Meet Dewi The Dragon!
This is a free online pattern with a PDF version available here.
This is a free online pattern with a PDF version available here.
You
will need:
- Yarn needle
- Soft toy filling
- 3mm crochet hook
- 4mm safety eyes
- DK Yarn
- Approx. 150m
Stitches
and abbreviations used:
(I am from England but use US crochet
terms)
- MC - Magic circle/ring (sc
unless otherwise specified)
- Ch - Chain
- SC - Single crochet
- HDC – Half double crochet
- DC – Double crochet
- Inc - Increase stitch (2
single crochets into one stitch)
- Dec - Decrease stitch
(single crochet 2 stitches together)
- BLO – Back Loop Only
- FLO – Front Loop Only
- PC – Popcorn Stitch – (3hdc
pc stitches are used in this pattern for the toes)
- ST - Stitch
- SLST - Slip stitch
- R – Round or Row
- FO - Finish Off
Other things to note....
- This is worked in continuous
rounds. It is helpful to use a stitch marker to keep track.
- The number in ( ) at the end
of each round indicates the total stitch count for that round.
- * * indicates repeated
series of stitches.
- Use invisible decreases for
a neater finished product. This is done by using the FLO of the stitches
while making the decrease.
- Stitches in [ ] are worked into one stitch.
- Remember to stuff the
product little and often as you work.
Head – Red
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1.
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MC (6)
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2.
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*INC * (12)
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3.
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*1sc, inc * (18)
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4.
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*2sc, inc * (24)
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5.
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*3sc, inc * (30)
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6-9.
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Sc (30)
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10.
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*3sc, dec * (24)
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11.
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Sc (24)
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12.
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*4sc, dec * (20)
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13.
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7sc, FLO – Inc x6, both loops – 7sc (26) – mark the front loops in this row for
future reference as they will make the top of the head.
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14.
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10sc, inc x6, 10sc (32)
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15.
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7sc, *1sc, inc * x4, 1sc, *1sc, inc *x4, 8sc (40)
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16.
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Sc (40)
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17.
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10sc, dec x10, 10sc (30)
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18-20.
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Sc (30) – start
stuffing. Place eyes approx.
between rounds 15-16 using the marked section from R13 to aid in placement.
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21.
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*3sc, dec * (24)
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22.
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*2sc, dec * (18)
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23.
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*1sc, dec * (12)
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24.
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*dec * (6)
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FO – add any extra stuffing needed. Close hole.
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Body – Red
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1.
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MC (6)
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2.
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*INC * (12)
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3.
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1sc, inc x3, 3sc, inc x3, 2sc (18) – mark the increase sections on this round as they will become the
sides of the body.
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4.
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2sc, inc x3, 6sc, inc x3, 4sc (24)
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5.
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*3sc, inc * (30)
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6.
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*4sc, inc * (36)
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7.
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*8sc, inc * (40)
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8-10.
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Sc (40)
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11.
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*8sc, dec * (36)
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12-13.
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Sc (36) - Stuff the
piece and continue stuffing to end.
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14.
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*7sc, dec * (32)
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15.
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Sc (32)
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16.
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*6sc, dec * (28)
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17.
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Sc (28)
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18.
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*5sc, dec * (24)
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19.
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Sc (24)
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20.
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*4sc, dec * (20)
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21.
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Sc (20)
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22.
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*3sc, dec * (16)
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23.
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Sc (16)
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FO – leaving yarn tail to sew to head.
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Belly patch –
Maroon
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1.
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CH 4.
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2.
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Turn, starting in 2nd ch from hook, inc, 1sc,
inc
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3.
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Ch1, turn, inc, 3sc, inc
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4.
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Ch1, turn, 7sc
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5.
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Ch1, turn, inc, 5sc, inc
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6.
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Ch1, turn, inc, 7sc, inc
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7-15.
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Ch1, turn, 11sc
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16.
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Ch1, turn, dec, 7sc, dec
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17.
