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CROCHET I SKILL LEVEL: BEGINNER
MEASUREMENT
Approx 40" [101.5 cm] square.
GAUGE
8 sc and 11 rows = 4" [10 cm].
INSTRUCTIONS
Chain (ch) 5.
1st row: [Right side (RS)].
[3 double crochet (dc). Ch 1. 1 dc]
in 5th ch from hook [Skipped
ch-4 counts as 1 dc and ch-1
space (sp)]. 5 dc. Turn.
2nd row: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and
ch-1 sp throughout). 2 dc in rst
ch-1 sp. 1 dc in each dc to last ch-1
sp. 1 dc in last ch-1 sp. Ch 1. 1 dc
in 3rd ch of beginning (beg) ch-4.
3 stitches (sts) increased. Turn.
Repeat (rep) last row until 2
side edges measure approx 40"
[101.5 cm] ending on a wrong
side (WS) row.
Decrease (dec) as follows:
1st row: (RS). Ch 4. [Yarn over
hook (yoh) and draw up a loop in
next st. Yoh and draw through 2
loops on hook) 3 times. Yoh and
draw through all loops on hook.
(Dc3tog)]. 1 dc in each dc to last
3 dc. [Yoh and draw up a loop in
next dc. Yoh and draw through
2 loops on hook) twice. Yoh and
draw through all loops on hook.
(Dc2tog)]. Ch 1. 1 dc in 3rd ch of
beg ch-4. 3 sts decreased. Turn.
Rep last row until 7 dc remain
(rem).
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Begin(ning)
Ch = Chain(s)
Dc = double crochet
Dc2(3)tog = (Yoh and draw up a
loop in indicated space. Yoh and
draw through 2 loops on hook)
2(3) times. Yoh and draw through
all loops on hook
Dec = Decrease
Inc = Increase
Rem = Remain
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sc = Single crochet
Sp = Space
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
Yoh = Yarn over hook
ABBREVIATIONS
MATERIALS
Bernat® Pipsqueak Stripes™ (9.8 oz/280 g; 284 yds/260 m)
Meadow (60013) 3 balls
Size U.S. J/10 [6 mm] crochet hook or or size needed to obtain
gauge.
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