Simply Crochet - UK (2020-04)

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YOUR GUIDE


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Somepatternsareworked
inroundsthatarejoined
togetherattheendof
eachround(seeleft).
Otherpatternsareworked
ina spiralsoyoudon’t
needtojointheroundsat
theend,justkeepgoing,
workingintothenext
stitchonthepreviousrow.
Amigurumitoysareoften
worked in a spiral like this.

JOININGROUNDS
Finish off each round of crochet stitches nice and neatly by using a slip stitch


1 Toclosea roundofstitches,
worka slipstitchintothetop
oftheturningchain.Todo
this,insertthehookintothe
top stitch of the turning chain.


2 Thenplacetheyarnround
thehook.Pulltheyarn
throughtheturningchain
stitchandthroughthe
original stitch on your hook.

3 You’veslipstitchedthe
roundtogether!Before
workinganotherround,be
suretomaketherequired
turningchain.Alwayswork
roundsontherightside,
unlessyoupattern instructs
you otherwise.

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MAGICLOOP
An alternative foundation ring for working in the round


1 Tostarta MagicLoop,don’t
makea slipknot.Instead,make
a loopwiththeyarn,leavinga
tailaround10cmlong.Make
surethetailendis under the
working yarn.


2 Nowinsertyourhookintothe
loop,fromfronttoback.Wrap
theworkingyarnaroundthe
hookandpull the yarn through
the loop.

3 Makea t-chforthestsyou
wanttowork(above,wemade
1 t-chfordc).Workyoursts
intotheMagicLoop,over
boththeloopandthetail end
(so two yarn strands).

4 Onceyou’veworkedthefirst
roundofstitches,simplypull
thetailendofyarntodrawup
thering.Worka slipstitchto
jointhelastandfirstststofinish
thefirstround(asinstructed in
the guide below).

Tail end

Working
yarn

FOUNDATIONRING
Create a foundation ring for working in the round


WORKINGSTITCHESINTOA RING
To m a ke ci r c l e s , tu b e s a n d o t h e r s h a p e s

1 Makea chainthelength
statedinthepattern
instructions.Next,insertthe
crochethookintothefirst
chain.Closetheringwitha
slip stitch, working yrh...


1 Makea foundationringand
workthet-ch(3chfortreble
sts).Worka treblestasusual,
butinserthookintocentreof
ring.Fortreblests, yrh, insert
hook into ring.

2 ...andpullyarnthrough 2
loopsonhook.Nowyou’re
readytostartcrochetingin
theround,followingthe
instructions given right.

2 Finishthetrebleasusual
(yrh,pullyarnthroughring,
yrh,pullyarnthroughfirst 2
loops,yrh,pullyarnthrough 2
loops).Workmorests into the
ring as needed.

Rounds


or spirals
Checkwhichtechnique
you need to use
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