Diffi culty:
Intermediate 2
Skills used Tr foundation row (TrFr) Combination stitches front loop only (fl o) back loop only (blo) Decreases for shaping Reverse dc (corded edging/crab stitch)
YARN
Louisa Harding Grace Silk & Wool • 50g/100m/110yd • WPI 11
Main colour (MC): Deep Purple (008) Contrast colour (CC): Dark Chocolate (009)
YARN REVIEW
Shannon says: "Softness isn't the fi rst characteristic I look for in a yarn, so it's a pleasure when I fi nd a yarn like this one. It stands up to my design elements and still gives me that luxurious feel of a high-end fi bre."
YARN ALTERNATIVES BOX SAVE Lotus Yarns Bamboo
SPEND Wharfedale Woolworks Hand-dyed Bamboo
SPOIL YOURSELF Manos Silk Blend TENSION
Working in Pattern, 14sts and 7 rows to measure 10x10cm or 4x4in using 4.25mm hook.
NOTIONS 4.25mm hook
Shawl pin
Designer biography Shannon has been working with a hook since he was a little boy sitting with his mother and grandmother. The fashion designer (and proud member of the Crochet Guild of America) enjoys combining crochet techniques with modern colours to make clothing that people will love.
SPECIAL STITCH PATTERNS Mesh decrease: Tr in next tr without fi nishing leaving two loops on hook, miss next tr, yrh, insert hook in next tr, yrh, draw up a loop (four loops on hook), yrh, draw through two loops on hook, yrh, draw through three loops on hook.
Foundation tr (TrFr): Make a slip knot and chain 4, *yrh and insert hook into the fourth chain from hook and pull
SIZE & YARN AMOUNT 76
BUST
The asymmetry of the design makes this
garment perfect for those times when you want a little cover up.
6 | INSIDE Crochet LENGTH
MC: CC:
TOTAL METRES TOTAL YARDS
30 71 28 7
800 880
up a loop. Yrh, pull through one loop (1ch), yrh, complete tr as normal as folls; pull through two loops, yrh and pull through remaining two loops. One loop left on hook*. Repeat between * and *, each time working into the 1ch in last tr created, until you have the required number of stitches.
Reverse double crochet (Rev dc): This is a corded edging worked in the opposite
Damson tunic SHANNON MULLETT-BOWLSBY
"Maintain your sense of style with this easy, no-fuss garment that can be layered without looking like you are throwing on the same old cardigan!"
85.5 34 71 28 7
800 880
96.5 38 76 30 8
900 990
107 42 76 30 8
ALL SIZES 1 BALL 900 990
117 46 81 32 9
1000 1100
127 50 81 32 9
1000 1100
cm in
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