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Plant LIFE

MEASUREMENTS

Approximately 40 x 40cm (16 x 16in).

MATERIALS

3 x 100g (250m) balls of Stylecraft Naturals Bamboo Cotton DK (60% bamboo, 40% cotton) in A (Ecru 7128) and 1 ball in B (Spring Green 7126). Size 3.5mm crochet hook; 40 x 40cm square cushion insert. Yarn is available from theknittingnetwork.co.uk

TENSION

20 stitches and 22 rows, measure 10 x 10cm, over double crochet, using 3.5mm hook.

ABBREVIATIONS

St(s), stitch(es); ch, chain; dc, double crochet thus: insert hook into st, yrh and pull loop through (2 loops on hook), yrh and pull through 2 loops; yrh, yarn round hook.

NOTE

Float unused yarn across wrong side of work, to make it less visible

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