Stitch school

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Make a slip knot. Insert right‑hand needle into the stitch as if to knit. Wrap the yarn around the point and pull through, slipping the stitch on to the left‑hand needle. Push the point of the right‑h

alt alternate approx approximately beg beginning ch chain cn cable needle cont continue dc double crochet (US single crochet) dec decrease (work two stitches together) DK double knitting DPN double-po

TRIANGLE STITCH Ch a multiple of 10 + 5. ROW 1 3tr in 10th ch from hook, *ch3, skip 4 ch, tr in next ch, ch3, skip 4 ch, 3tr in next ch; rep from * to final 5 ch, ch3, skip 4 sts, tr in final ch, turn

Notes Use a stitch marker or pin a note onto fluffy pieces to identify right sides. Oversew to seam chunky yarn pieces for Bear and use mattress stitch to seam DK yarn pieces for outfit. To mark stitc

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