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Andromeda

Yarn: approx 136 meters of Falkgarn Emma 8/4 (fingering weight), color 978
Dusty Pink
See appendix for other yarn suggestions
Hook: 2.5 mm
Size: approx 41 x 33 cm after blocking

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Abbreviations (US terms)

st stitch
sl st slip stitch
ch chain
ch sp chain space
sc single crochet
fpsc front post single crochet
hdc half double crochet
dc double crochet
fpdc front post double crochet
bpdc back post double crochet
2dc cl 2 double crochet cluster
3dc cl 3 double crochet cluster
tr triple crochet
tr2tog triple crochet 2 together
3tr cl 3 triple crochet cluster
picot ch 3, sl st in the first ch
MR magic ring
*-* repeat
{-} repeat the indicated number of times
[-] work in the same st
FO fasten off

Notes
• The first st on a round is replaced by:
sc ch 1
hdc ch 2
dc ch 3

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dc cl ch 2
• Close each round with a sl st to the first st
• Stitch count in ( ) at the end of each round
• Your work may become wobbly, but will be flat as it grows larger
• Block your finished piece for best results

Round 1: MR, {3dc cl, ch 2} 6 times in the ring (6 3dc cl, 6 ch sp)
Round 2: sl st into ch sp, *[3dc cl, ch 1, 3dc cl] in ch sp, ch 2* (12 3dc cl, 6 ch-
1 sp, 6 ch-2 sp)
Round 3: sl st into ch sp, * 3dc cl in ch-1 sp, ch 3, 1 sc in ch-2 sp, ch 3* (6 3dc
cl, 6 sc, 12 ch sp)
Round 4: sl st to the middle of the first ch sp, 1 sc in ch sp, ch 5, *1 sc in the
next ch sp, ch 5* (12 ch sp)
Round 5: sl st into the 2nd ch sp, [2dc cl, ch 5, 2dc cl] in ch sp, ch 1, { [3 dc, ch
2, 3 dc] in the next ch sp} 5 times, ch 1, [2dc cl, ch 5, 2dc cl] in the next ch sp,

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ch 1, { [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in the next ch sp} 5 times, ch 1 (4 2dc cl, 60 dc, 2 ch-5
sp, 10 ch-2 sp, 4 ch-1 sp)
Round 6: sl st into ch sp, [2dc cl, ch 3, 2dc cl] in ch sp, ch 5, skip dc cl+3 dc, 1
sc in ch sp, {ch 3, skip 3 st, 1 sc around the space between the 3rd and 4th dc, ch
3, skip 3 st, 1 sc in ch sp} 4 times, ch 5, skip 3 dc+dc cl, [2dc cl, ch 3, 2dc cl] in
ch sp, ch 5, skip dc cl+3 dc, sc in ch sp, {ch 3, 1 sc around the space between the
3rd and 4th dc, ch 3, 1 sc in ch sp} 4 times, ch 5, skip 3 dc+dc cl (4 2dc cl, 18 sc,
4 ch-5 sp, 18 ch-3 sp)
Round 7: sl st into ch sp, [*2dc cl, ch 2* 2 times, 2dc cl] in ch sp, ch 1, 5 sc in
the next ch sp, ch 1, {3 sc in the next ch sp, ch 1} 8 times, 5 sc in the next ch sp,
ch 1, [*2dc cl, ch 2* 2 times, 2dc cl] in the next ch sp, ch 1, 5 sc in ch sp, ch 1,
{3 sc in ch sp, ch 1} 8 times, 5 sc in ch sp, ch 1 (6 2dc cl, 68 sc, 4 ch-2 sp, 22
ch-1 sp)

Round 8: sl st into ch sp, {1 sc in ch sp, ch 3, skip dc cl} 2 times, 1 sc in ch sp,

{ch 5, 1 sc in the next ch sp} 10 times, {ch 3, skip dc cl, 1 sc in ch sp} 3 times,
{ch 5, 1 sc in the next ch-1 sp} 10 times, ch 3, skip dc cl (6 ch-3 sp, 20 ch-5 sp)

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Round 9: sl st into ch sp, [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc] in ch sp, ch 2, [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc] in

