Crochet World

We are deep in winter now. For many, that means short days, long nights, and lots of time in the house staying warm. Why not make the most of that time and practice a fun textured stitch? Or create a treasured keepsake? We’ve put this issue together

EDITOR Britt Schmiesing ART DIRECTOR Brad Snow PUBLISHING SERVICES DIRECTOR Brenda Gallmeyer EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Terra Ward SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Nick Pierce SENIOR COPY EDITOR Kristan Seitz COPY EDITOR Emily Oliver TECHNICAL EDITORS Randy Cavalier

EASY 4½ inches wide x 36 inches long • Knit Picks Full Circle medium (worsted) weight wool yarn (3½ oz/ 220 yds/100g per ball): 1 ball #25803 tomatillo • Knit Picks Chroma medium (worsted) weight wool/nylon yarn (3½ oz/198 yds/100g per ball): 1 ball

INTERMEDIATE 8 inches in diameter from point to point • Omega size 10 crochet cotton (173 yds per ball): 1 ball #154 pistachio • Size B/1/2.25mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Locking stitch markers: 9 Diameter after rnd 2: 2% inches T

INTERMEDIATE 4 inches square • Lizbeth size 10 crochet cotton thread (122 yds per ball): 4 balls #602 natural* 1 ball each #632 purple med*, #153 rainbow taffy*, #658 ocean turquoise lt*, #629 azalea lt, #620 azalea med, #663 bright turquoise dk, #69

EASY Small Bowl: 2¾ inches tall x 4½ inches in diameter Large Bowl: 3 inches tall x 7 inches in diameter • Lizbeth size 10 cotton crochet thread (122 yds per ball): 1 ball #601 white (small bowl) • Lizbeth size 3 cotton crochet thread (120 yds per ba

INTERMEDIATE 12 inches wide x 14 inches long, excluding handles • Omega Eulali super fine (fingering) weight cotton yarn (3½ oz/ 394 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein #32 coral 2 skeins #31 salmon-sample used 198g so it is important to get gauge • Pair of

EASY 12 inches wide x 18 inches long, excluding fringe • Lion Brand Yarn Feels Like Butta medium (worsted) weight polyester yarn (3½ oz/218 yds/100g per skein): 3 skeins #108 dusty blue • Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge •

INTERMEDIATE 32 inches deep, without edging x 64 inches wide along top • Berroco Vintage DK light (DK) weight acrylic/wool/nylon yarn (3½ oz/290 yds/100g per hank): 4 hanks #2197 neptune • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Ta

INTERMEDIATE Instructions given fit woman’s size small; changes for medium, large, X-large, 2X-large and 3X-large are in [ ]. Total width: 15 [16, 18, 20, 22, 24] inches Total length: 44 [44, 46, 48, 48, 50] inches • Plymouth Yarn Galway Sport fine (

Due to the ever-changing nature of the yarn and craft industry, it may be impossible to find the exact yarn and craft products used in the designs shown in this publication. Crochet World magazine makes every effort to provide an accurate and complet

BEGINNER Projects for first-time crocheters using basic stitches, with little or no shaping. CONFIDENT BEGINNER Projects for new crocheters who are comfortable with the beginner basic stitches and are ready to combine them into short pattern sequence

Need help? StitchGuide.com • ILLUSTRATED GUIDES • HOW-TO VIDEOS Single crochet decrease (sc dec): (Insert hook, yo, draw lp through) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw through all lps on hook. Half double crochet decrease (hdc dec): (Yo, insert h