Pinecone Set

Crochet hat and neck-warmer in DROPS Air. The piece is worked with relief-pattern.

DROPS 225-20
DROPS Design: Pattern no ai-366
Yarn group C or A + A
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WHOLE SET:

SIZES:
Neck-warmer: S/M - M/L
Hat: One size
Fits head size: approx. 54/56 cm

MATERIALS:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
200-200 g colour 29, old pink

HAT:

SIZE:
One size.
Fits head size: approx. 54/56 cm

MATERIALS:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
100 g colour 29, old pink

CROCHET HOOK:
DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 4.5 MM.

CROCHET TENSION:
16 treble crochets in width and 9 rows in height = 10 x 10 cm.
12 rows of A.2 to A.4/relief-pattern = approx. 10 cm in height.
Hook size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger hook size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller hook size.

NECK-WARMER:

SIZES:
S/M - M/L
Circumference: 57-63 cm. Length: 26-26 cm.

MATERIALS:
DROPS AIR from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group C)
150-150 g colour 29, old pink

CROCHET HOOK:
DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 5 MM.

CROCHET TENSION:
14 treble crochets in width and 8.5 rows in height = 10 x 10 cm.
11 rows of A.2 to A.4/relief-pattern = approx. 10 cm in height.
Hook size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger hook size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller hook size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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CHAIN STITCH:
If you work outermost on the hook the chain stitch will often be too tight; 1 chain stitch should be as long as 1 double/treble crochet is wide.

CROCHET INFORMATION:
When working in the round (and turning after each round):
At the beginning of each round of treble crochets, work 3 chain stitches which do not replace the first treble crochet but are worked in addition. Finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch from the beginning of the round.
At the beginning of each round of double crochets, work 1 chain stitch which does not replace the first double crochet but is worked in addition. Finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch from the beginning of the round.

When working back and forth (applies to neck-warmer):
At the beginning of each row of treble crochets, work 3 chain stitches which do not replace the first treble crochet but are worked in addition.
At the beginning of each row of double crochets, work 1 chain stitch which does not replace the first double crochet but is worked in addition.

PATTERN:
Hat: See diagrams A.1 to A.5.
Neck-warmer: See diagrams A.1 to A.4.

DECREASE TIP-1:
Work 2 double crochets together as follows:
Insert the hook through the first stitch and pick up the strand, insert the hook through the second stitch and pick up the strand (= 3 loops on the hook), make 1 yarn over and pull it through all 3 loops on the hook (= 1 stitch decreased).

DECREASE TIP-2:
Work 2 treble crochets together as follows:
* Make 1 yarn over, insert the hook through the next stitch and pick up the strand, make 1 yarn over and pull it through the first 2 loops on the hook *, work from *-* a total of 2 times, make 1 yarn over and pull it through all 3 loops on the hook (= 1 stitch decreased).
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START THE PIECE HERE:

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HAT – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked bottom up in the round and turned after each round, so rounds are alternately worked from the right and wrong side.

HAT:
Work 81 chain stitches – read CHAIN STITCH with hook size 4.5 mm and DROPS Air, form them into a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch.
Work 3 chain stitches – read CROCHET INFORMATION, work 1 treble crochet in each chain stitch and finish with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round = 80 treble crochets and 3 chain stitches to turn with.
Turn and work from the round with an arrow in A.1 (first round = right side) – turn after each round, so each round of double crochets is worked from the wrong side and each round of treble crochets and relief-pattern is worked from the right side.
When A.1 has been completed the piece measures approx. 4 cm.

