Encyclopedia of 300 Crochet Patterns, Stitches and Designs

163 Pages·2004·21.03 MB·English

by  Gayle Wood

Table of Contents
Introduetion

Chapter 1
aslo Groenat Stitches
Uncierstanding Srochet Terms
Desig’ Your Ox Fatterrs By Mastering Multiples
Flowered Geomai‘icAighan.
Intomat onal Gracket Syribals
Abbrev ons
Chapter 2
Cain, Picot and Single Crochet
Textures Algor :
‘Queer Anve's Lace Table Toocer a
Ponytal Twist
Chapter 3
Chain, Picot, Single and HalF-Deutle Crochet 23
Fitbed Sweater Vest 2
Gingetbrese Shaf Edging
Chapter 4
Double Crochet
Paricr Lampshade Cover
Fuzzy Wuzzy Boar
Chapter 5,
Tieble Crachel
Flowsrod Trolls Sweater
Daoorative Man‘2 Trim
Evening Clutch Ba
Ghie's Semer Cudd er.
6
V-Stitch and Srell =
Christening Gov Set . 65
Tailored Tralis Placsinal
Chapter 7
Folet Stich
Lacy Winter Sear.

Chapt
Lacy Winter Hat ..

Chapter 8
Puff Stitch ...
Boudoir Boister Pillow

Chapter 9

Popcorn Stitch.
Victorian Accent Afghan...
Popcorn Trivet.

Chapter 10
Cluster Stitch 85
Classic Crop Top . 92
Baby Bunting Blanket 92
Chapter 11
Dropped Stitch

Open Diamond Dresser S ‘Scart
Pocket Embellishment...

Chapter 12
X-Stitch.....
TShirt Trim :
Ladies Jazzy Pearl Tie

Chapter 13
Wraparound Stitch ..
Ruffled Eyelet Curtain Valance
Crocheted Rug wn:

Chapter 14

Y-Stitch ..
Sachet Bag
‘Summer Rose Hat ..

Chapter 15

Motifs
Quick Easy Tote Bag
Boutique Sweater.
Sunflower Bouquet Vest

Chapter 16

Edgings and Trims ...
Ruffles And Bows Infant Set.
Scalloped Collar...
Introduction

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‘Agi of le tan old friend or a mevrly married couple iy always elegant sd appreciated. pillowcase
trimmed in lace is beautiful and muses a wendectul sf plain tablecloth or napkins look stegunt with a
biof lace around the edge,

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cesign from this book to add Tasting sil to it That look is “in ana avays willbe, You ean also Ur
sweaters and vests,

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charting with ¢ colorful afghan druped seross the hack, An afghan wou'd come in handy gn siose cold
‘wimer nights, 390. Crocheted items in &. house say “rome!

noyelopedia of 3100 Crocker Pater Stitches ant Designe gives yr all the
base information you need 10 erete beautiful erocheed items.
‘nee, so you should be aie wo find & project hats

the old-fashioned know-how you noel to eras your own nique designs

The only ioels you need to eroche: are a erostet hook and thread or yar, but you have many choices to
make when you buy these covls. You een completely eige the appearace o° any pattern by substituting
yer weight or eheoging the size of your nook. Our derigns give you the F-vedoni ip experveut with these
joo.s and comple a one-of-s-kind proje

"You" I soviee that the diag in this book are taced on the Imwmations! Crochet symbol, This old
European code, sill widely used todas, has been hendec. down Gn the oldest wr sen crochet instruesions
insxistnce.

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af ercchst — the at that was snow simply as “no's work" in sve Middle Ages, The word
French word for “hoo.”

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Peacle iho sve mastered the syrsbols ean. crete wie pizves by Using only Uwe agra

‘You cently don’t have co attempt this eascay, though. You"! orekably enjoy yoursef cure if you use
‘he leary weine> ‘ssructions, Most pzople "ee¢ the :vinbintion of phot, isuwuesio=s and syinbols to
aecorplis the mare difficult panemns,

structions, diagrams sod)
Every alte is differents size anc apps
i your sisle and Fis your Line frame. We also provide

Sore ofthe chucters provide nsrucsions for specie erusheted items, but vier chaptess will let you use
sor creative flair. By using one or more st the motifs in chspue> XV, for examp-e, You van ceaie nina,
bradspreads,tanecloihs, dresser seurves, cress collars aml ahs. The wii include the Graany-Square

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8 Introduction

Wheel, Old American Square, Geometric Circle, Wreath and Shamrock.
‘The chapter on trims and edgings will show you how to give your work a neatly finished, decorative edge
Lace and trim can add a special look to many plain items — pillowcases, tablecloths, napkins, collars, blan-
kets and bows.
Once you get started, you'll think of endless po
a little hook and thread.

bilities. You'll have fun exploring what you can do with

If you are a beginner, don’t feel overwhelmed when you look at the directions, Just take one step at a
time, following each instruction precisely.

