Simply Crochet - UK (2019-12)

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How do I finish the square?

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Use slip stitches to nish the top of each square

How do I increase at the start of a level?

Workthesecondlevelwithincreasesquares andplainsquares

Step 1 Tofinishthesquareandgettothe
rightplaceforthenextsquare,weneedto
slipstitchacross.Inserthookunderthenext
verticalbar,yrhandpullthroughallloopson
hook.Repeatfrom another4 times(5ss).
Step 2 Worka 6thandfinalssintothenext
unusedchaininthefoundation chain, to
finish the first square.

Step 3 Attheendofthis,andeachsquare,

theloopleftonthehookformsthefirstloop

ofthenextsquare.Tomakethenextsquare,

repeatfromStep2 ofthefirstsquaretoStep

2 here,slipstitchingintothelastchainofthe

foundationchain.Fastenoffthiscolour.

You’llseethatthefoundationchainhas

been joined to the side of each square. This

createsa neatfinishthatallowsyoutoworka

continuousfoundationlevelwithasmany

squaresasyoulike.Thesidejoinsareformed

bypickingupthatfinalextraloop(the7th

loopinourpiece)upthesideontheForward

PassandthenstartingtheReturnPasswitha

decrease(yrh, pull through 2 loops) instead

of ‘ch1’.

Let’susea contrastingyarncolourforthe
nextlevel,whichwillhavethreesquares
andinvolvesworkingincreasesquares.
There’snoneedtoturn,Tunisiancrochetis
workedwiththerightsidefacingatalltimes.
Step 1 Toworkanincreasesquareatthestart
ofa newlevel,jointhenewcolourtothe
bottom-rightcornerofthe first square of the
previouslevel.Ch6.
Step 2 FortheForwardPass,pullupa loopin
thesecondchainfromhook and in each ch
until you have 6 loops.

Step 3 Togetthe7thandfinalloop,insert

hookintothesideofthefirstrowofthe

adjacentsquare(makesurethehookis under

2 yarnstrands),yrhandpullupa loop.

Step 4 Tofinishthefirstrow,workthe

EntrelacReturnPassasbefore: (yrh and pull

through2 loops)across.

Step 5 *WorkthenextForwardPassby

pullingupa loopfromeachverticalbaruntil

youhave6 loops.Pullupa 7thandfinalloop

fromthesideofthenextrowoftheadjacent

square. Work the Entrelac Return Pass as

before.Repeatfrom* untilyouhave5 rows.

Slipstitchacrossthetopofthesquare,as

before,butworkthe6thandfinalssinto the

firstssofthenextadjacentsquare.

Step 6 Thelooponyourhookformsthefirst

loopofthenextsquare.WorktheForward

Passbypullingupa loopfromeachslip

stitch(6loops),thenpullupa 7thandfinal

loopfromthesideofthefirstrowofthe

previoussquare.WorktheReturnPassas

before.RepeatStep5 tofinishtheplain

square. Turn over to continue this level.