Rep last row 24 times more. outwards, showing through the Sew cor •D Cut fabrics toSequence 25½ x treb 33½ Capprox. D E orange. Ffor A B E both 34 cm] rectangle bottom ofCbag. rnd 6Color of=chart once wit 2 Schematic for S with neoncut green, rnd 2 approx. withinfold ½″ [1.5 cm] of seams. • To line the1 handles, 2 strips of with cyclamen, lining in half and sew seams # 2. Trim to fabric, matching positi This completes the Base. Granny Squares panel. fabric, e.g. Free Spirit Solids Essentials, Finishing: join bottom incl short side trim within ½″ [1 with golf green, rn Color Sequence C: work ring and rnd 1 rnd 3each with neon 4 and 5 with chGauge: 85[65 cm].x Place fabrics on once top of with eac • Cut between both fabrics to 25½ solid colored fabric, 3¼ x orange, 17¼″ [8rnds x foundation neon green, Insert plastic foil fabrics at x 33½″ green to of bottom and work • Doppelstäbc == popcorn within [1.5 cm] ofthis seams. handles. Sew approx. 2 1 cut a rectangle = ½″ Kettmasche (Kettm) From both fabrics, 44 cm] long. royal. = work ss into st a end of round S60 red plum (44″ [112 cm] wide); with golf green, rnd 2 with neon green, pieces to granny squares with sc from RS. with wrong sides facing. 85 cm]. Place fabrics on top of each other with neon orange and bottom of bag. Close seams # 3. Trim 10Beanie cm]. x 33½in and place Rnd Color Sequence B: work and rnd 1 85cm/25½ • Cut plastic foil into 13½ x 13½ ″ ring Instructions for 13: •With Insert plastic foil between fabrics at 2 sheets plastic lining Break yarn B,two join in• yarn A and 65 x Create inserts for plastic foils •within With wrong side facing, fold lining with wrong sides facing. matching sewing offoil. stiffInsert green. 20 dc groups around and Sew seams golf green, work 2 the rnds scthread, around ½″ [1 cm] of seams. Sew 4¾″ with royal, with long neon green, rnd 3 [34 x 34 cm] squares, onernd for 2each Work rnds 1 – 6 according to chart = ss S8791seams Atogether, und B ●sides Bag and Beanie ● =inLuftmasche (Luftm) work a further 2 rows, rightas facing outwards. Fold corners at continuing bottom of bag. Close seams # 3. Trim stitch lining to top edg by # 1 shown on for handles half lengthwise and steam Rnd 12: with neon gree plastic foil (by Crea-Pop, item 3901 502, Instructions for Bag rnds 4 and with neon top edge of bag. Sew handles using side of bag, andwith into cyclamen, one 4¾ x 13½ ″ working [12 x 5following [12 Handles [make 2]: with royal, ch 9 and cm] wide bag corners as shown in color sequence B, then work groups. 2. Seitenteil5 right anglesschematic. Inserts in htr. position of the Stiffening is press. -nea 6 Sew row. corner point, orange. approx. should be slightly [2 cm] crochet of each raw edge to 34 cm] rectangle for bottom of bag. as allowance established,and omittin Rnd 14: Fold=¾″ ofThe chart once with royal, once with double work hdc rnd = 8 6hdc across Work in pat schematic. closed. golfgrün seam 5 trim1 within ½″ [1of cm] of seam Instructions for Beanie Color C: work and rnd =then feste M strip tog. • Cut both fabrics toSequence 25½ x 33½″ [65 x ring neon green, once with cyclamen, once Next Row: (Inc row) 1ch, 2htr shown in grey on Lining Diagram. larger than the actual size the plastic wrong side, sew groups. Bag Lining 4 crocheted handles aroun Rowan Classics by Kaffe Fassett, GP70 for with golf green, rnd approx. 2 with neon green,orange and once with royal = 85 cm]. Place on from top ofprevious each other = treble neon Work rnds 1 13: – with 663according Instructions for Beanie Rnd cyclamen,tow intofabrics next htr row,with Omitting the Base, work two BAG LINING S foil for inserting. • cm] Insert plastic foil between fabrics at Bag Lining 4 pink. Spot, color turquoise wide); closed. 14¼″ –easy 15¾″ – 40 cm], then fasten off.[112 Sew with wrong sides facing. 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Work 5 rnds according to colored fabric will line bottom and short neon green, once with cyclamen rnd 6 of chart once with royal, once with Rnd 14: alternately 1 = Doppelstäbchen = popcorn groups. htr – 14 sts. than 34cm/13½in apart to create a within ½″ [1.5 cm] of seams. handles. Sew approx. 2 – 3 mm above red with plum (44″ [112 cm] wide); Chart key: pieces toRnd granny squares sc RS. Instructions forBag Beanie 13:S60 with cyclamen, work dcfrom groups Schematic for as Bag 2 Lining 4 Work with neon orange and once with r chart. When changing color, always cut neon green, once with cyclamen, once into each ch-sp = 50 sc. sides of bag. Schematic for Sewing Bag Corners channel for the stiffening (marked • to chart Insert plastic foil at 2 sheets plastic offoil. lining into bag. Hand green. matching stiffInsert = 1 slip Cha stit Work rnds 1 – 26rows. and between work 1 sc, chfabrics between golfestablished green, work 2 sewing rnds sc2thread, around 63according With 20 dc groups around and a total of 1 with neon orange and once with royal = Rnds 15 and 16: with cy Increasin old color and fasten off. 4 To stabilize the bag, plastic foil is inserted Inc 1htr as before at each end of as 1 on Lining Diagram). bottom of bag. Close seams # 3. Trim stitch lining to top edge of bag. Trim following color sequence B, then 3 plasticSew foil (by Crea-Pop, = 1 slip stitch (sl st) topwork edgegroups. of bag. handles usingitem 3901 502, 34 x 34 and Rnd 12: with neonrnd green, work dc h 20 the dc and a totalA: of 11 rnds. around. Fasten off. rnd 6 of chart royal, oncerow withuntil Rnd 14: Stitch alternately work 2 for sc then 3 sc 1nextonce -neaten 6Color - around last Sequence work ring and andwith every follkey: 3rd the outlines the outer seam allowance andgroups seam. Fold between fabrics. = 1 chain ( Chart A B 2 neon green, once with cyclamen, once into each ch-sp = 50 sc. 34 x 34 as established, omitting ch 2 be Rnd 12: with neon green, work dc groups there are 26 sts. shaped sideChart edges, crocheted liningneon andcut sew for46cm/18in Beanie wide approx. with green, rnd 2 • handles To linearound the1 handles, strips of with cyclamen, = 12 chain (ch) with neon orange and once with royal = Rnds 15 and 16: with cyclamen, work sc groups. Tip: try your hatshort on afte as established, omitting ch 2 between sid = 1 slip (26 stitch (sl st) Work 5 more at baseoff. angled to 63cm/24¾in wide closed.solid colored 462nd Sew seams rnd 3each with neon =Gauge: 1 single c 20 dc groups around and arows total of 11rows rnds. around. Fasten Bottom, Short Sides Straps: fabric, 3¼ and x orange, 17¼″ [8rnds x 4 and 5 with C D rnd 14. If necessary, incre groups. (golf green) xFasten 34 work Rnd 12: with neon34green, dc groups worked). off. at top (see 2 on Lining Diagram). 