Punctuation is very important! As you complete a step, you may want to check it off at the punctuation
mark.

If you practice regularly, you'll master this type of needlework before you know it. Most importantly,
enjoy yourself as you keep alive the old, elegant art of crochet.
Chapter 1

Basie Crochet Stitches, Abbreviations and Symbols

Slip Knot
‘Make a loop, pu: hook in toa, pull yam thragh
end gently to secure to hock, (2

loop, (1) pull yi

Chain Stiteh (eh)
Slip Knot onto, 90k. Put book 9 your right hand,
hale che eral of yar extending feem the loop i yout
Jett hand, weave var over the Fing ond forefinger of
your Heft hand to allow e

hoo and pull yam through to make the fest chain
11) Repeat to make chain as long as desired. (2)
Suiches save been numoered 10 assist with ook
placement. For other crachet stitches, refer to dia
‘ram as needed.

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sig caso
Satter erie

Single Crochet (se)

‘Make chain. Pu: hook into the 2nd chain fram hoo’.
Place yaen ever took and pl yarn though tke chain
(1) Place yore ever hook anc. pull yarn trough

Toop (2) faving | Hoop on ook. (3)

eae Sa’ 12S

Half Double Crochet (hde}

Make chain, Place yar over Seok. Put hock into 3nd
hain from hook. (1) Place yasn over hook and pull
‘yar dhyoug the chain Place vam ever hook sd pull
irosah all 3 lcops (2) leavieg | loop os hook. (3)

Double Croebet (de)

Make chain, Pace yarn over hook, Pui ook ints 4
‘chain from hook. (1) Place yarn over hook anc ull
yam through the chain, Plase yara over hook and oul
through fist 2 loops on hook, (2) leaving 2 oops on
hook, (3) Place yarn aver hook snd pall throush last
2 Hoops leaving 1 loop om hak. A)
10

‘Treble Crochet (tr)

Make chain. Place yarn over hook twice. Put hook
into Sth chain from hook. (1) Place yarn over hook
and pull yarn through the chain, Place yarn over hook
and pull through first 2 loops. (2) Place yarn over
hook and pull through next 2 loops, (3) Place yarn
over hook and pull through last 2 loops, (4) leaving 1
Joop on hook. (5)

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Popcorn Stiteh (pe st)

Make chain, Crochet 3 or more double crochet in
same chain, (1) Remove hook from loop and place in
top of first double crochet. Place hook in unworked
loop. (2) Pull yarn through all 3 loops on hook. (3)
Can use 2t0 6 double crochet

Basic Crochet Stitches, Abbreviations and Symbols

Puff Stiteh

Make chain. Put hook into 3rd chain from hook, Place
yam over hook and pull yarn through the chain. (1)
Place yarn over hook and insert hook into same chain,
Place yam over hook and pull through the chain
Place yarn over hook, pull through as many times as
you desire. Place yarn over hook and pull through all
loops, (2) leaving 1 loop on hook. Place yam over
hook and pull through last loop on hook. (3) Can use
2.t0 6 loops

Picot Stiteh
Make a single crochet, Ch 3, insert hook through top
of single crochet. (1) Place yarn over hook and pull
through all loops on hook. (2) Picot stitch can be
made with all crochet stitches and as many chains as
desired. (3)

Cluster Stiteh (el st)

Make chain. Place yarn over hook. Put hook in chain,
Place yarn over hook and pull yarn through thi .
Place yarn over hook and pull through 2 loops. Place
yam over book and into same chain stitch, Place yarn
over hook and pull yarn through the chain. Place yarn
over hook and pull through 2 loops, leaving 3 loops
on hook. (1) Place yam over hook and pull yarn
through all loops, leaving 1 loop on hook, (2) Can use
2 10 6 loops,
‘tel Crochet stiches, Abbrevstions and Symbols ft

X stiteh
Maks # douiie erache: Place yarn over hock and
insert insite hehind dob erooet just worked. (1)
Pace yer over hoo and pull rough. (2) Complete
ste following double enoehst diestions. 3) Skip
sex! ohrin, repeat insirstions. 4)

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Double X-Stiteh
hain, Plawe yarn over hook twice, Make a tr
he, leaving 3 loops on hook. (1) Skip | chai
ke a ive erochet in mest eh,

pull yarn through 2 loops) 4 une. ¢3) Chain 2, make
1 double sruchot i the mide of the 206 treble <ro-
thet pest (4) Repeat insructions (5)

