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The Anchor Style Collection

Its Magic! Anchor Style Magicline 100 % mercerized cotton Length: 70 m / 78 yds per 50 g Washable at 40 C / 100 F 32 colours (4 effects) Crochet hook 4 mm Knitting needles 4.5 mm

Soft & Silky Anchor Style Creativa 100 % mercerized cotton Length: 70 m / 78 yds per 50 g Washable at 40 C / 100 F 29 colours Crochet hook 4 mm Knitting needles 4.5 mm

Colour your life Anchor Style Miro 94 % acrylic / 6 % polyester Length: 67 m / 74 yds. per 50 g Washable at 40 C / 100 F 8 colours with multi-colour variations Crochet hook 4 mm, Knitting needles 5 mm

Touch your senses Anchor Style Bamboolo 70 % viscose-rayon / 30 % cotton Length: 71 m / 79 yds per 50 g Washable at 30 C / 85 F 18 colours Crochet hook 4.5-5.5 mm Knitting needles 4.5-5.5 mm

Naturally Special Anchor Style Nativa 85 % hemp / 15 % flax Length: 31 m / 34 yds per 25 g 12 colours Crochet hook 3 mm, Knitting needles 3.5 mm

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Introduction The aim of this little booklet is to show you how simple and how fascinating crocheting can be. Maybe you learned to do finger crocheting as a child. If so, then you already know the basic stitch. The main difference is that now you will be using a crochet hook instead of your finger. In this booklet we will show you the basic stitches you need to tackle almost all crochet projects. Of course, the basic stitches can be combined to make complicated patterns but all the Anchor Style yarns are so lovely that the best effects can be achieved with the simplest patterns. The size of the crochet hook is based on the thickness of the yarn. The correct hook size is always given on the yarn wrapper, but you can select a different size hook to achieve the look you like. There is one general rule: If you crochet very tightly, choose a larger crochet hook size than the recommended size. If you crochet very loosely, use a thinner hook. There are different numbering systems for crochet hooks in various countries. For example, a size 7 mm crochet hook (Europe) is a size 2 crochet hook in Great Britain and a size K/10 1/2 crochet hook in the USA. The Anchor Style yarns are most often worked with a medium-size (3 mm 4 mm) crochet hook. Crochet instructions usually consist of two different parts: a. The text, written using various abbreviations so that the instructions are not too long. b. The crochet chart with its symbols. For each basic stitch, we have included the abbreviation, the symbol, and, when possible, a small crochet chart so that you can compare the crocheted piece with the corresponding crochet chart. In this manner, you will learn all the various aspects of crocheting at the same time. Please note that the illustrations in this booklet show how to crochet if you are right-handed. If you are left-handed, use the opposite hand and work in the opposite direction to that shown.

Anchor Style Collection Introduction What the ball band tells you Key to crochet symbols Beginning loop, holding the crochet hook Holding the yarn Chain stitch Yarn ring Slip stitch Double crochet Half treble Treble Double treble

What is a tension gauge? A tension gauge gives the number of stitches x the number of rows needed to make a piece measuring 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 inches). Depending on how tightly or loosely you work, you may have more or less stitches and rows than given in the gauge. You should then choose a larger or smaller crochet accordingly to reach the given gauge.

BALL BAND Tip: Always save the ball band. In the event that you need to purchase more yarn, you can then make sure that the colour lot number of the rst yarn and that of the new yarn match. This is important, since different colour lots vary slightly in colour.

place of production Fibre content of yarn Tension chart when knitting or crocheting General product information Washing and care instructions Length per weight unit Yarn required for 1 short-sleeved pullover Size of crochet hook or knitting needles Article number

Colour lot

Colour number

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Tip: Would-be crocheters with a nickle alergy dont need to worry. Crochet hooks are also available made in wood or bamboo. These crochet hooks are also easier on your wrist, since they bend slightly and slide well.

Beginning loop

Holding the crochet hook

(right hand, if you are right-handed, and left hand, if you are left-handed)

Key to symbols in the crochet charts (Key to crochet symbols) Chain stitch (ch) Yarn ring Slip stitch (slst) Double crochet (dc) Half treble (htr) Treble (tr) Double treble (dtr)
Lay the yarn in a loop. Run the crochet hook through the loop, hook the yarn, and draw it through the loop.

Tip: Crocheting evenly is the secret to attractive crocheted objects. The foundation chain should not be worked too loosely or too tightly. If the foundation chain is too tight, it will be difficult to insert the crochet hook in the stitches when working the next row. If the foundation chain is too loose, the beginning edge will have holes and loops.

Pull the yarn ends to tighten the loop.

Each person who crochets holds the hook a little differently. We recommend trying various positions (such as the two shown here) to determine which is the most comfortable for you.

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Holding the yarn (left hand, if you are right-handed, and right hand, if you are left-handed)

Chain stitch (ch)

You have just crocheted one ch.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

First make a beginning loop at the beginning of the yarn. Hold the crochet hook with this beginning loop in your right hand. Spread the fingers of your left hand slightly apart. Now run the working yarn (leads from beginning loop to ball of yarn) behind your little finger and across the front of your ring and middle fingers, and wrap it twice around your pointer finger, to regulate the tension. Hold the yarn end below the beginning loop between your thumb and middle finger.

Almost all crochet projects begin with a chain stitch (ch) or with a line of chain stitches (which will show you where this stitch got its name). The crochet hook is lying in the yarn loop. Wrap the yarn over the hook (or hold the yarn still and manoeuvre the hook). This is called 1 yarn over (1 yo). Now draw the working yarn through the loop on the hook.

