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This is Interlocking Crochet™ in the round.
The front side is Trivet.
The other side
is Fruit Slice.
This is worked a little bit differently. We're going to start with our A color.
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We begin with a chain five
and a double crochet in the
fifth chain from the hook.
Chain one and another double crochet in that same space.
Chain one and double crochet in that same space.
Continue around until you have twelve posts
and twelve spaces. You'll be ending with a chain one and a slip stitch
into the third chain of your first chain five.
You have a circle made with twelve posts and twelve spaces.
What is different, you are going to pick up your B color
and make exactly the same circle.
It has exactly the same number of posts twelve
and twelve spaces.
Once you've completed the circle, then place your A color over your B color.
Normally we have the tails together, but it does make it a little
bit easier to work
if you have them at opposite ends because
we are going to be working always on the right side or the A side.
I will be showing you the B side just so you can see how it looks.
But you do work always on the A side.
There's no turning the piece.
That's why it's a little bit easier if the ends are at the opposite sides
so it doesn't get so confusing.
Our first round
is a no-increase round.
We will be alternating between a no-increase round and an increase round.
In this first round
you will be starting
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by dropping the B color to the back.
Your A color
is in the front.
You chain one
and make a back stitch.
Chain one,
front stitch.
Back stitch, front stitch. Work the pattern all the way around until you get
to the last back stitch.
Chain one and
unite it with the first post, working in the third chain
with a slip stitch.
You notice you're starting to get
the B color slits
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going around in the circle.
You've already dropped the B color to the back.
It's going to be the back stitch around the circle. So it will be a chain one,
back stitch, chain one, back stitch.
You do that all around and you can see how it looks on the other side.
You'll always be working on the A side, but you can check it by looking at
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the B side.
You notice you're starting to get the fruit slice look
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with the two Bs
between
the A color.
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That is a no-increase round because it stays exactly the same
count as the round below it.
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For your increase round
we're going to
chain four.
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You're going to do a double crochet
or front stitch
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in the base of that chain four.
Chain one.
You're next stitch is
a back stitch, chain one, back stitch all in the same space.
We are doubling the stitches around the circle.
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We do a double front with a
chain one in between.
Double back and there's always a chain one in between the spaces because
we're still keeping that mesh look.
Work it all the way around.
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End with a chain one and slip stitch
in the third chain of
your first chain-four.
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You always drop the B color to the back.
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In the B color round we're also going to increase.
It's a chain four
with the double crochet in the base of the chain four.
It's back stitches all the way around. Chain one.
Back stitch, chain one, back stitch
so we're increasing also
doubling the numbers of spaces and posts.
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Continue the pattern around.
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When you look at the other side, you see
the fruit slice increasing.
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That's basically what you do.
You do an increase round
followed by a
no-increased round.
What I've done for this one
is I've worked eight rounds. You end with a no-increase round.
You can keep going adding rounds if you want.
But I've done
eight rounds here.
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No-increase, increase, no-increase, increase. Always end with a no-increase round.
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That way you're going to have your mesh
already set.
You can keep working to make it as large as you want.
This is a pretty good size
and it's a nice bottom for a purse
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and maybe for a hat. Maybe you would have to make it one more round larger for a hat.
However, you can notice
as you're making it larger, you're starting to get these little ruffles around the edge.
If you want it perfectly flat, you will definitely have to block it
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so you can get a nice flat look.
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It is a nice alternative way
to use Interlocking Crochet™ and still have a reversible purse,
hat,
in this case it could even be a doily,
or a trivet depending on what material you use. This is cotton.
If you would like written instructions
for interlocking Crochet™
or have some free patterns,
go to free patterns
at InterlockingCrochet.com.