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CORNERTOCORNERCROCHET

15contemporaryC2Cprojects

JessCoppom

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Contents

INTRODUCTION

TOOLSANDMATERIALS

HowtoC2C

C2CBASICS

HOWTOINCREASE

HOWTODECREASE

CHANGINGCOLOR

MANAGINGYARNS

Projects

MIDTOWNSTROLLBABYBLANKET

FADEDARROWSTHROW

PEAK-TO-PEAKBEANIE

WEEWANDERERBABYBLANKET

INVERSETHROW

FROSTEDWINDOWTHROW

SKILODGEPILLOW

DOWNSHIFTBICYCLEPILLOW

TAPESTRYPILLOW

LOVESQUAREDWASHCLOTH

ONTHEPLUSSIDERUG

CRESTEDBUTTECOWL

BRUSHSTROKESSCARF

ENDLESSSKYPONCHO

SEDIMENTBLANKETPONCHO

Techniques

CROCHETBASICS

GENERALTECHNIQUES

RESOURCES

ABOUTTHEAUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Introduction

WhenIwasaweeeight-year-old,mymomcameintomythirdgradeschoolclasstoteachsomeofusthebasicsofcrochet.Whilemanyofmyfriendsweren’tinterestedingettingpastthefirstrow,Iwas“hooked”andsetoffonaprolificchildhoodofmakingmassivesinglecrochetafghansoutofthemosteconomicalyarnIcouldfind.WhenIwasn’tcrochetingoruntanglingballsofyarn,I’dspendmyfreetimedrawingandmimicking

theillustrationstyleofmyfavoritecartooncharacters.

Afewyearsago,Icameacrossacornertocorner(C2C)crochetafghanfromSarahZimmermanofRepeatCrafterMe.com.Itfeaturedseveral

illustratedChristmasmotifsandimmediatelyeverycellinmybrainlitup.Illustratinginyarn–saywhat!?Iveryquicklysawhowmanypossibilitiesexistedinquiteliterallypaintingbynumberwithyarn.Ibegandesigning

myownC2Cpixelgraphsandsharingthemonmyblog,MakeAndDoCrew.com.Ithasbeenexhilaratingtowatchmyreadersfind

thesamejoyandsatisfactioninthismagicaltechnique.

WhiletherearecountlesscreativewaystodesignwithC2C,myfavoritehasbecometranslatingthevisuallanguage,repeatingpatternsandiconographyofcontemporarycultureintoyarnform.Rugs,tile,woven

baskets,crossstitchandclothingcanallserveasthefodderforastrikingC2Cdesign.OnceyoulearnthebasicsofhowtoC2C,I’mguessingyou

toomightstarttolookattheworldthroughpixelatedlenses!

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Ifyou’renewtoC2Ccrochet,you’llfindmanyapproachablepatternsinthisbookthatusethebasictechniquetocreateastunningeffect.ThebasicC2Cdiagonalboxstitchisquitequickandasyou’llseeinthe

CrestedButteCowlandtheFrostedWindowThrow,joiningafewpiecesofsimpleC2Ccrochettogethercancreatevisualinterestandtexturewith

veryfewcolorchangesormind-bendingcounting.

Andifyou’vegotmilesofC2Calreadyonyourcrochetrésumé,Ihopethisbookprovidesyouwithsomeinspirationtousethetechniqueinnewways.Ican’twaittoseehowyouusethesepatternstoexecuteyourowncreativevision.Perhapsyou’llevenbreakoutsomegraphpaper(oralaptop)anddesignyourownC2Cgraphs.I’dloveforyoutoshareyourstitcheswiththerestoftheMake&DoCrewcommunitybyusingthe

hashtag#c2ccrochetcrew.

Happycrocheting!

ToolsandMaterials

C2Ccrochetrequiresthesametoolsastraditionalcrochet,butthefollowingextrafewitemscangoalongwayinmakingthetechniquefunandenjoyable.

RulerIt’shelpfultousearulertodrawalinethrougheachrowinthegraphpatternasyoucompleteit.You’llalsowanttodoatestswatchandmeasureyourgaugebeforestartingaproject.

Clipboard

Itseemssosimple,butplacingyourgraphonaclipboardwhileyoucrochetonthecouchcanmakeitmucheasiertocrossofftherowsasyouwork.Lesstimelookingforyourpenmeansmoretimetocrochet!

ScissorsKeepasmallpairhandyforswitchingcolorsandtrimmingends.

TapestryNeedleYou’llwanttohaveatapestryneedlenearbyforweavinginends.Fordenser,fabric-likeyarns,youmightfindithelpfultouseasharperupholsteryneedleorasmallcrochethook.

BobbinTools

Whenworkingagraphwithseveralcolorchanges,clothespins,binderclipsorindustrialclipsallowyoutowindoffasmallballofyarnandclipittotheprojectorasturdyobjectnearby.

BobbinManagementSystem

Wecoverbobbinsalotmorelateron(seeManagingYarns:TipsforWranglingYourYarn),butfornow,justknowthatyou’lldevelopyourownmethodforkeepingyourseparatebobbinsoryarnballsorganizedwhenswitchingcolors.Laundrybasketswithholes,ashoeboxwithholespokedinthetop,orabottledryingrackallmakeinexpensivehouseholdsolutions.

TIPBeforeyoustartanyoftheprojectsinthisbook,makeaphotocopyofboththegraphandtheline-by-linewritteninstructionssoyoucancrossoffeachrowasyoucompleteitwithoutwritinginthebook.CarefullytrackingyourprogressrowbyrowisakeytoC2C

success!

HowtoC2C

C2CBasics

Thecornertocornercrochettechnique(oftenabbreviatedC2C)isworkedexactlyasitsounds–diagonallyfromonecornerofasquareorrectangletotheother.C2Cemploysastitchcalledthediagonalboxstitchanditcanbeworkedusingdoublecrochetorhalfdoublecrochetstitches.Whileusingdoublecrochetisfaster,halfdoublecrochetallowsformoredetailedyarn“illustrations”becauseeachtileissmaller.Theprojectsinthisbookwillcalloutwhichstitchtouse.

HOWTOREADAC2CPATTERN

C2Cpatternsusuallyincludesomecombinationofagraphand/orwritteninstructions.EachpixelinagraphrepresentsoneC2C“tile”.Eachtileistypicallymadewiththreedoublecrochetorhalfdoublecrochetstitches.C2Cblanketswithdesignsinthemareoftencalled“graphgans”,becausetheyareanafghanmadefromagraph.

Thepatternsinthisbookincludebothagraphaswellaswrittenline-by-lineinstructions.Youmayfinditfastertoworkpredominantlyfromthewrittenpattern,butIrecommendcheckingyourcompletedprogressagainstthegrapheveryfewrowssoyoucancatchanymistakessoonerratherthanlater(I’velearnedthisthehardway!).

Eachprojectbeginsinthelowerrightcornerofthegraph,evenforleft-handedcrocheters.You’llincreasebyonetileperrow(seeHowtoIncrease)untilthelongestrow(s)ofthepatternhasbeencompleted.Atthispoint,you’llbegindecreasingbyonetileperrowuntilyou’vereachedthefinaltileintheupperleftcornerofthegraph(seeHowtoDecrease).

Eachwrittenpatterncontainsalotofhelpfulinformation:

YarnTypeandYardage:Amountisoverestimatedsoyoucancreatemultipleworkingbobbinsineachcolor.

StitchType:WhetherthepatterncallsforusingahalfdoublecrochetC2CstitchoradoublecrochetC2Cstitch.

ColorKey:Bridgesthevisualinformationinthegraphwiththewrittenpattern.Forsimplicity,eachcolorinthewrittenpatterniscalledbythebrandnamecolor.Ofcourse,feelfreetochangeupthecolorpaletteofeachprojecttosuityourstyle.

DirectionalArrows:Referencingthesearrowsinthewrittenpatterncanbehelpfultrackingyourprogressinthegraphandknowingwhentoincreaseordecreaseatthebeginningofarow.

Row-by-RowInstructions:Howmanytilesofeachcolortocrochet.

DifficultyLevel:Knowwhatyou’regettinginto!

Beginner:Nocolorchangesorcounting.

Intermediate:Fewtomoderatenumberofcolorchangesandworkingbobbins/skeins.

Advanced:Morecountingandseveralworkingbobbins/skeinsatonce.

HowtoReadaGraph

SAMPLEPATTERN

◀Row1[RS]:Coralx1▶Row2[WS]:Coralx2◀Row3:Coralx3▶Row4:Coralx1,Greyx2,Coralx1◀Row5:Coralx2,Greyx1,Coralx2

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)

▶Row6[WS]:Coralx1,Greyx2,Coralx1◀Row7[RS]:Coralx3▶Row8:Coralx2◀Row9:Coralx1

DESIGNINGYOUROWNGRAPHS

Soyou’rereadytomapoutyourowndesign?Awesome!Herearesometipsforgettingstarted.

1.Comeupwithaconcept.Perlerbeadgraphs,crossstitchandmoderntextilescanallserveasexcellentC2Cinspiration.

2.Determinesizing.Tofigureouthowmanytileswideandtallyourprojectshouldbetocreatethesizeyouwant,youneedtofirstknowyourgauge.Crochetasmallswatchthathassixtilesperside.Measurethemiddlefourtilesinbothdirectionsandaveragethatnumbertodeterminethelengthoffourtiles.Takethislengthanddivideby4.Theresultingnumberistheapproximatelengthofonetile.

Takethetotaldesiredwidthofyourprojectanddividethatnumberbythelengthofonetile.Thisnumberistheapproximatenumberoftilesyoushouldworkforthewidthofyourproject.Repeatthesameequationtodeterminethenumberoftilestocreateyourdesiredprojectlength.

Example:If4tilesmeasure5in(12.75cm)andIwanttomakeablanketthatis50x60in(127x152cm):Approximatelengthofonetileis5/4=1 ⁄ inDesiredblanketwidth=50individedby1 ⁄ in=40tilesDesiredblanketheight=60individedby1 ⁄ in=48tiles

3.Chartit.Evenifyourdesignonlyincludesstripes,it’sstillagoodideatomapitoutbeforeyougetstarted.GrabsomegraphpaperorheadtoStitchFiddle.comtodesignyourgraphbasedonthetotalnumberoftilespersideyoudeterminedabove.StitchFiddleisafantasticresourcethatevenallowsyoutouploadaphotoandconvertittoagraph,create

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writtenline-by-lineinstructionsfromyourgraph,andtrackyourprogressasyoucrochet.

HowtoIncrease

InC2C,wereferto“increasing”asaddingonetileperrow.Thefirsthalfofanyprojectinvolvesincreasingatthebeginningofeachrow.Onceyouhavefinishedthelongestrowinthegraph,youwillbegindecreasingatthebeginningofeachrow.

HOWTOINCREASEUSINGTHEDOUBLECROCHETC2CSTITCHROW1:

Step1:Ch6

Step2:Dcintothefourthchfromthehook

Step3:Dcintothenext2chs,turn

ROW2:

Step4:Ch6

Step5:Dcintothefourthchfromthehookandintothenext2chs

Step6:Skipthenext3dc,thenslstintothespacecreatedbych-3atendoftile

Step7:Ch3quitetightly

Step8:Dc3intothesamespace,turn.(1tilemade)

ROW3andbeyond:

RepeatSteps4-8tobegineachrow.Asrowsincreaseinnumberoftiles,repeatSteps6-8ineachremainingtileofrow.

HOWTOINCREASEUSINGTHEHALFDOUBLECROCHETC2CSTITCHROW1:

Step1:Ch5

Step2:Hdcintothethirdchfromthehook

Step3:Hdcintothenext2chs,turn

ROW2:

Step4:Ch5

Step5:Hdcintothefourthchfromthehookandintothenext2chs

Step6:Skipthenext3hdc,thenslstintothespacecreatedbych-2atendoftile


Step8:Hdc3intothesamespace,turn.(1tilemade)

ROW3andbeyond:

RepeatSteps4-8tobegineachrow.Asrowsincreaseinnumberoftiles,repeatSteps6-8ineachremainingtileofrow.

HowtoDecrease

The“decrease”terminC2Ccanbeslightlyconfusingbecauseithasadifferenteffectthanwethinkofintraditionalcrochet.InC2C,adecreaseeliminatesonetilefromeachrow,therebycreatingaflatedge.You’llworktheC2Cdecreasestitchatthebeginningofeachrowonceyou’vecompletedthelongestrowinyourgraph.

HOWTODECREASEUSINGTHEDOUBLECROCHETC2CSTITCHStep1:Ch1,slstintothenext3dc

Step2:Slstintothech-3turningchain


Step4:Dc3intothech-3turningchainofpreviousrow

RepeatSteps6-8ofthetutorial“HowtoIncreaseUsingtheDoubleCrochetC2CStitch”ineachremainingtileofrow(seeHowtoIncrease).

HOWTODECREASEUSINGTHEHALFDOUBLECROCHETC2CSTITCHStep1:Ch1,slstinthenext3hdc

Step2:Slstintothech-2turningchain


Step4:Hdc3intothech-2turningchainofpreviousrow

RepeatSteps6-8ofthe“HowtoIncreaseUsingtheHalfDoubleCrochetC2CStitch”tutorialineachremainingtileofrow(seeHowtoIncrease).

ChangingColor

WhenyourC2Cchartorgraphindicatesthatit’stimetocreateatileinanewcolor,youwillactuallybeginthecolorchangeinthelastyarnoveroftheoriginalcoloredtile.

Whiletheinstructionsbelowexplainhowtochangecolorswhenworkingindoublecrochet,thetechniqueisexactlythesamewhenusinghalfdoublecrochetstitches;simplyworkhalfdoublecrochettilesinsteadofdoublecrochettiles.

Step1:Donotcompletethelastyarnoverofthirddc

Step2:Instead,yarnoverwiththenewcolortocompletethedc

Step3:Skipthenext3dc,thenslsttightlyintothespacecreatedbych-3atendoftile.Ch3tightly,usingnewcolor

Step4:Usingnewcolor,work3dcinch-3spasyouusuallywould

RepeatSteps1-4eachtimeit’snecessarytochangecolorsinthegraph.

BEGINNINGAROWWITHANEWCOLORWhenchangingcolorsatthebeginningofarow,you’lldosomethingverysimilardependingonwhetheryou’reworkinganincreaseordecreasetile.

Whenbeginninganincreaserowinanewcolor,thecolorchangewilltakeplaceinthelastfinalyarnoverofthepreviousrow.Ch6withthenewcolorandproceedasusual.

