Beginner's Guide to Crochet - UK (2019-10)

MORE STITCHES

HOW TO MAKE THE HEART

SQUARE

With Yarn B, make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as first tr), 11tr in

loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. [12 sts]

Round 2 Ch1 (does not count as st), 2dc into

first st, 1tr into next st, 2tr into each of next 8

sts, 1tr into next st, 2dc into last st, ss

between last st and first st of round. [22 sts]

Round 3 Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in

first st, (htr, tr) in next st, 2tr in each of next 2

sts, 2htr in next st, 1dc in each of next 5 sts,

(htr, tr) in next st, (tr, htr) in next st, dc in each

of next 5 sts, 2htr in next st, 2tr in each of

next 2 sts, (tr, htr) in next st, dc in last st, ss

into ss of previous round. Fasten off. [32 sts]

Round 4 Join Yarn A in first tr of Rnd 3. Ch3

(counts as first tr), tr in st at base of ch, ch2,

skip 1 st, 2tr in next st, ch4, (2tr in next st,

ch2, skip 1 st) 3 times, (2dtr in next st, ch2,

skip 1 st) twice, 2tr in each of next 2 sts, ch2,

skip 1 st, (2dtr in next st, ch2, skip 1 st) twice,

(2tr in next st, ch2, skip 1 st) twice, 2tr in next

st, ch4, 2tr in next st, ch2, skip 1 st, 2tr in next

st, skip 2 sts, 2dtr in ss from Rnd 2, ss to top

of beg ch-3. [34 sts, 12 ch-2 sp, 2 ch-4 sp]

Round 5 Ch3 (counts as first tr), tr in next st,

2tr in ch-2 sp, tr in each of next 2 sts, (2tr,

ch2, 2tr) in ch-4 sp, work a tr in each st and

2tr in each ch-2 sp until a further 12 tr have

been worked, 1dtr in each of next 2 dtr, (2ttr,

ch2, 2dtr, tr) in next ch-2 sp, work a tr in each

st and 2tr in each ch-2 sp until a further 12tr

have been worked, (tr, 2dtr, ch2, 2ttr) in next

ch-2 sp, 1dtr in each of next 2 dtr, work a tr in

each st and 2tr in each ch-2 sp until a further

12 tr have been worked, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in ch-4

sp, work a tr in each st and 2tr in each ch-2 sp

until a further 8 tr have been worked, ss to

top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

If you prefer, work from the chart (right). See

page 138 for our guide to using charts like

these.

Join motif edges with an overstitch (see

page 133 for our sewing guide).

YOU WILL NEED

YARN

Q Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino

Silk DK (75% Merino wool, 20%

silk, 5% cashmere, 50g/116m),

Yarn A Vanilla (003)

Yarn B Scrumptious (575), or

Jelly Bean (604), or Golden Goose

(574), or Ahoy! (605)

HOOK

Q A 4mm (US G/6) hook

NOTIONS

QScissors

QTapestry needle

TENSION AND SIZE

Not critical for this project.

ABBREVIATIONS

For a full list see page 18

Practise

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DçëH
stitche
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MULTI-STITCH
SQUARES
Spread the love with this super-sweet heart
within a square motif! By Cara Medus
Slip st (ss)
Double crochet (dc)
Chain (ch)
Half treble crochet (htr)
Treble crochet (tr)
Magic loop
2 dc in same stitch
Work in stitch 2 rows below
Double treble crochet (dtr)
Triple treble crochet (ttr)