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With its pretty floral details andrainbow shades, Jackie Carreira’scharming hook holder is the idealstorage for keeping your favouritetools in tip-top condition. Featuring aclassic stripe design reminiscent ofsunny days at the beach, thisproject also involves some simpledaisy motifs that can be applied togive a variety of makes a gracefulfinish. If you’re new to crochet, takeyour skills to the next level withsome easy buttonholes.

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Perfect forbeginners

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stitchesusedChain (ch)Double crochet (dc)Treble (tr)Slip stitch (sl st)

SIZE Case (when open):13cm x 35cm

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Row 5: 3ch (counts as1tr), miss first st, 1tr ineach st to end, turnChange to Cloud WhiteRow 6: rep Row 2Change to Meadow GreenRow 7: rep Row 5Change to Cloud WhiteRow 8: rep Row 2Change to Sky BlueRow 9: rep Row 3Change to Cloud WhiteRow 10: rep Row 4Change to Meadow GreenRow 11: rep Row 5Change to Cloud WhiteRow 12: rep Row 2Change to Sunbeam Yellow Row 13: rep Row 5Change to Cloud White Row 14: rep Row 2Change to Sky Blue

Row 15: rep Row 3Change to Cloud WhiteRow 16: rep Row 4Change to Raspberry RedRow 17: rep Row 5Fasten off

daisy buttonMake threeUsing 3.75mm hook andSunbeam Yellow make4ch leaving a long tail,join with a sl st to first stto form a ringRnd 1: 1ch, 12dc into ring,join with a sl st to firstst. 12 stsFasten off SunbeamYellow, join Cloud Whiteto same sp as sl stRnd 2: 1ch, 1dc in samesp as sl st, (4ch, 1dc insecond ch from hook,1dc in each of next 2ch,

To change the colourseamlessly, cut theprevious yarn at theend of a row andwork the last part ofthe stitch using thenew colour. Holdingthe end just cut andthe new yarn endacross the top of theprevious row, workthe next row over theends to save timeweaving in later on

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1dc in next dc of prevrnd) 12 times replacinglast dc with a sl st in firstdc sp. 12 petals madeFasten off, leaving along tail

to make upWith RS of case facing,meas 9cm from one endalong one of Sky Bluestripes. Weave yarn

borderUsing 3.75mm hook and Cloud White joinyarn to bottom rightcorner of Case (next to Daisy Button)Row 1: work 1dc in each st around sidesand top flap of Case,working 3dc in each top corner stFasten off, sew in ends

crochethook case Using 3.75mm hook andRaspberry Red make92ch, turnRow 1 (RS): 1tr in thirdch from hook, 1tr in eachch to end, turn. 90 stsChange to Cloud WhiteRow 2 (WS): 1ch, 1dc ineach st to end, turnChange to Sky BlueRow 3 (buttonholerow): 3ch (counts as1tr), miss first st, 1tr ineach st to last ten sts,5ch, miss five sts, 5tr,turn. 85 stsChange to Cloud WhiteRow 4: 1ch, 5dc, 5dc innext 5ch sp, 1dc in eachst to end, turn. 90 stsChange to Sunbeam Yellow

tails from a DaisyButton from front toback of Case around a trst and tie securely onWS of work. Rep onrem Sky Blue stripes.Turn Case so WS isfacing and fold end withdaisies over to create apocket meas 11.5cm. Pinin place

Meet OurDesigner“The daisies areworked very

quickly and are a great way of using up oddments of yarn from your stash”Jackie Carreira is a freelance writer, crochet teacher and designer working in Suffolk. Her mum taught her to crochet when she was seven years old and she’s been hooked ever since!

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