46 = 1 single crochet (sc) corners at 44 cm] long. Foldroyal. = 1 chain (ch) 3 as established, omitting ch1 Side 2 between Tip: try your hat on after having worked 2nd short sidefabric bottom 12 x 34= 1 double This completes Panel. fabric With Patterned facing out, according to right angles to form a ring. Work 5 rnds work 1 t-ch. colored will line bottom and short 10Beanie cm]. Color Sequence B: work ring and rnd 1 for 3 • Cut plastic foil into two 13½ x 13½ ″ Instructions groups. rnd 14. If necessary, increase or(royal) decrease (golf green) (golf green) 3 12 xseams 34= 1 double crochet (dc) 46 to = 1beginning singlesides crochet (sc) Sew Rejoin yarn and work fold in half with top edges even. chart. When changing color, always cut ofSchematic bag. for Sewing Bag Corners with royal, rnd 2each with neon green, rnd 3 [34 x 34 cm] squares, one for long Work rnds 1 – 6 ac 3 3other side to match. With Spot and Print fasten fabric facing Fold corners rnds at 4 and 5 with neon =Instructi 1 treble ( Increasing stitch: old color off.B out, Ainserted Tocrochet stabilize 12 x 34= 1 double (dc) the bag, plastic foil is side of bag, andwith into1cyclamen, one 4¾ x 13½ ″ [12 x following color Chartsequenc for Bean 3 between the fabrics. pin thenSequence sew the shaped = 1 treble (tr) Color A: work ring and rnd and last hdc. right angles 34 x 34 Sew corn approx. orange. 34 cm] rectangle for bottom of bag. rnd 6 of chart once with Chart for Beanie Handles= 1 treble• (tr) To seams together. 1 with neon green, rnd 2 with cyclamen, approx. line the handles, cut 2CstripsD of 34 x 34 trim within ½″ [1 Color Sequence C: work ring and rnd 1 Chart for Beanie • Cut both fabrics to 25½ x 33½″ [65 x neon green, once with Make 34 2 x 34 Undo the tacking one side ofx the 4 and 5 with Gauge: rnd 3each with neon solid colored fabric, 3¼ xatorange, 17¼″ [8rnds with golf green, rnd 2 with neon green, 85 cm]. Place fabrics on top of each other with neon orange and o Foundation Row: Using 6mm Base and insert the stiffening. -644- 6cm] long. royal. with wrong sides facing. 20 dc groups around and hook and yarn B, work 9ch. Fold the fabric down at the corners 1 10Beanie cm]. Sequence work″ ring and rnd 1 for • Cut plastic Color foil into two 13½ B: x 13½ Instructions Rnd 13: Sew seams ch,x1htr so that the seam central. Stitch green, 1Next Row: Miss first 1 Rnd 12: with neon green with royal, rnd 2each with long neon [34 34into cm] squares, one forlies Work rnd rnds3 1 – 6 according to chart 2 Fold at each ch to end, turnside – 8 sts. across thecorners corner mitre it Bag work groups. 2 as established, omitting rnds 4 and and with neon of2 bag, andwith into cyclamen, one 4¾ x to 13½ ″ [12 x trim5following color 2Instructions sequence B,forthen 2 5 right angles Next Row: 1ch, miss htr,rectangle offfor excess fabric. Sew corner point, orange. approx. 34first cm] bottom of bag. rnd 6 of chart once with royal, once with Rnd 14: groups. 1 = sew seams for inserts 1 = sew seams inserts *1htrfor into next htr; rep to Insert Stiffening the panels. trim ½″ [1Beanie cm] of seamonce forBag Rnd 13: with cyclamen, w Color C:side work andInstructions rnd 1 within • from Cut* both fabrics toSequence 25½ xinto 33½″ [65 x ring neon green, once with cyclamen, S Lining 4 2 = sew side seams 1 = sew seams for inserts 2 = sew side seams end, turn. Trim seams. with golf green, rnd 2 with neon green, Work rnds 1 – 6 according to chart established and work 1 s 85 cm]. Place fabrics on top of each other with neon orange and once with royal = 1 63 3 = insert plastic foil and sew bag corners 3 = insert plastic foil and sew bag c 2 = sew4side seams Rep last rowand until work meas with wrong sides facing. 20 dcfollowing groups and a totalfoil of 11 rnds. sequence B, thenbag work groups. 4 = sew handle linings neaten top 3 around 4 = sew handle linings1 and neaten 3 =color insert plastic and sew corners Handles edge approximately 36 x 40cm/ Rnd 12: green, work dc groups rndwith 6 ofneon chart once with royal, once with Rnd 14: alternately work 1 edge 4 = sew handle linings and neaten top key: 14¼ x 15¾in (or adjust to suit). Cut two rectangles from Plain fabric, as established, omitting 2 Chart between 2 neon green, once ch with cyclamen, Tip: once into each ch-sp = 50 sc. edge 5 Cha This completes the Handle. 8 x 44cm/3¼ x 17¼in. groups. with neon orange and once with royal = Rnds 15 and 16: with cy Instructions forBag Beanie dc groups as = 1 slip stitch (sl st) Fold over each long edge 2cm/¾inRnd 13: with cyclamen, work Schematic for Bag Lining 4 bag schematic for of 20 dc groups around and a total 11 rnds. around. Fasten off. Work rnds 1 –to inside 663according to chart Making up and press, then fold in halfestablished and work 1 sc, ch 2 between 34 x 34 4 Rnd 12: with neon green, work dc groups following color sequence B, press thenagain. work 3 to Use Diagrams as a guide lengthways and Sew groups. = 1 chain (ch) as established, omitting ch 2 between Tip: try your2nd hatshort on after side rnd 6 of chart once royal, once with Rnd 14: alternately work 2 sc then 3 sc 1 Making Up. downwith each side. key: Chart A B 2 neon green, once with cyclamen, once into each ch-sp = 50 sc. rnd 14. If necessary, incre groups. (golf green) Using the same colour yarn and Pin then stitch the raw edges of 46 Chart for Beanie = 1 single crochet (sc) with neon and to once with top royal =of Rnds 15 and 16: with cyclamen, work sc with right sides facing out, pin orange handles inside =the 1 slip stitchedge (sl st) 3 20todc groups a total of 11matching rnds. around. Fasten off. Side Panels and Base 3 sides of around Liningand (on Plain fabric), D 12 xC 34= 1 double crochet (dc) -734green, x 34with Rnd 12:Front with neon work dc groups Front and Back Panels. With positions crochet handles 3 = 1 chain (ch) as established, omitting ch 2 between Tip: try your hat on after having worked 2nd short side bottom and Back Panels facing up, join on bag. = 1 treble(golf (tr) green) rnd 14. If necessary, increase or(royal) decrease (golf green) seams with 1 row ofgroups. dc. Fold 46 the top overcrochet 1.5cm/½in = 1edge single (sc) -7Chart for Beanie Work 2 rows of dc all round top and place inside bag. Hand-sew in 34 x 34 3 7 A B 12 xall34round edge of Tote Bag. place top edge. Position(dc) = 1 double crochet Using Diagram as a guide, attach Handles to top edges of Front and Back Panels.

