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Any DK yarn will substitute here,
or use alternative weights for
differently sized bunting.
TENSION
Exact tension is not essential for
this design.
MEASUREMENTS
Each fl ag of the bunting is
approximately 14 x 23cm/
5½ x 9in.
DESIGNER BIOGRAPHY
Claire is the stylist and
photoshoot editor of Inside
Crochet, a textiles teacher, author
and designer specialising in knit
and crochet. Her latest book is
Hooked by Parragon books. Find
out more at http://www.montyknits.
blogspot.com.
PATTERN NOTES
1ch does not count as dc unless
otherwise stated.
Intarsia crochet is a technique
for using two or more colours
in a pattern to create a multi-
coloured fabric. Drop the yarn
not in use and only ever work
with one colour at a time, rather
than encasing the colour not in
use as you go. Do this by using a
new ball for each separate area of
colour across a row. Make small
bobbins of yarn for each new area
of colour rather than using a new
ball for each.
Charts are provided to show
the colour of stitches, with each
square of colour representing one
stitch. Begin from bottom right
corner of chart and work all odd
rows from right to left and even
rows from left to right. As with
all colourwork, always change to
a new colour of yarn on last pull
through of previous stitch.
Make as many letters for the
bunting word or phrase as
needed. Make plain bunting
shapes for gaps in between words
if desired.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Bobble: 4ch, [yoh, insert hook
in third ch from hook, pull loop
through, yoh, pull through 2 lps]
three times, yoh, pull through
all 4 loops to form fi rst cluster,
START3ch, [yoh, insert hook in top of
fi rst cluster, pull loop through,
yoh, pull through 2 lps] three
times, yoh, pull through all
4 loops to form second cluster,
sl st in bottom of fi rst ch to
fi nish bobble.FLAG
With 3.5mm hook and
yarn A, make 2ch.
Row 1: 1dc in second ch from
hook, turn.
Row 2: 1ch, 3dc in next st, turn- 3dc.
Rows 3 & 4: 1ch, 2dc in fi rst st,
dc across to last st, 2dc in last
st – 7 sts.
Row 5: 1ch, 1dc in each st across.
Rep last three rows until 25 sts,
ending with Row 5.Begin working in Intarsia from
Row 1 of desired letter chart,
joining yarn B (or desired colour)
where indicated. Work entire
chart from Row 1 to either
Row 23 or 31, then cont until
approx 13cm/5in from Row 1
of intarsia letter.
Do not fasten off.EDGING
Row 1: Cont with yarn A, 2dc
in last st of previous row to turn
corner, dc evenly down this side
to where decreasing begins for
the point, 2dc in this corner st,
17dc evenly down to bottom
point, (1dc, 1ch, 1dc) in bottom
st, 17dc evenly up next diagonal
side, 2dc in corner, dc evenly up
remaining side.
Fasten off yarn A at top
of bunting.
Row 2: Join yarn C (H) with
sl st to second of 3dc at fi rst
corner, 1dc in each dc down fi rst
side up to and in each of 2dc
at corner, 1bobble(see Special
Stitches) [1dc in each of next 2
dc, 1bobble] fi ve times, 1dc in
each of next 3 dc, (1dc, 1bobble)
in 1ch-sp at bottom point, 3dc,
1bobble, [2dc, 1bobble] fi ve
times, 1dc in each dc along
remaining side.
Only the sides of fl ag are edged in
yarn C (H), not top of fl ag.
Fasten off.FINISHING
Weave in all ends and block
lightly to shape.ENDJOIN INTO GARLAND
With 3.5mm hook and yarn C
(H), make ch approx 35cm/14in
long, dc evenly across top of last
letter of word or phrase, 10ch, dc
across next letter.Cont in this way, joining triangles
until all letters are joined to create
word or phrase as desired,
make chain approx.
35cm/14in long.
Fasten off yarn.