Simply Crochet - USA (2020-01)

SUMMER ACCESSORY IDEAS

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tensionaccordingly;if youfindthepiece too
big,trydroppingdowna hook size

MEASUREMENTS
EachMandalameasures 7cm (2in) in diameter,
notincludingfringe

ABBREVIATIONS
pf(puffst)Yrh,inserthookintost,yrh,draw
hookbackthroughst(3loopsonhook);rep
from againintost(5loopsonhook), yrh and
pullthroughallloopsonhook
dc-spike(doublecrochetspikest)Inserthook
3 rowsbelow,yrhandpullloopuptoheightof
currentround, yrh and pull through all loops
onhook
Fora fulllist,see page 92

NOTES
Onlysmallquantitiesofeachskeinareused.
MandalaRounds1-6willbeworkedinthe
round,Round7 willbeworkedaroundthe
metalring/ bangle,joiningtoRound6,which
willsitinsidethering. Chain and fringing will
beaddedafter.

DREAMCATCHERMANDALA
WithMilk,makea magicloop.
Round1 (RS)Ch1(doesnotcountasst
throughout),6dcintoloop,changetoKanoko
andsstotopoffirstdctojoin.[6sts]
Round 2 InKanoko,(ch2,htr)infirstst(counts
asfirstpfst),(ch2,pfinnextst)5 times,ch2,
changetoPyjamaand ss to top of first pf st. [6
stsand6 ch-2sps]
Round 3 InPyjama,ssintonextch-2sp,ch2
and1htr(countsasfirstpfst),ch2,pfinsamesp,
(ch2,pf)twiceintonextch-2sp;repfrom 4
times more, ch2, change to Milk and ss to top of

firstpfst.[12stsand 12 ch-2sps]

Round 4 InMilk,ssintonextch-2sp,ch1,dcin

samesp,(ch2,dcinnextch-2sp) 11 times,ch2,

sstotopoffirst dc. [12 dc and 12 ch-2 sps]

Fastenoff.

JoinCirrusintothetopofanypfstofRound 3

andworktoenclosethech-2spofRound4.

Thisis howallstswillbeworkedinRound5.

Round 5 Ch1,dcinsamest,(ch4,dcinnextpf

stofRound3 andworkingoverthech-2spof

Round4) 11 times,ch4,ssto top of first dc.

[12dcand 12 ch- 4 sps]

Fastenoff.

JoinShallowinanych-4spofpreviousround.

Round 6 Ch1,dcinsamesp,(ch4,dcinnext

ch-4sp) 11 times,ch4,ssto top of first dc.

[12dcand 12 ch- 4 sps]

Fastenoff.

JoinNeowitha sstothemetalring.Thisround

willbeworkedaroundthemetal ring and into

thech-4spsofRound6.

Round 7 Ch1,work6dcaroundthering,*dc

aroundtheringandintoanych-4spofthe

previousround,6dcaroundthering;repfrom*

10 timesmore,work1dcaroundtheringand

intonextch-4spof previous round, ss to top of

firstdc.[84sts]

Donotfastenoff(you will continue with Neo to

make the chain).

CHAIN

WithNeo,ch200(oranynumberofchs

requiredfordesiredlength).Withouttwisting

thech,joinwitha ssintothedcatbase of ch.

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

FRINGE

For the Fringe, cut 10cm lengths of yarn in the

followingquantities:2 lengthsineachof

Kanoko,Pyjama,CirrusandShallow; 4 lengths

of Neo; 18 lengths of Milk.

ToattachFringe,hold1 or2 lengths(as

requiredinpattern)inthecentre,inserthook

intodcstfromfronttoback,hookaroundthe

centreoftheyarnlength,pullthroughsoyou

havea looponthehookandthenbringthe

tailsofthelengthofyarnfromtheback,under

the ring and through the loop, pull tight.

ThecoloursequencefortheFringeis asfollows:

1 Neo,2 Milk,1 Kanoko,2 Milk,1 Pyjama,2 Milk,

1 Cirrus,2 Milk,1 Shallow,2 Milk(thisis the

centre),1 Shallow,2 Milk,1 Cirrus,2 Milk, 1

Pyjama, 2 Milk, 1 Kanoko, 2 Milk, 2 Neo.

Asa guide,workfromthecentreoutwardsto

ensureyouhaveanevenFringe(todoso,find

thedcstdirectlyin line with the chain worked

from the top).

BANDANASCARF

Lightasa featherandasstunningasa

peacock,jazzupa simpleoutfit with

HannahCross’slacyscarf.

QErikaKnightStudioLinen(85%viscose,

15%linen,50g/120m),1 skeinofeach:

Kanoko(408),Pyjama(409),Neo(404),

Shallow(414),Cirrus(412),Milk(400)

QA 4 m m( U SG / 6 ) c r o c h e t h o o k

TENSION

2 Motifrepeatsineachdirectionmeasure

10x10cm (4x4), but tension is not critical