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BLOCK BY BLOCK

CROCHET BLOCKS

designed by CORNEL STRYDOM

ABBREVIATIONS (FOR BOTH SQUARES)

beg – begin(ning)
ch – chain stitch
ch-sp – chain space
dtr – double treble
rnd – round
slst – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
tr – treble
yo – yarn over

BLOCK ONE (FIVE COLOURS GRADIENT)

DIFFICULTY: medium

TIME: half an hour per block

YOU WILL NEED

♥ DK yarn in 5 different colours
♥ 4mm crochet hook

SPECIAL STITCHES

Puff stitch (puff st): (yo, insert hook into sp indicated, yo, pull yarn up to height of a dc) 4 times, yo, pull through all loops on hook, ch 1.

tr into sp indicated, ch 2, trinto same sp, ch 1.

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