Simply Crochet - UK (2019-12)

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NOTES

PatternusesTunisianSimpleStitch

throughout.Youdon’thavetousea Tunisian

hook,butyouwillneedonewith a straight

shaftthatcanhold7 loops.

Tunisiancro ch e t is wo r ke d w ith th e R S f acin g

atalltimes.

RowsofsquaresarereferredtoasLevelsand

areworkeddiagonally.Patternis madeupof

SolidLevels(Squaresmadewithonecolour)

andMixedLevels(Squaresmadewithtwo

colours).Thereis a Chartonpage94,which

youcanrefertowhenmakingtheCoat.The

numberoneachsquarerepresentswhich

Squarepatternnumberyoushouldfollow.

ENTRELACSQUAREPATTERNS

ThepatternforeachtypeofSquarehavebeen

writtenoutbelow.Referbackhereas you work

throughtheDogCoat pattern.

MIXEDLEVELS

SQUARE 1

JoinSaltaireinthebottom-right corner of first

squareoflastLevel,ch6.

Row 1 Inserthookinsecondchfromhook,yrh

andpullupa loop,leavinglooponhook(insert

hookintonextch,yrhandpullupa loop),rep

from* across,changetoShelley,inserthook

intosideofRow1 onjoining square, yrh and

pullupa loop.[7loops]

Row 2 RetPforjoiningacross.

Row 3 FwdPforjoiningacross,changingto

Saltaireforthe loop pulled up from joining

square.

Row 4 RetPforjoiningacross.

Row 5 As Row 3, changing to Shelley for final

loop.

Row 6 AsRow4.

Rows7-10RepeatRows 3-6 alternating colours

beforeeachRetP.

Row 11 Ssintoeachverticalbaracross,change

toSaltaire,ssintotop right-hand corner of

joining square.

SQUARE 2

ContinueusingSaltaire.

Row 1 (Inserthookfromsidetosidebehind

nextverticalbaronsquarebelow,yrhandpull

upa loop)across,pullingupfinalloopfrom

Row1 ofjoiningsquare to left, change to

Shelley. [7 loops]

Rows2-11AsRows 2-11 of Square 1.

SQUARE 3

Row 1 (Inserthookfromsidetosidebehind

nextverticalbaronsquarebelow, yrh and pull

upa loop)across.[7loops]

ChangetoShelley.

Row 2 RetPacross.

Row 3 FwdPacross.

ChangetoSaltaire.

Row 4 RetPacross.

Rows5-10RepeatRows3-4,alternating

coloursbeforeeachRetP.

Row 11 Ssineach vertical bar across.

Fastenoff.

SOLIDLEVELS

SQUARE 4

Usingsinglecolour specified throughout, work

as Square 1.

SQUARE 5

Usingsinglecolour specified throughout, work

as Square 2.

SQUARE 6

Usingsinglecolour specified throughout, work

asSquare3.

DOGCOAT

LEVEL 1 SOLID1 SQUARE

FIRSTSQUARE

OntheFirstSquareyouwillmakea longer

foundationchthanneededandjoineach row

toa chusingtheentrelac method.

UsingShelley,ch12.

Row 1 (RS)Inserthookintosecondch,yrhand

pullupa loop,(inserthookintonextch,yrhand

pullupa loop)5 times.[7loopsonhook]

Row 2 (RS)RetPforjoiningacross.

Row 3 FwdPacross,inserthookintonext

unusedchfrombegch-12, yrh, pull up a loop.

Row 4 AsRow2.

Rows 5-10 Repeat Rows 3-4.

DesignerBeckySkusesays:“Tryoutyour

newTunisianentrelacskillsbymakinga cosy

giftforyourfurryfriend.Thisdapperdog

coatis perfectforwalkiesonchillydays.The

ginghameffectis easierthanit looks,with

thesquaresworkedindiagonalrowsofsolid

squaresandmixedsquares.Themixed

squaressimplyalternateShelleyand

Saltaireforthereturnpassandforward

pass.Bestofall,youcancustomisethe coat

to suit your pooch, big or small!”

DK

WEIGHT

5MM

HOOK

YOUWILLNEED
QSirdarHarrapTweed(40%nylon,
24%acrylic,30% wool, 6% viscose;
50g/155m)
1 ballofShelley(107)
2 ballsofSaltaire(117)
QA 5mm(USH/8)hook
QA stitchmarker
Q2 buttons,1.75cmdiameter
Foryarnstockistscontact
Sirdar 01924231682
http://www.sirdar.co.uk

TENSION
Eachentrelacsquaremeasures
3x3cm(1x1in)

MEASUREMENTS
Coatmeasuresapprox 50x36cm
(19x14in)

ABBREVIATIONS
FwdP(ForwardPass)Looponhook
countsasfirstst,donotworkinto
theverticalbaronedgeofwork,
withyarnatback,inserthookfrom
sidetosideofnextverticalbar,yrh
andpulluploop(leaveloopon
hook);repeatfrom across
RetP(ReturnPass)Yrhanddraw
throughfirstlooponhook,yrhand
drawthrough2 loopsonhook;
repeatfrom until1 loopremains
FwdPforjoiningWorkasFwdP
across,inserthookintosideofrow
onjoiningsquareandpullupa loop
RetPforjoiningYrhanddraw
through2 loopsonhook;repeat
from* until1 loopremainsonhook
joiningsquareThesquaretothe
leftthatyouarejoiningyourworkto
andnot the square you are working
on
For a full list, see page 92

GO

PRO

ENTRELAC DOG COAT

Choosebuttonsthatwillfitthroughthegaps

between the treble stitches on the straps