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Pattern instructions MATERIALS ● Bergère de France Magic+, 50% wool/50% acrylic 50g/80m/87yds Yarn A: Estuaire 24885 x 3 balls Yarn B: Fonte 22035 x 3 balls ● 5.5mm Tunisian hook ● 40cm/16in square cushion pad ● 30cm/12in zip ● Matching sewing thread ● Sewing needle ● Yarn needle YARN ALTERNATIVES You can use any aran weight yarn to achieve a similar effect. TENSION Work 13 sts and 14 rows in Tunisian knit stitch to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 5.5mm hook, or size required to obtain tension. Note: Tunisian knit stitch has very little widthways stretch; it is therefore important to check your stitch count is as close to the stated tension as possible. MEASUREMENTS To fit a 40cm/16in square cushion pad with 2cm/¾in negative ease after seams have been sewn. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Tracey Todhunter is a crochet and knitting designer specialising in homewares and accessories. Her website is www.bakingandmaking.com.

Tunisian Stripe Cushion BY TRACEY TODHUNTER

This simple striped cushion is a great way to practise your Tunisian skills and brighten up your décor.

SPECIAL STITCHES Tunisian knit stitch (tks): Insert hook through fabric by going in loop formed by front vertical bar and back vertical bar, yoh, pull up loop. Tunisian cast off: *Insert hook from right to left behind vertical bar, yoh, pull up loop and pull through loop on hook, rep from * to last stitch, cut yarn and draw through last st. PATTERN NOTES A row consists of a standard Tunisian forward row and return pass. Standard return pass (RP): 1ch, [yoh, pull through 2 sts] across till 1 loop remains on hk. Work standard return pass

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unless otherwise stated. The first loop on the hook counts as a stitch. Colour changes are worked on the last yoh of a return row; work return pass to last 2 sts on hk, yoh in new colour, pull through last 2 sts. Next forward pass then begins with new colour. Yarns are carried up side of work. CUSHION COVER START Make 2 With 5.5mm Tunisian hook and yarn A make 52ch. Foundation row: Working in back bar of ch sts, pick up loop in 2nd and each rem ch – 52 sts on hook. RP (see Pattern Notes). Rows 1 & 2: Tks (see Special

Stitches) across, change to yarn B at end of row 2. Rows 3 & 4: Tks across, change to yarn A at end of row 4. Rep these four rows until work measures approx 40cm/16in, finishing with yarn A. Work a Tunisian cast off (see Special Stitches).

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FINISHING Press lightly following instructions on ball band With RS tog sew long sides and bottom using backstitch. Sew 5cm/2in seam at each end of top opening and stitch zip in to place using the cast off row as a guide to END placement. Insert cushion pad.

A WALK IN THE WOODS CARDIGAN ISSUE 47 page 40 Continue increasing yoke: Row 1: (RS) 2ch, htr in each stitch increasing 19 (22, 21, 21, 23, 21, 23, 21, 23) sts evenly across row, turn. Row 2: Work even in htr. Work these two rows a total of 2 (2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5) times – 132 (144, 163, 171, 191, 208, 218, 239, 249) sts. Next Row: (RS) 2ch, htr in each stitch increasing 20 (24, 21, 23, 23, 22, 26, 25, 25) sts evenly across row, break yarn A – 152 (168, 184, 194, 214, 230, 244, 264, 274) sts.

We have all our patterns checked professionally and try our hardest to ensure all pattern text is correct at time of going to press. Unfortunately mistakes do occasionally occur and any errata that we are aware of can be found on our errata pages and Ravelry pages. Please do let us know if you find any mistakes by emailing [email protected] The result of the finished project will vary depending on the yarn used. We always recommend swatching before beginning a new crochet project and using the yarn suggested for best results. However, if you decide to use an alternative, ensure you swatch thoroughly to achieve the correct tension provided in the pattern. All patterns are for personal use only, no pattern or part of this magazine may be reproduced and redistributed without prior consent from TMP.

