Simply Crochet - UK (2019-11)

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across t oe n do ft h er o w

approx approximate(ly)

beg beginning

bl i n s e r th o o ku n d e r

backlooponly

BPtr BackPosttreble:

yrh,startingfromthe

back,inserthookfrom

backtofronttoback

aroundpostofstin

rowbelow,complete

astreblest

ch(s) c h a i n / c h a i ns t i t c h ( e s )

ch-sp(s) chainspace(s)

ch- referstochmade

previously,eg. ch-3

cl(s) clusters

2-tr cl ( y r h ,i n s e r th o o ki ns p /

st,yrh&pulluploop,

yrh&drawthrough 2

loops)twice,inserting

hookinsamesp/st,

yrh&drawthrough all

loopsonhook

cont continue

dc doublecrochet

dc2tog (inserthookinnextst,

yrhanddrawa loop

through)twice,yrh

anddrawthrough all 3

loopsonhook

dec decrease

dtr d o u b l et r e b l ec r o c h e t

dtr2tog work2dtrtogether

fdc foundationdc

ftr foundationtr

fl i n s e r th o o ku n d e r

frontlooponly

foll/folls following/follows

FPtr F r o n tP o s tt r e b l e :w o r k

inopposite way to

BPtr

htr h a l f t r e b l e

htr2tog work2htrtogether

in next ststobeworkedinto

thesamestitch

inc increase

LH lefthand

lp(s) loop(s)

meas measures

patt(s) pattern(s)

pm placemarker

prev previous

qtr quadrupletreble

rem r e m a i n ( s ) / r e m a i n i n g

rep repeat

RH righthand

rnd(s) round(s)

RS rightside

sk skip

sp(s) space(s)

ss slipstitch

st(s) stitch(es)

tbl throughbackloop

t-ch(s) turningchain(s)

tog together

tr treblecrochet

tr2tog (yrh,inserthookin

nextst,yrhandpull

uploop,yrhanddraw

through2 loops)

twice,yrhanddraw

throughall loops on

hook

ttr tripletreblecrochet

WS wrongside

yrh yarnroundhook

* workinstructions

immediatelyfoll*,

thenrepasmany

moretimesasdirected

() workallinstructionsin

thebracketsasmany

times as directed

Abbreviations

UK/US conversions

UK US

chain ch chain ch

slipstitch ss slipstitch ss

doublecrochet dc singlecrochet sc

halftreble htr halfdouble hdc

treble tr double dc

doubletreble dtr treble tr

triple treble ttr double treble dtr

Crochet hookconversions

UK METRIC US

14 2mm –

13 2.25mm B/1

12 2.5mm –

• 2.75mm C/2

11 3mm –

10 3.25mm D/3

9 3.5mm E/4

• 3.75mm F/5

8 4mm G/6

7 4.5mm 7

6 5mm H/8

5 5.5mm I/9

4 6mm J/10

3 6.5mm K/10

2 7mm –

0 8mm L/11

00 9mm M/13

000 10mm N/15

Which hook do I use?

Hooksize UKyarnweight

2.5-3.5mmhook 4plyyarn

3.5-4.5mmhook doubleknittingyarn

5-6mmhook aranyarn

7mm and bigger chunky yarn

Completethefinalstitch,then

cuttheyarnabout15cmfrom

thework.Pullit throughthe

lastlooponthehookandpull

toclosetheloop.Threadthe

yarntailontoa tapestryneedle

andweaveintothebackofthe

work.Mostcrochetitemsdon’t

needa lotofblocking,but

cottonlaceworkusuallydoes.

Todothis,carefullypinoutthe

itemwithrust-proofpins,mist

witha waterspray and leave to

dry naturally.

HOWTOGETA PERFECTFINISH
Topreventyourhardworkunravellingonceyou’vefinishedcrocheting,
fasten the end off carefully, following our instructions below