Simply Crochet - UK (2019-11)

LAPTOP COVER

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NOTES

LaptopCoveris madein2 pieces,whichare

joinedover3 sidesbeforethezipis added.

Thereis a Chartbelowwhichyoushouldrefer

toforcolourwork.Eachsquarerepresents1dc

stitch.ReadallRSrowsfromrighttoleft,and

WSrowsfromlefttoright.Whenchanging

colourmid-row,pickupnewcolourinlastyrh

ofpreviousstitch,twistingthetwostrandsof

colours.Carrytheunusedstrands of yarn

across the WS of the work.

LAPTOPCOVER

FRONTPANEL

UsingGreyDawn,ch64.

Row1 (RS)Dcinsecondchfrom hook, dc in

eachchacross,turn.[63sts]

Rows2-8Ch1,dcineachstacross,turn.

FollowtheChartbelowfor colour changes.

Rows9-50AsRow2.

FastenoffBlackandcontinue in Grey Dawn.

Rows51-58AsRow2.

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

BACKPANEL

UsingGreyDawn,ch64.

Row1 (RS)Dcinsecondchfrom hook, dc in

eachchacross,turn.[63sts]

Rows2-10Ch1,dcin each st across, turn.

ChangetoBlack.

Rows11-12AsRow 2

Change to Grey Dawn.

Rows13-22AsRow2.

ChangetoBlack.

Rows23-58ContinuerepeatingRow2,

working2 rows in Black and 10 rows in Grey

Dawn.

Fastenoffand weave in ends.

BORDER

WithRSfacing join Black into a corner on Front

Panel.

Round 1 Ch1,*3dcintocorner,dcineachrow

endorsttonextcorner;repfrom* 3 times

more,sstotopofbegdc.[254sts]

Repeat Round 1 on the Back Panel.

TOFINISH

PlacepanelsWStogetherandwithfrontpanel

facingyou,joinBlacktofirst dc before the top

leftcornerontoprow.

Tojointh ePan e ls ,ssto ge th erthroughth eb l

only,finishinginfirstdcpasttoprightcorner.

Pinthezipinplace over the open side and sew

into position.

Withitssinglecolourchangeandsimple

motifs,thisis a greatintarsiaintroduction.

Also,thepanelreverseis hiddeninsidethe

WEIGHTDK 3.5MMHOOK cover, making the design extra forgiving.

YOUWILLNEED
QSirdarCottonDK (100% cotton,
100g/212m)
2 ballsofGreyDawn(520)
1 ballofBlack(500)
QA 3.5mm(USE/4)crochet hook
QBlackzip,36cm
Foryarnstockistscontact
Sirdar 01924231682
http://www.sirdar.co.uk

TENSION
19 stsand 24 rowstomeasure
10x10cm(4x4in)overdouble
crochetusinga 3.5mmhook,orsize
neededtoobtaincorrecttension

MEASUREMENTS
LaptopCovermeasures 36x26cm
(14x10in)

ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list, see page 92

EASY

PEASY

Youcansewthezipinplaceafteryouhave

joined three sides of the panels together

60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5

(^109)
11
13
15
17
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12
14
16
18
21
23
25
27
22
24
26
28
(^3029)
(^3231)
(^3433)
(^3635)
(^3837)
(^4039)
(^4241)
(^4443)
(^4645)
(^4847)
(^5049)
GreyDawn
Black
Key