Crochet Bedspread: Easy to Follow Instructions for Beginners: Gift for Holiday by Lockhart Jeremy

Author:Lockhart, Jeremy [Lockhart, Jeremy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-07T00:00:00+00:00

EDGING :

1st round : Join thread with sl st to any tr. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as sl st. Work 1 sc in each tr, 3 sc in each ch-4 sp at bottom of V and 6 sc at outer points around. Join with sl st to first sc.

2nd round : Ch 1. Working from left to right, instead of right to left as usual, work 1 reverse sc in each sc around. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

Field of Flowers

Stitches used

This pattern uses US terminology, and assumes you are familiar with a range of basic and more intermediate stitches. There are a lot of very good tutorials available online for all of these stitches.

The stitches and abbreviations used are as follows:

Ch = chain

Sl st = sl st

Sc = single crochet

Hdc = half-double crochet

Dc = double crochet

Fpdc = front post double crochet

Fptc = front post treble crochet

Note : Post stitches are worked around the post of a stitch, rather than through the top of the stitch. Unless otherwise instructed, always assume that you skip over the top of a stitch that has been worked as a front post stitch.

Standing stitches : standing sc. There are a number of excellent tutorials online on how to do these stitches. If you’re not happy using standing stitches, just join new yarn in the normal way with a slip stitch and then ch1 for sc, and then at the end of the round join with a sl st to the ‘top’ ch of the beginning chain.

Invisible join: There are a number of good tutorials online, and this can be done with either a chained beginning stitch or a standing stitch. This is optional. If you prefer to join the last stitch to the first stitch with a slip stitch, feel free to do that. I specifically say to join with a sl st, then please do that.

Magic circle : again, there are lots of tutorials out there. This is a good way of starting a square because it can be drawn tight, and doesn’t leave a hole in the middle the way a chain loop does.

Pattern instruction notes

Helpful hints (eg, about stitch placements) will be bracketed, italicised, and coloured red. Example: Sl st into next stitch (i.e., the second sc of 3sc)

A ch3 (or ch2) at the beginning of a round always counts as a beginning dc (or beginning hdc).

Where you are not working directly into the round below, the relevant round will be bolded.

The numbers in brackets at the end of each round’s instructions are the numbers of stitches that should be in that round.

Note : when breaking off yarn, remember to leave a nice long tail to make it easier to sew it in securely at the end.

I don’t feel the need to block squares when using this yarn. I do, however, wash the blanket when it’s done, and tumble dry on low. I find this is a good blocking technique for this particular yarn. It softens the stitches and makes everything relax into shape.

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