Foradecreaserow,begintherowbyusingthepreviouscolortoslst3uptheedgeofthelasttileinthepreviousrow.Switchtonewcolortocompletefourthslstandproceedasusual.

TIP

PeopleoftenaskwhatthebackofaC2Cprojectwilllooklike.Theansweristhatitwillbeanexactreflectionofthefront.Soifyour

projectincludeswords,youcanexpectthemtoappearbackwardonthebacksideoftheproject.

ManagingYarns

REDUCINGTHOSEPESKYENDSTOWEAVEINWeavinginendsisoftenthepriceyoupayforaspectacularC2Cdesign,butthereareafewwaystominimizeyoureffort.Forone,it’snotnecessarytocuttheoriginalcoloredyarnaftereachcolorchange.Keepingitattachedwheneverpossiblewillallowyoutopickitupagainifnecessaryinthenextrow.

Similarly,crochetingoverthetailsofyarnyoudocutwillsignificantlyreducetheendstoweavein.MyruleofthumbisthatifthecolorofthetailmatcheseitherthetilesbelowitorthetilesI’mcrochetingaboveit,thenI’llworkoverthetail.Ifforexamplethough,atailisdarkandthetilesbelowandaboveitarelight,Iwouldn’tcrochetoveritbecauseitwouldn’tdisappearenoughintothelight-coloredyarn.Inthiscase,I’dleavethedarktailtoweaveintoadarktilelateron.Atsomepointsinapattern,youmayuseseveraldifferentcolorsinonerow.Thisiswhenitcanbehelpfultohaveafewworkingskeinsorbobbinsattachedtotheprojectatonce.Bydoingso,you’reabletopickupeachcolorasit’sneededandthendropit(withoutcutting)whenit’stimetoswitchcolors.

Whendroppingacolor,makesuretodropittothewrongsideoftheprojectsoastokeeptherightsidefreefromanysmallyarncarries.Itcanbehelpfultoplaceasafetypinorstitchmarkerontherightsideofa

projectafteryou’veworkedafewrows.Thiswayyoucaneasilytellwhichsidetodropthestrandofyarnwhenswitchingtoadifferentcolor.

Sometimesyou’llfindthatthecoloryouneedisalreadyattachednearby,butnotexactlyrightnexttothetileyouneedtowork.Asyoucanseeintheexamplebelow,it’spossibletogentlybringtheredyarnovertotheright(leftforleft-handedcrocheters)inordertoswitchcolorswithoutcuttingandreattachingtheyarn.Aftercompletingthefinalyarnoverofthelaststitchwiththeredyarn,youcanworkthefirstredtileoverthecarriedstrandofyarn,therebyhidingit.Monitorthetensionofthecarriedyarncarefullysothatitdoesn’tcausethedesigntobunchup.

TIPSFORWRANGLINGYOURYARNAssoonasyougetthehangofswitchingcolorswithC2Ccrochet,yournextquestionwilllikelybe“HowtheheckdoIkeepallthisyarnundercontrolwhileIwork?”!You’llcertainlyfigureoutyourownpersonalstrategiesforworkingwithmultipleballsofyarnatonce,butherearesomebasicconceptstokeep

inmind:

Windsmallbobbins

Findatoolthatyoulikeforcreatingsmallbobbinsofyarn(readonforideas)andthenattachthebobbinstosomethingthatwon’tallowthemtorollallovertheplace.Forexample,ifyouwindbobbinsontoclothespinsorindustrialclips,clipthemontoabasketintheorderyou’llneedtheminthepattern.

Bemindfulofthedirectionyou’reflippingyourwork

Thinkofturningyourworkoverlikeyou’rere-readingthesamepagesofabook.Ifyouturnthe“page”fromlefttorightattheendofonerow,besuretoturnitbackfromrighttoleftonthenextrow.Thiswillpreventyourstrandsofworkingyarnfromtwistingtogetherafterafewrows.

Reducerolling

Ifyou’rejustworkingwithacoupleofskeinsofyarninsteadofmanybobbins,itcanstillbeveryhelpfultocontaintheminawaythatpreventsthemfromrollingaround.Placetheskeinsinaboxorbasketandbegineachskeinfromthemiddleratherthantheoutsidesothattheyarndoesn’tneedtorolleachtimeyoupullontheworkingstrand(emptytissueboxesmakegreatindividualskeinwranglers!).

Untangleasyougo

It’sboundtohappen–you’llgetalltangledupintheyarnandstarttofeellikeaflytrappedinaspiderweb.Don’tdespair!Takeacoupleofmomentstostraightenoutyouryarneveryfewrowsorattheendofa

sessionofcrocheting.Worstcase,youcanalwayscuttheyarnandreattachittoyourproject.

TIPBeforestartingaproject,workonetileinacolor,thenunravelitandmeasurehowmuchyarnthetileused.Lookaheadinthegraphandestimatehowmanytilesinthatcoloryou’llworkwiththatbobbin.Thenwindthatapproximateamountofyarnontothebobbin.

TOOLSTHATCANHELPSmallBobbinImplements:Trywindingbobbinsonsmallhouseholdobjectsthatyoucanattachtoastablebasket,book,clotheshangeroreventotheprojectitself.Someitemsthatcanworkwellinclude:clothespins,clips(binderclips,industrialclips,chipclips)ortoiletpapertubes.

ContainersWithHoles:Useasimplehouseholdcontainer,likealaundrybasket,toplaceyourskeinsin.Pullingyarnfrommiddleofskein,threadeachcolorthroughaholeinthebasketbeforeyoubeginworkingwithit.Thismethodhastheaddedadvantageofgivingyousomewheretoeasilycontainyourwork-in-progressprojectinoneplaceuntilyoucanpickitupagain.

BobbinHolders

TryababybottledryingrackorcheckEtsyforC2Cbobbinholderssimilartotheonepicturedhere.Therearemanytalentedwoodworkerswhohavecomeupwithfantasticsolutionsforcrocheterslikeus.1DogWoof.comevenhasatutorialonhowtomakeyourmodularbobbinholder.

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HOWTOWEAVEINENDS

Somecrocheterschoosetoweaveinendseveryfewrows,whileothersmaydothemattheendofeachday.Othersstillsavethemallforonegloriousweavingsessionattheconclusionofaproject.

Inanycase,weavingintheendsisalsoanopportunitytocleanupanyareasofyourprojectwhereyou’dliketheindividualtilestobemorevisuallyconnected.Todothis,simplyuseayarntailtodoafewwhipstitcheswhereyouwantthetilestoappearlessseparate.Thenproceedwithweavingintheendasdescribedbelow.Weavingisusuallydonewithatapestryorupholsteryneedle,butasmallcrochethookcanalsobeusedfordenseprojects.

Step1:Threadyarntailontotapestryneedle.Insertneedlethroughthebottom“meatiest”sectionofatile.

Step2:Passneedlebackthroughtileinoppositedirection,takingcaretopickuponeverticalstrandofyarnfromthetileyou’reworkingthrough.

Step3:RepeatStep2.

Step4:SnipyarntailandcelebratebeingonestepclosertoafinishedC2Cproject!

RepeatSteps1-4witheachtail.

Projects

MIDTOWNSTROLLBABYBLANKET

Amodernalternativetotheclassiccrochetbabyblanket,thisgender-neutralblanketisperfectforcityandcountryfolkalike.

Babieswilllovethegraphic,highcontrastpatterns,whileparentswillappreciateastatementpieceofhandmadeartforthenursery.SubstitutethepaleblueskyinfavorofabrightercolorforaPopArtlook.Foranadult-sizedthrow,useabulkier

yarnandlargerhook.

DifficultyRating

YarnLionBrandVanna’sChoice(100%acrylic),4worsted(10-ply/aran),100g(70yd/156m),inthefollowingshades:

SilverGrey(149);1skein

DarkGreyHeather(404);1skein

CharcoalGrey(151);2skeins

White(100);1skein

SilverBlue(105);3skeins

SuppliesSizeH(5mm)hook

FinishedSize30 ⁄ x35 ⁄ in(77.5x90cm)

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasure3 ⁄ in(9cm)usingsizeH(5mm)hookandLionBrandVanna’sChoice

StitchDoublecrochet(UKtreblecrochet)C2C

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InstructionsTOMAKETHEBLANKETFollowthewrittenpatternandgraphtocrochettheblanket.

Weaveinallends(Ipromise,youcandoit!).

Fortheborder,workoneroundofsinglecrochetborder(seeGeneralTechniques:SingleCrochetBorder),followedbyoneroundofcrabstitchborder(seeGeneralTechniques:CrabStitchBorder).Foreachborder,useSilverBluearoundthe‘sky’sectionandCharcoalGreyaroundthe‘city’section.

TIPThisprojectrequiresafairlyhighnumberofcolorchanges.Tominimizethenumberoftimesyouneedtocuttheyarn,create

multipleworkingbobbinsofthesamecolor.

Pattern◀Row1[RS]:Charcoalx1

▶Row2[WS]:Charcoalx2

◀Row3:Charcoalx2,Heatherx1

▶Row4:Heatherx2,Charcoalx2


▶Row6:Heatherx2,Whitex1,Heatherx1,Charcoalx2


▶Row8:Heatherx2,(Whitex1,Heatherx1)twice,Charcoalx2


▶Row10:Silverx1,(Heatherx1,Whitex1)3times,Heatherx1,Charcoalx2

◀Row11:Charcoalx2,Heatherx7,Silverx1,Charcoalx1

▶Row12:Charcoalx2,Silverx1,Heatherx1,(Whitex1,Heatherx1)3times,Charcoalx2

◀Row13:Charcoalx2,Heatherx7,Silverx1,Charcoalx3

▶Row14:Heatherx1,Charcoalx3,Silverx1,(Heatherx1,Whitex1)3times,Heatherx1,Charcoalx2

◀Row15:Charcoalx2,Heatherx7,Silverx1,Charcoalx3,Heatherx2

▶Row16:Heatherx3,Charcoalx3,Silverx1,(Heatherx1,Whitex1)twice,Heatherx3,Charcoalx2

◀Row17:Charcoalx3,Heatherx6,Silverx1,Charcoalx3,Heatherx1,Whitex1,Heatherx2

▶Row18:Heatherx2,Whitex1,Heatherx2,Charcoalx3,Silverx1,Heatherx1,Whitex1,Heatherx3,Charcoalx3,Bluex1

◀Row19:Bluex2,Charcoalx2,Silverx2,Heatherx3,Silverx1,Charcoalx3,(Heatherx1,Whitex1)twice,Heatherx1,Charcoalx1

▶Row20:Charcoalx2,Heatherx2,Whitex1,Heatherx2,Charcoalx3,Silverx1,Heatherx1,Silverx1,Whitex1,Silverx2,Charcoalx1,Bluex3

◀Row21:Bluex4,Silverx2,(Whitex1,Silverx1)twice,Charcoalx3,(Heatherx1,Whitex1)twice,Heatherx1,Charcoalx2,Silverx1

▶Row22:Silverx2,Charcoalx2,Heatherx2,Whitex1,Heatherx2,Charcoalx3,(Silverx1,Whitex1)twice,Silverx2,Bluex4

◀Row23:Bluex4,Silverx2,(Whitex1,Silverx1)twice,Charcoalx3,(Heatherx1,Whitex1)twice,Heatherx1,Charcoalx2,Silverx3

▶Row24:Charcoalx1,Silverx3,Charcoalx2,Heatherx2,Whitex1,Heatherx1,Charcoalx4,(Silverx1,Whitex1)twice,Silverx2,Bluex4

◀Row25:Bluex5,(Silverx1,Whitex1)twice,Silverx1,Charcoalx5,Heatherx1,Whitex1,Heatherx1,Charcoalx2,Silverx3,Charcoalx2

▶Row26:Charcoalx3,Silverx3,Charcoalx2,Heatherx2,Bluex1,Charcoalx5,(Silverx1,Whitex1)twice,Silverx1,Bluex5

◀Row27:Bluex5,(Silverx1,Whitex1)twice,Silverx1,Charcoalx5,Bluex2,Heatherx1,Charcoalx2,Silverx3,Charcoalx1,Whitex1,Charcoalx2

▶Row28:Heatherx1,Charcoalx4,Silverx3,Charcoalx3,Bluex2,Charcoalx5,(Silverx1,Whitex1)twice,Silverx1,Bluex5

◀Row29:Bluex6,Silverx2,Whitex1,Silverx1,Whitex1,Silverx2,Bluex4,Charcoalx3,Silverx3,Charcoalx3,Whitex1,Heatherx2

▶Row30:Heatherx3,Charcoalx2,Whitex1,Charcoalx1,Silverx3,Charcoalx3,Bluex4,Silverx2,Whitex1,Silverx1,Whitex1,Silverx2,Bluex6

◀Row31:Bluex6,Silverx4,Whitex1,Silverx2,Bluex4,Silverx1,Charcoalx2,Silverx3,Charcoalx4,Heatherx3,Silverx1

▶Row32:Heatherx1,Whitex1,Heatherx3,Whitex1,Charcoalx3,Silverx3,Charcoalx1,Silverx2,Bluex4,Silverx2,Whitex1,Silverx

3,Bluex7

◀Row33:Bluex8,Silverx4,Bluex5,Silverx6,Charcoalx1,Whitex1,Charcoalx2,Heatherx3,Silverx1,Heatherx2

▶Row34:Heatherx3,Silverx1,Heatherx3,Charcoalx4,Silverx6,Bluex5,Silverx4,Bluex8

◀Row35:Bluex8,Silverx1,Bluex1,Silverx1,Bluex6,Silverx6,Charcoalx3,Whitex1,Heatherx3,Whitex1,Heatherx1,Whitex1,Heatherx2

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofWSrows,increaseatbeginningofRSrows)

▶Row36[WS]:Heatherx1,Whitex2,Heatherx1,Silverx1,Heatherx2,Charcoalx3,Whitex1,Charcoalx1,Silverx5,Bluex9,Silverx1,Bluex8

◀Row37[RS]:Bluex8,Silverx1,Bluex10,Silverx4,Charcoalx5,Heatherx2,Silverx1,Heatherx2,Whitex1,Heatherx1

▶Row38:Heatherx4,Whitex1,Silverx2,Charcoalx1,Whitex1,Charcoalx2,Bluex1,Silverx3,Bluex20

◀Row39:Bluex21,Silverx2,Bluex1,Charcoalx4,Whitex1,Silverx2,Heatherx1,Whitex1,Heatherx2


▶Row40[WS]:Heatherx1,Whitex2,Heatherx1,Silverx1,Whitex1,Silverx1,Charcoalx4,Bluex1,Silverx1,Bluex21

◀Row41[RS]:Bluex22,Charcoalx4,Silverx2,Whitex1,Heatherx2,Whitex1,Heatherx1

▶Row42:Heatherx3,Silverx3,Whitex1,Silverx1,Charcoalx2,Bluex22

◀Row43:Bluex21,Charcoalx2,Silverx2,Whitex1,Silverx2,Bluex1,Heatherx2

▶Row44:Heatherx1,Bluex2,Silverx1,Whitex1,Silverx2,Whitex1,Silverx1,Charcoalx1,Bluex20

◀Row45:Bluex19,Charcoalx1,Silverx2,Whitex1,Silverx3,Bluex3

▶Row46:Bluex3,(Silverx2,Whitex1)twice,Silverx1,Bluex18

◀Row47:Bluex18,Silverx1,Whitex1,Silverx2,Whitex1,Silverx1,Bluex3

▶Row48:Bluex3,Silverx3,Whitex1,Silverx2,Bluex17

◀Row49:Bluex17,Silverx2,Whitex1,Silverx2,Bluex3

▶Row50:Bluex3,Silverx1,Whitex1,Silverx3,Bluex16

◀Row51:Bluex16,Silverx4,Bluex3

▶Row52:Bluex3,Silverx4,Bluex15







◀Row59:Bluex15

▶Row60:Bluex14

◀Row61:Bluex13

▶Row62:Bluex12

◀Row63:Bluex11

▶Row64:Bluex10

◀Row65:Bluex9

▶Row66:Bluex8

◀Row67:Bluex7

▶Row68:Bluex6

◀Row69:Bluex5

▶Row70:Bluex4

◀Row71:Bluex3

▶Row72:Bluex2

◀Row73:Bluex1

FADEDARROWSTHROW

Makeyourowncatalogue-worthythrowwiththisrelativelyeasygraphgan.Onceyou’vemasteredthebasicC2Cstitch,thisisanexcellentprojecttopracticecolorchangeswhilemaking

somethingreallybeautifulintheprocess.Thejersey-likequalityofthisyarncreatesprecisestitchdefinitionwhilethelow

contrastpatternissophisticatedenoughforanyroominthehouse.