the next ch sp, { [*1 dc, ch 1* 2 times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp} 10 times, { [1 dc,
ch 2, 1 dc] in the next ch sp, ch 2} 2 times, [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc] in the next ch sp,
{[*1 dc, ch 1* 2 times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp} 10 times, [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc] in the
next ch sp, ch 2 (72 dc, 10 ch-2 sp, 40 ch-1 sp)
Round 10: sl st into ch sp, {2 dc in ch sp, 1 fpdc around dc} 3 times, {*1 fpdc
around dc, 1 dc in ch sp* 2 times, 1 fpdc around dc} 10 times, 1 fpdc in dc, {2
dc in ch sp, 1 fpdc around dc} 5 times, {*1 fpdc around dc, 1 dc in ch sp* 2
times, 1 fpdc around dc} 10 times, 1 fpdc around dc, {2 dc in ch sp, 1 fpdc
around dc} 2 times (72 fpdc, 60 dc)
Round 11: sl st to the 1st fpdc, {1 sc in fpdc, ch 3, skip 2 dc} 2 times, 1 sc in
fpdc, ch 3, skip fpdc+dc, 1 sc in fpdc, {ch 5, skip dc+2 fpdc+dc, 1 sc in fpdc} 9
times, ch 3, skip dc+fpdc, {1 sc in the next fpdc, ch 3} 6 times, skip fpdc+dc, 1
sc in fpdc, {ch 5, skip dc+2 fpdc+dc, 1 sc in fpdc} 9 times, ch 3, skip dc+fpdc,
{1 sc in fpdc, ch 3, skip 2 st} 3 times (30 fm, 14 ch-3 sp, 18 ch-5 sp)
Round 12: sl st to the middle of the 1st ch sp, 1 sc in ch sp, {ch 3, 1 sc in the
next ch sp} 2 times, {ch 3, [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc] in the next ch sp} 9 times, {ch 3, 1
sc in the next ch sp} 7 times, ch 3, { [1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc] in the next ch sp, ch 3} 9
times, {1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 3} 4 times (50 ch sp)

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Round 13: sl st into ch sp, { [*1 dc, ch 1* 2 times, 1 dc] in ch sp} 2 times, {skip
ch-1 sp, [*1 dc, ch 1* 3 times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp} 9 times, skip ch 1-sp, {
[*1 dc, ch 1*, 2 times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp} 6 times, skip ch-1 sp, { [*1 dc, ch
1* 3 times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp, skip ch-1 sp} 9 times, skip ch-1 sp, {[*1 dc,
ch 1*, 2 times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp} 4 times (12 groups with 3 dc+2 ch sp in
each, 18 groups with 4 dc+3ch sp in each)
Round 14: sl st into ch sp, {2 hdc in each ch sp} 4 times, {2 sc in each ch sp}
27 times, {2 hdc in each ch sp} 12 times, {2 sc in each ch sp} 27 times, {2 hdc
in each ch sp} 8 times (48 hdc, 108 sc). FO

Round 15: Start in the first sc after a hdc (see pic above). 1 sc in the 1st sc of 6,
{ch 7, skip 5 st, 1 sc in the next st} 9 times, {ch 5, skip 3 st, 1 sc in the next st} 6
times, {ch 7, skip 5 st, 1 sc in the next st} 9 times, {ch 5, skip 3 st, 1 sc the in
next st} 5 times, ch 5, skip 3 st (30 sc, 18 ch-7 sp, 12 ch-5 sp)

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Round 16: sl st to the middle of the 1st ch sp, { [1 sc, ch 4, 1 sc] in ch sp, ch 4,
skip sc} 10 times, [1 sc, ch 4, 1 sc] in the next ch sp, ch 6, tr2tog over the next 2
ch sp, ch 6, { [1 sc, ch 4, 1 sc] in the next ch sp, ch 4, skip sc} 12 times, [1 sc, ch
4, 1 sc] in the next ch sp, ch 6, tr2tog over the next 2 ch sp, ch 6, { [1 sc, ch 4, 1
sc] in the next ch sp, ch 4, skip sc} 2 times (50 ch-4 sp, 4 ch-6 sp, 2 tr2tog, 52
sc)
Round 17: sl st into ch sp, { [*1 dc, ch 2* 3 times, 1 dc] in ch sp, skip ch 1 sp}
10 times, [*1 dc, ch 2* 3 times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp, 1 sc in ch-6 sp, ch 2, [3
dc, ch 2, 3 dc] around the space between the 2 tr in tr2tog, ch 2, 1 sc in ch-6 sp,
{ [*1 dc, ch 2* 3 times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp, skip ch 1 sp} 12 times, [*1 dc, ch
2* 3 times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp, 1 sc in ch-6 sp, ch 2, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] around
the space between the 2 tr in tr2tog, ch 2, 1 sc in ch-6 sp, { [*1 dc, ch 2* 3
times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp, skip ch 1 sp} 2 times (26 groups with 4 dc+ch 3 sp
in each, 12 dc, 4 sc, 6 ch-2 sp)
Round 18: sl st into ch sp, {2 sc in ch sp, [1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc] in the next ch sp, 2
sc in the next ch sp, ch 1} 11 times, ch 1 (=ch-2 sp at last rep) , 1 dc in the next
ch sp, ch 3, [3tr cl, ch 2, 3tr cl] in the next ch sp, ch 3, 1 dc in the next ch sp, ch
2, {2 sc in the next ch sp, [1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc] in the next ch sp, 2 sc in the next ch
sp, ch 1} 13 times, ch 1, 1 dc in the next ch sp, ch 3, [3tr cl, ch 2, 3tr cl] in the
next ch sp, ch 3, 1 dc in the next ch sp, ch 2, {2 sc in ch sp, [1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc] in
the next ch sp, 2 sc in the next ch sp, ch 1} 2 times (156 sc, 4 ch-3 sp, 32 ch-2
sp, 24 ch-1 sp)
Round 19: sl st into the 1st ch-2 sp, {1 sc in ch-2 sp, ch 4, 1 sc in ch-1 sp, ch 4}
10 times, 1 sc in ch-2 sp, {ch 4, 1 sc in the next ch sp} 2 times, [*1 dc, ch 1* 4
times, 1 dc] in ch sp between tr cl, {1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 4} 2 times, {1 sc in
ch-2 sp, ch 4, 1 sc in ch-1 sp, ch 4} 12 times, {1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 4} 2
times, 1 sc in the next ch sp, [*1 dc, ch 1* 4 times, 1 dc] in ch sp between tr cl,

