The Big Book of Crochet Stitches: Fabulous Fan, Pretty Picots, Clever Clusters and a Whole Lot More
Jean Leinhauser, Rita Weiss
Language: English
Pages: 536
ISBN: 2:00262159
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Access hundreds of crochet stitches that you can use year in and year out. From two of the most respected names in crochet, this indispensable resource provides excellent value.
Step-by-step instructions for more than 350 stitches, from easy to advanced, including shells, fans, clusters, bobbles and more
Solid-colored swatch for each stitch in a full-color, close-up photograph
Stitches are grouped by style for easy reference, and an alphabetical index is also included
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And draw through 3 lps: CL made. Instructions Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch; ch 3 (counts as a dc of following row), turn. Row 2: *Sk next sc, 2 dc in next sc; rep from * across, ending last rep by skipping next sc, dc in last sc; ch 4 (counts as a dc and ch-1 sp), turn. Row 3: *CL over next 2 dc, ch 1; rep from * across to last 3 sts, CL over next 2 dc, dc in top of turning ch; ch 1, turn. Row 4: Sc in first dc, sc in each CL and in each ch-1 sp across, ending last rep with.
Shell made. Instructions Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook; *ch 5, sk 3 chs, sc in next ch, ch 5, sk 3 chs**, in next ch work shell; rep from * across, ending last rep at **; sc in last ch, ch 4, turn. Row 2: *Sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5; rep from * across, ending last rep with sc in last ch-5 sp, ch 2, tr in last sc; ch 1, turn. Row 3: Sc in first tr; *ch 5, shell in 3rd ch of next ch-5 sp, ch 5**, sc in next ch-5 sp; rep from * across, ending last rep at **; sc in turning ch-sp, ch 5, turn. Row.
Over next 9 sts; rep from * across; end last rep with CL over last 5 sts, sk turning ch, ch 3, turn. Row 3: 4 dc in base of ch; *sk 3 chs, sc in next sc, sk 3 chs, 9 dc in lp which closed next CL; rep from * across; end last rep with 5 dc in top of turning ch; ch 1, turn. Row 4: Sc in first st; *loosely ch 3, CL over next 9 sts, loosely ch 3, sc in next st; rep from * across; end last rep with sc in top of turning ch; ch 1, turn. Row 5: Sc in first sc; *sk 3 chs, 9 dc in lp which closed next CL,.
Each st on hook, dc in each of next 3 dc; YO and draw through all 4 lps on hook: CL made. Instructions Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch; ch 4 (counts as a dc and ch-1 sp of following row), turn. Row 2: Sk next 2 sts, 3 dc in next st; *ch 1, sk next 2 sts, dc in next st, ch 1, sk next 2 sts, 3 dc in next st; rep from * to last 3 sts, ch 1, sk 2 sts, dc in last st; ch 5 (counts as a dc and ch-2 sp), turn. Row 3: *CL over next 3 dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2; rep from * across; end.
Choose to use. Experiment and have fun! Multiples Each stitch pattern starts with a “multiple” given like this: Chain multiple: 6 + 4 A multiple is the number of chain stitches needed to work one complete unit of a pattern. To work the pattern in the example (6 + 4), you need to chain any number of stitches which can be divided evenly by 6: 12, 18, 24, 36, etc. To this number, you need to add 4 more chains, giving a total of 16, 22, 28, 40, etc. The “+” number is added just once. Abbreviations,.