Repeat this movement several times to make a line of ch. Such a line of ch at the beginning of a project may be referred to as the foundation chain. We have written a line of numbers below the illustration of the foundation ch. These show how ch are counted. This is important for determining the insertion point for the hook in the next row. For example the instructions may say to insert the hook in the 3rd or 4th ch from the hook i.e. not including the loop on the hook. Before you count the ch, make sure that the foundation chain is not twisted and that you are looking at the front of the foundation chain. Always begin counting at the ch closest to the hook.

Holding the yarn / Chain stitch 9

Yarn (or thread) ring

Slip stitch (slst)

Lay the yarn in a loop and use the crochet hook to pull the working yarn through this loop, as described for the beginning loop.

Work as many dc around the thread ring as indicated in the text or in the crochet chart. Then insert the hook in the first stitch which was worked in the ring and draw the working thread through the first stitch and the loop on the hook in one smooth motion (this is called a slip stitch, see page 11). Now pull the end of the yarn to pull the ring tightly closed.

Begin with a foundation chain. If the pattern is 10 stitches wide, crochet 10 ch. The last ch replaces the first slst. This means, that you must now work 9 slst. Insert the hook in the 2nd ch from the hook.

Insert the hook in the next ch, hook the yarn, and draw it through the ch and the loop on the hook. You have just crocheted the 2nd slst.

Do not pull the yarn to tighten the loop. Leave the loop in a loose ring, make one yarn over (yo) and draw the working yarn through the loop on the hook (1). Run the hook through the thread ring and pick up another loop (you now have 2 loops on the hook). Hook the working yarn and draw it through both loops on the hook (2). This last stitch is called a double crochet (dc), see page 12/13.

Hook the working yarn with the crochet hook and draw it through the ch and the loop on the hook in one smooth motion.

Yarn (or thread) ring / Slip stitch 11

Hook the working yarn again and draw it through both loops on the hook in a single, smooth motion.

Double crochet (dc)

The ch you just worked replaces the first dc of the next row. Now insert the hook under both top threads of the 2nd dc and work the next dc.

Again, begin with a foundation chain. If the pattern is 10 stitches wide, crochet 11 ch.

You have just completed one dc.

Work dc to the end of the row. The last dc of the row is worked in the top ch at the beginning of the first row (or, in later rows, in the turning ch of the preceding row).

Tip: When crocheting a foundation chain, leave a relatively long piece of yarn hanging at the beginning. This can then be used to sew the finished piece together. The last two ch replace the first dc. Insert the crochet hook in the 3rd ch from the hook and draw the working thread through. You now have 2 loops on the hook. Continue in this manner, working one dc in each ch of the foundation until you have reached the end of the foundation chain. Work one ch after the last dc and turn the work. Double crochet A Feste Maschen 13

Half treble (htr)

Now hook the working yarn and draw it through all 3 loops on the hook in one smooth motion. You have just completed the first htr.

Turn the work. For the next htr, insert the hook under both top threads of the next htr of the preceding row.

Once again, begin with a foundation chain. When you have crocheted enough ch (12 in our illustration), make 1 yarn over (yo) and insert the crochet hook in the 4th ch from the hook.

Work 1 htr in each ch of the foundation chain to the end.

Continue in this manner until you have reached the end of the row. Work the last htr in the 2nd of the 3 ch worked at the beginning of the preceding row.

Tip: It is often helpful to read through all the instructions first, before beginning a crochet project. Many potential problems can be solved this way. Half treble 15 Draw the working yarn through the ch. You now have 3 loops on the hook. Now crochet 2 ch to replace the 1st htr of the following row.

Treble (tr)

Hook the working yarn and draw it through the first two loops on the hook. There are now 2 loops left on the hook.

After completing the last tr, crochet 3 ch to replace the 1st tr of the following row.

Once again, begin with a foundation chain. When you have crocheted enough ch (13 in our illustration), make 1 yarn over (yo) and insert the crochet hook in the 5th ch from the hook.

Hook the working yarn again and draw it through the remaining two loops on the hook.

Turn the work. For the next tr, insert the hook under both top threads of the next tr of the preceding row.

Tip: Would-be crocheters with a nickle alergy dont need to worry. Crochet hooks are also available made in wood or bamboo. These crochet hooks are also easier on your wrist, since they bend slightly and slide well.

Draw the working yarn through the ch. You now have 3 loops on the hook.

Continue in this manner, working one tr in each ch of the foundation chain to the end.

Continue in this manner until you have reached the end of the row. Work the last tr in the 3rd of the 3 ch worked at the beginning of the preceding row. Treble 17

Hook the working yarn a 2nd time and draw it through the next two loops.

Double treble (dtr)

Continue in this manner, working 1 dtr in each ch of the foundation chain to the end. After completing the last dtr, crochet 4 ch to replace the 1st dtr of the following row.

Once again, begin with a foundation chain. When you have crocheted enough ch (14 in our illustration), make 2 yarn overs (double yo) and insert the crochet hook in the 6th ch from the hook. Draw the working yarn through the ch. You now have 4 loops on the hook.

Then hook the working yarn a 3rd time and draw it through the last two loops on the hook.

Turn the work. For the next dtr, insert the hook under both top threads of the next dtr of the preceding row.

Tip: If you find that you crochet very tightly, only wrap the working yarn once around your pointer finger. Hook the working yarn and draw it through the first two loops on the hook. There are now 3 loops left on the hook. This completes the 1st dtr. Continue in this manner until you have reached the end of the row. Work the last dtr in the 4th of the 4 ch worked at the beginning of the preceding row. Double treble 19

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