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Pattern instructions MATERIALS ● DMC Petra No. 3, 100% cotton, 100g/280m/306 yards Shade: B5200 x 1 ball ● 3mm hook ● Sewing needle and thread ● Five ribbon roses ● Two lengths of ribbon, approx 60cm/24in YARN ALTERNATIVES Any fine crochet thread will substitute here – or try a 4ply silk for a luxury finish. TENSION Work 24dc and 28 rows to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 3mm hook, or size required to obtain tension. MEASUREMENTS To fit 0–3 months (3–6 months, 6–12 months). DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Tracey taught herself to crochet at the age of nine. She now lives on the Yorkshire Moors surrounded by her collection of 4,000 crochet patterns. Her work can be found at www.mrscrochetdesigner.com.

Christening Cap BY TRACEY SHEARS

This cute-as-a-button bonnet is the perfect finish to any lacy Christening or naming day outfit.

SPECIAL STITCH PATTERNS Picot edge: [3ch, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, miss next st, dc in next st] around. Rdtrf: Yoh twice, insert hook into space to right of indicated dc from front to back, around the back of the stitch and out to the left of the dc to the front, yoh and pull through to the front, complete dtr as normal. Rdtrf2tog: Yoh twice, insert hook around first rdtrf directly below on row 21 (25, 29), *yarn over hook, draw loop around st, (yarn over hook, pull through 2 loops on hook) twice, yarn over hook, insert hook around next rdtrf on row 21 (24, 28), yarn over hook, draw loop around st, yoh, and work off rem loops on hook in pairs.

Rep last row until there are 11 (13, 15) rows. Fasten off at end of last row. CROWN You will now be working around the top three sides of the back to make the crown. Rejoin yarn with a sl st to bottom right corner of back piece, you will first be working up the right side of the back piece, then along the top, then down the remaining left side of back. Row 1: 1ch, work 66 (80, 94)dc evenly around the 3 sides, turn. Row 2: 1ch, 1dc in each st across, turn. Rep last row until 20 (24, 28) rows in total, now work raised diamonds pattern. Row 21 (25, 29): 1ch, 10 (17, 24)dc, rdtrf (see Special Stitch Patterns) in 13th (20th, 27th) dc of 4 rows below, 6dc, rdtrf in same st on 4 rows below as last rdtrf made, * 4dc, rdtrf in 10th dc along from last rdtrf, 4 rows below, 6dc, rdtrf in same st 4 rows below as last rdtrf made; rep from * 3 more times, dc to end, turn. Row 22 (26, 30): 1ch, 1dc in each dc across (missing rdtrf), turn. Row 23 (27, 31): 1ch, 1dc in each st to end, turn. Rep last row once more. Row 25 (29, 33): 1ch, 13 (20, 27) dc, rdtrf2tog (see Special Stitch Patterns), [9dc, rdtrf2tog] 4 times, dc to end, turn. Next Row: 1ch, 1dc in each st across, turn. Rep last row until a total of 34 (38, 42) rows have been worked. Fasten off. Rejoin yarn to centre back of bonnet work a round of picots (see Special Stitch Patterns) around bonnet, join with a sl st. Weave in ends. Sew on END ribbons. Sew ribbon roses into diamonds.

PATTERN NOTES 3ch counts as 1tr throughout. 1ch does not count as dc. BACK Make 20 (26, 32)ch. Row 1: 1tr in 4th ch from hook, 1tr in each ch to end, turn – 17 (23, 32)tr. Row 2: 3ch, 1tr in each st to end, turn. START

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Pattern instructions MATERIALS ● DMC Petra No. 8, 100% cotton, 100g/800m/875yds Yarn A: Violet Purple 53837 x 1 ball Yarn B: Lilac 5211 x 1 ball Yarn C: Grass Green 5700 x 1 ball Yarn D: Light Green 5907 x 1 ball Yarn E: Hot Pink 53805 x 1 ball (only 5g is needed in each colour) ● 2mm hook ● 3 jump rings ● 10mm silver chain (length can be adjusted to suit) ● 1 lobster claw ● Yarn needle ● Glue (optional) YARN ALTERNATIVES Any fine crochet cotton or thread will substitute here – scraps of yarn are perfect as each bracelet uses such small amounts of yarn. TENSION Exact tension is not essential for this project.

Silver Chain Bracelets BY HELDA PANAGARY

The juxtaposition of metal and cotton is an irresistible contrast – try making necklaces too!

MEASUREMENTS Each bracelet shown measures approx 18cm/7in. DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Helda is a fibre enthusiast and constantly works to transform it into contemporary crochet. She can be found online at www.heldasland. blogspot.co.uk and www.ravelry. com/designers/helda-panagary. PATTERN NOTES These bracelets look great when worn piled high. Make them in this season’s colours for an easy, inexpensive way to update your wardrobe. If you are making a few, buy chain by the metre as it makes more sense

economically. You can of course use ready-made bracelets if you prefer. BRACELET With 2mm hook, a bracelet chain and any shade, make a slip knot and place on your hook. Pass the hook through the first link in your chain from front to back and make a dc around the top of the link. Make a further 4dc in the same place – 5dc in total. Make 5dc in all links of the chain in the same way, to the end. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for weaving in. Turn bracelet round. With the same shade or a contrast colour, join yarn to the bottom of the last link worked. Repeat for the other side of bracelet – working 5dc over the bottom of each link. You can just work along one side of the bracelet chain if you wish, as with the pink version shown here. START

ASSEMBLY You can now weave in your ends in one of two ways: simply thread the long tail onto a yarn needle and weave into the stitches made through last chain as per usual. If you are worried about the end finding its way out of the chains, then work as follows: Cut the yarn so you have a short tail. At both ends of your chain you’ll have a yarn tail. Put a small blob of superglue on each knotted end, you will want it to run a little bit onto the yarn tail too. Once the glue is set hard, snip off the yarn tail. Attach jump rings to both ends adding the lobster END claw on one end. Fasten and wear.

