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a
abbreviations, 308–11
b
ball winder, 42
calculating number of stitches, 7, 7
bead stitch, 140, 176, 206, 308, 315
beaded borders, 28–29, 62–63, 132–33, 257
bullion stitch, 198–99, 286, 308, 314
buttons in borders, 138–39, 188–89
c
chain stitch, 9, 306, 306, 308
chainless start, 9, 9chart reading, 11, 11
circular crochet. Seeworking in the round vs. working in rows
colors, changing, 16
corners
crochet punctuation, 304–5
asterisks (*), 304
brackets [ ], 305
crochet shorthand [ ], 305
parentheses ( ), 305
crochet stitches, 308–11
d
double crochet, 306, 306, 308, 314–15, 314– 15
extended, 309
e
embroidered chain stitch, 18–19, 18–19
f
flower motifs, 34–35, 88–89, 124–25, 140–41, 170–71, 182–83, 254– 55
fringe, make, 258–59
g
h
half double crochet, 306, 306, 309, 314–15, 314–15
horizontal cluster, 150, 310, 315
j
joining
leaning tower stitch, 77, 186, 310, 314
lobster cord, 76
long stitch, 124, 136, 310, 314
m
p
popcorn stitch, 46–47, 82–83, 102–3, 292–93, 310, 316
proportion and scale, 22–23, 23
puckers and ruffles, avoiding, 6, 6–7
puff stitch, 123, 134, 142–43, 269, 296–98, 310, 315
q
quick-start guide, 26
r
reading charts, 26
reading crochet patterns, 19
repeating sections of stitches, 11, 11
reverse single crochet, 21, 21
row-by-row crochet. See working in the round vs. working in rows
s
shell motif, 67
single crochet, 3, 3, 6, 9, 306, 306, 311
foundation, 26
slip-stitch, 306
method of joining, 9
spike sc, 48–49, 82–83, 84–85, 288–89, 311, 314
spike tr, 84–85
spike, compound, 128
stitch symbols, 306–7, 306–7, 314–15, 314– 15
swatches, 52
t
treble crochet, 306, 306, 311, 314–15, 314– 15
triple treble, 136–37
u
U.K. terminology, 22
w
working in the round vs. working in rows, 16–17, 17, 17
working into
chains and cast-on knit stitches, 4, 4, 307, 307
crocheted or knitted fabric, 3–5, 3–5
woven fabric, adding borders to, 18, 18
x
flat, 272–73