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#83

STrrCHES & NOTES

Bead Stitch: Insert hook into st and puli up a loop, (yam over and puli through 1 bop) three times, yarn over and puli through 2 bops on hook.

Partial dc: Yam over, insert hook into stitch or space indicated and puli up a loop, yam over and puli through 2 loops on hook.

Base md, each side: Multiple of 2 sts + 1 + comer sts.

Begi n 2 sts to left of comer sL

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in same st Bead Stitch in next st *[sc i n next st, Bead Stitch i n next st] to corner st, (sc, Bead Stitch, sc) in corner st — comer group madę, Bead Stitch in next st; rep fiom * around, join with slip sttofirstsc.

Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st *skip 1 st, [2 dc i n next sc, ski p 1 st] to comer group, 2 dc i n next sc, ch 1, Partial dc in same sc, skip comer st Partial dc in next sc, yam over and puli through all 3 loops on hook to dc2tog, ch 1,2 dc in same sc; rep from * around, join with slip st to top of ch-3. Fasten off.

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Smooth hands make for morę comfortable stitchi ng. Keep a smali tubę of hand btion and an emery board in your tool kit for quick minima ni cures.