Simply Crochet - UK (2019-12)

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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

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