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➻MAKE ITPattern instructions
Nellie H at
BY CLAIRE MONTGOMERIE
MATERIALS
● Viking of Norway Alpaca
Storm, 40% alpaca/
40% wool/20% nylon,
50g/133m/145yds
Yarn A: Ice Blue 528 x 1 ball
Yarn B: Soft Pink 553 x 1 ball
Yarn C: Mustard 545 x 1 ball
● 3.5mm, 4mm & 4.5mm hooks
● Pom-pom maker, 10cm/4in
● Stitch markerTENSION
Work 21 regular dc and 20 rows
to measure 10 x 10cm/4 x 4in
using 4mm hook, or size required
to obtain tension.MEASUREMENTS
To fi t S (M, L) adult head;
hat measures approximately
46 (52, 58)cm/18 (21¼, 23)in
in circumference.DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY
Claire is a textiles designer
specialising in knitting and
crochet, constructing fabrics,
garments, creatures and
accessories that are fun, quirky
and modern. Find out more at
http://www.montyknits.blogspot.com.SPECIAL STITCHES
Foundation treble (ftr): 3ch
(counts as 1tr), yoh, insert in third
chain from hook, pull through lp
(3 lps on hook), yoh and draw
through fi rst lp only to create
“1ch” (3 lps on hook), (yoh and
pull through 2 loops) twice.
Foundation treble crochet st
completed (2ftr in total including
the fi rst ch). *Yoh, insert hook in
“1ch” of last st and pull a lp
through (3 lps on hook), yoh and
draw through fi rst lp only to
create “1ch” (3 lps on hook), (yoh
and pull through 2 lps) twice; rep
from * until you have the desired
amount of sts.PATTERN NOTES
Tapestry crochet is a technique
for using two or more colours
in a pattern to create a multi-
coloured fabric much like Fair Isle
in knitting.
When using tapestry crochet you
will be using two or three shades
of yarn on each row and you
need to “carry” the yarn not in
use at any one time by encasing
the yarn as you work by working
over the unused thread.The sim ple colou r work pat ter n add s a lit t le geom et ric
inter est wh ilst an over sized pom -pom gives text u r e,
cr eat in g a fant ast ic, fu n and winter y h at.ADD TO THE STASH
Buy this gorgeous Scandi yarn from
http://www.lovecrafts.com