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gauges |
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GAUGE: 8 sts = 3 1/2"; 5 rnds = 4" in pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
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abbreviations |
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| ch |
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chain |
| dc |
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double crochet |
| mm |
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millimeters |
| rep |
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repeat |
| rnd |
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round |
| sl |
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slip |
| sp |
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space |
| st(s) |
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stitch(es) |
| * |
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repeat whatever follows the * as indicated |
| [] |
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work directions in brackets the number of times specified |
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tips & hints |
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Join a new ball of yarn when there are approximately 6" of yarn left from the old ball, also leaving a 6" tail of yarn with the joined yarn. Weave these ends in neatly on the wrong side of the fabric in a zig-zag pattern for a few inches, and then trim off excess.
A Yarn Needle is a blunt-tipped needle with a large eye that will accommodate many different sizes of yarn. To thread yarn into the needle: fold the yarn end over the eye section of the needle and squeeze it lightly between 2 fingers; withdraw the needle from your fingers, push the open side of the eye down over the yarn that is still squeezed between your fingers – the yarn should slip easily into the eye. |
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instructions |
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Ch 68 loosely; join with a sl st in first ch to form a ring being careful that ch is not twisted.
Rnd 1: Dc in 5th ch from hook, ch 1; (dc, ch 1, dc) all in next ch – v-st made; ch 1, skip next ch, [dc in next ch, ch 1, skip next ch] 14 times, [v-st in next ch, ch 1 (do NOT skip a ch)] twice, vst in next ch, ch 1, skip next ch, [dc in next ch, ch 1, skip next ch] 14 times, v-st in last ch, ch 1; join with a sl st to 3rd ch of ch-4.
Rnd 2: (Sl st, ch 4, dc) all in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, v-st in next sp, ch 1, [dc in next sp, ch 1] 17 times, [v-st in next sp, ch 1] 3 times, [dc in next sp, ch 1] 17 times, v-st in last sp, ch 1; join to 3rd ch of ch-4.
Rnd 3: (Sl st, ch 4, dc) all in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, v-st in next sp, ch 1, [dc in next sp, ch 1] 20 times, [v-st in next sp, ch 1] 3 times, [dc in next sp, ch 1] 20 times, v-st in last sp, ch 1; join.
Rnd 4: Sl st in next sp, ch 4, * dc in next sp, ch 1; rep from * around; join.
Rep Rnd 4 until approximately 14" from beg.
Last Rnd: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, 2 sc in next sp, * sc in next dc, 2 sc in next sp; rep from * around; join with a sl st to first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends. |
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