Crochet Borders8

#10

STrrCHES & NOTES

Popcorn: Make 5 dc in 1 stitch or space, drop loop from hook and insert hook fiom front to back through top of fi ret stitch in the popcorn then into dropped loop, yarnover ard puli through 2 toops on hook.

Base md, each side: Multiple of 4 + 1 + corner sts.

Begi n 2 sts to left of comer st

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1, skip 1 st *[sc in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st] to corner st, (sc, ch 1, sc) in comer st**, ch 1, skip 1 st; rep fiom * around, ending last rep at **, join with seto tiret sc.

Rnd 2: Ch 8 (counts as dc and ch 5), ‘Popcorn in next ch-1 space, ch 5**, dc in next ch-1 space, ch 5; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with slip stto 3rd ch of ch-8. Fastenoff.

tip

Take advantage of your leaming style and use the method(s) that work best for you: Use charts, refer to online videos to learn new stitches, have someone read instmetions aloud while you make the stitches, puzzle it out with the hook and yam in hand.