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Half Double Crochet (hdc) 1. Yarn over hook. Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop (three loops on hook). 2. Yarn over hook and draw through all three loops on hook.

1. Slip Stitch (sl st) 2. 1. Insert hook into next st. 2. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops on hook.

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1. Triple Crochet (tr) 1. Yarn over hook two times. 2. Insert hook into next st yarn over and draw up a loop (four loops on hook). 3. Yarn over hook and draw through two loops on hook, three times.

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Chain Stitch (ch) 1. Make a loop with yarn. Insert hook through the loop. 2. Yarn over hook and draw through the loop on hook. 3. Repeat step 2 for next ch.

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PROJECT NAME: Heart Border and Flower Border LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE: Intermediate MATERIALS: Heart Border: One ball of DMC Cblia Crochet Cotton (Art.167GA) 818 Pink or 800 Blue, or choose from any of the other Cblia colors. Flower Border: One ball of DMC Cblia Crochet Cotton (Art.167GA) 818 Pink or 800 Blue, or choose from any of the other Cblia colors. Steel crochet hook size 7 (1.5 mm) for size 10 thread Steel crochet hook size 9 (1.25 mm) for size 20 thread Steel crochet hook size 12 (1 mm) for size 30 thread FINISHED MEASUREMENTS: Each Heart: Approximately 3-1/2" (8.75 cm) wide with DMC Cblia size 10 Approximately 2-1/2" (6 cm) wide with DMC Cblia size 20 Approximately 2-1/4" (5.5 cm) wide with DMC Cblia size 30 Each Flower: Approximately 3" (7-1/2 cm) wide with DMC Cblia size 10 Approximately 1-3/4" (4-1/2 cm) wide with DMC Cblia size 20 Approximately 1-1/2" (4 cm) wide with DMC Cblia size 30 STITCH GUAGE: 9 dc = 1" with size 10 thread and size 7 hook or size to obtain gauge 11 dc = 1" with size 20 thread and size 10 hook or size to obtain gauge 13 dc = 1'' with size 30 thread and size 12 hook or size to obtain guage

ABBREVIATIONS: ch = Chain dec = Decrease dc = Double Crochet hdc = Half Double Crochet sc = Single Crochet sl st = Slip Stitch sp = Space st = Stitch tr = Triple Crochet INSTRUCTIONS: Heart Border: First motif: Ch 3. Row 1: 3 hdc in first ch. Row 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each of next 3 hdc. (6 hdc) Row 3: Ch 2, 2 hdc in each of next 6 hdc. (12 hdc) Rows 4-8: Ch 2, 2 hdc in next hdc, hdc in each and every hdc until last hdc, 2 hdc in last hdc. (22 hdc at the end of row 8) Rows 9-12: Ch 2, hdc in each and every hdc across. Row 13: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 10 hdc, ch 3, skip next 2 hdc, hdc in next 10 hdc. Row 14: Ch 2, dec 1 st over first 2 hdc, hdc in each of next 6 hdc, ch 3, skip next 2 hdc, sc in ch-sp, ch 3, skip next 2 hdc, hdc in each of next 6 hdc, dec 1 st over last 2 hdc. Row 15: Ch 2, dec 1 st over first 2 hdc, hdc in each of next 3 hdc, skip next 2 hdc (ch 3, sc in next ch-sp) twice, ch 3, skip next 2 hdc, hdc in each of next 3 hdc, dec 3 sl st into the last st worked. Turn work. Row 16: Ch 6, sc in first hdc on top of heart, (ch 5, sc in next ch-sp) 3 times, ch 5, skip next 2 hdc, sc in next hdc, [ch 5, skip next ch-2-sp, sc in next hdc] 8 times to the hearts bottom point, [ch 5, skip next ch-2-sp, sc in next hdc] 8 times. Fasten off. (21 ch-sp around) Second and following motifs: Work Rows 1-15 same as first motif. Row 16: 3 sl st into the last st worked, ch 6,

sc in first hdc on top of heart, (ch 5, sc in next ch-sp) 3 times, ch 5, skip next 2 hdc, sc in next hdc, ch 5, Skip next ch-2-sp, sc in next hdc, ch 2, dc while hook through corresponding ch-sp on previous motif, ch 2, skip next ch-2-sp, sc in next hdc, ch 2, sc in next corresponding ch-sp on previous motif, ch 2, skip next ch-2-sp, sc in next hdc, repeat row 16 of first motif for the rest of row. Fasten off. Continue making and joining motifs until border is desired length. Top edge: Row 1: Attach thread into the first ch-6-sp of first motif. Ch 8, * dc in next ch-sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-sp, ch 5, dc in next ch-sp, ch 3, dc in next ch-sp, tr in next ch-sp, tr in the next ch-sp of next motif, ch 5, dc in next ch-sp, ch 3, repeat from *, end with tr in last ch-sp. Row 2: Ch 1, * sc in next st, skip next 2 st, 5 dc in next st, skip next 2 st, repeat from * to end. End with sl st into the 4th ch. Fasten off. Flower Border: First motif: Ch 6. Make a ring with a sl st into the first ch. Rnd 1: Ch 3 (count as dc), 17 dc in ring. End with sl st into the 3rd ch. Rnd 2: * Ch 15, skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc, repeat from * around. End with sl st into the 3rd ch. (6 ch-sp) Rnd 3: Ch 1, * 3 sc in next ch-sp, 15 dc in same ch-sp, 3 sc in same ch-sp, repeat from * around. End with sl st into the first ch. Fasten off. Second and following motifs: Work Rnds 1-2 same as first motif. Rnd 3: Ch 1, 3 sc in next ch-sp, 8 dc in same ch-sp, sc into corresponding dc of previous motif, 3 sc in same ch-sp, * 3 sc in next ch-sp, 15 dc in same ch-sp, 3 sc in same ch-sp, repeat from * around. End with sl st into the first ch. Fasten off. Continue making and joining motifs until border is desired length.

Option: Single flower motifs can also be used as clothing embellishements (see baby shoes in cover photo). Decrease over hdc: 1. Draw up loop in first hdc (two loops on hook). 2. Draw up loop in next hdc (three loops on hook). 3. Yarn over and draw through all three loops on hook. Decrease completed (one loop on hook).

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Single Crochet (sc) 1. Insert hook into next st. 2. Yarn over hook and draw up a loop (two loops on hook). 3. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops on hook.

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Double Crochet (dc) 1. Yarn over hook. Insert hook into next st. 2. Yarn over hook and draw up one loop (three loops on hook). 3. Yarn over hook and draw through two loops on hook (two loops on hook). 4. Yarn over hook and draw through two loops on hook (one loop on hook).

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