DifficultyRating

YarnBernatMakerHomeDec(72%cotton,28%nylon),5bulky(12/14-ply/chunky),250g(317yd/290m),inthefollowingshades:

Clay(11008);7skeins

Cream(11009);2skeins

SuppliesSizeK(6.5mm)hook

Smallerhookforweavinginends

Tasselmakeror5 ⁄ in(14.5cm)pieceofcardboard

FinishedSize41 ⁄ x50in(105.5x19.5cm)excludingtassels

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasure3 ⁄ in(9cm)usingsizeK(6.5mm)hookandBernatMakerHomeDec


NOTES

3 4

1 2

1 2

Thestyleofthisblanketwillvarygreatlybasedonfiberandcolorsused.Don’tbeafraidtoexperiment!

Similarly,swapoutthetasselsforaborderoffluffypompomsaroundthetwoshorterblanketsidesforamoreplayfullook.

InstructionsTOMAKETHETHROWFollowthewrittenpatternandgraphtocrochetthethrow.

Fortheborder,usingClay,workoneroundofsinglecrochetborder(seeGeneralTechniques:SingleCrochetBorder).Fastenoff.

Tofinish,weaveinallends.

Usingatasselmakersetto5 ⁄ in(14cm)ora5 ⁄ in(14cm)pieceofcardboardandlastskeinofCream,make8chunkytassels.Wrapyarnapproximately75timestogetthetasseldensitypictured.Useatapestryneedletoattachtwotasselstoeachcornerofblanket(seeGeneralTechniques:MakingaTassel).

TIPBecauseofthefabric-likestructureofthisyarn,youmayfindit

easiertouseasmallerhookinsteadofatapestryneedletoweaveinends.

3 4 3 4

Pattern◀Row1[RS]:Clayx1

▶Row2[WS]:Clayx2

◀Row3:Clayx3

▶Row4:Clayx4

◀Row5:Clayx5

▶Row6:Clayx2,Creamx4

◀Row7:Clayx1,Creamx1,Clayx5

▶Row8:Clayx5,Creamx2,Clayx1


▶Row10:Clayx5,Creamx1,Clayx1,Creamx1,Clayx2



◀Row13:Clayx5,Creamx1,Clayx1,Creamx4,Clayx2



































CORNER(increaseatbeginningofallRSrows,decreaseatbeginningofallWSrows)

▶Row48[WS]:Clayx4,Creamx1,Clayx42

◀Row49[RS]:Clayx41,Creamx1,Clayx1,Creamx4



▶Row52:Creamx1,Clayx43,Creamx1,Clayx1,Creamx1

◀Row53:Clayx1,Creamx1,Clayx2,Creamx1,Clayx40,Creamx1,Clayx1


◀Row55:Clayx3,Creamx1,Clayx1,Creamx1,Clayx40,Creamx1



CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row58[WS]:Clayx40,Creamx1,Clayx5

◀Row59[RS]:Clayx2,Creamx4,Clayx1,Creamx1,Clayx37






































◀Row97:Clayx5,Creamx2

▶Row98:Creamx1,Clayx5

◀Row99:Clayx2,Creamx3

▶Row100:Clayx4

◀Row101:Clayx3

▶Row102:Clayx2

◀Row103:Clayx1

TIPTrythispatterninworstedweightyarnwithasmallerhooktomakea

baby-sizedblanket.

PEAK-TO-PEAKBEANIE

ThisapproachablehatpatternisproofthatanunassumingC2Crectanglecantransformintosomethingfargreaterthanthesumofitsparts.Becausethecolorsinthegrapharegroupedintosections,you’llneverhavemorethanthreeballsofworkingyarnatanygivenpoint,makingthisprojectfareasierthanit

looks.

DifficultyRating

YarnWoolandTheGangFeelingGoodYarn(70%alpaca,23%nylon,7%merino),4worsted(10-ply/aran),50g(142yd/130m),inthefollowingshades:

CameoRose;1skein

ForestGreen;1skein

MellowMauve;1skein


Furpompom,size4 ⁄ in(11.5cm)

MeasurementsandSizingOnesize:tofitaveragewoman’shead

Circumference:approx.19 ⁄ in(49.5cm)

Height:9 ⁄ in(24.75cm)withbrimfoldedup,excludingpompom

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasure3 ⁄ in(8.25cm)usingsizeK(6.5mm)hookandWoolandTheGangFeelingGoodYarn

Stitch

1 2

1 2

3 4

1 4

Doublecrochet(UKtreblecrochet)C2C

NOTES

Sinceeachsectionofcoloriscontinuous,workthisgraphwithoutcuttingyarnatcolorchanges.Instead,simplydropfirstcolortotheWSandpickupsecondcolor.Thentheoldcolorwillbeconvenientlywaitingtheretobepickeduponthenextrow.

InstructionsTOMAKETHEBEANIEHAT

Followthewrittenpatternandgraphtocrochetthemainhatrectangle.Fastenoffleavinga12in(30cm)tailoneachcolor.

Fortheribbing,usingForestGreen,workribbingaswrittenbelow.Slipstitchescanhaveatendencytogetquitetight,sotakecaretoworkthemfairlylooselyifyou’rehavingtroubleinsertingyourhook.

RibbingFoundationRow:Ch12.

Row1:Skfirstch,slstineachchtoendofrow;turn.(11)

Rows2-84:Ch1,scinthebackloopofeachslst;turn.

Pieceshouldhave42bumpsofribbing.Fastenoffleavinga30in(76cm)tail.

Forjoining,piecestechnicallyhavenoRSorWS,sochoosethebest-lookingsidesanddesignatetheRS.

CompleteallseamingwithatapestryneedleandthestitchdescribedinJoiningC2CPieces(seeGeneralTechniques).

WithWSfacingup,placeribbingalongbottomedgeofhatpiece.UsingtheleftoverstrandofForestGreen,sewribbingtohat(seeGeneralTechniques:JoiningC2CPieces).

Foldhatrectanglewidth-wisesothattwoshortestsidesaretouchingandWSisfacingout.Withtapestryneedleandtailsleftoverfromworkingrectangle,seameachsectionofcolorandribbing(seeGeneralTechniques:JoiningC2CPieces).

WithonestrandofCameoRoseandtapestryneedle,closetopofhatbywhipstitchingaroundtopedgeofrectangle.Pullgentlytogatherrectangle.It’sokayifthereisasmallholeatthetopofthehatasthepompomwillcoverit.

TurnhatRSout.Withsamestrandofyarn,sewpompomtotopofhat.Fastenoff.

Weaveinanyremainingends.Foldribbedbrimofhatupaspictured.

Pattern◀Row1[RS]:Greenx1

▶Row2[WS]:Greenx2

◀Row3:Greenx3

▶Row4:Greenx4

◀Row5:Greenx5

▶Row6:Greenx5,Mauvex1

◀Row7:Mauvex1,Greenx6

▶Row8:Greenx4,Mauvex4

◀Row9:Mauvex4,Greenx5

▶Row10:Greenx5,Mauvex3,Rosex2

◀Row11:Rosex2,Mauvex3,Greenx6



CORNER(increaseatbeginningofWSrows,decreaseatbeginningofRSrows)

▶Row14[WS]:Greenx5,Mauvex3,Rosex5

◀Row15[RS]:Rosex4,Mauvex3,Greenx6











◀Row25[RS]:Rosex3,Mauvex5,Greenx4

▶Row26[WS]:Greenx3,Mauvex3,Rosex5


▶Row28:Mauvex5,Rosex4

◀Row29:Rosex3,Mauvex5





▶Row34:Rosex3

◀Row35:Rosex2

▶Row36:Rosex1

WEEWANDERERBABYBLANKET

Keepyourlittleexplorerswarmontheiradventureswiththismodernchild-sizedblanket.Whilethedesignmaylook

complicated,itrequiresrelativelylittlebobbinmanagementbecausethecolorsareworkedinsections.Crochetitas

pictured,orpracticeyourcolortheoryskillsbyswappingoutshadesfordifferentoverlappingcombinations.

DifficultyRating

YarnCaronSimplySoft(100%acrylic),4worsted(10-ply/aran),170g(314yd/288m),inthefollowingshades:

OffWhite(9702);4skeins

PlumPerfect(9761);1skein

KellyGreen(9769);1skein

Persimmon(9754);1skein

Chartreuse(9771);1skein

Ocean(9759);1skein

Robin’sEggBlue(9780);1skein

LavenderBlue(9756);1skein

Gold(9782);1skein

Sunshine(9755);1skein


FinishedSize36 ⁄ x36 ⁄ in(93x93cm)

Gauge(Tension)

1 2 1 2

4tilesmeasure2 ⁄ in(7cm)usingsizeH(5mm)hookandCaronSimplySoft


NOTES

Thisisafunblankettoexperimentwithaddingamoredecorativeborderifdesired.Simplyworkabasicsinglecrochetborder(seeGeneralTechniques:SingleCrochetBorder)tocreateafoundationroundandthenaddyourfavorite“fancy”borderinthenextround(s).

Sinceeachcolorisusedinalargesection,donotcutyarnatcolorchanges.Insteadkeepfirstcolorattachedwhenswitchingtosecondcolor(seeChangingColor).Thenwhenworkingbackintheoppositedirectionwithsecondcolor,pickupfirstcolorwhenappropriate.

InstructionsTOMAKETHEBLANKETFollowthewrittenpatternandgraphtocrochettheblanket.

Fortheborder,work3roundsasfollows:

BorderRound1:AttachOceanandworkoneroundofsinglecrochetborder(seeGeneralTechniques:SingleCrochetBorder).

BorderRound2:ContinuewithOcean,ch2(doesnotcountasast),hdcinfirstsc,*2hdcinnextch2sp,hdcinnextsc;repeatfrom*tobeginningofroundworking2hdcinbothscstsateachcorner,slsttosecondchfrombeginningofroundtojoin.Fastenoff.

3 4

BorderRound3:AttachPlumPerfect,workoneroundofcrabstitchborder(seeGeneralTechniques:CrabStitchBorder).Fastenoff.

Weaveinanyremainingends.

TIPIfyou’dprefertopurchasefewerskeinsofyarn,workthesuninasolidcolor.Oneskeinwillbeenoughyarntocompletetheentire

sun.

Pattern◀Row1[RS]:OffWhitex1

▶Row2[WS]:OffWhitex2

◀Row3:OffWhitex3

▶Row4:OffWhitex4

◀Row5:OffWhitex5

▶Row6:OffWhitex6

◀Row7:OffWhitex7

▶Row8:OffWhitex8

◀Row9:OffWhitex9

▶Row10:OffWhitex10

◀Row11:OffWhitex11










◀Row21:OffWhitex6,Chartreusex1,OffWhitex14

▶Row22:OffWhitex14,Chartreusex2,OffWhitex6





◀Row27:OffWhitex7,Chartreusex5,Greenx1,OffWhitex14

▶Row28:OffWhitex14,Greenx2,Chartreusex5,OffWhitex7






▶Row34:OffWhitex14,Plumx1,Greenx5,Chartreusex5,OffWhitex9

◀Row35:OffWhitex9,Chartreusex6,Greenx5,Plumx1,OffWhitex14







▶Row42:OffWhitex14,Oceanx5,Bluex6,OffWhitex17

◀Row43:OffWhitex17,Bluex7,Oceanx5,OffWhitex14

▶Row44:OffWhitex14,Oceanx6,Bluex6,OffWhitex18

◀Row45:OffWhitex18,Bluex7,Oceanx6,OffWhitex14

▶Row46:OffWhitex14,Lavenderx1,Oceanx6,Bluex7,OffWhitex18

◀Row47:OffWhitex19,Bluex7,Oceanx5,Lavenderx2,OffWhitex14

▶Row48:OffWhitex14,Lavenderx4,Oceanx4,Bluex7,OffWhitex19

◀Row49:OffWhitex10,Persimmonx3,OffWhitex6,Bluex8,Oceanx3,Lavenderx5,OffWhitex14

▶Row50:OffWhitex14,Lavenderx7,Oceanx2,Bluex7,OffWhitex6,Persimmonx3,Goldx1,OffWhitex10

◀Row51:OffWhitex10,Goldx2,Persimmonx3,OffWhitex5,Bluex8,Oceanx1,Lavenderx8,OffWhitex14

▶Row52:OffWhitex14,Lavenderx9,Oceanx1,Bluex8,OffWhitex4,Persimmonx3,Goldx3,OffWhitex10

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)◀Row53[RS]:OffWhitex10,Goldx3,Persimmonx2,OffWhitex5,Bluex7,OffWhitex1,Lavenderx10,OffWhitex13

▶Row54[WS]:OffWhitex12,Lavenderx11,OffWhitex2,Bluex6,OffWhitex4,Persimmonx2,Goldx3,Sunshinex1,OffWhitex9

◀Row55:OffWhitex9,Sunshinex1,Goldx3,Persimmonx1,OffWhitex4,Bluex6,OffWhitex3,Lavenderx11,OffWhitex11

▶Row56:OffWhitex10,Lavenderx12,OffWhitex4,Bluex4,OffWhitex4,Persimmonx1,Goldx3,Sunshinex2,OffWhitex8

◀Row57:OffWhitex8,Sunshinex2,Goldx3,OffWhitex4,Bluex4,OffWhitex5,Lavenderx12,OffWhitex9

▶Row58:OffWhitex8,Lavenderx13,OffWhitex6,Bluex3,OffWhitex4,Goldx2,Sunshinex2,OffWhitex8

◀Row59:OffWhitex8,Sunshinex2,Goldx1,OffWhitex5,Bluex2,OffWhitex7,Lavenderx13,OffWhitex7

▶Row60:OffWhitex7,Lavenderx13,OffWhitex8,Bluex1,OffWhitex15

◀Row61:OffWhitex14,Bluex1,OffWhitex9,Lavenderx12,OffWhitex7

▶Row62:OffWhitex8,Lavenderx11,OffWhitex23

◀Row63:OffWhitex23,Lavenderx10,OffWhitex8
































◀Row95:OffWhitex9

▶Row96:OffWhitex8

◀Row97:OffWhitex7

▶Row98:OffWhitex6

◀Row99:OffWhitex5





INVERSETHROW

Inspiredbytimelesstilepatterns,thischunkythrowcreatesapuzzlefortheeyeandadoseofcozyforthecouch.Workedinnineindividualrectangleswithjusttwocolorsofyarn,this

projectismuchmoreportablethansomeotherC2Cafghans.Replacetheblackwithaneutralliketaupeforalowercontrast,moresubtleeffect.Addadditionalrectanglestomakealarger

bedspread.

