Simply Crochet - UK (2020-04)

FESTIVE DECORATION IDEAS

TenPe t alFlowerm easures7cm(2in)
FivePetalFlowermeasures7cm(2in)
Mandalameasures 4.5cm (1in)

NOTES
Eachroundusesa newcolour;usethecolour
sequenceshownontheimagesoroneofyour
ownchoice.Adjustyourhooksizetomake
surethedesignis smallerthanthejoiningring.
Whenweavinginends,sewstartingtail to
baseofchtoforma hangingloop.

TREEDECORATIONS
10-PETALFLOWER
Usinga 2.5mmhook,makea magicloop.
Round1 (RS)Ch2(countsashtr),9htrinto loop,
sstotopofbegch-2tojoin.[10htr]
Fastenoffand join next colour in sp between
any2 sts.
Round 2 (RS)Ch1(countsasstthroughout),dc
insamesp,2dcin each sp around, ss to beg
ch-1.[20dc]
Fastenoffandjoinnextcolourinanyst.
Round 3 Ch1,dcineachst,sstobegch-1.
Fastenoffandjoinnextcolourinblofanyst.
Round 4 (Workinblonly)*(Ch3,2dtr,ch1)in
samest,2dtrinnextst,ch3,sstostatbaseof
prev2dtr(petalmade),ssintonextst,repfrom

• aroundworkingfinal ss in same st as first
  petal.[10petals]
  Fastenoff.
  ThenextroundjoinstheFlowertoa 75mm
  metalhoop.Joinanycolourtohoopwitha dc.
  Round 5 Ch25(hangingloop),dcinanych-1sp
  fromRound4 workingaroundthemetalhoop
  tojoin,10dcaroundhoop,dcinnextch-1sp
  fromRound4 workingaroundmetalhoopto
  join;repfrom another8 times,10dcaround
  hoop,dcinsamech-1spoffirst petal joined, ss
  totopofbegdc.[111dc]
  Fastenoff and weave in ends.

5-PETALFLOWER(MAKE10)
Usinga 2.5mmhook,makea magicloop.
Rounds1-3(RS)As Rounds 1-3 of 10-Petal
Flower. [20 dc]

Fastenoffandjoinnextcolourintoblofanyst.

Round 4 (Workinblonly)*(Ch3,2dtr)insame

st,(dtr,ch1)innextss,dtrinnextst,(2dtr,ch3)in

nextst,sstostatbaseof2-dtr(petalmade),ss

innextst;repfrom* another4 timesworking

finalssinbaseof beg ch-3. [5 petals]

Fastenoff.

ThenextroundjoinstheFlowertoa 75mm

metalhoop.Joinanycolourtohoopwitha dc.

Round 5 Ch25(hangingloop),dcinanych-1sp

fromRound4 workingaroundthemetalhoop

tojoin,*20dcaroundhoop,dcinnextch-1sp

fromRound4 workingaroundmetalhoopto

join;repfrom* another3 times,20dcaround

hoop,dcinsamech-1spoffirst petal joined, ss

totopofbegdc.[106dc]

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

SMALLMANDALA

Usinga 2.5mmhook,makea magicloop.

Rounds1-3 As Rounds 1-3 of 10-Petal Flower.

[20dc]

Fastenoffand join next colour in sp between

any2 dc.

Round 4 Ch1,dcinsamesp,2dcin each sp

around,sstobeg ch-1. [40 dc]

Fastenoff.

ThenextroundjoinstheMandalatoa 50mm

o-ring;workallstsbotharound the ring and

intostsofRound4 tojoin.

Joinanycolourtoringwitha dc.

Round 5 Ch18(hangingloop),2dc in each dc

around,sstobegdctojoin.

Fastenoffandweaveinends.

dala horse

Hookupthisunusualhangingdecoration,

designedbyCatherineVenner

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:ShockingPink(114),Tulip(222),

HotRed(115),Lime(512),Vivid Blue (146), Old

Lace(130),JetBlack(110)

NoteYarnis enoughtomake6 Horses

QA 2 m m( U SB / 1 )c r o c h e th o o k

QA 2. 5 m m( U SC / 2 )c r o c h e th o o k

Q S m a l l a m o u n t o f t o y f i l l i n g

TENSION

Tensionis notcriticalforthisproject,butit

mayaffecttheyarnquantities required

MEASUREMENTS

Eachhorsemeasures10.5cm (4in) in height

(excludinghangingloop)

ABBREVIATIONS

standingdcAftermakinga slipknotonhook,

inserthookintostspecifiedandworka

normaldcst,holdingtheslipknot in place

withyourindexfinger

Fora fulllist,see page 90

NOTES

Threecoloursofyarnareneededforeach

Horse:YarnsA,B andC.Choosea different

combinationofthreecoloursforeachHorse.

Horseis workedin2 piecesfromtheLegsup,

whicharejoinedtogether and stuffed.

DALAHORSE

FRONTANDBACK MAKE 2

LEGSMAKE 2 

UsingYarnA anda 2mmhook,ch3.

Row1 (RS)Dcinsecond ch from hook, dc in

nextst,turn.[2dc]

Row 2 Ch1(doesnotcountasstthroughout),

2dcinfirstst,dcinnextst,turn.[3dc]

Row 3 Ch1,dcineachsttoend,turn.

Row 4 Ch1,2dc in first st, dc in each st to end,

turn.[4dc]

Rows5-7Ch1,dcineachst to end, turn.

Row 8 AsRow4.[5dc]

Rows9-10AsRows3-4.[6dc]

FastenofffirstLegandrepeat to make second

Legwithout fastening off.

BODY

ContinueonfromsecondLeg;Row 11 willwork

acrossthetopofbothLegstojointhem.

PositionLegssothattheoutsideis thestraight

edgeandthe inside is the sloping (increase)

edge.

Row 11 (RS) Ch1, dc in 6 sts on second Leg, ch5,

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