Simply Crochet - UK (2020-04)

FESTIVE DECORATION IDEAS

Locust,htrinnext8 sts) 11 times,changeto
Eagle,htrin next st, ss in top of beg ch-2.
[120sts]
Round 33 Ch2,htrinnextst,changetoLocust,
htrinnext6 sts,(changetoEagle,htrinnext 4
sts,changetoLocust,htrinnext6 sts) 11 times,
changetoEagle, htr in next 2 sts, ss in top of
begch-2.
Round 34 Ch2,htrinnext2 sts,changeto
Locust,htrinnext4 sts,(changetoEagle,htrin
next6 sts,changetoLocust,htrinnext4 sts) 11
times,changetoEagle, htr in next 3 sts, ss in
topofbegch-2.
Round 35 Ch2,htrinnext3 sts,changeto
Locust,htrinnext2 sts,(changetoEagle,htrin
next8 sts,changetoLocust,htrinnext2 sts) 11
times,changetoEagle, htr in next 4 sts, ss in
topofbegch-2.
Fastenoff.

FIFTHSECTIONEDGEANDHANDLES
ThirdSectionis worked in a continuous spiral as
forFirstSection.
JoinHandstandinfirstst.
Round 36 Ch1(doesnotcountasst),dcinnext
26 sts,ch18,skipnext 18 sts,dcinnext 42 sts,
ch18,skip 18 sts,dcinnext 16 sts.[120sts]
Round 37 Ssinfl ofeachstandcharound.
Rounds38-47Ssinblofeachstaround.
Fastenoff leaving a long tail for sewing.

TOFINISH
Rolltheedgeoutwardsandreinforcewitha
plastictubeorropeif desired.Sewthefinal
roundtothefirstroundoftheFifthSection.
Cuta 30cmdiametercirclefrom5mmthickfelt
touseasa base for the Basket, and sew or glue
inplace.
Weave in all ends.

geo-tree Cushion

Thickyarnanda simplechartmakethisa

quickcushionproject.ByHannahCross

QScheepjesCahlista(100%cotton,50g/85m)

6 ballsofOldLace(130),1 ballofeach:

ShockingPink(114),Tulip(222),Lime(512),

HotRed(115),VividBlue(146), Jet Black (110)

QA 5 m m( U SH / 8 )h o o k

QC u s h i o np a d , 5 0 x 5 0 c m

TENSION

11 stsand8.5rowstomeasure10x10cm

(4x4in)overpattern,using 5mm hook

MEASUREMENTS

Tof ita cushionp ad50 x 50 cm (20 x 20 in)

ABBREVIATIONS

6-trclover2 sts*yrh,inserthookinfirstst,

yrhandpulla loopthrough,yrhandpull

throughfirst2 loopsonly;repfrom* twice

moreinsamestthenrepfrom* 3 timesin

nextst(7loopsonhook), yrh and pull through

allloopsonhook)

Fora fulllist,see page 90

NOTES

Cushionis madeintwoidenticalpieces, which

arejoinedtogetherattheend.

Changecolouronthefinalyrhofprevst.Carry

unusedcoloursacrosstheWS.Thereis a Chart

onpage 92 torefertothroughout.Eachsmall

squarerepresents1 htr;readallRSrowsfrom

right to left and WS rows from left to right.

CUSHION

FRONTANDBACKBOTHALIKE

UsingOldLaceanda 5mmhook,ch57.

Row1 (RS)Htrinsecondchfrom hook, htr in

eachchtoend,turn.[56sts]

ForRows2-43 refer to the Chart for all colour

changes.

Rows2-43Ch1(doesnotcountasst

throughout),htrineachsttoend,turn.

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

BORDERFOREACHPANEL

WithRSfacing, join Jet Black to top right-hand

cornerst.

Round1 (RS)*Ch1,dcineachof 56 stsacross

top,ch1,dc 43 stsevenlyalongside;repfrom*

oncemorealongbottomedgeand second

side,ch1,ssinfirstdcto join.

[198sts,4 ch-1sps]

Round 2 Ch1,*dcineachsttoch-1cornersp,

(dc,ch1,dc)inch-sp;repfrom* around, ss to

begdc.[206sts,4 ch-1sps]

Fastenoffandweaveinends.

WorkRound3 through sts on Front and Back

Paneltojoin.

JoinHotRedintotopright-handcornersp.

Round3 (RS)Ch1,*(dc,ch1,dc)inch-sp,dcin

eachsttonextch-sp;repfrom* around, ss to

begdc,turn.[214sts,ch1-sps]

JoinVividBlueintotopight-handch-sp.

Round4 (WS)Ch1,*(dc,ch1,dc)inch1-sp,(dcin

next2 sts,6-trcl over2 sts,dcinnext2 sts)

acrosstonextch-1sp,(dc,ch1,dc)inch-sp,dc

innextst,(dcinnextst,ch4,skip3 sts,dcin

nextst)9 times,dcinnextst;rep from * once

more, ss to beg dc to join.

TOFINISH

Weaveinallremainingends.Make6 tassels

6cmlongineachofLime,TulipandShocking

Pink.Attachonetoeachch-4spalongsides.

mandala decorations

Experimentwithcoloursinthesestunning

decorations.ByHattieRisdale

QS c h e e p j e sC a t o n a( 1 0 0 %c o t t o n ,5 0 g / 1 2 5 m )

1 ballofeach:JetBlack(110),ShockingPink

(114),HotRed(115),OldLace(130), Vivid Blue

(146),Tulip(222),Lime(512)

NoteYarnis enoughtomake 10 of each design

QA 2. 5 m m( U SB / 1o rC / 2 )h o o k

Q2 0m e t a lh o o p s ,7 5 m m( a v a i l a b l e a t h t t p : / / b i t.

ly/90mandalahoop)

Q1 0O - r i n g s ,5 0 m m( a v a i l a b l e a t h t t p : / / b i t.

ly/90mandalaring)

TENSION

Eachmotifshouldbe0.5cmsmallerthan the

hooporringit is beingjoined to

MEASUREMENTS

Before joining to rings:

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