DifficultyRating

YarnLionBrandWool-EaseThick&QuickBonusBundle(80%acrylic,20%wool),6superbulky(superchunky),340g(212yd/193m),inthefollowingshades:

Black(153);4skeins

Fisherman(098);4skeins

SuppliesSizeP(11.5mm)hook

FinishedSize52x62in(132x157.5cm)

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasure6 ⁄ in(16cm)usingSizeP(11.5mm)hookandLionBrandWool-EaseThick&QuickBonusBundle


InstructionsTOMAKETHETHROW

1 4

Followthewrittenpatternandgraphtomakefour#1Rectanglesandfive#2Rectangles.Leavea25in(10cm)Blacktailoneachrectangle.

Weaveinallends,exceptthe25in(10cm)tails.

WithatapestryneedleandleftoverBlacktailswhenpossible,joinrectanglesusingmattressstitch(seeGeneralTechniques:MattressStitch).Pullworkingyarnsnugsoastobesthideseam.

Workwithmultipleballsofeachcoloratthesametimetoavoidcuttingyarnateachcolorchange.

TIPJoinfourrectanglestocreateagraphic,modernbabyplaymat.

RECTANGLE#1

Pattern◀Row1[RS]:Whitex1

▶Row2[WS]:Whitex1,Blackx1

◀Row3:Blackx1,Whitex2

▶Row4:Blackx1,Whitex1,Blackx2

◀Row5:Whitex1,Blackx1,Whitex2,Blackx1

▶Row6:(Blackx2,Whitex1)twice


▶Row8:Blackx3,Whitex1,Blackx2,Whitex2

◀Row9:Whitex3,Blackx1,Whitex5

▶Row10:Whitex5,Blackx5


CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofWSrow,increaseatbeginningofRSrow)

▶Row12[WS]:Blackx11

◀Row13[RS]:Whitex6,Blackx5


▶Row14[WS]:Blackx5,Whitex5

◀Row15[RS]:Whitex5,Blackx1,Whitex3

▶Row16:Whitex2,Blackx2,Whitex1,Blackx3

◀Row17:Blackx2,Whitex2,Blackx1,Whitex2

▶Row18:(Whitex1,Blackx2)twice


▶Row20:Blackx2,Whitex1,Blackx1

◀Row21:Whitex2,Blackx1

▶Row22:Blackx1,Whitex1

◀Row23:Whitex1

RECTANGLE#2

Pattern◀Row1[RS]:Blackx1

▶Row2[WS]:Blackx1,Whitex1


▶Row4:Whitex1,Blackx1,Whitex2


▶Row6:(Whitex2,Blackx1)twice


▶Row8:Whitex3,Blackx1,Whitex2,Blackx2

◀Row9:Blackx3,Whitex1,Blackx5

▶Row10:Blackx5,Whitex5


CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofWSrow,increaseatbeginningofRSrow)

▶Row12[WS]:Whitex11

◀Row13[RS]:Blackx6,Whitex5


▶Row14[WS]:Whitex5,Blackx5

◀Row15[RS]:Blackx5,Whitex1,Blackx3

▶Row16:Blackx2,Whitex2,Blackx1,Whitex3


▶Row18:(Blackx1,Whitex2)twice


▶Row20:Whitex2,Blackx1,Whitex1


▶Row22:Whitex1,Blackx1

◀Row23:Blackx1

Onceallninerectanglesarecomplete,seamthemaspicturedintothreeverticalcolumnsusingmattressstitch(seeGeneralTechniques:Mattress

Stitch).Thenjointhethreecolumnsusingthesamemethod.

FROSTEDWINDOWTHROW

Lettheyarndotheworkinthisbeginner-friendlythrow.Byusingayarnwithavarietyoftexturesperskein,you’llbeleftwithasubstantialC2Cblanketwithveryfewendstoweavein.Thepatternaswrittencreatesalargeafghan,butyoucancrochetfourrectanglesinanysizeyouwishtoachievethesamevisualeffectatadifferentscale.Similarly,tryanon-texturedself-stripingyarntocreateacolor-centricdesign.

DifficultyRating

YarnBernatMixHome(60%acrylic,18%cotton,13%nylon,7%wool,2%polyester),6superbulky(16-ply,superchunky),225g(183yd/167m),inthefollowingshade:

IntheClouds;10skeins

SuppliesSizeN(10mm)hook

FinishedSize47x56in(119.5x142cm)

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasure4 ⁄ in(11cm)usingsizeN(10mm)hookandBernatMixHome


NOTES

Ifyoudesireadifferentsizeblanketthanlisted,usethegaugelistedtodeterminehowmanytilestoworkforthewidthandheightofeachrectangleinordertoachievethesizeyou’dlike.

1 4

InstructionsTOMAKETHETHROWFollowthewrittenpatternandgraphtocrochetfouridenticalrectangles.

Forjoining,sewrectanglesinorientationpictured(seeGeneralTechniques:JoiningC2CPieces).

Fortheborder,workasdescribedbelow.Youmayfindthatthetransitionsbetweenyarntexturesmaketheborderlookuneven.Inthiscase,simplycutyarnsothatonlyonetextureisusedperborderside.

BorderRound1:Workoneroundofsinglecrochetborder(seeGeneralTechniques:SingleCrochetBorder).

BorderRound2:Ch1,scinfirstsc,*2dcinnextch2sp,scinnextsc;repeatfrom*tobeginningofround,working2scinbothscstsateachcorner,slsttofirstscofroundtojoin.Fastenoff.

Weaveinends.

TIPTryjoiningtherectanglesinotherorientationstoo–it’llreallychange

thelookofyourproject!

Pattern◀Row1[RS]:Cloudsx1

▶Row2[WS]:Cloudsx2

◀Row3:Cloudsx3

▶Row4:Cloudsx4

◀Row5:Cloudsx5

▶Row6:Cloudsx6

◀Row7:Cloudsx7

▶Row8:Cloudsx8

◀Row9:Cloudsx9

▶Row10:Cloudsx10

◀Row11:Cloudsx11

▶Row12:Cloudsx12

◀Row13:Cloudsx13

▶Row14:Cloudsx14

◀Row15:Cloudsx15

▶Row16:Cloudsx16

◀Row17:Cloudsx17

▶Row18:Cloudsx18

◀Row19:Cloudsx19

▶Row20:Cloudsx20

CORNER(increaseatbeginningofRSrow,decreaseatbeginningofWSrow)

◀Row21[RS]:Cloudsx20


◀Row23:Cloudsx20

▶Row24:Cloudsx20


◀Row25[RS]:Cloudsx19


◀Row27:Cloudsx17

▶Row28:Cloudsx16

◀Row29:Cloudsx15

▶Row30:Cloudsx14

◀Row31:Cloudsx13

▶Row32:Cloudsx12

◀Row33:Cloudsx11

▶Row34:Cloudsx10

◀Row35:Cloudsx9

▶Row36:Cloudsx8

◀Row37:Cloudsx7

▶Row38:Cloudsx6

◀Row39:Cloudsx5

▶Row40:Cloudsx4

◀Row41:Cloudsx3

▶Row42:Cloudsx2

◀Row43:Cloudsx1

SKILODGEPILLOW

EvenifyouspendwintersfarfromtheSwissAlps,thisNordic-inspiredsnowflakepillowwilladdagoodsplashofhyggetoyourcouch,chairorbed.MakeitincolorstoaccentyourChristmasdécororaneutralpalettethatyoucanenjoyall

winterlong.Becausetheyarncarriescanbehiddeninsidethepillow,therearedeceptivelyfewtailstoweaveinattheend.

DifficultyRating


Graphite(407);4skeins

PearlMist(305);3skeins

Cranberry(180);1skein

SuppliesSizeG(4mm)hook

22x22in(56x56cm)pillowinsert

FinishedSize21 ⁄ x21 ⁄ in(54.5x54.5cm)beforestuffing

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasure2 ⁄ in(7cm)usingsizeG(4mm)hookandLionBrandVanna’sChoice


NOTES

1 2 1 2

3 4

Thispatternisagreatopportunitytopracticeusingsmallclipbobbins,liketheonespicturedinToolsandMaterials.Thisway,youcanworkwithseveralballsofGraphiteandPearlMistatthesametime,keepingthemclippedtoyourprojectuntilit’stheirturntobeused.Ifthisfeelstoocumbersome,clipthemalltoaclotheshangerandhangitnearyourworkarea.

Whenswitchingcolors,feelfreetotakelibertieswhenpickingupastrandofyarnthatwasusedelsewhereinthedesign.Oncethepillowisseamed,anypickedupstrandswillbehiddeninside!JustbecertaintoonlycarryyarnacrossontheWSofthepiece.

Similarly,unlessit’lldriveyoucrazytoknowthey’rethere,justtucktheyarnendsinsidethepillowandseamitclosed.Lessweavingin=morecrochettime!

InstructionsTOMAKETHEPILLOWFollowthewrittenpatternandgraphstocrochetapillowfrontandapillowback.

Forjoining,withRSfacingout,pinpillowfrontandbacktogether.

UsingPearlMist,scaroundthreesidesofpillowworkingthroughboththefrontandbackofthepillowandworkinganextrascineachcorner.

Insertpillowform.

Scalongfinalsidetojoinfrontandback.Slsttofirstsctojoin.


Fortheborder,usingCranberry(orGraphiteforamoreneutrallook),workoneroundofcrabstitchborder(seeGeneralTechniques:CrabStitchBorder)aroundpillow.

Fastenoffandweaveinanyremainingends.

TIPForalargerpilloworfloorcushion,workthegraphsusingaheavier

yarnandlargerhook.Tomakeasmallerpillow,usetherecommendedyarnandhookwithahalfdoublecrochetstitch.

PatternFRONTOFPILLOW◀Row1[RS]:Pearlx1

▶Row2[WS]:Pearlx2

◀Row3:Pearlx3

▶Row4:Pearlx4

◀Row5:Pearlx5

▶Row6:Pearlx6

◀Row7:Pearlx3,Graphitex1,Pearlx3

▶Row8:Pearlx8


▶Row10:Pearlx10


▶Row12:Pearlx12


▶Row14:Pearlx3,Graphitex1,Pearlx6,Graphitex1,Pearlx3

◀Row15:Pearlx4,Graphitex1,Pearlx2,Graphitex1,Pearlx2,Graphitex1,Pearlx4











▶Row26:Pearlx5,Graphitex5,Pearlx1,Graphitex1,Pearlx2,Graphitex1,Pearlx1,Graphitex5,Pearlx5

◀Row27:Pearlx3,Graphitex2,Pearlx1,Graphitex5,Pearlx1,Graphitex3,Pearlx1,Graphitex5,Pearlx1,Graphitex2,Pearlx3



▶Row30:Pearlx30


CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row32[WS]:Pearlx30

◀Row33[RS]:Pearlx4,Graphitex2,Pearlx2,Graphitex5,Pearlx1,Graphitex1,Pearlx1,Graphitex5,Pearlx2,Graphitex2,Pearlx4



▶Row36:Pearlx5,Graphitex5,Pearlx1,Graphitex1,Pearlx2,Graphitex1,Pearlx1,Graphitex5,Pearlx5














▶Row50:Pearlx12


▶Row52:Pearlx10


▶Row54:Pearlx8


▶Row56:Pearlx6

◀Row57:Pearlx5

▶Row58:Pearlx4

◀Row59:Pearlx3

▶Row60:Pearlx2

◀Row61:Pearlx1

BACKOFPILLOW◀Row1[RS]:Graphitex1

▶Row2[WS]:Graphitex2

◀Row3:Graphitex3

▶Row4:Graphitex4

◀Row5:Graphitex5

▶Row6:Graphitex6

◀Row7:Graphitex7

▶Row8:Graphitex8

◀Row9:Graphitex9

▶Row10:Graphitex10

◀Row11:Graphitex11





















CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row32[WS]:Graphitex30

◀Row33[RS]:Graphitex29




















◀Row53:Graphitex9

▶Row54:Graphitex8

◀Row55:Graphitex7

▶Row56:Graphitex6

◀Row57:Graphitex5

▶Row58:Graphitex4

◀Row59:Graphitex3

▶Row60:Graphitex2

◀Row61:Graphitex1

DOWNSHIFTBICYCLEPILLOW

Perfectforanoffice,nurseryorlivingroom,you’llcruisethroughthismanageably-sizedpillowpatternfasterthanyoucansay“kickstand”.Halfdoublecrochetstitchesareusedtocreatemoredetailinthepillow,butifyou’dpreferalargercushion,

doublecrochetstitchescanbeeasilysubstituted.