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Filet terms Open filet mesh 1tr and 2ch worked to form a space. The space is closed by the first tr of the next block, except for on the last block of a row where an additional tr is worked to close the mesh. Solid filet block Consists of 3tr, the first worked into a tr from the prev row, the next 2 worked in either the ch-sp of an open mesh or 2tr of a solid block. The block is closed by the first tr of the next block. The last block of a row has an additional tr in the last st.

Shaping decreasing There are many different ways of decreasing in filet crochet, dependent on whether you are at the beginning, middle or end of a row, and whether you are working a block or mesh. There are also variations within these specific kinds, so choose your favourite unless otherwise specified in the pattern.

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Flower Table Runner by Jackie Carreira

This retro-inspired “flower power” runner is a great way to brighten up a dining table. Choose a colour that matches your décor.

Materials l Bergère de France Coton Fifty, 50% cotton/50% acrylic, 50g/140m/153yds Shade: Nectarine 24419 x 3 balls l 2.5mm hook

DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY Jackie is a writer, musician, philosopher and part-time crochet designer – a true renaissance woman! Visit her website at www.jackiecarreira.co.uk.

TENSION Work 13 rows of 9 filet “squares” to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 2.5mm hook, or size required to obtain tension.

PATTERN NOTES Follow odd rows of charts from right to left and even rows from left to right.

MEASUREMENTS Table runner measures 68 x 29cm/27 x 11½in.

Open filet block: Consists of 1tr and 2ch worked to form an eyelet. The eyelet is

closed by the tr of the next eyelet except for the last block of a row where an additional tr is worked to close the block. Solid filet block: Consists of 3tr, the first worked into a tr from the prev row, the next 2tr worked either in a ch-sp of an open block or in 2tr of a solid block. The last block of a row has an additional tr in the last st. TABLE RUNNER Make 79ch. Row 1: 1tr in 4th chain from hook, 1tr in each chain to end – 76 sts. Rows 2–27: Follow charts. Rows 28–43: Rep rows 20–27 of chart, twice. Rows 44–52: Follow chart. Rows 53–68: Rep rows 45–52 of chart, twice. Rows 69–81: Rep rows 7–19 of chart. Rows 82–87: Follow chart. start

Finishing Weave in all ends and press according to yarn instructions.

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= closed block =Closed closed block BLOCK = open block =OPEN open block BLOCK

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Crochet Howto

I have always believed that anyone can learn to crochet, so long as you follow one simple rule: don’t try to run before you can chain! The chain is the most simple of stitches and therefore ideal for practising the all-important hold, which helps create the perfect tension for forming all the following stitches. When my mother taught me to crochet, she followed her grandmother’s lead and helped me to hook metre upon metre of chain before I was shown any further stitches. It was a fantastic foundation for learning the more difficult techniques. Once your chains are looking even and feel comfortable to create, then progressing on to the stitches becomes much easier. If at any point you feel as if you have lost your hold, go back to those comforting lengths of chain until your confidence returns. My biggest tip is to remember that this wonderful craft is well known for being relaxing and fun, which is why crochet is completely addictive, so enjoy it!

Liz Mouter’s stunning Dahlia Wrap (issue 42) is easier than it looks – get hooking today!

TEACH YOURSELF How to hold the work, chains, double & treble crochet, slip stitch

TURN THE PAGE FOR ALL YOU NEED TO GET STARTED

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GETTING STARTED

THE BASICS To crochet smoothly and efficiently, you must hold the hook and yarn in a relaxed, comfortable and consistent fashion. This will also ensure that your tension is even and accurate. There are two main ways of holding the hook and two main ways to tension the yarn. You can choose whichever combination feels more natural for you, or a variation on these.

SLIPKNOT

CHAIN

A slipknot creates the first loop on the hook.

Most crochet projects begin with a length of chain. This is the perfect stitch to practise your hold and tension with.

HOLDING THE HOOK

KNIFE GRIP

PENCIL GRIP

Hold the hook in your dominant hand as you would a knife.

Hold the hook in your dominant hand as you would a pencil.

1 Make a loop in the yarn around 10–20cm/4–8in from the end. Insert hook through loop, catch the back strand of yarn and pull it through to the front.

HOLDING THE YARN

FOREFINGER METHOD

MIDDLE-FINGER METHOD

Wrap the ball end of the yarn around the little finger of your opposite hand, under the next two fingers and over the forefinger. Hold the work steady with your middle finger and thumb, then raise your forefinger when working to create tension.

Wrap the ball end of the yarn around the little finger of your opposite hand and over the other fingers. Hold the work steady with your forefinger and thumb, then raise your middle finger while you are crocheting to create tension.

Working left-handed To croch e t le ft-h and ed, simply do the opp osit e to . the righ t-h and ed hol ds Hold a mirror up to any to p ic ture in this gu ide

see how to wor k.

TOPTiPabcdgg It doesn’t ma t te r if your sti tch es te nd tow ar ds be in g sli gh tly tig ht or ev en a lit tle loose; you ar e ai mi ng for an ev en te nsion th roughout to ac hi ev e a pr of ession al fin ish .

1 Holding just the hook with point up in your dominant hand, and the yarn in the other, grip the slipknot with the yarn holding hand. Work a yarn round hook (yrh or yoh) by passing the hook in front of the yarn, under and around it.

2 Pull the ends of the yarn to secure the knot around the hook, but not too tightly or it will be hard to pull the first loop of chain through.

TOPTiPabcdgg The action of working stitches causes a constan t rolling of the hook in your fingers; hold the hook pointin g up when performing the yrh, then roll it round towards you to point down when pulling through the loops so that you don’t catch the hook in the stitches.

2 Roll the hook round in your fingers towards you to catch the yarn and pull through loop on hook. One chain made.

3 Ensuring the stitches are even – not too loose or tight – repeat to make a length of chain.

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THE MAIN STITCHES SLIP STITCH (sl st) A slip stitch is usually used to join one stitch to another, or to join a stitch to another point. It is generally made by picking up two strands of a stitch but when used all over, you usually only pick up the back loop.

