Inside Crochet - UK (2019-11)

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Part

four

Phew you’ve made it!
Hopefully by the time
you are reading this all
your blocks are made,
and you are ready to
start putting everything
together. Rather than
sew the project I have
chosen to use crochet
to join the pieces. This
uses more yarn than sewing, but it is quicker and
easier. I suggest that you do some making up as you
go along and that you also sew in your yarn ends as
you work, then you’re ready to edge your project!

Working through this project you will put a lot of
time and effort in creating your crochet pieces in
order to produce what I hope you will think is a
beautiful wrap or runner, which you can take pride
in and others can admire. With this in mind I suggest
that you take plenty of time to make sure that all

your pieces are fi nished in the nicest way possible.

I fi nd that washing a completed piece can make a

really big difference to its fi nished appearance –

seams become fl atter and stitches become more

even. I always hand wash my knit and crochet items

in a detergent such as Woolite or Soak. It is wise

to avoid biological liquids or powders as they can

contain brighteners, which can destroy the fi bres

and cause bobbles and shade changes. Once the

piece is washed, I place it in a tied pillowcase and

give it a short spin in the washing machine to remove

as much water as possible. Don’t use a really fast

spin as this can cause the piece to stretch – I throw in

a couple of bath towels at the same time to minimise

the amount of movement the project will have,

which will also help absorb water. Lay your project

out on bath towel or large soft fl at surface to dry.

Don’t place in direct sunlight or over a radiator and

do not tumble dry. Use long pins to hold your project

to size, inserting a pin almost vertically in the side

edges at 2-3cm/1in intervals for a really neat fi nish.

CLIMBING ROSE CROCHET-ALONG

BY JANE CROWFOOT

PHOTOGRAPHY BY LEANNE DIXON STYLING BY CLAIRE MONTGOMERIE

MATERIALS
● Stylecraft Batik DK,
80% acrylic/20% wool,
50g/138m/151yds
Yarn A: Old Gold 1902 x 1 ball
Yarn B: Cream 1900 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Coral 1903 x 1 ball
Yarn D: Rose 1916 x 1 ball
● Stylecraft Bellissima DK,
100% acrylic, 100g/268m/293yds
Yarn E: Double Denim 3931 x
4 balls
Yarn F: Overly Olive 3927 x 1 ball
Yarn G: Ash Rose 3923 x 1 ball
Yarn H: Sugar Snap 3926 x 2 balls

Yarn I: Bashful Blue 3930 x 1 ball

● Stylecraft Bambino DK,

100% acrylic, 100g 268m/293yds

Yarn J: Vintage Pink 3944 x 2 balls

● 3.5mm & 4mm hooks

● Stitch markers

● Yarn needle

TENSION

Work 20dc and 24 rows to measure

10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 4mm hook,

or size required to obtain tension.

Work 19tr and 10 rows to measure

10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 3.5mm hook,

or size required to obtain tension.

MEASUREMENTS

Blocked wrap measures

approximately 52 x 205cm/

20½ x 80¾in.

PATTERN NOTES

It is our advice that you keep hold

of all your yarn until the end of the

project – by this we mean all the

pieces you might undo and any

pieces that look a bit frayed. Don’t

be tempted to use any of the yarn

for any other project until you have

completed this one and make sure

you keep everything in a safe place.

Phew you’ve made it!
Hopefully by the time
you are reading this all
your blocks are made,
and you are ready to
start putting everything
together. Rather than
sew the project I have
chosen to use crochet
to join the pieces. This
uses more yarn than sewing, but it is quicker and