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99 SNOWFLAKES

You'U find a winler wonderland of trlms in 99 Snowflakes' Crocheted with thread. the cfaimy flakes make excellent ornaments and package ties for Christmas! Most of the designs are perfect for beginners because they uork up in a fluny. but morę aduanced crocheters will be challenged. too After the snowflakes are crocheted, they’re stlffened lo giue i hem a crisp. fresh look. So even if you haoen t seen Heaoen s confetti in years, these kisses of frost will brtng the magie of fa/ling snów alive and fili eeery heart with warmih.

GENERAL

INSTRUCTIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

chfs)    chain(s)

dc    double croc.het(s)

dtr    double treble crochet(s)

hdc    half double crochet(s)

mm    millimeters

Rnd(s)    Round(s)

sc    single crccher(s)

sp<s)    space(s)

st(s)    $tlich(es)

tr    treble crochet(s)

u tr    triple treble crochet(s)

YO    yarn over

★ — work instructions following ★ as many morę times as mdteated in additton to the first time t to t — work all instructions from first t to second t as many times as specified.

() or | | work enclosed instructions as many times as specified by the number immediately following or work all enclosed instructions in the sritch or space indicatcd or contoins explanatory rernarks.

colon (:) — the number($) gieen after a colon at the end of a row or round denote(s) the number of stitches you should have on that row or round.

THREAD

The photographed items were madę using bedspread weight cotton thread (size 10). Any of the following brands may be used with good results

Anchor "Mercer Crochef DMC Baroque'

DMC Cordonnet Grandmos Best J. & P. Coab “Knit-Cro-Sheen •J & P. Coats South Maid Lily "Daisy'

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FREE LOOPS OF A CHAIN

When mstructed to work in free loops of a chain work in loop indicated by arrow (Fig. ])

MATERIALS

Bedspread Weight Cotton Thread (size 10)

5-30 yards for each Snowflake Steel crochet hook. size 6 {1 80 mm)

Starchlng materials: Fabric stiffener, tracing paper. waterproof marking pen. resealable plastic bag, blocking board. plastic wTap. terry towel. paper ioweis. and rust-proof straight pins Translucent nylon thread

Notę: Some Snowflakes reqmre additional materials See indhidual Snowdlake Instructions for a list of those items.

Finished Size listed in individuai instnictions is approximdte size after starching

GAUGE

The following instructions are writlen for bedspread weight cotton thread (size 10) Gauge Is not of great importance; your Snowflakes may be a litlle targer or smaller without chatiging the ouerall effect.

We have macie ev«iy eifort to snsuw that these    ns are    Snowilakc-s madę and instiuctlotts t«t«i by Katse Galucki.

accurate andcoroptete We cantx>l. howc^-er be responsiWe foi    Freda GlIDiam and Kathleen Hordy

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