Double crochet stitches are perfect for amigurumi such as this adorable whale from issue 43

Double crochet stitches are perfect for making amigurumi, while treble crochets are used to create the classic granny square design

DOUBLE CROCHET (dc) The smallest stitch, creating a dense fabric perfect for amigurumi. 1 Insert hook into st or chain required. Yarn over hook, as when you make a chain. Pull a loop through all stitches/ loops/work on hook to finish slip stitch.

1 Insert hook into chain or stitch, front to back. Yarn over hook and draw through stitch to front, leaving you with two loops on the hook. Yarn round hook. 2 Draw through both loops to finish the stitch. Double crochet completed.

COUNTING A CHAIN The right side of your chain is the one that looks like a little plait of “v” shapes. Each “v” is a stitch and must be counted. When you are working the chain, you do not count the slipknot, but begin to count your chain when you pull through the first loop. To count the chain afterwards you count the slipknot as the first stitch, but not the loop on the hook, or “working” loop.

HALF TREBLE CROCHET (htr) Slightly taller than a double crochet stitch, with a softer drape to the resulting fabric. 1 Yarn over hook, insert hook into st from front to back and draw loop through stitch only. This gives you three loops on the hook. Yarn round hook.

2 Draw yarn through three remaining loops on the hook together to complete half treble.

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TREBLE CROCHET (TR) The tallest of the basic stitches, great for using within more complex patterns.

FASTEN OFF Pull up final loop of last stitch to make it bigger and cut the yarn, leaving enough of an end to weave in. Pull end through loop, and pull up tightly to secure.

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Count the post or “stem” of each stitch from the side of your work. Each post counts as one stitch. Double crochet

2 Pull loop through two loops. Two loops on hook. Yarn round hook.

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COUNTING STITCHES

3 Pull loop through the remaining two loops to complete treble, repeat to end of row.

Try t o coun t your st it ches a t regu lar int erva ls, usua lly a t the end of ever y, or ever y othe r, row and esp ecia lly a f t er an incr ea se or decr ea se row. It is b est t o try t o ca t ch any mist ake s a s q uick ly a s p ossib le, a s this will mak e them muc h ea sier t o rect i fy!

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USING THE STITCHES WORKING INTO A CHAIN

WORKING STRAIGHT

When working into a chain, you need to miss out the appropriate number of chain stitches called for with your particular stitch (see the information on turning chains, to the right). Now insert the hook from front to back into the next chain, under the top loop of the chain. Yarn over and draw a loop through to the front of the chain.

When working straight, you need to turn your work at the end of a row and then work a turning chain (t-ch) to the height of your intended stitch so that you can continue working along the next row. This chain often counts as the first stitch of the row and each type of stitch uses a different number of chain stitches for the turning chain.

WORKING INTO WHICH LOOP? Crochet stitches are always worked through both loops of the next stitch (this looks like a “v” on top of the stitch), unless the pattern tells you otherwise.

With htr and taller stitches, you now miss out the first stitch of the row, then work into every following stitch. This is because the turning chain is tall enough to count as the first stitch itself, so is counted as the first stitch of the row. This also means that you must remember to work the last stitch of a row into the top of the previous row’s turning chain.

Motifs help break down a big project into tiny steps – such as this Supernova Blanket from issue 49

Knowing which stitch to work into when working straight can be a problem for beginners, because the turning chain has such a role to play

KEEPING STRAIGHT EDGES Sometimes a pattern will ask you to work only through one loop of the stitch. To work through the front loop only (flo), insert your hook under the front loop of the next stitch, then bring it out at the centre of the stitch, then complete. To work through the back loop only (blo), insert your hook through the centre of the stitch, then under the back loop to the back, then complete the stitch. Sometimes you are even asked to work in between the stitches. In this case, ignore the top loops of the stitch and insert your hook between the posts of adjoining stitches.

WORKING INTO A SPACE Sometimes you are asked to work into a space or a chain space. To do this simply insert your hook into the hole underneath the chain, then complete your stitch normally. This is similar to working into a ring, as shown on page 94.

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Beginner books we recommend

WORKING IN THE ROUND When working in the round, instead of working backwards and forwards along the work, turning at the end of each round, you simply work with the right side facing you at all times and you do not turn. When working in the round, you generally begin one of three ways:

WORKING AROUND A RING

WORKING INTO A SHORT CHAIN

ADJUSTABLE RING

This method of working in the round creates a large hole at the centre of your work. Its size is dependent on the length of chain used.

You can create a smaller hole in the centre of your work by working into a chain as short as 2ch long.

This method is also referred to as the magic loop or ring, as it creates a round with no hole at the centre. Here it is demonstrated with double crochet.

CROCHET WORKSHOP Erika Knight (Quadrille, £16.99)

One of the most stylish crochet books on the market, this has easy-tofollow instructions and modern, desirable patterns to practise your skills on.

Make a length of chain as required, then insert your hook into the first chain stitch you made. Yarn round hook.

For double crochets, as in this example, work 2ch. For htr you would work 3ch and for trebles, 4ch. Make a loop in your yarn, at least 15cm/6in from the tail end. Insert hook through the loop from front to back.

Insert hook into the top loop of the first chain as shown. Yarn round hook.

CUTE AND EASY CROCHETED BABY CLOTHES Nicki Trench (Cico Books, £12.99)

Baby patterns are a perfect place to begin when making garments. This pretty book has plenty of simple projects and step-by-step diagrams.

Work a slip stitch to join, creating a ring, and then work your turning chain dependent on which stitch you will be working into the ring. Insert hook into the centre of the ring and work the first stitch into this ring.

Complete the first stitch in the chain as shown (illustrations show dc, but can be any stitch).

Work required number of stitches into the centre of the ring and join round with a slip stitch. Do not turn, but continue the next row around the last.

Now work the required amount of stitches into the same chain. The sheer amount of stitches worked into one place will cause them to fan out into a round. Now join this round with a slip stitch and continue with the pattern.

