Simply Crochet - UK (2019-12)

NOTES
HookCaseis workedinTunisian Simple Stitch
withRSfacingthroughout.
Thispatternis workedusinga ‘cornerto
corner’entrelacconstruction.Seeour
Workshoponpage 78 forfurtherexplanation.
Each‘level’ofsquaresis madeupdiagonally
startingwith1 squareinthebottomleft
corner,increasingto2 squaresinthenext
level,3 squaresinthenext,andsoon.The
finishedpiecehas7 entrelac squares by 8
entrelacsquares.
Thereare3 differentpatternsforthesquares,
whicharewrittenoutbelow,followed by the
instructionsfortheHookCase.

ENTRELACSQUARE PATTERNS
SQUARE 1
Row 1 Inserthookinsecondchfromhook,yrh
andpullupa loop,leavinglooponhook,(insert
hookintonextch,yrhandpullupa loop)rep
from* across,inserthookintosideofRow1 on
joiningsquare,yrhand pull up a loop.
[6loopsonhook]
Row 2 RetPforjoiningacross.
Row 3 FwdPforjoiningacross.
Rows4-6As Rows 2-3, ending on a Row 2
repeat.
Row 7 Ssineachverticalbar across, ss into first
ss on joining square.

SQUARE 2
Row 1 (Inserthookfromsidetosidebehind
nextverticalbaronsquarebelow,yrhandpull
upa loop)across,inserthookintosideofRow 1
ofjoiningsquare,yrh and pull up a loop.
[6loopsonhook]
Rows2-7 As Rows 2-7 of Square 1.

SQUARE 3
Row 1 (Inserthookfromsidetosidebehind
nextverticalbaronsquare below, yrh and pull
upa loop)across.
[6loopsonhook]
Row 2 RetPacross.
Row 3 FwdPacross.
Rows4-6As Rows 2-3, ending on a Row 2
repeat.
Row 7 Ssineachvertical bar across.

HOOKCASE
FIRSTLEVEL(1SQUARE)
Usinga 5mmhookandRed,ch6.
Row 1 Inserthookinsecondchfromhook,yrh
andpullupa loop,leavinglooponhook,(insert
hookintonextch,yrhandpullupa loop) rep
from * across. [6 loops on hook]

Row 2 RetPacross.

Row 3 FwdPacross.

Rows4-6AsRows2-3,endingona RetP.

Row 7 Ssineach vertical bar across.

Fastenoff.

SECONDLEVEL(2SQUARES)

JoinForestGreentobottom right corner of

previousSquare,ch5.

WorkSquare1 patt followed by Square 3 patt.

Fastenoff.

THIRDLEVEL(3SQUARES)

JoinPowderPinkintobottomright corner of

firstSquareoflastLevel,ch5.

WorkSquare1 patt,followedbySquare 2 patt

andendingwith Square 3 patt.

Fastenoff.

FOURTHLEVEL(4SQUARES)

JoinMustardYellowintobottom-right corner

offirstSquareoflastlevel,ch5.

WorkSquare1 patt,repSquare2 pattacross to

finalSquare,then work Square 3 patt.

Fastenoff.

Continuetoworkinpatternsetuntilyouhave 7

levels,workinga Square1 pattforthefirst

squareofeachlevel,a Square3 pattforthefinal

squareofeachlevelanda Square2 pattforall

squaresinbetween.Changecolourforeach

level, working in colour sequence set.

EIGHTHLEVEL(7SQUARES)

JoinMustardYellowintotop right-hand ss on

first Square of last level.

WorkSquare 2 patt 6 times, then work Square 3

patt.

Fastenoff.

NINTHLEVEL(6SQUARES)

JoinRedintotop right-hand ss on first Square

oflastlevel.

WorkSquare2 patt 6 times.

Fastenoff.

ContinueworkingasNinthLevel,workingone

fewersquareoneachlevel.Rememberto

changecolourattheendof each level, working

in colour sequence set.

TOMAKEUP

FoldtheworkinhalfhorizontallywithWS

together. Sew up sides, leaving top edge open.

EDGING

Usinga 3.5mmhook,join Red into any st

aroundtopopening.

Round1 (RS)Ch2(countsasfirsthtr),htrin

eachstaround top of purse, ss to beg htr to

join.

Fastenoffandweaveinends.

Sew the zip in place along open edge.

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