Squares library YOU WILL NEED Q Rico Essentials Cotton DK
(100% cotton, 50g/130m), 1 ball of each: Yarn A Fuchsia (014) Yarn B Turquoise (033) Yarn C Plum (021) Yarn D Banana (063) Yarn E Pumpkin (087) Q A 4mm (US G/6) hook For yarn stockists, contact Deramores 0845 519 4573 www.deramores.com
ABBREVIATIONS For a full list, see page 130
NOTE If you prefer to work from a chart, see page 102
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GrannY bettY You can always be sure of a slice of homemade cake when you pop round to Betty’s for tea. SQUARE Using Yarn A, make a magic loop. Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr), 11tr into loop, ss to the top of beg ch-3 to join. Fasten off. Round 2 Join Yarn B with a ss in any tr, *ch3, 5tr into next tr, ch3, ss into each of the next 2 tr; repeat from * twice more, ch3, 5tr into next tr, ch3, ss into next tr. Fasten off. Round 3 Join Yarn C in the centre tr of any 5-tr group, ch3 (counts as tr), 4tr into the same tr, ch3, skip 2 tr and ch-3, tr into space between 2 tr of Round 1 (below 2 ss of Round 2), ch3, skip ch-3 and 2 tr, *5tr into next tr, ch3, skip 2 tr and ch-3, tr into space between 2 tr of Round 1 (below 2 ss of Round 2), ch3,
skip ch-3 and 2 tr; repeat from * twice more, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join. Fasten off. Round 4 Working into the back loops only, join Yarn D in the first tr of any 5-tr group, *skip next tr, 7tr into next tr, skip next tr, ss to next tr, skip ch-3, 7tr into next tr, skip ch-3, ss to next tr; repeat from * 3 more times. Fasten off. Round 5 Working into back loops only, join Yarn E in 4th tr of any corner 7-tr group, ch3 (counts as tr), 4tr into same tr, *tr into next 2-tr, ch3, tr into 3rd tr of next 7-tr group, tr into next 2 tr, ch3, tr into 2nd tr of next corner 7-tr group, tr into next tr, 5tr into next tr; repeat from * twice more, tr into next 2 tr, ch3, tr into 3rd tr of next 7-tr group, tr into
next 2 tr, ch3, tr into 2nd tr of next corner 7-tr group, tr into next tr, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join. Fasten off and weave in ends.
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