Pull yarn though to front of loop and complete the stitch around the loop and the tail end of yarn held double.

CROCHET (Dorling Kindersley, £12.99)

A clear, comprehensive guide using UK terms, with over 80 simple patterns to try, it contains all you need to know to become an accomplished crocheter.

Work all the following stitches into the ring in the same way, over the two strands of yarn in the loop. Once all stitches have been worked, pull the loose tail end of the yarn to close the ring and join the round with a slip stitch.

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SHAPING, COLOURWORK & TENSION Once you’ve learned simple shaping stitches, you can create almost any garment – and add in different colours as you go with our simple technique. Make sure to check your tension first though, or your finished piece could be completely the wrong size!

INCREASING

JOINING IN A NEW COLOUR

TENSION/GAUGE

To join in a new colour (or a new ball of the same colour), you can simply fasten off the old yarn and then attach the new colour with a slip stitch into the top of the last stitch made. However, for a neater join, you can also work the colour change as follows: To work an extra stitch, you simply need to work into the same stitch more than once. Work one stitch as normal. Insert hook into same stitch you’ve just worked and complete another stitch. One stitch increased.

DECREASING To decrease a stitch, you need to work into two stitches without finishing them, then work them together.

For a double crochet (above), insert hook into next st, yarn over hook and draw a loop through the stitch, but do not finish the double crochet stitch as usual. Insert hook into following st, yarn over hook and draw a loop through the next st, so there are three loops on the hook in total. Yarn over hook and draw the loop through all loops on hook, drawing two stitches together. One stitch decreased.

For a treble crochet, work a treble into the next stitch until the last step of the stitch, two loops on hook. Do the same into the following stitch, three loops on hook. Draw through all three loops on hook to draw the two trebles together. One stitch decreased.

Work the last stitch in the colour you are using first, up to the final step, so that the stitch is unfinished. Pull the new colour through the loops on your hook, completing the stitch and joining the new colour at the same time. Working a new colour over double crochet

Working a new colour over treble crochet

Once you have joined in the new yarn, you can weave in the ends of both yarns as you go, by holding them on top of your stitches and working round them as you work into the following stitches. Do this for at least 5cm/2in then cut the remaining ends.

A tension swatch is used to ensure that you are working at the tension called for in the pattern. It is essential to check this, otherwise your finished garment is likely to be the wrong size! Crochet a small square of just over 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in in the main yarn and stitch used in the pattern, then count and calculate the average amount of stitches per cm. Chain a few more stitches and work more rows than the tension in the pattern suggests you’ll need for this size. Once you have completed the swatch, use a measuring tape or ruler, place some pins at 0 and 10 and take some average measurements – count how many stitches and rows to 10cm at different points over the swatch. If you find you have more stitches per cm than indicated in the pattern, then your tension is too tight and you need to work more loosely. The best way to do this is to increase the size of hook you’re using by a quarter or half millimetre until the tension is as close as you can get it. If there are fewer stitches than required, then you are crocheting too loosely, and you need to decrease the size of hook used in the same way.

TURN THE PAGE FOR CLUSTER STITCHES, TIPS AND A FULL GLOSSARY OF CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS, UK VS US TERMS AND HOOK SIZES

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CLUSTERS Clusters are groups of stitches worked into the same stitch, but rather than an increase, they still only equate to one stitch overall. Clusters can be confusing to work, so here are the details of some of the main cluster stitches.

BOBBLE

PUFFS

A bobble is a number of stitches (generally trebles), half finished and all worked into the same stitch. Work each stitch until the last step, omitting this final step. Once the desired number of half finished trebles have been completed, you will have one more loop on your hook than you have half finished trebles. Yarn round hook, then pull through all loops on hook to complete the bobble.

A puff is a number of elongated half trebles worked into the same stitch and then finished together, as follows:

POPCORNS Popcorns are a number of complete stitches worked into one stitch.

1 Yarn round hook, insert into next stitch, pull a loop through the stitch and then pull it up to the height of all other stitches in the row.

TIPS ANDTRICKS abcdgg

Working from a pattern ➻ Once you have “cracked the code” and understand the stitches’ abbreviations, a pattern becomes much easier to read. Don’t read a pattern fully before starting it as it may make it seem more complex, but do take a brief look through to check if there any abbreviations you are unfamiliar with. Consult the abbreviations tables opposite before beginning. ➻ Purchase yarn with the same dye lot number on the balls to avoid unwanted colour changes and choose light coloured yarn for your first projects to make sure that you can see your stitches easily – this helps prevent mistakes occurring.

1 Once the sts are completed, remove your hook and insert back into the first stitch worked, then through the final loop.

2 Yarn round hook, insert into same stitch, pull a loop through stitch and pull it up to the height of all other stitches in the row. Repeat this step the desired number of times.

➻ If you are attempting a project with multiple size options, circle or highlight the instructions for the size you are making throughout the pattern to avoid confusion. The smallest size is listed first, then all following ones inside brackets, increasing in size and separated by commas. ➻ Where a pattern has an accompanying chart, use this for reference, as it shows the formation of the stitches as they will be worked and can help with tricky instructions.

2 Yarn round hook and pull through everything on the hook. Popcorn complete.

3 Yarn round hook and pull through all loops on hook. Puff made.

Choose light-coloured yarn for your first few projects to make sure that you can see all of your stitches easily – this helps prevent mistakes occurring

➻ Finally, and most importantly, for projects that need to have a good fit, always check your tension by swatching before you begin.