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Ch1, turn, dec, 5sc, dec
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18.
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Ch1, turn, dec, 3sc, dec
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19.
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Ch1, turn, dec, 1sc, dec
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FO – Leaving very long yarn tail to whipstitch to the
body. R1 is positioned at the last round of the body where the head is
joined.
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Legs x2 – Red
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1.
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MC (6)
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2.
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*Inc
* (12)
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3.
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*1sc, inc * (18)
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4.
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BLO – 5sc, *pc, sc * x4,
5sc (18)
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5.
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Sc, skipping over the pc stitches from the above round (14)
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6.
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4sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 4sc (12)
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7-9.
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Sc (12) – Start
stuffing the piece.
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FO Leaving yarn tail to sew the legs to the bottom of the
body.
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Arms x2 – Red
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1.
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MC (6)
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2.
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*Inc * (12)
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3-11.
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Sc (12) - Stuff the
piece and continue stuffing until closing.
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Refer to this chart
to make the fingers
1st finger - A. 12
2nd finger - B. 12
3rd finger - C. 12
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A. 12.
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1sc into stitches 1, 2, 11 & 12 (4)
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FO – leaving yarn tail to close hole and close up any gaps
left in between the fingers.
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B. 12.
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1sc into stitches 3, 4, 9 & 10 (4)
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FO – leaving yarn tail to close hole and close up any gaps
left in between the fingers.
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C. 12.
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1sc into stitches 5, 6, 7 & 8 (4)
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FO – leaving extra
long yarn tail to close hole and close up any gaps left in between the
fingers. Thread the yarn to R1 of the limb and sew to body.
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Tail – Red
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1.
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MC (4)
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2.
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*Inc, 1sc * (6)
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3.
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Inc, 5sc (7)
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4.
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Inc, 6sc (8)
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5.
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Inc, 7sc (9)
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6.
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Inc, 8sc (10)
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7.
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Inc, 9sc (11)
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8.
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Inc, 10sc (12)
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9.
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Inc, 1sc, inc, 9sc (14)
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10.
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1sc, inc, 1sc, inc, 10sc (16)
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11.
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2sc, inc, 1sc, inc, 11sc (18)
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12.
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3sc, inc, 1sc, inc, 12sc (20)
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13.
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*4sc, inc * (24)
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14.
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*5sc, inc * (28)
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FO – leaving yarn tail to sew to body. Stuff lightly and
place with the increase sections from R9-12 facing upwards.
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Ears x2 – Red
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1.
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MC (4)
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2.
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*Inc * (8)
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3.
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1sc, inc x2, 2sc, inc x2, 1sc (12)
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FO – Leaving yarn tail to sew to the head. Pinch bottom
together and sew into shape.
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Nostrils x2 –
Red
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At approx. R5-6, join yarn into desired position. 1sc into
the first st, [2dc] into the next st, 1sc into the 3rd st. To get
a more rounded effect, make the 2dc on the round behind where you have made
the sc.
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Spine – Maroon
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Join yarn into the center tip of the tail. *slst, [3dc] *
repeat this sequence until you reach the top of the head.
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Wings x2 - Red
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1.
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CH 15
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2.
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Turn, starting in the 3rd ch from hook, 13hdc
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3.
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Ch2, turn, 10hdc
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4.
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Ch2, turn, 6hdc, 2sc, sc2tog
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5.
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Ch1, turn, 2sc, 4hdc
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6.
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Ch2, turn, 3hdc, 1sc, sc2tog
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7.
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Ch1, turn, 3sc
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FO
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· Attach
Maroon to the edge of the wing and sc around evenly. Working [2sc] in the
corners.
work the edging of the second wing in the opposite
direction to what you worked the first.
FO – leaving yarn tail to sew wings to the back of the
body.
(You may wish to starch spray them to make them firmer).
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Sew pieces together in the order they were made.
J'adore!! Merci beaucoup!!
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