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Wide Doubles

Worked as Basic Double Crochets but after 1 st row insert hook between stems and below all horizontal threads connecting sts.

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Notę: Base Chain should be worked loosely to accommodate extra width.

Herringbone Double Crochets

Any number of sts.

(add 2 for base Chain)

Special Abbreviation \ HBdc (Herringbone Double Crochet)

= yo. insert hook. yo. draw through st and first loop on hook, yo. draw through 1 loop, yo, draw through both loops on hook.

1st row: Skip 3ch (count as 1dc), 1HBdc into next and each ch to end, turn.

2nd row: 3ch (count as 1dc), skip 1 st. 1 HBdc into next and each st to end. work-ing last st into top of tch, turn.

Rep 2nd row.

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Alternative Doubles

Any number of sts.

(add 2 for base Chain)

Special Abbreviation J Alt dc (Alternative Double Crochet) =

yo, insert hook, yo. draw loop through. yo, drawthrough 1 looponly, yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

1st row: Skip 3ch (count as 1dc), 1dc into next and each ch to end, turn.

2nd row: 3ch (count as 1 dc), skip 1 st. work 1 Alt dc into next and each st to end. work-ing last st into top of tch, turn.

Rep 2nd row.

Linked Trebles

Any number of sts.

(add 3 for base Chain)

Special Abbreviation

Ltr (Linked Treble) = insert hook down through upper of 2 horizontal loops round stem of last st madę. yo, draw loop through, insert hook down through lower horizontal loop of same st. yo, draw loop through. insert hook normally into next st, yo, draw loop through st, (4 loops on hook). (yo. draw through 2 loops] 3 times (see also page 15).

Notę: To make first Ltr (at beg of row). treat

2nd and 4th chs from hook as upzerfl lower horizontal loops.

1st row: 1 Ltr into 5th ch from hoo* mt ing up loops through 2nd and 4th cnsH hook), 1 Ltr into next and each cn *cfl turn.

2nd row: 4ch (count as 1tr), skip 1 s into next and each st to end. workr ; into top of tch, turn.

Rep 2nd row.

Singles and Doubles

Any number of sts.

(add 1 for base Chain)

1st row (wrong side): Skip 2ch (ci 1 sc), 1 sc into next and each ch to erd 2nd row: 3ch (counts as 1 dc), skip ' a into next and each st to end. workr: into top of tch, turn.

3rd row: 1ch (counts as 1 sc), skip * 3 into next and each st to end, workmgl into top of tch, turn.

Rep 2nd and 3rd rows.

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