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WOOLLY WARMTH

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Nothing beats wool and all its knitting and crochet mates for creating cosiness in a home. Keep snug and warm this winter by surrounding yourself with lots of woolly items. Light a fire and relax with your crochet or knitting. And when you are done, cover yourself with your blanket and read a book. Here are a few projects to warm up your cold fingers.

CHEVRON MAT

DIFFICULTY: average

TIME: a day

SIZE

About 104 × 60cm

YOU WILL NEED

♥ Elle CottonOn DK in Dusty Pink 053: 4 × 250g balls (415m each)
♥ 7mm crochet hook

NOTE: If you crochet quite tightly, use a larger size crochet hook and if you crochet loosely, use a smaller size hook.

ABBREVIATIONS

ch – chain stitch
rep – repeat
tog – together
tr – treble

TO CROCHET

Beg with 106 ch and two strands of yarn together.

Skip 2 ch (count as 1 tr), 1 tr into next ch, 1

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