DifficultyRating

YarnLionBrandHeartlandSolids(100%acrylic),4worsted(10-ply/aran),142g(251yd/230m),inthefollowingshade:

CuyahogaValley(171);2skeins

LionBrandHeartlandPrints(100%acrylic),4worsted(10-ply/aran),113g(200yd/183m),inthefollowingshade:

MountRainierTweed(350);2skeins


12x20in(30x51cm)pillowinsert

FinishedSize12x19 ⁄ in(30x49.5cm)beforestuffing

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasure2 ⁄ in(7cm)usingsizeG(4mm)hookandLionBrandHeartland

StitchHalfdoublecrochet(UKhalftreblecrochet)C2C

NOTES

1 2

3 4

Whenswitchingcolors,feelfreetotakelibertieswhenpickingupastrandofyarnthatwasusedelsewhereinthedesign.Oncethepillowisseamed,anypickedupstrandswillbehiddeninside!JustbecertaintoonlycarryyarnacrossontheWSofthepiece.

Similarly,unlessit’lldriveyoucrazytoknowthey’rethere,justtucktheyarnendsinsidethepillowandseamitclosed.Lessweavingin=morecrochettime!

InstructionsTOMAKETHEPILLOWFollowthewrittenpatternandgraphstocrochetapillowfrontandback.

Forjoining,withRSfacingout,pinpillowfrontandbacktogether.UsingonestrandofValleycoloredyarn,scaroundthreesidesofpillowworkingthroughboththefrontandbackofthepillow.Workanextrascineachcorner.

Insertpillowform.

Scalongfinalsidetojoinfrontandback.Slsttofirstsctojoin.


PatternFRONTOFPILLOW◀Row1[RS]:Tweedx1

▶Row2[WS]:Tweedx2

◀Row3:Tweedx3

▶Row4:Tweedx4

◀Row5:Tweedx5

▶Row6:Tweedx6

◀Row7:Tweedx2,Valleyx3,Tweedx2

▶Row8:Tweedx2,Valleyx4,Tweedx2

◀Row9:Tweedx2,Valleyx1,Tweedx3,Valleyx1,Tweedx2

▶Row10:Tweedx2,Valleyx1,Tweedx4,Valleyx1,Tweedx2



◀Row13:Tweedx3,Valleyx1,(Tweedx2,Valleyx1)twice,Tweedx3

▶Row14:(Tweedx4,Valleyx1)twice,Tweedx4

◀Row15:Tweedx4,Valleyx1,(Tweedx2,Valleyx1)twice,Tweedx4


◀Row17:Tweedx6,(Valleyx1,Tweedx1)twice,Valleyx1,Tweedx6




▶Row20[WS]:Tweedx5,Valleyx1,Tweedx13

◀Row21[RS]:Tweedx8,Valleyx1,Tweedx2,Valleyx3,Tweedx5


◀Row23:Tweedx4,Valleyx1,Tweedx2,Valleyx2,Tweedx2,Valleyx1,Tweedx7


◀Row25:Tweedx3,Valleyx2,Tweedx1,Valleyx1,Tweedx3,Valleyx1,Tweedx2,Valleyx4,Tweedx2

▶Row26:Tweedx2,Valleyx1,Tweedx3,Valleyx1,Tweedx5,Valleyx1,Tweedx1,Valleyx2,Tweedx3

◀Row27:Tweedx6,Valleyx1,Tweedx2,Valleyx1,Tweedx1,Valleyx1,Tweedx4,Valleyx1,Tweedx2

▶Row28:Tweedx2,Valleyx1,Tweedx5,Valleyx1,Tweedx3,Valleyx1,Tweedx6

◀Row29:Tweedx6,(Valleyx1,Tweedx1)twice,Valleyx1,Tweedx4,Valleyx1,Tweedx3

▶Row30:Tweedx3,(Valleyx1,Tweedx2)3times,Valleyx1,Tweedx6


◀Row31[RS]:Tweedx4,Valleyx1,Tweedx1,Valleyx2,Tweedx1,Valleyx3,Tweedx2,Valleyx1,Tweedx3

▶Row32[WS]:Tweedx2,Valleyx1,Tweedx4,Valleyx2,(Tweedx1,Valleyx1)twice,Tweedx4

◀Row33:Tweedx2,(Valleyx1,Tweedx1)twice,Valleyx3,Tweedx4,Valleyx1,Tweedx2

▶Row34:Tweedx2,Valleyx1,Tweedx3,Valleyx1,Tweedx1,Valleyx3,Tweedx1,Valleyx1,Tweedx2

◀Row35:Tweedx2,Valleyx1,Tweedx1,Valleyx2,Tweedx2,Valleyx4,Tweedx2


◀Row37:Tweedx12

▶Row38:Tweedx11

◀Row39:Tweedx10

▶Row40:Tweedx9

◀Row41:Tweedx8

▶Row42:Tweedx7

◀Row43:Tweedx6

▶Row44:Tweedx5

◀Row45:Tweedx4

▶Row46:Tweedx3

◀Row47:Tweedx2

▶Row48:Tweedx1

BACKOFPILLOW◀Row1[RS]:Valleyx1

▶Row2[WS]:Valleyx2

◀Row3:Valleyx3

▶Row4:Valleyx4

◀Row5:Valleyx5

▶Row6:Valleyx6

◀Row7:Valleyx7

▶Row8:Valleyx8

◀Row9:Valleyx9

▶Row10:Valleyx10

◀Row11:Valleyx11

▶Row12:Valleyx12

◀Row13:Valleyx13

▶Row14:Valleyx14

◀Row15:Valleyx15

▶Row16:Valleyx16

◀Row17:Valleyx17

▶Row18:Valleyx18

◀Row19:Valleyx19

CORNER(increaseatbeginningofwsrows,decreaseatbeginningofrsrows)


◀Row21[RS]:Valleyx19

▶Row22:Valleyx19

◀Row23:Valleyx19

▶Row24:Valleyx19

◀Row25:Valleyx19

▶Row26:Valleyx19

◀Row27:Valleyx19

▶Row28:Valleyx19

◀Row29:Valleyx19

▶Row30:Valleyx19

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)◀Row31[RS]:Valleyx18


◀Row33:Valleyx16

▶Row34:Valleyx15

◀Row35:Valleyx14

▶Row36:Valleyx13

◀Row37:Valleyx12

▶Row38:Valleyx11

◀Row39:Valleyx10

▶Row40:Valleyx9

◀Row41:Valleyx8

▶Row42:Valleyx7

◀Row43:Valleyx6

▶Row44:Valleyx5

◀Row45:Valleyx4

▶Row46:Valleyx3

◀Row47:Valleyx2

▶Row48:Valleyx1

TIPWindoffmultipleballsofeachcolorbeforestartingtoavoidcuttingyarnateachcolorchange.TryusingclipbobbinsasdescribedinTipsforWranglingYourYarns(seeManagingYarns),tokeepthe

smallballsorganizedwhileyouwork.

TAPESTRYPILLOW

C2Cisagreatwaytoreplicatethelookofgraphicwoventextileswithcrochet.ThisTapestryPillowpayshomagetotraditionalgeometrickilimrugsandwithitssimplifiedcolor

paletteitwilllookathomeinanyroom.Useabulkieryarnandlargerhooktocreateanevenbiggerfloorcushion.Forasimplebeginnerprojectwithbeautifultexture,maketwosolid-colored

squaresbyfollowingtheinstructionsfortheback.

DifficultyRating


Toffee(124);3skeins

Linen(099);6skeins


20in(51cm)pillowinsert

FinishedSize20x20in(51x51cm)

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasure3 ⁄ in(9cm),usingsizeH(5mm)hookandLionBrandVanna’sChoice


NOTES

Pillowfrontandbackareworkedwithtwostrandsofyarnheldtogetherthroughout.

1 2

DividethethirdskeinofToffeeintotwoballstoworkthefinalsectionofthegraph.

Unlessit’lldriveyoucrazytoknowthey’rethere,justtucktheyarnendsinsidethepillowandseamitclosed.Lessweavingin=morecrochettime!

InstructionsTOMAKETHEPILLOWFollowthewrittenpatternandgraphstocrochetapillowfrontandapillowback.

Blockpillowfrontandbacktoensurethey’rethesamesize.

Ifdesired,useatapestryneedleandLinenyarntovisually“connect”anyoftheLinentileswhosecornersareseparatedbyastrandofToffeeyarn.

WithRSfacingout,pinpillowfrontandbacktogether.UsingtwostrandsofToffeeyarnheldtogether,scaroundthreesidesofpillowworkingthroughboththefrontandbackofthepillow.Workanextrascineachcorner.

Insertpillowform.Scalongfinalsidetojoinfrontandback,slsttofirstsctojoin.Weaveinanyremainingends.

TIPYoumaychoosetotidyupthelookofyourpillowfrontbyusingsmallstitchesofLinencoloredyarntoconnectsomeoftheLinen

tiles.Eitheruseyarnendsthataretherealreadyorafreshstrandof

Linenyarn(seeManagingYarns:HowtoWeaveinEnds).onhowtodothis).

PatternFRONTOFPILLOW◀Row1[RS]:Toffeex1

▶Row2[WS]:Toffeex2

◀Row3:Linenx2,Toffeex1

▶Row4:(Toffeex1,Linenx1)twice

◀Row5:Toffeex1,Linenx3,Toffeex1

▶Row6:Toffeex4,Linenx1,Toffeex1

◀Row7:Linenx1,Toffeex1,Linenx4,Toffeex1


◀Row9:Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex3,Linenx2,Toffeex1

▶Row10:(Toffeex1,Linenx1)twice,Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex3

◀Row11:Linenx3,Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex2,Linenx3,Toffeex1

▶Row12:Toffeex4,Linenx1,Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex2,Linenx2,Toffeex1

◀Row13:(Linenx1,Toffeex2)twice,Linenx1,Toffeex1,Linenx4,Toffeex1

▶Row14:Toffeex2,Linenx5,(Toffeex1,Linenx1)3times,Toffeex1

◀Row15:Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex3,Linenx1,Toffeex3,Linenx2,Toffeex1

▶Row16:(Toffeex1,Linenx1)twice,Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex5,Linenx2,Toffeex2

◀Row17:Linenx1,Toffeex1,Linenx3,Toffeex1,Linenx3,Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex2,Linenx3,Toffeex1

▶Row18:Toffeex4,Linenx1,Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex2,Linenx2,Toffeex5,Linenx1,Toffeex1

◀Row19:Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex3,Linenx1,(Toffeex2,Linenx1)twice,Toffeex1,Linenx4,Toffeex1

▶Row20:Toffeex2,Linenx5,(Toffeex1,Linenx1)4times,Toffeex1,Linenx4

◀Row21:Linenx3,Toffeex1,Linenx1,(Toffeex2,Linenx1)twice,Toffeex3,Linenx1,Toffeex3,Linenx2,Toffeex1

▶Row22:(Toffeex1,Linenx1)twice,Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex5,Linenx2,Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex3

◀Row23:Toffeex1,Linenx3,Toffeex2,Linenx1,(Toffeex1,Linenx3)twice,Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex2,Linenx3,Toffeex1

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row24[WS]:Toffeex3,Linenx1,Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex2,Linenx2,Toffeex5,Linenx1,Toffeex2,(Linenx1,Toffeex1)twice

◀Row25[RS]:Toffeex1,Linenx2,Toffeex3,Linenx1,Toffeex3,Linenx1,(Toffeex2,Linenx1)twice,Toffeex1,Linenx3

▶Row26:Linenx4,(Toffeex1,Linenx1)4times,Toffeex1,Linenx5,Toffeex2

◀Row27:Toffeex1,Linenx4,Toffeex1,Linenx1,(Toffeex2,Linenx1)twice,Toffeex3,Linenx1,Toffeex2

▶Row28:Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex5,Linenx2,Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex4

◀Row29:Toffeex1,Linenx3,Toffeex2,Linenx1,(Toffeex1,Linenx3)twice,Toffeex1,Linenx1

▶Row30:Toffeex2,Linenx2,Toffeex5,Linenx1,Toffeex2,(Linenx1,Toffeex1)twice

◀Row31:Toffeex1,Linenx2,(Toffeex3,Linenx1)twice,Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex1

▶Row32:(Toffeex1,Linenx1)3times,Toffeex1,Linenx5,Toffeex2

◀Row33:Toffeex1,Linenx4,Toffeex1,Linenx1,(Toffeex2,Linenx1)twice

▶Row34:Toffeex1,Linenx2,Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex1,Linenx1,Toffeex4

◀Row35:Toffeex1,Linenx3,Toffeex2,Linenx1,Toffeex1,Linenx3

▶Row36:Toffeex3,Linenx1,Toffeex2,(Linenx1,Toffeex1)twice

◀Row37:Toffeex1,Linenx2,Toffeex3,Linenx1,Toffeex2


◀Row39:Toffeex1,Linenx4,Toffeex1,Linenx1


◀Row41:Toffeex1,Linenx3,Toffeex1

▶Row42:(Linenx1,Toffeex1)twice

◀Row43:Toffeex1,Linenx2

▶Row44:Toffeex2

◀Row45:Toffeex1

BACKOFPILLOW

◀Row1[RS]:Linenx1

▶Row2[WS]:Linenx2

◀Row3:Linenx3

▶Row4:Linenx4

◀Row5:Linenx5

▶Row6:Linenx6

◀Row7:Linenx7

▶Row8:Linenx8

◀Row9:Linenx9

▶Row10:Linenx10

◀Row11:Linenx11

▶Row12:Linenx12

◀Row13:Linenx13

▶Row14:Linenx14

◀Row15:Linenx15

▶Row16:Linenx16

◀Row17:Linenx17

▶Row18:Linenx18

◀Row19:Linenx19

▶Row20:Linenx20

◀Row21:Linenx21

▶Row22:Linenx22

◀Row23:Linenx23

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row24[WS]:Linenx22

◀Row25[RS]:Linenx21

▶Row26:Linenx20

◀Row27:Linenx19

▶Row28:Linenx18

◀Row29:Linenx17

▶Row30:Linenx16

◀Row31:Linenx15

▶Row32:Linenx14

◀Row33:Linenx13

▶Row34:Linenx12

◀Row35:Linenx11

▶Row36:Linenx10

◀Row37:Linenx9

▶Row38:Linenx8

◀Row39:Linenx7

▶Row40:Linenx6

◀Row41:Linenx5

▶Row42:Linenx4

◀Row43:Linenx3

▶Row44:Linenx2

◀Row45:Linenx1

LOVESQUAREDWASHCLOTH

Whenyouneedahostessgiftorastockingstufferinajiffy,thischarmingwashclothcanbecrochetedinalittleoveranhour.Makeitintaupeandecruforafarmhousestylewashclothorbrightercolorsforamoreplayfullook.Ifyoufavordecorative

borders,thisisawonderfulpatterntoshowthemoff.

