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lokh · 1 year ago

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ok it's not just me right. these patterns are not written well. text transcribed under cut. its cut off in the photo but on the side of the page there is a key to the colors so thats not part of the complaint

SUN

With a 4mm hook and Colour 21, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: ch2, 9hdc in ring, slst in second ch of initial ch2. [10hdc]

Rnd 2: ch2, hdc in same st, 2hdc in each st to end of rnd, slst in second ch of initial ch2. [20 hdc]

Rnd 3: ch2, hdc in same st, hdc in next st, *2hdc in next st, hdc in next st**, rep from * to ** 8 times, slst in second ch of initial ch2. [30hdc]

Rnd 4: ch2, hdc in same st, hdc in next 2 sts, *2hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts**, rep from * to ** 8 times, slst in second ch of initial ch2. [40hdc]

Rnd 5: ch2, hdc in same st, hdc in next 3 sts, *2hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts**, rep from * to ** 8 times. [50hdc]

Fasten off Colour 21.

Join Colour 17 in FL of any Rnd 5 st. All sts in this rnd are made in FL of Rnd 5 sts:

Rnd 6: sc in st, (hdc, dc) in next st, ch2, (dc, hdc) in next st, sc in next st, slst in next st, *sc in next st, (hdc, dc) in next st, ch2, (dc, hdc) in next st, sc in next st, slst in next st**, rep from * to ** 8 times, slst in initial sc. [20dc, 20hdc, 20sc, 10slst, 10ch-2]

Rnd 7: slst in next 2 sts, (slst, ch, slst) in next ch-2-sp, slst in next 3 sts, slst over Rnd 6 slst and in FL of Rnd 5 st, *slst in next 3 sts, (slst, ch, slst) in next ch-2-sp, slst in next 3 sts, slst over Rnd 6 slst and in FL of Rnd 5 st**, rep from * to ** 8 times. [90slst, 10ch]

Fasten off Colour 17.

SQUARE

Join Colour 1 in BL of any st in Rnd 5 of sun with a standing dc. All sts in this rnd are made in BL of Rnd 5 sts:

Rnd 8: dc in same st, dc in next 4 sts, *2dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts**, rep from * to ** 8 times, slst in first dc. [60dc]

Fasten off Colour 1.

Join Colour 31 in any st of Rnd 8 with a standing tr.

Rnd 9: tr in same st, ch2, 2tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, *2tr in next st, ch2, 2tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts**, rep from * to ** twice, slst in initial tr. [16tr, 16dc, 24hdc, 12sc, 4ch-2]

Rnd 10: slst in next st, slst in ch-2-sp, ch3, (dc, ch2, 2dc) in same ch-2-sp, dc in next 17 sts, *(2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch-2-sp, dc in next 17 sts**, rep from * to ** twice, slst in third ch of initial ch3. [84dc, 4ch-2]

Fasten off Colour 31.

Join Colour 39 in any ch-2-sp of Rnd 10. All sts in this rnd are made in BLO:

Rnd 11: ch, *(sc, ch2, sc) in ch-2-sp, sc in next 21 sts**, rep from * to ** 3 times. [92sc, 4ch-2]

Fasten off Colour 39.

Join Colour 45 in any ch-2-sp of Rnd 11. All sts in this rnd are made in BLO:

Rnd 12: ch, *(sc, ch2, sc) in ch-2-sp, sc in next 23 sts**, rep from * to ** 3 times. [100sc, 4ch-2]

Fasten off Colour 45.

#for me the square part is particularly egregious.....#again with the book generally theres zero mention of actual gauge or expected size #ok there was gonna be another complaint here but it turns out i cant read. thats fine LMAO but the other ones still stand #and this one too.................#like its not the WORST i guess??? its like. doable.#but its not the clearest. there are ways to write it that would make it easier to parse and to keep track of things #and simple things like telling us its right facing.#and youd think oh maybe its not meant for beginners #theres an entire section on techniques and they go through absolute basics like slip stitch etc etc.#so i dont really understand how they expect a beginner to follow along with.... This #the way theyve separated the stitch count by type of stitch too... that seems more confusing than anything tbh #am i just stupid. somebody weigh in

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