Simply Crochet - UK (2019-11)

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EMBELLISH AN OUTFIT

NOTES

TheEdgingis addedtothesweatshirtand

workedintheround.Thecuffsandthe

waistbandareremovedfirst,therawedgeis

thenbackstitchedandthecrochet Edging is

workedontothebackstitches.

SWEATSHIRTEDGING

PREPARESWEATSHIRT

Usingsharpfabricscissors,removethe

waistbandandcuffsofyoursweatshirtto

leavea neatstraightedge.Approx1.5cm

abovetherawedge,markdotsat1cm

intervalsallaroundthewaistbandandcuffs.

Usinga sharp,large-eyedneedleand

matching4plyyarn,evenlybackstitcharound

therawedgesofyoursweatshirt with the

right side facing you.

EDGING

AttheendofRound1,yourstitchcount

needstobea multipleof5.Tocheckhow

manystitchesyouwillhave,countyour

backstitchesandmultiplythenumberby2.

If thenumberis nota multipleof5,youwill

needtowork3dcinsteadof2dcintosomeof

the backstitches, spread out evenly around

the edge.

Usinga 3.5mmhook,joinLightOrangeinto

thestitchon the side seam or underarm

seam.

Round1 (RS)Ch1(doesnotcountasst

throughout),work2dcintoeachbackstitch

aroundtheedge,addingsome3dcincreases

if neededtogetthetotalnumber of sts to be

a multipleof5,sstofirst dc.

[Multipleof5 dc sts]

Fastenoff.

Round2 (RS)JoinPinktofirstdc,ch2(counts

ashtr),htr in each st around, ss to top of beg

ch-2.

Fastenoff.

Round3 (RS)JoinPetroltofirstst,ch1,dcin

firststandeach st around, ss to first dc.

Fastenoff.

Round4 (RS)JoinCoraltofirstst,ch1,dcin

firstst,*ch5,(4-trcluster,ch2,ss)in3rdch

fromhook,ch2,skipnext4 sts,dcinnextst;

repeatfrom* around, omitting last dc, ss to

firstdctojoin.

Fastenoff.

TOFINISH

Weave in any remaining ends.

Doyoubelieveinmagic?Thisswiftupcycle

takescasualbasicsfromplainJanetoshowy

Chloeinthehookofa bobble.Havea juggle

aboutwithyourstashtofindthebest

coloursforyoursweater,andpayattention

to the order you work them in, too.

YOUWILLNEED
QDROPSMuskat(100% cotton,
50g/100m)
1 ballofeach:
LightOrange (51)
Pink(34)
Petrol(74)
Coral(40)
QAny4plycottonyarnincolour to
matchyoursweater
QA 3.5mm(USE/4) hook
QA sweatshirt
QA sharplarge-eyedneedle
Foryarnstockistscontact
WoolWarehouse 01926882818
http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

TENSION
Tensionis notcriticalforthisproject,
butit mayaffect the yarn quantities
required

MEASUREMENTS
TheEdginghas a drop of 3.5cm
(1in)tall

ABBREVIATIONS
4-trcluster(Yrh,inserthookinst
indicated,yrhandpulluploop,yrh
anddrawthrough2 loops)4 times,
insertingthehookinthesamest
eachtime,yrhanddraw through all
5 loopsonhook
Backstitch(embroiderystitch)
Usinga large-eyedneedle,insertthe
needlefrombacktofrontthrough
oneofthemarksonthesweater.
Bringtheneedletotheback
throughthesecondmarkandpullit
backupthroughthethirdmark;to
makethenextstitch,insertthe
needleintheendoftheprevious
stitch(secondmark)andpull
through,bringtheneedlebackup
throughthenextfreemark, repeat
from aroundtheedge
For a full list, see page 92

Inthefinalround,

worktheyarninto

every fourth stitch

DK

WEIGHT

3.5MM

HOOK

A BIT

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