DifficultyRating

YarnStylecraftClassiqueCotton(100%cotton),3light(8-ply/doubleknitting),50g(101yd/92m),inthefollowingshades:

Plum(3567);1skein

Wisteria(3664);1skein


FinishedSize8 ⁄ x8 ⁄ in(22x22cm)

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasurejustover2 ⁄ in(6.25cm)usingsizeG(4mm)hookandStylecraftClassiqueCotton


NOTES

Dividetheskeinofdarkercoloredyarnintotwoballsbeforebeginningsothatonecanbeattachedoneithersideoftheheart.DropthelightercoloredyarntowardtheWSateachcolorchange(donotcut)sothatit’s

3 4 3 4

1 2

availabletopickuponthenextrow.

InstructionsTOMAKETHEWASHCLOTHFollowthewrittenpatternandgraphtocrochetthewashcloth.DonotfastenoffPlumwhenfinished.

Forborders,workasdescribedbeloworexperimentwithyourfavoritedecorativeborders:

BorderRound1:AttachWisteriatolastC2Ctile.Workoneroundofsinglecrochetborder(seeGeneralTechniques:SingleCrochetBorder).Fastenoff.

BorderRound2:PickupPlum.Ch2(countsas1hdc),2hdcinsamesp,3hdcineachch2sp,working2hdcinbothscstsateachcorner,slsttofirsthdctojoin.Fastenoff.Weaveinends.

TIPMakeseveraloftheheartblocksindifferentcoloursandseamthem

togetherforachild’sblanket.

Pattern◀Row1[RS]:Plumx1

▶Row2[WS]:Plumx2

◀Row3:Plumx3

▶Row4:Plumx4

◀Row5:Plumx5

▶Row6:Plumx6

◀Row7:Plumx7

▶Row8:Plumx8

◀Row9:Plumx9

▶Row10:Plumx3,Wisteriax5,Plumx2

◀Row11:Plumx2,Wisteriax5,Plumx4



CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row14[WS]:Plumx4,Wisteriax5,Plumx3

◀Row15[RS]:Plumx5,Wisteriax2,Plumx4





▶Row20:Plumx6

◀Row21:Plumx5

▶Row22:Plumx4

◀Row23:Plumx3

▶Row24:Plumx2

◀Row25:Plumx1

ONTHEPLUSSIDERUG

Perkupyourfloorswiththisspeedyrugpattern.Thesuper-thickt-shirtstyleyarnmakesthisaquickgratificationproject

withlong-wearingresults.Sinceeach“plus”signcanbeworkedwithoutcuttingyouryarneachrow,you’llbeleftwithveryfew

endstoweavein.Trythispatternindifferentcolorcombinationsforakid’sbath,yourspasanctuary,orevenalaundryroom.

DifficultyRating

YarnLionBrandFast-Track(60%cotton,40%polyesterblend),6superbulky(superchunky),227g(149yd/136m),inthefollowingshades:

DuneBuggyDenim(108);2skeins

AirstreamWhite(100);1skein

SuppliesSizeQ(15mm)hook

Smallerhookofapprox.sizeK(6.5mm)toweaveinends

FinishedSize25 ⁄ x17 ⁄ in(64x44.5cm)

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasure4 ⁄ in(12cm)usingsizeQ(15mm)hookandLionBrandFast-Track


NOTES

Ifyoudon’thaveaccesstoachunky,t-shirtstyleyarn,youcanholdthreetofourstrandsofworstedweightcottonyarntogethertocreatea

1 4 1 2

3 4

similarlong-wearing,absorbentyarn.Iftherugsizeisimportanttoyou,checkyourgaugewiththealternateyarnbeforeyoubegin.

Each“plus”signrequiresroughly17in(43cm)ofWhiteyarn.Itcanbehelpfultowindoffseveral17in(43cm)/10gWhitebobbinsandahandfulofDenimbobbinsinvaryinglengthstoavoidcuttingyourworkingyarnunnecessarily(seeManagingYarns:TipsForWranglingYourYarn).

InstructionsTOMAKETHERUGFollowthewrittenpatternandgraphtomaketherug.

Fortheborders,workasdescribedbelow,usingDenim:

BorderRound1:Workoneroundofsinglecrochetborder(seeGeneralTechniques:SingleCrochetBorder).

BorderRound2:Ch3,*2dcinnextch2sp,dcinnextsc;repeatfrom*tobeginningofroundworking2dcinbothscstsateachcorner,slsttothirdchfrombeginningofroundtojoin.Fastenoff.

Weaveinends.

TIPYouwilllikelyfindthatusingasmallercrochethooktoweavein

endsiseasierthanusingatapestryneedlewiththisparticularyarn.

Pattern◀Row1[RS]:Denimx1

▶Row2[WS]:Denimx2

◀Row3:Denimx3

▶Row4:Denimx4

◀Row5:Denimx5

▶Row6:Denimx2,Whitex2,Denimx2

◀Row7:Denimx3,Whitex1,Denimx3


◀Row9:Denimx9

▶Row10:Denimx10

◀Row11:Denimx11

▶Row12:Denimx2,Whitex2,(Denimx1,Whitex2)twice,Denimx2

◀Row13:Denimx3,(Whitex1,Denimx2)twice,Whitex1,Denimx3


▶Row14[WS]:Denimx3,(Whitex2,Denimx1)twice,Whitex2,Denimx2

◀Row15[RS]:Denimx13

▶Row16:Denimx13

◀Row17:Denimx13

▶Row18:Denimx2,(Whitex2,Denimx1)twice,Whitex2,Denimx3

◀Row19:Denimx3,(Whitex1,Denimx2)twice,Whitex1,Denimx3

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row20[WS]:Denimx2,Whitex2,(Denimx1,Whitex2)twice,Denimx2

◀Row21[RS]:Denimx11

▶Row22:Denimx10

◀Row23:Denimx9


◀Row25:Denimx3,Whitex1,Denimx3


◀Row27:Denimx5

▶Row28:Denimx4

◀Row29:Denimx3

▶Row30:Denimx2

◀Row31:Denimx1

CRESTEDBUTTECOWL

Beginnerdoesn’thavetobeboring!Thisentry-levelcowlmakesanexcellentfirstcornertocornerprojectbecauseit’snothingmorethanarectangle–amere104C2Ctilestobeexact!Basicribbingandoversizedwoodenbuttonscomplete

thelookforarichly-texturedandoh-so-squishyresult.

DifficultyRating

YarnWoolandTheGangCrazySexyWool(100%wool),6superbulky(superchunky),200g(87yd/80m),inthefollowingshade:

CameoRose(36);2skeins

SuppliesSizeS(19mm)hook

4x1 ⁄ in(4cm)buttons

Sewingthreadtomatchbuttons

Sewingneedle

FinishedSize31x16in(78.75x40.75cm)withfinishedcowllayingflat

Gauge(Tension)Maincowl:4tilesmeasure8in(20cm)usingsizeS(19mm)hookandWoolandTheGangCrazySexyWool

Ribbing:3scwidthmeasure2 ⁄ in(6.5cm)and6rowsmeasure4in(10cm)usingsizeS(19mm)hookandWoolandTheGangCrazySexyWool

Stitch

1 2

1 2


NOTES

Ifyou’dliketosubstituteayarnwithaslightlydifferentgaugeforthissimplecowl,justworkaC2Crectangleuntilthedimensionsareapproximately26x16in(66x40.75cm).Experimentwiththenumberofstitchesandrowsofabasicsinglecrochetribbingdescribedbelowtomeettheapproximatedimensionsof2 ⁄ x16in(6x40.75cm).

InstructionsTOMAKETHECOWL

Followthewrittenpatternandgraphtomakemaincowlpiece.

Whenfinished,leaveworkingyarnattachedincorner.

Forborders,workasdescribedbelow:

Usingyarnstillattachedatcorner,worksinglecrochetborder(seeGeneralTechniques:SingleCrochetBorder)alonglongedgeofcowlonly,fastenoffleaving30in(76cm)tail(notethatthesidefacingwhileworkingthisrowisnowRS).

WithRSfacing,attachyarnatcornerofsecondlongedge.Worksinglecrochetborderalonglongedge,fastenoffleavinga30in(76cm)tail.

Fortheribbing,ifyouwishtohavefunctioningbuttonholesonyourcowl,workoneofeachofthetworibbingsectionsbelow.Ifyou’dprefertoavoidthebuttonholesandjustsewthebuttonsonforaesthetics,maketwonon-buttonholeribbingpieces.

RIBBINGWITHOUTBUTTONHOLES:

1 2

FoundationRow:Ch4.

Row1:Skfirstsc,scineachch,turn.(3sts)

Rows2-28:Ch1,scineachsc,turn.

Fastenoff.

RIBBINGWITHBUTTONHOLES:

FoundationRow:Ch4.

Row1:Skfirstsc,scineachch,turn.(3sts)

Rows2-3:Ch1,scineachsc,turn.

Row4:Ch1,scinfirstsc,ch1,sknextsc,scinlastsc,turn(buttonholemade).

Row5:Ch1,scineachscandch1sp,turn.(3sts)

Rows6-10:RepeatRow2.

Rows11-24:RepeatRows4-10twice.

Row25:RepeatRow4.

Rows26-28:RepeatRow2.

Fastenoff.

Forfinishing,laylongsideofribbingnexttoshortsideofcowl,WSfacingup.Usethetailsfromthebordersandthejoiningstitchtoseam(seeGeneralTechniques:JoiningC2CPieces).

Repeatonoppositesidewithsecondribbingpiece.

Useasewingneedleandthreadtoattachbuttonstonon-buttonholepieceofribbing.


Pattern◀Row1[RS]:Rosex1

▶Row2[WS]:Rosex2

◀Row3:Rosex3

▶Row4:Rosex4

◀Row5:Rosex5

▶Row6:Rosex6

◀Row7:Rosex7

▶Row8:Rosex8


◀Row9[RS]:Rosex8

▶Row10[WS]:Rosex8

◀Row11:Rosex8

▶Row12:Rosex8

◀Row13:Rosex8


▶Row14[WS]:Rosex7

◀Row15[RS]:Rosex6

▶Row16:Rosex5

◀Row17:Rosex4

▶Row18:Rosex3

◀Row19:Rosex2

▶Row20:Rosex1

BRUSHSTROKESSCARF

Timefortriangles!Workedholdingtwostrandsofyarntogetherthroughout,thissimplescarfbeautifullyaccentuatesthegradualcolorchangesinthisyarn.Whilethesamplewascreatedwithbothskeinsstartedatclosetothesameplaceinthecolor

transitions,youmayalsoexperimentwithaligningtwodifferentcolorssoastocreateamoremarled,highercontrastlook.

DifficultyRating

YarnLionBrandMandala(100%acrylic),4worsted(10-ply/aran),150g(590yd/540m),inthefollowingshade:

Centaur(214);3skeins(scarfrequires2skeins,tasselsrequire1skein)


Tasselmakeror3 ⁄ in(8cm)pieceofcardboard

FinishedSize53x26in(134.5x66cm)excludingtassels

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasureslightlyover3 ⁄ in(9.5cm)usingsizeK(6.5mm)hookandLionBrandMandala


NOTES

ThistriangleisworkedjustlikethefirsthalfofanyC2Csquare.Thefinalrowfillsinthe“stairsteps”oftherawC2Cedgetocreateasmoothedgealongthetopofthescarf(seeGeneralTechniques:FinishingOffa

1 4

3 4

RawEdge).

Thesamplewascrochetedwithtwocompleteskeins.Aportionofthethirdskeinwasusedtocreatethetassels.

Ifyoudesireadifferentsizescarfthanlisted,simplyworkmoreorfewerrowsofC2C.

Thiseasypatterncanbeworkedinanyself-stripingyarn.Simplyadjustyourhooksizeaccordingly(youwanttofindahookthatgivesyourscarfadecent“floppy”factor,butdoesn’tcreatesuchanopenweavethatthestitchdefinitionislost).

InstructionsTOMAKETHESCARFFollowthewrittenpatternandgraphtomakethescarf.

Reserveenoughyarnforfinalborderrowdescribedbelow,whichisworkedalong“raw”edgeoftriangle(seeGeneralTechniques:FinishingOffaRawEdge).

Fortheborder,workasdescribedbelow:

UpperEdgeBorder(Row39):Slst4alongtopedgeoffinalC2Ctile,[sc,hdc,dc]inch-3ofsametile,*slst1inch-3ofnexttile,[sc,hdc,dc]insametile;repeatfrom*until1tileremains.

Fastenoffandweaveinends.

Tofinish,usinglastskeinofyarnandatasselmakerorpieceofcardboardofsize3 ⁄ in(8cm),make17tasselsthatroughlymatchthecolortransitionsofscarf.Wrapyarnabout50timestoachievetassel

1 4

densitypictured.

Useatapestryneedletoattachtasselsapproximately5in(12.75cm)apartalongtwoshortesttrianglesides(seeGeneralTechniques:MakingaTassel).

Pattern◀Row1[RS]:Centaurx1

▶Row2[WS]:Centaurx2

◀Row3:Centaurx3

▶Row4:Centaurx4

◀Row5:Centaurx5

▶Row6:Centaurx6

◀Row7:Centaurx7

▶Row8:Centaurx8

◀Row9:Centaurx9

▶Row10:Centaurx10

◀Row11:Centaurx11

▶Row12:Centaurx12

◀Row13:Centaurx13

▶Row14:Centaurx14

◀Row15:Centaurx15

▶Row16:Centaurx16

◀Row17:Centaurx17

▶Row18:Centaurx18

◀Row19:Centaurx19

▶Row20:Centaurx20

◀Row21:Centaurx21

▶Row22:Centaurx22

◀Row23:Centaurx23

▶Row24:Centaurx24

◀Row25:Centaurx25

▶Row26:Centaurx26

◀Row27:Centaurx27

▶Row28:Centaurx28

◀Row29:Centaurx29

▶Row30:Centaurx30

◀Row31:Centaurx31

▶Row32:Centaurx32

◀Row33:Centaurx33

▶Row34:Centaurx34

◀Row35:Centaurx35

▶Row36:Centaurx36

◀Row37:Centaurx37

▶Row38:Centaurx38

ENDLESSSKYPONCHO

TheillustrativecharacterofC2Clendsitselfwelltotribal-stylegeometricmotifs.Whilethisgarmentismadefrombasicrectangles,thegraphicallypatternedfabriccreatesa

surprisinglysophisticated-lookingresult.Apaletteofhuesinspiredbynaturefurtherimbuethispiecewithawarmearthy

charm.

