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Special abbreviations

Dtrbp3tog [(Yo) twice and draw up a

loop around post of next stitch at back

of work, inserting hook from right to

left. (Yo, draw through 2 loops on hook)

twice] 3 times. Yo, draw through all

loops on hook

Dtrbp6tog [(Yo) twice and draw up a

loop around post of next stitch at back

of work, inserting hook from right to

left. (Yo, draw through 2 loops on hook)

twice] 6 times. Yo, draw through all

loops on hook

Aran 4mm

★ Easy

Yarn used

Lily Sugar’n Cream

1 ball each in Soft Ecru 01004 (MC), Rose

Pink 0046 (CC1), Tea Rose 00042 (CC2),

teal 01133 (CC3), Seabreeze 01201 (CC4),

Robin’s Egg 01215 (CC5) &

black 00002 (CC6)

Tension

15 sts x 16 rows = 10cm measured over dc

Hook used

4mm

Other supplies

20.5cm piece of cardboard for tassels

30.5cm long dowel

tapestry needle

Sizing

Approximately 25.5cm square,

excluding tassels

Wall hanging is worked from the top down.

Start crocheting

With MC, ch 53.

Row 1 (RS): 3 dtr in 5th ch from hook

(skipped ch 4 counts as dtr), ch 1, skip

next 5 ch, 1 dc in next ch, ch 1, skip next

5 ch, *(3 dtr, ch 3, 3 dtr) in next ch, ch 1,

skip next 5 ch, 1 dc in next ch, ch 1, skip

next 5 ch. Rep from * to last ch, 4 dtr in

last ch. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 1. 1 dc in first dtr, *ch 5,

dtrbp6tog around next 6 dtr (skipping

centre ch 1, dc and ch 1), ch 5, 1 dc in

next ch 3 sp. Rep from * ending last rep

with 1 dc in top of ch 4. Turn.

Row 3: Ch 1. 1 dc in first dc, *ch 1, (3 dtr, ch

3, 3 dtr) in top of next dtrbp6tog, ch 1, 1 dc

in next dc. Rep from * to end of row. Turn.

Row 4: Ch 4 (counts as dtr). Dtrbp3tog

around next 3 dtr, ch 5, *1 dc in next ch

3 sp, ch 5, dtrbp6tog around next 6 dtr

(skipping centre ch 1, dc and ch 1), ch 5,

rep from * to last ch 3 sp, 1 dc in last ch 3

sp, ch 5, dtr3tog in BLO around last 3 dtr,

1 dtr in last dc. Turn.

Row 5: Ch 4 (counts as dtr). 3 dtr in first

dtr, ch 1, 1 dc in next dc, ch 1, *(3 dtr, ch

3, 3 dtr) in next dtrbp6tog, ch 1, 1 dc in

next dc, Ch 1. Rep from * to last dtr, 4 dtr

in last dtr. Turn.

Row 6: As Row 2.

Row 7: As Row 3.

Row 8: Sl st in each st to first ch 3 sp, ch

1, 1 dc in same ch 3 sp, *ch 5, dtrbp6tog

around next 6 dtr (skipping centre ch 1,

dc and ch 1), ch 5, 1 dc in next ch 3 sp.

Rep from * to end of row (leaving last 3

dtr, ch 1 and dc unworked). Turn.

Row 9: As Row 3.

Rows 10-13: Rep Rows 8 and 9 twice

more. Fasten off.

Border

Turn work upside down with RS facing.

Join MC with sl st to top right corner of wall

hanging at foundation ch.

Rnd 1: Ch 1. Work dc evenly around all

sides of wall hanging having 2 dc at

points where sides begin to decrease and

3 dc in each corner and at bottom point.

Join with sl st to first dc.

Fasten off.

Tassels

Make 1 each in CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4

& CC5

Wind yarn around 20.5cm-wide piece of

cardboard 20 times. Tie length of yarn

loosely through loops at one end to

temporarily secure. Cut across opposite

end. Tie length of yarn tightly around tassel

5cm down from tied end to create tassel

Loop. Using tapestry needle and 2 strands

of CC6, carefully wrap yarn tightly around

tassel loop covering all contrast colour

below and removing temporary tie.

Fasten securely.

Finishing

Sew wall hanging to dowel with whip st.

Sew Tassels to bottom of wall hanging.

MINI MOCK-RAME

WALL HANGING

Crochet this striking piece of wall art

without needing to learn macramé!

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