Now work from the round marked with an arrow in A.2 as follows:
Work A.2 over the first stitch, A.3 over the next 76 stitches (= 19 repeats of 4 stitches), work the first 3 stitches in A.4 – last stitch in A.4 is equivalent to the stitch in A.2 (at the beginning of the round) and shows where relief-stitches will be worked, finish with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round.
Turn and work the next round from the wrong side and continue back and forth like this, alternately from the right and wrong side, repeating A.x in height.
On rounds 3 and 7 work the last relief-stitch on the round around the treble crochet/relief-stitch at the beginning of the round (so the pattern continues all the way round).
REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION!
Continue the pattern until the piece measures 16 cm – finish after the first round in A.x, i.e. a round of double crochets from the wrong side, finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch at the beginning of the round, then work 1 slip stitch in each of the 2 first double crochets. This is now the beginning of the round.
Work from the round with an arrow in A.5 = 10 repeats (the first rounds in the diagram show where the relief-stitches are worked). When A.5 has been completed in height there are 20 stitches. Work 1 round where all double crochets are worked together 2 and 2 – read DECREASE TIP-1 = 10 stitches. Work 1 round where all treble crochets are worked together 2 and 2 – read DECREASE TIP-2 = 5 treble crochets. Cut the strand, tack it through the remaining stitches, pull tight and fasten well. The hat measures approx. 25 cm from the top down.

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NECK-WARMER – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is started back and forth in 2 sections until the split is finished. Then it is continued in the round, turning after each round so the texture remains the same as when working back and forth.

NECK-WARMER:
Work 46-50 chain stitches (including 3 chain stitches to turn with) – read CHAIN STITCH with hook size 5 mm DROPS Air.
Turn and work the first row from the wrong side as follows: 1 treble crochet in the 4th chain stitch from the hook (= 1 treble crochet + 3 chain stitches to turn with) – read CROCHET INFORMATION, work 1 treble crochet in each of the remaining 42-46 stitches = 43-47 treble crochets + 3 chain stitches.
Now work pattern as follows:
Start on the row with an arrow in A.1 and work A.1 until there is 1 treble crochet left, work the first stitch in A.1 so the pattern is symmetrical. Continue the pattern back and forth. On the last row in A.1 decrease 1-1 double crochet by working 2 double crochets together – read DECREASE TIP-1 = 42-46 double crochets + 3 chain stitches. The piece measures approx. 4 cm.
Continue as follows:
ROW 1 (right side): Work A.2 over the first stitch, A.3 over the next 36-40 stitches (= 9-10 repeats of 4 stitches), A.4 over the next 4 stitches, 1 treble crochet in the last stitch.
ROW 2 (wrong side): Work 1 double crochet in the first stitch, pattern as before over the next 41-45 stitches.
Continue this pattern until there are 2 rows left in A.2 to A.4. REMEMBER THE CROCHET TENSION!
On the next row of double crochets decrease 1 double crochet at the beginning and end of the row (= 2 stitches decreased) – read DECREASE TIP = 40-44 double crochets + 1 chain stitch.
Lay the piece to one side and work another section in the same way.

Now work the 2 sections together, working pattern from the last row in A.2 to A.4 from the right side as follows:
Work A.2 over the first stitch, 9-10 repeats of A.3 and the first 2 stitches in A.3 over the last 3 stitches on the first section (the last relief-stitch is worked around the first relief-stitch on the second section), work the last stitch in A.3 over the first stitch on the second section, 1 repeat of A.3 on the second section (the first relief-stitch is worked in the last relief-stitch from the previous row at the end of the first section), work 8-9 repeats of A.3, the first 3 stitches in A.4 (the last relief-stitch is worked around the first stitch at the beginning of the first section) and finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round. There are 80-88 stitches and 20-22 squares of relief-stitches.
Turn and work the next round from the wrong side and continue back and forth like this, alternately from the right and wrong side, repeating A.x in height.
On round 7 work the last relief-stitch on the round around the treble crochet/relief-stitch at the beginning of the round (so the pattern continues all the way round).
When the piece measures 12-12 cm from the split – finish after a round of double crochets, work an edge as follows:
Start on the round with an arrow in A.1 and work A.1 over all stitches. When A.1 has been completed in height the piece measures 16-16 cm from the split and 26-26 cm from the cast-on edge. Cut and fasten the strand.

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