DifficultyRating

YarnQuince&CoOwl(50%Americanwool,50%alpaca),4worsted(10-ply/aran),50g(120yd/110m)inthefollowingshades:

Abyssinian;8(12-13)skeins

Canyon;1(1)skein

Cerulean;1(1)skein

Cinnamon;1(2)skein(s)

Huckleberry;3(4)skeins

SuppliesSizeJ(6mm)hook

MeasurementsandSizingWomen’ssizes:S/M(L/XL/2XL)

Fitsbust:34-40in/42-50in(86.25-101.5cm/107-127cm)

Finishedmeasurementswhenlayingflat:33x26in/41x29 ⁄ in(84x66cm/104x75cm)

Gauge(Tension)Mainponcho:4tilesmeasure3 ⁄ in(8.25cm)usingsizeJ(6mm)hookandQuince&CoOwl

Ribbing:8rowsand14stsmeasureapprox.4in(10cm)

1 2

1 4


NOTES

Patternisworkedinthreemainpiecesandseamed.Ribbingisworkedseparatelyandseamedtomaingarment.

Justwhenyouthinkyouhavetoomanycolorstomanageatonetimeinthispattern,you’llfastenthemoffandworkastretchofsolidcolor.SeeManagingYourYarns:TipsForWranglingYourYarnforbobbinmanagementideastohelporganizeyouryarnasyouwork.

Tocreatealongergarment,addthesamenumberofextrasolidcolorrowsinthemiddleofeachpiece(notethatthiswillmakeyourprojectdifferentthanthewritteninstructionsbelow,butthegeneralnumberoftilesforeachstretchofcolorwillremainthesame).

InstructionsTOMAKETHEPONCHO

Followthewrittenpatternandgraphstomakeonebackpiece,oneleftfrontandonerightfrontforsizedesired.

Itismoreimportantthatyourribbingfitsthepieceitwillbeattachedto,ratherthanachievingthespecificnumberofrowsstated.Youcanincreaseordecreasethenumberofrowsasnecessary.

Forribbing,useHuckleberryandworkasfollows:

BACKRIBBING(MAKE1):

FoundationRow:Ch20.

Row1:Sk2ch,hdcineachchtoendofrow,turn.(18sts)

Rows2-68(82):Ch2,hdcinthebackloopofeachhdc,turn.

Pieceshouldhave34(41)bumpsofribbing.Fastenoffleavinga36in(91.5cm)tail.

FRONTRIBBING(MAKE2):

FoundationRow:Ch20.



Pieceshouldhave12(15)bumpsofribbing.Fastenoffleavinga24in(61cm)tail.

COLLARRIBBING(MAKE1):

FoundationRow:Ch10.



Pieceshouldhave62(69)bumpsofribbing.Fastenoffleavinga36in(91.5cm)tail.

Forjoining,firstblockpiecesifdesired.Completeallseamingwithatapestryneedle,AbyssinianyarnandthestitchdescribedinJoiningC2CPieces(seeGeneralTechniques)unlessotherwisenoted.

WithpiecesnexttoeachotherandRSfacingdown,pinbackribbingtobottomofbackpiece.Seamandfastenoffyarn.Repeatsameprocesstoseamfrontribbingandbothfrontpieces.

WithRSfacingdown,pinbackandtwofrontpiecesatshoulders.Seamfromoutershoulderalongshoulderedge.Fastenoffwhenneckisreached.Repeatwithsecondshoulder.

Oneachsideedge,placepinrightabovebottomribbingaswellas8 ⁄ -10in(21.5-25cm)upfrombottomedge.Seamlengthbetweenpinsonbothrightandleftsideofgarment.

WithRSfacing,pincollarribbingalongedgeoffrontpiece,alongthebackoftheneckanddowntheedgeofthesecondfrontpiece.Seamandfastenoff.

Weaveinremainingends.

1 2

PatternLEFTFRONT(ALLSIZES)◀Row1[RS]:Abyssinianx1

▶Row2[WS]:Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1

◀Row3:Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1

▶Row4:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1

◀Row5:Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

▶Row6:Ceruleanx2,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx2


▶Row8:Huckleberryx4,Abyssinianx4

◀Row9:Abyssinianx9

▶Row10:Abyssinianx5,Huckleberryx4,Abyssinianx1

◀Row11:Abyssinianx2,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx1

▶Row12:Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx2,Abyssinianx3

◀Row13:Abyssinianx4,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1

▶Row14:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx5

◀Row15:Abyssinianx6,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

▶Row16:Ceruleanx2,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx7

Proceedwithinstructionsforspecificsizebelow:

LEFTFRONT(S/M),CONT.

CORNER(increaseatbeginningofRSrows,decreaseatbeginningofWSrows)

◀Row17[RS]:Abyssinianx9,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx2




◀Row21:Abyssinianx12,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1

▶Row22:Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx2,Abyssinianx13

◀Row23:Abyssinianx14,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1

▶Row24:Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx15


▶Row26:Abyssinianx16


▶Row28:Abyssinianx15,Ceruleanx1

◀Row29:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx14

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row30[WS]:Abyssinianx13,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row31[RS]:Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx12

▶Row32:Abyssinianx11,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1

◀Row33:Ceruleanx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx10

▶Row34:Abyssinianx9,Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row35:Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Abyssinianx8

▶Row36:Abyssinianx7,Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1

◀Row37:Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx6

▶Row38:Abyssinianx5,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1

◀Row39:Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx4

▶Row40:Abyssinianx3,Ceruleanx1,Cinnamonx1


▶Row42:Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row43:Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

▶Row44:Huckleberryx1

LEFTFRONT(L/XL/2XL),CONT.◀Row17[RS]:Abyssinianx9,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx3




CORNER(increaseatbeginningofrsrows,decreaseatbeginningofwsrows)

◀Row21[RS]:Abyssinianx12,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4

▶Row22[WS]:Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx2,Abyssinianx13

◀Row23:Abyssinianx14,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2

▶Row24:Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx15

◀Row25:Abyssinianx16,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1

▶Row26:Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx17

◀Row27:Abyssinianx19,Cinnamonx1





▶Row32:Abyssinianx19,Canyonx1


CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row34[WS]:Abyssinianx17,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1

◀Row35[RS]:Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx16




◀Row39:Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx12

▶Row40:Abyssinianx11,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1

◀Row41:Ceruleanx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx10

▶Row42:Abyssinianx9,Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row43:Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Abyssinianx8




◀Row47:Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx4






RIGHTFRONT(S/M)◀Row1[RS]:Ceruleanx1

▶Row2[WS]:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1


▶Row4:Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1

◀Row5:Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx4


◀Row7:Huckleberryx2,Abyssinianx5

▶Row8:Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx2

◀Row9:Ceruleanx2,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1

▶Row10:Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx1

◀Row11:Abyssinianx2,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberry

x1,Ceruleanx1

▶Row12:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx3

◀Row13:Abyssinianx4,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx2

▶Row14:Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx6




◀Row17[RS]:Abyssinianx8,Huckleberryx4,Abyssinianx4

▶Row18[WS]:Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx9

◀Row19:Abyssinianx10,Ceruleanx2,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx2











CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row30[WS]:Abyssinianx13,Huckleberryx2

◀Row31[RS]:Ceruleanx2,Abyssinianx12


◀Row33:Cinnamonx2,Abyssinianx10

▶Row34:Abyssinianx9,Cinnamonx2

◀Row35:Canyonx2,Abyssinianx8




◀Row39:Ceruleanx2,Abyssinianx4



▶Row42:Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx2

◀Row43:Ceruleanx2

▶Row44:Ceruleanx1

RIGHTFRONT(L/XL/2XL)

◀Row1[RS]:Abyssinianx1

▶Row2[WS]:Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1


▶Row4:Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1


▶Row6:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2

◀Row7:Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx2

▶Row8:Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4




▶Row12:Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx3

◀Row13:Abyssinianx4,Ceruleanx2,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1


◀Row15:Abyssinianx6,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

▶Row16:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx

7






◀Row21[RS]:Abyssinianx12,Huckleberryx4,Abyssinianx4

▶Row22[WS]:Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx13












CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofallrows)▶Row34[WS]:Abyssinianx17,Huckleberryx2

◀Row35[RS]:Ceruleanx2,Abyssinianx16
















◀Row51:Canyonx2

▶Row52:Canyonx1

BACK(ALLSIZES)◀Row1[RS]:Abyssinianx1

▶Row2[WS]:Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1


▶Row4:Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1


▶Row6:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2

◀Row7:Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx2

▶Row8:Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4







◀Row15:Abyssinianx6,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberry

x1,Ceruleanx1










◀Row25:Abyssinianx16,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1




BACK(S/M),CONT:◀Row28[WS]:Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx19,Canyonx1

▶Row29[RS]:Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Abyssinianx23,Huckleberryx4


▶Row30[WS]:Abyssinianx27,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1

◀Row31[RS]:Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx18,Huckleberryx4,Abyssinianx5

▶Row32:Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx18,Ceruleanx1,Cinnamonx1

◀Row33:Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx18,Ceruleanx2,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1

▶Row34:Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx18,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row35:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx18,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

▶Row36:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx18,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1

◀Row37:Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx18,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx2

▶Row38:Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx19,Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row39:Ceruleanx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx23,Huckleberryx4


◀Row41:Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Abyssinianx18,Huckleberryx4,Abyssinianx5

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row42[WS]:Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx18,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1

◀Row43[RS]:Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx18,Ceruleanx2,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3

▶Row44:Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx18,Ceruleanx1,Cinnamonx1

◀Row45:Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx18,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1

▶Row46:Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx18,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row47:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx18,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1

▶Row48:Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx19,Huckleberryx2




















▶Row68:Canyonx2

◀Row69:Cinnamonx1

BACK(L/XL/2XL),CONT.

▶Row28[WS]:Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx20

◀Row29[RS]:Abyssinianx25,Huckleberryx4



▶Row32:Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx22,Huckleberryx1

◀Row33:Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx22,Ceruleanx2,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1


▶Row34[WS]:Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx22,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1

◀Row35[RS]:Ceruleanx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx22,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

▶Row36:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx22,Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row37:Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Abyssinianx22,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx2

▶Row38:Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx23,Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1

◀Row39:Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx27,Huckleberryx4


◀Row41:Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx22,Huckleberryx4,Abyssinianx5

▶Row42:Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx22,Ceruleanx1,Cinnamonx1

◀Row43:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx22,Ceruleanx2,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1

▶Row44:Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx22,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row45:Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx22,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

▶Row46:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx22,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1

◀Row47:Ceruleanx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx22,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx2

▶Row48:Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx23,Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row49:Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1,Abyssinianx27,Huckleberryx4


◀Row51:Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx22,Huckleberryx4,

Abyssinianx5

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)▶Row52[WS]:Cinnamonx4,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx3,Abyssinianx22,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1

◀Row53[RS]:Cinnamonx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx22,Ceruleanx2,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx3

▶Row54:Canyonx2,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1,Abyssinianx22,Ceruleanx1,Cinnamonx1

◀Row55:Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx22,Ceruleanx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1,Canyonx1

▶Row56:Canyonx1,Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx1,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx22,Huckleberryx1,Ceruleanx1

◀Row57:Huckleberryx2,Abyssinianx22,Huckleberryx1,Abyssinianx1,Cinnamonx1

▶Row58:Cinnamonx1,Abyssinianx23,Huckleberryx2

























◀Row83:Huckleberryx1

SEDIMENTBLANKETPONCHO

WhilemakingagarmentusingtheC2Ctechniquemayseemintimidating,thisponchoisconstructedfromfourbasicrectanglesthatarepuzzledtogetherintoastylishmulti-

seasonalpiece.Becausethisyarngentlytransitionscoloronitsown,you’llbefreefrommanaginganycolorchangesandleft

withveryfewendstoweavein.

DifficultyRating

YarnLionBrandScarfie(78%acrylic,22%wool),5bulky(12/14-ply/chunky),150g(311yd/285m),inthefollowingshade:

Ochre/Navy(203);5(6)skeins


SizeH(5mm)hook

SizeG(4mm)hook

Stitchmarkersorsafetypins

MeasurementsandSizingWomen’ssizes:S/M(L/XL)

Fitsbust:34-40in/42-48in(86.25-101.5cm/107-122cm)

Finishedmeasurements(excludingcollar):35x28in/39x30in(89x71cm/99x76cm)

Gauge(Tension)4tilesmeasure3 ⁄ in(9cm)usingsizeK(6.5mm)hookandLionBrandScarfie

Stitch

1 2


NOTES

Tocustomizethesizeofyourponcho,addorremoverowsfromyourmainrectangles.Ifsubstitutingyarnofadifferentweight,justworkasmanytilesnecessarytomeetthemeasurementsofeachrectanglelistedbelow.

Eachfrontrectanglemeasures:S/M:17 ⁄ x25in(44.5x63.5cm)L/XL:20x25 ⁄ in(51x65cm)

Eachbackrectanglemeasures:S/M:17 ⁄ x28in(44.5x71cm)L/XL:20x30in(51x76cm)

Ifyou’reusingLionBrandScarfieyarn,bemindfultobeginthefronttworectanglesfromthesamepointintheyarn’scolorchangessoastocreateasomewhatsymmetricallookinyourponcho(repeatthiswiththebackrectangles,althoughtheydonotneedtomatchthefront).

Ifusingasolid-coloredyarn,youmaychoosetojustworkonelargerectangleforthefrontandonelargerectanglefortheback.Todothis,multiplythewidthofthegraphx2.Donotchangerectangleheight.

InstructionsTOMAKETHEPONCHO

Followthewrittenpatternandgraphtomake2frontrectanglesand2backrectangles.

Forjoining(allsizes),piecestechnicallyhavenorightorwrongside,sochoosethebestlookingsidesanddesignatethemRS.

1 2

1 2

1 2

LayfrontrectanglesflatWSfacingup.Placelongedgestogethertocreatetheappearanceofanarrowpointeddownwards.Withastrandofmaincoloryarnandatapestryneedle,useseamingtechnique(seeGeneralTechniques:JoiningC2CPieces)tojoinfrontrectanglesalonglongsides.Repeatsameprocesswithbackrectangles.

Layjoinedfrontpieceontopofjoinedbackpiece.Usingstitchmarkersorsafetypins,pinshoulderedgestogether.Seamaswithrectanglesfromoutershoulderedgetowardcenter.Stopwitheighttilesremainingfromcenter.Repeatonsecondshoulder.Sixteentotaltilesshouldbeleftunseamedonboththefrontandbacktocreateneckopening.

