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FlamingoHexagonCrochetPatternBySylviaMargaretDesigns

StitchesUKtermsMagiccirclePuffStitchAbbreviations:Yo–YarnoverHtr–HalfTrebleSlst–SlipstitchPs–Puffstitch

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StitchguideMagiccircle:leaveatailofatleast2inches,holdtheyarnbetweenthumbandforefinger,wrapthelengthoftheyarnoveryourfirst3fingersandbackunderthemtoholdtheyarnbetweenyourthumbandforefinger,formingalargeloopofthread.Removetheloopfromyourfingers,keepingholdofthetwosectionsofyarnbetweenyourthumbandforefinger.Withyourhook,insertthroughtheloopandpickuptheyarnsfrombehindandpullthroughtheloop.Makeaslipstitchwiththeloopyoujustpulledthrough.Yourmagiccirclewillnowbesecureenoughtomakeyourfirst6puffstitches.Pulltailstighttoclosethecircle.Puffstitch:Pulloutthelooponyourhooktothedesiredheightofyourpuffstitch(1-1.5cm).Withyouryarnbehindthehookyo–itiseasiesttokeepyourtensionifyouplaceyoumiddlefingerontopotherloopsyouaremakingonyourhook.Hookthroughsamespace,yoandpullupanotherloop,yo,hookthroughsamespaceyo,pullupaloop–youwillnowhave7stretchedloopsonyourhook,yoandpullthroughall7loops,yoandpullthroughtomakeach1.Essentially,youaremakingaclusterof3halftreblesinthesameplace.Ratherthanfinisheachstitchkeepallthreehtronyourhookandclosethemoffasoneclusterstitch.SpecialtechniquesChangingcolourinhexagon:Youwillcarrybothpinkandwhitethreadswithyouasyouwork,workingyourstitchesoverthethreadnotinuse.Asyouareonlyworkingonegreyandoneblackstitchyoudonotneedtocarrythesewithyou.Whenyougettothesestitches,addinthenewyarninthesamemethodasabove.Leavelongtailsandsecurefirmly.ChartTheblackstitchesindicatethewhitebackground,thepinkindicatethebird,thereareafurthertwooddcolouredstitches–agreyandred,thesearethebeak.Thegreyshouldbestitchedingreyandtheredshouldbestitchedinblack.

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PatternRnd1:Withwhiteandpinkthreadsheldtogethermakemagiccircle,withwhiteonlychain2thenmakefirstpuffstitch–donotcloseoff.Dropwhiteyarnandpickuppink,closeofffirstpuffstitchandmakeafurther5throughyourmagicloop,pulltailstocloseoffcircleandjoinwithaslipstitchintotopoffirstpuffstitch.Makeafurtherslsttotakeyoutothespacebetweenthewhiteandpinkstitches.(6ps)REMINDER–Carryyournon-workingyarnwithyouallthewayaround,workpuffstitchesbetweenthepuffstitchesofpreviousround,notintheclosingchofthestitches.Rnd2:Inwhitemake2puffstitchesinsamespace,*Inpinkinnextspacemake2puffstitches–continuefrom*thenslsttostartingstitchandonemoreslstacrossintospace(12ps)Rnd3:Inpinkmake2psinfirstspace,inwhite1psinnext,1psinnext,inpink1psinsame,*Ipsinnext,2psinnextcontinuefrom*tillyoureachfirststitch,changetowhiteslsttostartingstitchandonemoreslstacrossintospace(18ps)

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Rnd4:Inwhitemake2psinfirstspace,inpinkmakeonepsinnextspace,inwhitemake1psinnextspace,make2psinnextspace,inpinkmake1psinnexttwospaces,2psinnext,1psinnexttwospaces,inwhite1psinpink1psinsamespace,inwhite1psinnext,inpink1psinnext,inwhite2psinnext,1psinnexttwospaces,2psinnextspace,1psinnextspace,inblack1psinnextspace(closeoffwithwhitethread,donotcarryblackthread)slsttostartingstitchandonemoreslstacrossintospace(24ps)Rnd5:inwhite2ps,inpink1psinnext2,inwhite1psinnext,2psinnext,1psinnext,inpink1psinnexttwo,2psinnext,1psinnexttwo,inwhite1psinnext,1psinnextinpink1psinsame,1psinnextthree,2psinnext,inwhite1psinnextthree,2psinnext,1psinnexttwo,ingrey1psinlastspace(closeoffwithpink–donotcarrygreythreadwithyou)(30ps)Rnd6:Inpink2psinfirstspace,1psinnexttwo,inwhite1psinnexttwo,2psinnext,1psinnextthree,inpink1psinnext,2psinnext,1psinnext,inwhite1psinnextthree,2psinnext,1psinnexttwo,inpink1ps,inwhite1ps,2psinnext,1psinnextfour,2psinnext,1psinnextthree,inpink1psinlaststitch,slsttostartingstitchandonemoreslstacrossintospace.(36ps)Rnd7:Inpink2psinfirstspace,1psinnexttwo,inwhite,1psinnextthree,2psinnext,1psinnextfive,inpink,2psinnext,inwhite1psinnextfive,2psinnext,1psinnexttwo,inpink1psinnext,inwhite1psinnextfour,2psinnext,1psinnextthree,inpink1ps,Inwhite1ps,2psinnext,1psinnextfive,2ps,1psinnextfour,inpink1psinnext,inwhiteslsttostartingstitchandonemoreslstacrossintospace(42ps)Rnd8:Inwhite2psinfirst,1psinnextsix,2psinnext,1psinnextsix,2psinnext,1psinnext6,2psinnext,1psinnextthree,inpink1psinnext,inwhite1psinnexttwo,2psinnext1psinnextsix,2psinnext,1psinnextsix,slsttostartingstitch,fastenoff.(48ps)Tieendstogethertosecureandweaveinatback.