Crochet World

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Many crocheters have two things in common each year when it’s time to think about the holiday gifts they will be giving to family and friends, and the festive accents with which they will be decorating their homes. First, a crocheter’s holiday season

EASY 5 inches wide × 60 inches in circumference • Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3½ oz/ 270 yds/100g per ball): 1 ball #3950 petunia • Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle

INTERMEDIATE 8½ inches wide × 26 inches in circumference • Universal Yarns Rozetti Polaris light (DK) weight acrylic/wool/payette yarn (1¾ oz/191 yds/50g per ball): 2 balls #92001 radiant • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • T

CHALLENGING Instructions given fit size small; changes for medium, large, X-large, 2X-large and 3X-large are in [ ]. Bust: 30 inches (small) [34 inches (medium), 38 inches (large), 42 inches (X-large), 46 inches (2X-large), 50 inches (3X-large)] Leng

INTERMEDIATE Instructions given fit man’s shoe size 8/9; changes for 10/11 and 12/13 are in []. Slipper length: 9 inches [9¼ inches, 10½ inches] Foot length: 10/10½ inches [10½/11 inches, 11¼/11¼ inches] • Plymouth Yarn Encore Tweed medium (worsted)

INTERMEDIATE 49½ inches wide × 55½ inches long • Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (solids: 7 oz/ 364 yds/198g; flecks: 5 oz/ 260 yds/141 g per skein): 4 skeins #400 grey heather 5 skeins #4313 Aran fleck • Size J/10/6mm croc

EASY Reindeer: 6 inches tall Bowling Snowball: 6 inches in circumference • Medium (worsted) weight acrylic yam: 6 ozwarm brown 4 oz sand print 2 oz coffee 1½ oz white 1 oz Aran 4 yds baby pink • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or • size needed to obtain ga

CHALLENGING Instructions given fit child’s size 4; changes for 6 and 8 are in [ ]. Chest: 25 inches (size4), [27 inches (size6), 28½ inches (size8)] Length: 15 inches (size 4) [17 inches (size 6), 19 inches (size 8)] • Lion Brand Yarn Vanna’s Choice

EASY 11 inches wide at bottom × 8 inches tall, excluding Top Lp • Plymouth Yarn DK Merino Superwash light (DK) weight superwash merino wool yarn (1¾ oz/130 yds/ 50g per hank): 1 hank each #1125 brown bear, #1108 sunshine, #1123 peapod, #1114 wine, #1

INTERMEDIATE Basket: 8 inches wide × 5½ inches high, excluding Handles Dishcloth: 9 inches wide × 8 inches long • Omega Sinfonia light (DK) weight cotton yam (3½ oz/218 yds/100g per skein): 2 skeins #831 aqua 1 skein each #883 coral and #820 bright y

INTERMEDIATE 43 inches wide × 57 inches long • Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/364 yds/ 198g per skein): 4 skeins #313 Aran 2 skeins#406 medium thyme 1 skein #332 ranch red 3 oz each #360 cafe latte, #365 coffee, #316

Single crochet decrease (sc dec): (Insert hook, yo, draw Ip through) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw through all lps on hook. Example of 2-sc dec Half double crochet decrease (hdc dec): (Yo, insert hook, yo, draw lp through) in each of the sts

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BEGINNER Projects for first-time crocheters using basic stitches, with little or no shaping. CONFIDENT BEGINNER Projects for new crocheters who are comfortable with the beginner basic stitches and are ready to combine them into short pattern sequence