Inverted V or Shell Stiteh
‘Make cheln, Scar double crochet in 4b elu tu
haok. Phace vari over lok and pull ioeah 2 kos,
(G) lewing oop on aco. Make as many doube cro"
ets as you ike, foliowing Use diseetions. (2) Place
yur over livok atu! poll yarn shou all loops. (3)
Teaving ane kop om hv. 4)

Relief Double Crochet
Follow directions for double crvehet, exeeot insert
hook acound post of tie previous croche: stitch, You

ele the post fom (efron right to ele (1) or
be buck, right

¥sstiteh

Make chtin, Place yar aver hook twice. Make a te-

ble creehet, Chain 4, (1) mae double erocset in
ule ofthe treble emachet post. (2)

a

in Rounds
imber of chains required for pattern, Inset
hhookin fost

pull through all oops on hook. (2) Follow pattern
directions working afound chi loup just made,

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Make
12 Basic Crochet Stitches, Abbreviations and Symbols

Understanding Crochet Terms (and Other Helpful Information)

‘Turning Chain (teh)

Used to bring yarn to required height for the first
ich of next row. Most patterns unless noted other-
wise count the turning chain as one stitch. Standard
turning chains for stitches are: Sc-ch 1; hde-ch 2: de-
ch 3; trch 4; dir-ch 5.
Increasing Crochet Stitches

Increasing involves making 2 stitches in the same
space, This is done by making an extra stitch of your
pattern in the same space as your last stitch. It is best
to increase in the beginning or at the end of crochet row.
Decreasing Crochet Stitches

Dect \2 involves the working off of 2 stitches as
1, thus losing I stitch. This is done by working a
stitch until 2 loops remain on hook, work the same
stitch in next space until 3 loops remain on hook:
Place yam over hook and pull through all 3 loops, It

best to decrease in the beginning or at the end of
the crochet row.
Gauge

To ensure the proper finished size, a gauge swatch
must be made to compare with the patterns stated
gauge. A 6" square laid on a hard flat surface is sut-
ficient to determine if an adjustment in hook size is
needed, Check your gauge as work progresses so
your finished item is the required size.
Punctuation

All crochet patterns have punctuation to allow you
to work in steps. Many find it helpful to read the
directions through and then go back and mark the
Punctuation as each step is completed. It is. very
important that directions separated by a comma,
Parentheses, or brackets be worked as one step.

Example: Sc in next 3 ch, sk next se and 3 ch, se

next 5 ch, ch 3, turn, The comma before and after
sk next sc and 3 ch means this is one step: sk both |
se and a ch-3 space: not sk | se and make ch 3.

Parentheses or brackets allow a step to be repeated
and are usually followed by a number indicating the
amount of repetitions to be made. Parentheses can
also separate a group of stitches to be made in an
indicated space or to explain a step just completed,
Read the directions out loud if you experience difti-
culty, taking care to pause at each punctuation mark,
Stitch Diagrams

Stitch diagrams are included for each pattern using
the international crochet symbols found on page 14.
‘They show at a glance the design of pattern and can
be followed without written instructions when they

become familiar. Diagram stitches are sometimes
enhanced to convey the continuity of the pattern in
your crocheted work and are not an exact representa-
tion of finished stitch size. Use our stitch diagrams to
guide you for ease and accuracy,

Finishing Techniques
Smooth Seams — Sew pieces together with an over-
cast stitch

Overcast Stitch — Lay pieces to be joined together,
right side up. With a blunt sewing needle and the same
thread used to crochet piece, sew the pieces together
by passing the needle from left to right through the
crochet stitches on the outer edge.

‘Smooth Decorative Seam — Use a blunt needle and
the same yarn or thread used in the crocheted item.
Join with an overcast or whip stitch in back loop or
both strands of stitches, whichever pleases you best,
Don’t pull yarn or thread too tightly as you sew. ‘The
seam should have about the same amount of “give” as
the crocheted item.

