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bamboo dress
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Materials
13 x 50g balls ‘Moda Vera’ Bamboo Cotton
5.50mm crochet hook
Scissors, yarn needle
Abbreviations
ch = chain; dc = double crochet; htr = half
treble; lp = loop; Rnd = round; sk = skip; sl
st = slip stitch; sp = space; st-ch = starting
chain; st/s = stitch/es; tr = treble; yoh = yarn
over hook; dec 2tr = decrease over next 2 tr
= (yoh, pull up lp in next st, yoh pull through 2
lps) twice, yoh, pull through all 3 lps; dec 3tr =
decrease over 3 tr = (yoh, pull up lp in next st,
yoh pull through 2 lps) 3 times, yoh, pull through
all 4 lps; fdc = foundation row worked in dc =
2ch, pull up lp in 1st ch, * yoh, pull through 1 lp
(ch made), yoh, pull through both lps (dc made),
pull up lp in last ch made, and repeat from* for
each foundation st required; shell = (1tr, 1ch,
1tr, 1ch, 1tr) in same st; v-st = (1tr, 1ch, 1tr) in
same st;
Magic Circle (used when you want a tight
circle with no hole in the middle) = wrap yarn
twice around your finger & work a sl st into the
lp, slip the lp off your finger and work the first
round into the ring (over the two strands), sl st
into 1st st when round is finished, pull the yarn
tail to tighten the lp to create an invisible centre.
Instructions
Back Yoke Row 1: Work 44 fdc.
Row 2: 1dc, 1ch in 1st st, (1tr in next st, sk 2
sts, shell in next st, sk 2 sts, 1tr in next st) 6
times, 1 tr in last st, turn.
Row 3: 1dc, 1ch in 1st st, (1tr in next st, sk tr
& ch, shell in next tr, sk ch & tr, 1tr in next tr) 6
times, 1tr in last st, turn.
Rows 4-14: Repeat row 3 eleven times. Fasten off.
Front Yoke Row 1: Work 44 fdc.
Row 2: 1dc, 1ch in 1st st, (1tr in next st, sk 2
sts, shell in next st, sk 2 sts, 1tr in next st) 6
times, 1 tr in last st, turn.
Row 3: 1dc, 1ch in 1st st, (1tr in next st, sk tr
& ch, shell in next tr, sk ch & tr, 1tr in next tr) 6
times, 1tr in last st, turn.
Rows 4-11: Repeat row 3 eight times.
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