Turnponchorightsideoutandcontinuewithneck:

ForNeck(allsizes),attachyarnatcenterbackseam.WorkintheroundwithRSfacingout.WithsizeHhook:

Round1:Ch1,work78scevenlyaroundneckopening,slsttofirstscofroundtojoin.(78sts)

Rounds2-8:Ch1,scthroughthebacklooponlyineachsc,slsttofirstscofroundtojoin.

SwitchtosizeGhookandcontinue:

Rounds9-23:RepeatRound2.

Round24:Ch1,slstthroughthebacklooponlyineachsc,slsttofirstslstofroundtojoin.Fastenoff.

ForBorder(allsizes),attachyarnanywherearoundouteredgeofponcho.Workoneroundofsinglecrochetborder(seeGeneralTechniques:SingleCrochetBorder)aroundentirebodyofponcho.Fastenoff.

Weaveinremainingends.

TIPCreateasimilarlookwithacategory5solid-coloredyarn,workstripesofacontrastingcolorinthesamesequenceonallfour

rectangles.

PatternFRONT(ALLSIZES)◀Row1[RS]:Navyx1

▶Row2[WS]:Navyx2

◀Row3:Navyx3

▶Row4:Navyx4

◀Row5:Navyx5

▶Row6:Navyx6

◀Row7:Navyx7

▶Row8:Navyx8

◀Row9:Navyx9

▶Row10:Navyx10

◀Row11:Navyx11

▶Row12:Navyx12

◀Row13:Navyx13

▶Row14:Navyx14

◀Row15:Navyx15

▶Row16:Navyx16

◀Row17:Navyx17

▶Row18:Navyx18

◀Row19:Navyx19

▶Row20:Navyx20


FRONT(S/M),CONT.


◀Row21[RS]:Navyx20

▶Row22[WS]:Navyx20

◀Row23:Navyx20

▶Row24:Navyx20

◀Row25:Navyx20

▶Row26:Navyx20

◀Row27:Navyx20

▶Row28:Navyx20

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofeachrow)◀Row29[RS]:Navyx19


◀Row31:Navyx17

▶Row32:Navyx16

◀Row33:Navyx15

▶Row34:Navyx14

◀Row35:Navyx13

▶Row36:Navyx12

◀Row37:Navyx11

▶Row38:Navyx10

◀Row39:Navyx9

▶Row40:Navyx8

◀Row41:Navyx7

▶Row42:Navyx6

◀Row43:Navyx5

▶Row44:Navyx4

◀Row45:Navyx3

▶Row46:Navyx2

◀Row47:Navyx1

FRONT(L/XL),CONT.◀Row21[RS]:Navyx21


◀Row23:Navyx23




▶Row26:Navyx23

◀Row27:Navyx23

▶Row28:Navyx23

◀Row29:Navyx23

▶Row30:Navyx23

CORNER(decreaseatbeginningofallrows)◀Row31[RS]:Navyx22


◀Row33:Navyx20

▶Row34:Navyx19

◀Row35:Navyx18

▶Row36:Navyx17

◀Row37:Navyx16

▶Row38:Navyx15

◀Row39:Navyx14

▶Row40:Navyx13

◀Row41:Navyx12

▶Row42:Navyx11

◀Row43:Navyx10

▶Row44:Navyx9

◀Row45:Navyx8

▶Row46:Navyx7

◀Row47:Navyx6

▶Row48:Navyx5

◀Row49:Navyx4

▶Row50:Navyx3

◀Row51:Navyx2

▶Row52:Navyx1

BACK(ALLSIZES)◀Row1[RS]:Navyx1

▶Row2[WS]:Navyx2

◀Row3:Navyx3

▶Row4:Navyx4

◀Row5:Navyx5

▶Row6:Navyx6

◀Row7:Navyx7

▶Row8:Navyx8

◀Row9:Navyx9

▶Row10:Navyx10

◀Row11:Navyx11

▶Row12:Navyx12

◀Row13:Navyx13

▶Row14:Navyx14

◀Row15:Navyx15

▶Row16:Navyx16

◀Row17:Navyx17

▶Row18:Navyx18

◀Row19:Navyx19

▶Row20:Navyx20


BACK(S/M),CONT.

CORNER(increaseatbeginningofRSrows,decreaseatbeginningof

WSrows)



◀Row23:Navyx20

▶Row24:Navyx20

◀Row25:Navyx20

▶Row26:Navyx20

◀Row27:Navyx20

▶Row28:Navyx20

◀Row29:Navyx20

▶Row30:Navyx20

◀Row31:Navyx20

▶Row32:Navyx20



◀Row35:Navyx17

▶Row36:Navyx16

◀Row37:Navyx15

▶Row38:Navyx14

◀Row39:Navyx13

▶Row40:Navyx12

◀Row41:Navyx11

▶Row42:Navyx10

◀Row43:Navyx9

▶Row44:Navyx8

◀Row45:Navyx7

▶Row46:Navyx6

◀Row47:Navyx5

▶Row48:Navyx4

◀Row49:Navyx3

▶Row50:Navyx2

◀Row51:Navyx1

BACK(L/XL),CONT.◀Row21[RS]:Navyx21


◀Row23:Navyx23




▶Row26:Navyx23

◀Row27:Navyx23

▶Row28:Navyx23

◀Row29:Navyx23

▶Row30:Navyx23

◀Row31:Navyx23

▶Row32:Navyx23

◀Row33:Navyx23

▶Row34:Navyx23



◀Row37:Navyx20

▶Row38:Navyx19

◀Row39:Navyx18

▶Row40:Navyx17

◀Row41:Navyx16

▶Row42:Navyx15

◀Row43:Navyx14

▶Row44:Navyx13

◀Row45:Navyx12

▶Row46:Navyx11

◀Row47:Navyx10

▶Row48:Navyx9

◀Row49:Navyx8

▶Row50:Navyx7

◀Row51:Navyx6

▶Row52:Navyx5

◀Row53:Navyx4

▶Row54:Navyx3

◀Row55:Navyx2

▶Row56:Navyx1

Techniques

CrochetBasics

USANDUKTERMINOLOGYBeawarethatcrochettermsintheUSdifferfromthoseintheUK.ThecrochetpatternsinthisbookarewritteninUSterms,butifyouareusedtoworkingwithUKtermshereisausefulconversioncharttoexplainthedifference:

USTerm UKTerm

SingleCrochet(sc) DoubleCrochet(dc)

HalfDoubleCrochet(hdc) HalfTrebleCrochet(htr)

DoubleCrochet(dc) TrebleCrochet(tr)

ABBREVIATIONSch–CHAIN

cont–CONTINUED

dc–DOUBLECROCHET

dec–DECREASE

hdc–HALFDOUBLECROCHET

inc–INCREASE

RS–RIGHTSIDE

sc–SINGLECROCHET

slst–SLIPSTITCH

sk–SKIP

sp–SPACE

WS–WRONGSIDE

SLIPSTITCHInserthookintostitchfromfronttoback,yarnoveranddrawthroughallloopsonhook.

CHAIN

Yarnoveranddrawthroughlooponhook.

SINGLECROCHETInserthookintostitchfromfronttoback,yarnoveranddrawthroughstitch(2loopsonhook).

Yarnoveranddrawthroughbothloopsonhook(1loopremainsonhook).

HALFDOUBLECROCHETYarnover,inserthookintostitchfromfronttoback,yarnoveranddrawthroughstitch(3loopsonhook).

Yarnoveranddrawthroughallthreeloopsonhook(1loopremainsonhook).

DOUBLECROCHETYarnover,inserthookintostitchfromfronttoback,yarnoveranddrawthroughstitch(3loopsonhook).

Yarnoveranddrawthroughfirsttwoloopsonhookonly(2loopsremainonhook).

Yarnoveranddrawthroughbothloopsonhook(1loopremainsonhook).

GeneralTechniques

FINISHINGOFFARAWEDGEOFDOUBLECROCHETC2C

ThistechniqueisusedtocompletetheBrushstrokesScarf.

Step1:Slst4alongtopedgeoffinalC2Ctile.

Step2:[Sc,hdc,dc]inch-3ofsametile.

Step3:Slst1inch-3ofnexttile.

RepeatSteps2and3untilendofrow,endingwithaslstinlasttileofrow.

SINGLECROCHETBORDER

ThissimplebordercanserveasthefoundationalborderonanyC2Cproject.Oncecompleted,amoredecorativebordercanbeaddedinsubsequentroundsifdesired.

Attachyarn,withaslst,inbetweenanytwotiles.

Step1:Ch1,scinsamespbetween2tiles.

Step2:Ch2,sktile.

Step3:Scinnextspbetweentiles.

Step4:Atcorners,work2scintocornerpoint.

RepeatSteps2-3,workingcornersasdescribedabove.Atendofround,ch2andslsttofirstscofroundtojoin.

CRABSTITCHBORDER(REVERSESINGLECROCHET)

Thecrabstitchisworkedexactlylikeatypicalsinglecrochetstitch.Theonlydifferenceisthedirectioninwhichit’scrocheted.

Whenworkingacrabstitchborderintoasinglecrochetborder,place1crabstitchineachscand2crabstitchesineachch-2sp.

Step1:Joinyarnwithaslstinbetweenany2tiles.

Step2:Right-Handed–Inserthookinsttotheright(insteadoftoleftasusual).Left-Handed–Inserthookinsttotheleft(insteadoftorightasusual).

Step3:Yarnover.

Step4:Pullyarnthroughstitch.2loopsonhook.

Step5:Yarnoverandpullthrough2loopsonhook.1crabstitchiscomplete.

RepeatSteps2-5.

Right-HandedCrabStitch

Left-HandedCrabStitch

JOININGC2CPIECES

SeamingwiththissimpletechniquecanoftencreatethemostinconspicuousjoinsbetweenC2Ctiles.

Layworkoutflatwithwrongsidesfacingup.TakecaretoalignC2Ctilesoneachside.Whereapplicable,beginseamfrombottom/outeredgeofpieces.

Step1:Onrightpiece,inserttapestryneedlefromunderneathsidetotop.Pullyarnthrough.

Step2:Onleftpiece,inserttapestryneedlefromunderneathsidetotop.Pullyarnthrough.

RepeatSteps1and2untilseamiscomplete.

MAKINGATASSEL

Useatasselmakerorapieceofcardboardtomakeatasselofanylength.

Step1:Witha10in(25cm)pieceofyarnlyingperpendicularunderneath,wrapyarnaroundverticallyandtieaknotintopof10in(25cm)piece.

Step2:Cutallwrappedstrandsatbottom.

Step3:Tieasecond10in(25cm)pieceofyarnarounduppertasseltocreatea“bulb”.Usecrochethooktopullthosetailsintomiddleoftassel.

Step4:(Optional)Tocreateachunkytassel,tieanadditionalstrandofyarnaroundtasseltocreateasecondbulb.Usecrochethooktopullthosetailsintomiddleoftassel.

Trimtasselbottomsoallstrandsareapproximatelythesamelength.

Usetheknottedstrandsatthetopofthetasseltoattachittoyourproject.Oncefastenedon,pullfasteningstrandsthroughbulb(s)andoutbottom

oftasseltodisguisethem.Trimagainifnecessary.

ADDINGFRINGEStep1:InserthookthroughRSoffabric.

Step2:Pullstrandsthroughtoformaloop.

Step3:Pullstrandsoffringethroughloop.

Step4:Pulltotighten.

RepeatSteps1-4.

MATTRESSSTITCHStep1:Insertneedlefromlefttorightthroughthetoplooponly.

Step2:Insertneedlefromrighttoleftinnextstitchinrightpanelandcontinuebackintofirststitchinleftpanel.

Step3:Insertneedlefromlefttorightinnextstitchinleftpanelandcontinuebackintopreviousstitchinrightpanel.

RepeatSteps2and3untilseamiscomplete.

Resources

YARNRESOURCESBernatyarnspirations.com

Caronyarnspirations.com

LionBrandYarnlionbrand.com

Quince&Coquinceandco.com

StyleCraftstylecraft-yarns.co.uk

SewandSosewandso.co.uk

C2CCROCHETRESOURCESTheInternetisfullofcreativecrocheterssharingtheirskillsandideas.HereareafewplacesyoucanfindfreeC2Cgraphsonline.

DaisyFarmCraftsdaisyfarmcrafts.com

TheCrochetCrowdthecrochetcrowd.com

HeartHookHome

http://yarnspirations.com

http://yarnspirations.com

http://lionbrand.com

http://quinceandco.com

http://stylecraft-yarns.co.uk

http://sewandso.co.uk

http://daisyfarmcrafts.com

http://thecrochetcrowd.com

hearthookhome.com

Make&DoCrewmakeanddocrew.com

RepeatCrafterMerepeatcrafterme.com

1DogWoof1dogwoof.com

StitchFiddlestitchfiddle.com

http://hearthookhome.com

http://makeanddocrew.com

http://repeatcrafterme.com

http://1dogwoof.com

http://stitchfiddle.com

AbouttheAuthor

JessCoppomhasalwayshadacaseofbusy-hands-itisandsuspectsshemighthaveevenknitherownplacentainutero.Afteradecadeofworkinginadvertising,JessstartedthecrochetblogMakeAndDoCrew.com.Now,oftenwiththehelpofherperenniallycreativemomandtwosisters,shesharesfreecrochetpatternsandeasy-to-digesttutorialsandregularlycollaborateswithherfavoriteyarncompaniesandpublications.

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IoweadeepgratitudetomyparentsandgrandparentswhosecreativityandindustriousnesshaspavedthewayforeverythingI’veevermade.Mom,thisbookwouldnotexistwithoutyourbeliefinourabilitytotackleitandcommitmenttomakingtheprojectswithme.HowluckywebotharethatIstrengthenedyourpatiencemuscleearlyoninlife.Mike,youarethehusbandandcrochetconsultantIneverknewIcouldwishfor.Tomysisters,JameandMich,andmother-in-law,Charmaine,thankyouforencouraging,enduringandcelebratingthisprojectalongsideme.Alicia,thankyouforhelpingtonurturemyfamilysoIcouldnurturethisbook.Andtomysweetgirls,S+Z,mayyoualwaysfindjoyinmakingthings.Iloveyousoverymuch.

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Andlastly,toallthemakers&doerswhohavesupportedmyMake&DoCrewjourney,thankyouforbeingsomeofthenicestandmostinspiringcrochetersontheinternet.Youaretrulythebest.

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