Ridge on Underside — Use a hook one size larger
than the crocheted item. Align work; slip stitch in
every crochet stitch under both strands of two pieces
being joined, or only in the back loops. This will form
atridge on the underside. Work with right sides facing,
Ridge on Right Side — To obtain a seam that can be
observed easily, align both pieces of crochet with
wrong sides facing and work single crochet stitehe:
back loops of both pieces. You will have a ridge on the
right side between both pieces being joined,

Whip Stitch — To join crochet pieces together —
Use a blunt sewing needle and the same thread used
to crochet. Sew right sides of the crochet pieces
together, using the back loops only,

Finished Ends — To prevent unraveling or unsightly
knots in your work, take time to weave in loose ends.
Best resuilts are obtained using a yarn needle and the
back side of completed work, Weave yarn through as
many stitches as desired taking care not to draw work
too tight. Clip any remaining length close to work,
Blocking — Sometimes even the most vigilant effort
on checking gauge does not produce a symmetrical
crochet piece. To obtain smooth edges or enhance the
final shaping, blocking may be desirable. “Set” your
work using rust proof pins to desired shape. Mist with
water and leave to dry. A steam iron may be used if
care is given not to place iron directly on the cro-
cheted item,
Besic Crochet Sttches Abbredstons ena Symbols

Design Your Own Patterns By Mastering Multiples

Mastesing, "Mz ples
‘designs included inthis book
“Multiples of refers to the nursher of chains need
cd to vomplete the pattern shown, This sllaws you 10
‘peat the pattern and obrain the size you equine. For
svample: multiples of 4; to make a square tablecloth
ou might make 4 begining, ch of 140 or 12 % 10.
When « multiple 14 pl-s 7 is eeuited simpy multiply
[Mx 10 and add 7 more ohs = /47 chs, Fo> our pa
tein, the ils! 7 chs ate needed 0 begin the frst de
(Gein 4th ch from hk), and ad 4 de 1 pattem edge
"Toe ster: helow is foro standard size afghan, Using
tbe given mltiple of 14 pis 7, a feundation ch of 21
(14x 1 +7) was made. The pattem was eomplered
Uough Row 6 witha inished sine of 6 12" x3 12
The 4 ce reded to the patters (plus 7), are not
wed an determining the himber 0 pattem repeats
needed, Measure only che geuge of your multisie
Sis (14 st 5°), to determin the numberof pat

is the basic fist step in
the stitehes and

Flowered Geometric Afghan

tSee Chapter 8, #4)

Materits needed: Approxinatels 64 nunces worsted
eng white yar ge J onochet hook

Finished sizes 81° © 87 12
Gauges 18 3t = 5
rows de = 812
cas
Row 1: De in dt ch from hk, de nme 2 ch, * (eh

I, sk nex: ch, de i next ch) $ tes, de in next 4 ch,
ep from *, ending row with de in last 4 sh, ch 3, um,
Row 2: Sk Istde,de in next de, “(eh 1, sk nest ch
dein next de) = ines, dein pext de, rep from +, end
lingo with doin last 3d, cin teh, eh 3, turn,
ow 3: Sk stake, te in next 4 de, (2 1, sk next ch,
dein aext co}? mes, 4p puff atin next ch-l sp, de
in nent de, ich L, sk next eh, de i> next de) 2 mes,
rep fem, ending 97 wi ast 3 de. dein tch,
eb 3mm

Rov 4: Sk ate, de in next 4 de, Se | dein next de,
{4p cu stin next ch-| sp, de 7 sext ds eT de in
sest de, Ip put st next ch- ap, de in next de ch
Ihde in nest de, rep For: ending ow with dein
liste, ein teh, ch 3, term

Row 5: Se Ist cede in next de, eh 1, ce in nace

dein

ters repeats, To make 2 aighan aerosioately 80"
‘wide, civide your desired sith by multipls gauze
(80" > $*) w determine that 16 patern repeats are
needes. The fousdalion row would oegin with 231 eh
4x 1647

‘Ox0e you determine the pasye v° your mitiple, any
svite design 2 cur book can be erented severding to
you" size requirements, Note: Whev sao. exact tinal
measurements ate required, such ay for elo:aing
items, take imo account te aed wides of any plus
number stitches when de;ermining the muber of
multiple repeats noeded.

‘Some multiple designs, whe> worked in one repeat
cel, ill have more stitch instructions than your
beginning founation cain allows. This is dae
need Zor continuction of a patera worked with more
ropeats, If necessary. refer o the diana and the
fending cose with” inscustions when working with
cone multiple repeat

1a eT,
ea me bd

hey 2times, dlp puffs in next ca sp, de in next de,
‘ch 1, de in neat de)? times, de in next 4 de, rep from
ending tw with ce in ist 3 de, de inte, ch 3, tor
Row 6: 8k Ise, do mn mext dd, * (2h 1, dz in next
8e) himes, dein next 4 de, rep from *, Ending 2%
saith de is fast 3 de, ce inte, eh 3 turn
Rows 7-181: Rep Itows 26.

Rep Raw 2, FO,