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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

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

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

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

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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Contents

PageAnchor Style Collection 2/3Introduction 4What the ball band tells you 5Key to crochet symbols 6Beginning loop, holding the crochet hook 7Holding the yarn 8Chain stitch 8/9Yarn ring 10 Slip stitch 11Double crochet 12/13Half treble 14/15Treble 16/17Double treble 18/19

5Contents / Introduction / Ball band

Introduction

The aim of this little booklet is to show you how simple – and how fascinating – crocheting can be. Maybe you learned to do fi nger 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 fi nger.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.

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General product information

Fibre content of yarn

Length per weight unitTension chart

when knitting or crocheting Yarn required for 1

short-sleeved pullover

Size of crochet hook or knitting needles

Article number

Colour numberColour lot

Washing and care instructions

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.

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 fi rst yarn and that of the new yarn match. This is important, since different colour lots vary slightly in colour.

BALL BAND

Key to crochet symbols / Beginning loop / Holding the crochet hook 7

Tip: Would-be crocheters with a nickle alergy don’t 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.

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.

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

Beginning loop

Lay the yarn in a loop. Run the crochet hook through the loop, hook the yarn, and draw it through the loop.

Key to symbols in the crochet charts (Key to crochet symbols)

Tip: Crocheting evenly is the secret to attractive crocheted objects. The foundation chain should not be worked too loosely or too tigh-tly. 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.

Chain stitch (ch)

Yarn ring

Slip stitch (slst)

Double crochet (dc)

Half treble (htr)

Treble (tr)

Double treble (dtr)

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

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.

Chain stitch (ch)

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.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

You have just crocheted one ch.

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

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.

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

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

11Yarn (or thread) ring / Slip stitch

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.

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.

Work as many dc around the thread ring as indicated in the text or in the crochet chart. Then insert the hook in the fi rst stitch which was worked in the ring and draw the working thread through the fi rst 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.

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

You have just completed one dc.

Continue in this manner, working one dc in each ch of the foundation until you have rea-ched the end of the foundation chain. Work one ch after the last dc and turn the work.

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

Double crochet 13

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 fi rst row (or, in later rows, in the turning ch of the preceding row).

Double crochet (dc)

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

The last two ch replace the fi rst 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.

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 fi nished piece

together.

Half treble 15

Half treble (htr)

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.

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

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

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

Now crochet 2 ch to replace the 1st htr of the following row.

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

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

fi rst, before beginning

a crochet project. Many

potential problems can be

solved this way.

17Treble

Treble (tr)

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Tip:

Would-be crocheters with a

nickle alergy don’t 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.

19Double treble

Double treble (dtr)

Hook the working yarn and draw it through the fi rst two loops on the hook. There are now 3 loops left on the hook.

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

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

This completes the 1st 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.

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

Continue in this manner until you have rea-ched the end of the row. Work the last dtr in the 4th of the 4 ch worked at the beginning of the preceding 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.

Tip:

If you fi nd that you crochet very

tightly, only wrap the working

yarn once around your pointer

fi nger.

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