Skill Level

Intermediate

Time

4 hours

You need to know

How to do a SL ST

How to do SC

How to do HDC

How to Decrease

How to Handsew

What you need

Hook E/3.5mm

Acrylic Yarn (two colors)

Button

Darning Needle

Scissors

Glossary

Slip Stitch = SL ST

Single Crochet = SC

Half Double Crochet = HDC

Instruction

Back Patch

Step 1 Chain 24

Step 2 Crochet row 1 – row 24 (HDC)

Step 3 Flap: Use SC from now on

Step 4 Crochet row 25 (23 SC)

Step 5 Crochet row 26 – row 29 and decrease one stitch at the beginning of each row: Row 26 (22 SC), Row 27 (21 SC), Row 28 (20 SC), Row 29 (19 SC)

Step 6 Row 30: Decrease the first stitch, crochet 6 SC, chain 3 (buttonhole), crochet 1 SC into the 10th stitch of the row, crochet 6 SC and decrease the last stitch (16 SC)

Step 7 Crochet row 31 – row 33 and decrease one stitch at the beginning and end of each row: Row 31 (14 SC), Row 32 (12 SC), Row 33 (10 SC)

Back Patch

Step 1 Chain 24

Step 2 Crochet row 1 – row 24 (HDC)

Step 3 Flap: Use SC from now on

Step 4 Crochet row 25 (23 SC)

Step 5 Crochet row 26 – row 29 and decrease one stitch at the beginning of each row: Row 26 (22 SC), Row 27 (21 SC), Row 28 (20 SC), Row 29 (19 SC)

Step 6 Row 30: Decrease the first stitch, crochet 6 SC, chain 3 (buttonhole), crochet 1 SC into the 10th stitch of the row, crochet 6 SC and decrease the last stitch (16 SC)

Step 7 Crochet Row 31 – Row 33 and decrease one stitch at the beginning and end of each row: Row 31 (14 SC), Row 32 (12 SC), Row 33 (10 SC)

Front Patch

Step 1 Chain 24

Step 2 Crochet 36 rows (SC)

Step 3 From row 7 onward, follow the star stitch pattern (see below) and change color according to the instructions

Step 4 Light the candles