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A note on... Hook sizes

ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviations note: Inside Crochet uses UK terms throughout alt · alternate bef · before beg · begin(s); beginning bet · between blo · back loop only ch(s) · chain(s) ch-sp(s) · chain space(s) cl(s) · cluster(s) cm · centimetre(s) cont · continue(s); continuing dc · double crochet dc2tog · work two dc together dec(s) · decrease(s); decreasing; decreased dtr · double treble crochet dtr2tog · work two dtr together ea · each ech · extended chain edc · extended double crochet

prev · previous rem · remain(s); remaining rep(s) · repeat(s) rev dc · reverse double crochet rnd(s) · round(s) RS · right side rtrf · raised treble front rtrb · raised treble back sl · slip sl st · slip stitch sp(s) · space(es) st(s) · stitch(es) t-ch(s) · turning chain(s) tog · together tr · treble crochet trtr · triple treble tr2tog · work two trebles together WS · wrong side yd(s) · yard(s) yoh · yarn over hook yrh · yarn round hook

etr · extended treble est · established fdc · foundation double crochet flo · front loop only foll · follows; following ftr · foundation treble crochet g · gram(s) gp(s) · group(s) hk · hook htr · half treble crochet htr2tog · work two htr together inc(s) · increase(s); increasing; increased in · inch(es) lp(s) · loop(s) m · stitch marker mm · millimetre(s) nc · not closed patt · pattern pm · place marker

adjustable ring

BREAKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIERsl st UK and US terms have differing meanings which can create difficulty for thech crocheter. Here’s a handy reference guide to overcome any misunderstandings.

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UK TERMS Chain Miss Slip stitch Double crochet Half treble crochet Treble crochet Double treble crochet Triple treble crochet Raised treble back/front

US TERMS Chain adjustable ring Skip Slip stitch sl st Single crochet ch Half double crochet Double crochet bl only Treble crochet Double treble crochet fl only adjustable ring Back/front post dc dc sl st

14

0.75

12

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11adjustable ring 7

1.50

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1.75 2

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bl only 3.75 fl 4fl only only 4.5 dc 5dc fdc 5.5 fdc 6 htr htr 6.5 7tr

8tr 9

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trtr 12

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D/3 fdc E/4

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tr2tog tr2tog

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tr3tog tr3tog

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puff puff

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Metric (mm)

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CROCHET HOOK SIZES

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CHARTS KEY

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➻ Hook sizes and their designations vary from country to country. When following the recommendations in a pattern or on a ball band, make sure to check which size convention is being used.

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FINAL THOUGHT

We’ve reviewed 10 Simple Crochet Projects on page 11

“A lot of people just like to crochet in front of the TV, and simple patterns are ideal for this”

Sarah Hatton

MAKING CROCHET SIMPLE Leading designer Sarah Hatton has worked for big brands such as Rowan and Sirdar, and now she’s publishing her own collections.

Above: Sarah Hatton Below: Sarah’s Havasupai jumper design for Rowan’s Summer Textures collection. A cape/poncho from Sarah’s new book, 10 Simple Crochet Projects. Photograph by India Hobson.

How did you start working in knitwear design? I’ve had quite a boring path into my job – most of the people I work with had a past life in something completely different like biochemistry, then had a knitting epiphany and changed their career completely. But I did a degree in fashion and went straight to work in the hand knitting industry. I trained in something I love to do and I still love it, so really it’s not boring for me at all! Why did you go into knit design and not dressmaking? I knew I wanted to do fashion but halfway through the course I realised I don’t like sewing, so I found making my final collections really stressful because of all the sewing involved. My goto activity for relaxation was always knitting but I hadn’t realised knitting could be cool until I saw a Rowan magazine and it just clicked in my head that this could be an option. I can’t imagine wanting to sew again now, knitting just feels lovely and right. How did you start your career as a designer? I got sponsored for my final collection by Sirdar so I went to work for them after I graduated. I suppose I’m better known for my work for Rowan, but that’s partly because Sirdar never names its designers, everyone produces anonymously under the brand. It probably helped me at the start of my career as I didn’t have the pressure of being “a designer”, it was just a job. There’s a really big learning curve to go through when you start in this industry and if I’d gone out there straight away as a named designer I probably wouldn’t have been fully formed enough. As a commercial designer, where do you get your inspiration? At Rowan, Marie Wallin, the head designer, will put together a brief of all the stories she would like to use in the next magazine, along with examples of shapes, stitches, and inspiration – everything we need for the ideas to hang together as a collection. Each designer submits their ideas and there’s a meeting to decide which will be used. We might have 20 beautiful designs but we can’t have 15 cardigans, so as a designer I’ve learned to produce a range of garments and accessories that will suit different price points and different people. What’s your priority as a designer – style or simplicity? If I’m sampling and it feels painful and long-winded to make, then I drop the sample and pull it out. If I’m finding a 10cm swatch horrible to

knit or crochet, why would I ask anyone to do an entire garment in it? Part of the pleasure of knitting and crochet is in the making, not just in the finished product, so you have to think of both these factors in the design process. Why did you decide to go freelance? I spent years making long journeys up to the mills and I felt I could have a nicer lifestyle, and feel more relaxed and creative if I didn’t have to do that anymore. I love the variety of my work – I design for magazines, I write patterns for Rowan, I research locations for photo shoots – I don’t think I have the attention span to do just one thing all day. It also means I can self-publish my own books. I enjoy the challenge of working to a brief, but it’s also great to be able to spot gaps in the market that I can fill with my own collections. This is what I did with my 10 Simple Cosy books. From my Rowan workshops I knew there were hundreds of people out there who don’t “get” knitting or crochet language so these collections are for people who want to make something simple – not Kaffe Fassett sixty-colour cardigans, beautiful as they are! A lot of people just like to knit or crochet in front of the TV and simple patterns are ideal for this. When and how did you start to crochet? I crocheted when I was a teenager – I made a granny square cardigan, what else? – but when I came into the industry, because I’m left handed no one wanted to teach me to crochet! So I had to sit down with a book and once I realised that my side was the wrong side everything just dropped into place. Tell us about your latest crochet collection… 10 Simple Crochet Projects is my latest book, and it always seems appropriate to bring a crochet book out for spring when there is more crochet on the catwalks and in the shops. All the patterns are written out in full with no abbreviations to help beginners build their confidence. Crochet seems to appeal to younger people too, as there’s something more approachable about having just one hook and one ball of wool, and crochet is easier to rip back if you make a mistake. You definitely get more instant satisfaction from learning to crochet. Find out more about Sarah’s work and books at www.sarahhatton.com

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