Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Christmas Tree Filet (small)



Merry Christmas everyone!



Finished size:
Approx. 7.5 inches sq

Materials:
76 yds Size 10 crochet cotton, white
#7 steel hook Boye or
#5 steel hook Bates

Pattern Notes:
Pattern is worked in 4edc blocks.
Entire pattern is worked in Edc.
Follow chart beginning at the bottom right corner of Row 1.
Chart is then followed back and forth until completed.


Pattern Stitches

Edc - Extended Double Crochet - yo and insert hook in specified st. yo and draw through st (3 loops on hook). yo and draw through 1 loop. Complete as you would a normal dc. (Yo and draw through 2 loops, yo and draw through remaining 2 loops).

Mesh Block - Edc, ch2, skip 2st’s, edc in next st. Each mesh block is made up of 4 st’s.
Blocks that are next to each other share the center st. Example - 2Mesh - edc, ch2, edc (shared), ch2, edc.

Solid Block - 4 edc. Each solid block is made up of 4st’s.
Blocks that are next to each other share the center st. Example - 2 Block - 7edc
Instructions:

Chain 83
Row 1 - edc in 9th chain from hook (1st mesh block).
*Ch2, skip next 2 st’s, edc in 3rd st* repeat across ( 25 Mesh Blocks)
Row 2 - ch 5, turn, skip next 2 st’s, edc in next st and across to complete last solid block.
ch2, skip 2 st’s, edc in last st.

Continue following chart through completion.



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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Due to a family emergency

I will not be posting for a while.

Prayers are always appreciated.