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{1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 4} 2 times, {1 sc in ch-2 sp, ch 4, 1 sc in ch-1 sp, ch

4} 2 times (2 groups with 5 dc+4 ch sp in each, 56 ch-4 sp)

Round 20: sl st to the middle of the 1st ch sp, 1 sc in ch sp, {ch 5, 1 sc in the
next ch sp} 21 times, {1 dc in dc, ch 2} 4 times, 1 dc in dc, 1 sc in ch sp, {ch 5,
1 sc in the next ch sp} 27 times, {1 dc in dc, ch 2} 4 times, 1 dc in dc, {1 sc in
ch sp, ch 5} 6 times (10 dc, 54 ch-5 sp, 8 ch-2 sp)
Round 21: sl st to the middle of the 1st ch sp, 1 sc in ch sp, { [*1 dc, ch 2* 3
times, 1 dc] in the next ch sp, 1 sc in the next ch sp} 10 times, {1 dc in dc, ch 1,
1 dc in the ch sp, ch 1} 4 times, 1 dc in dc, 1 sc in ch sp, { [*1 dc, ch 2* 3 times,
1 dc] in the next ch sp, 1 sc in the next ch sp} 13 times, {1 dc in dc, ch 1, 1 dc in
ch sp, ch 1} 4 times, 1 dc in dc, {1 sc in ch sp, [*1 dc, ch 2* 3 times, 1 dc] in the
next ch sp} 3 times (26 groups with 4 dc+3 ch sp in each, 18 dc, 16 ch-1 sp)
Round 22: {ch 1, skip dc, 2 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 3 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip
dc, 2 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 1 sl st in sc} 9 times, ch 1, skip dc, 2 hdc in ch
sp, ch 1, skip dc, 3 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 2 dc in ch sp, skip dc+sc+dc, {2
dc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc} 7 times, 2 dc in ch sp, skip dc+sc+dc, 2 dc in ch sp, ch

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1, skip dc, 3 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 2 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 1 sl st in
sc, {ch 1, skip dc, 2 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 3 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 2
hdc in ch sp, ch 1, 1 sl st in sc} 11 times, ch 1, skip dc, 2 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip
dc, 3 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 2 dc in ch sp, skip dc+sc+dc, {2 dc in ch sp, ch
1, skip dc} 7 times, 2 dc in ch sp, skip dc+sc+dc, 2 dc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 3
hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 2 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 1 sl st in sc, {ch 1, skip
dc, 2 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 3 hdc in ch sp, ch 1, skip dc, 2 hdc in ch sp, ch
1, 1 sl st in sc} 2 times. The last sl st closes the round (40 dc, 174 hdc)
Round 23: sl st into ch sp, {1 sc in ch sp, ch 2, skip 2 st, 1 sc in ch sp, 1 fpsc,
picot, skip 1 st, 1 fpsc around the next st, 1 sc in ch sp, ch 2, skip 2 st, 1 sc in ch
sp, skip sc} 9 times, 1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 2, 1 sc in ch sp, 1 fpsc, picot, skip
1 st, 1 fpsc around the next st, 1 sc in ch sp, ch 2, skip 2 st, 2 bpdc, {1 dc in ch
sp, 2 bpdc} 3 times, [1 dc, picot, 1 dc] in ch sp, 2 bpdc, {1 dc in ch sp, 2 bpdc} 3
times, ch 2, skip 2 st, 1 sc in ch sp, 1 fpsc, picot, skip 1 st, 1 fpsc around the next
st, 1 sc in ch sp, ch 2, skip 2 st, 1 sc in ch sp, {1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 2, skip2
st, 1 sc in ch sp, 1 fpsc, picot, skip 1 st, 1 fpsc around the next st, 1 sc in ch sp,
ch 2, skip 2 st, 1 sc in ch sp, skip sc} 11 times, 1 sc in the next ch sp, ch 2, 1 sc
in ch sp, 1 fpsc, picot, skip 1 st, 1 fpsc around the next st, 1 sc in ch sp, ch 2,
skip 2 st, 2 bpdc, {1 dc in ch sp, 2 bpdc} 3 times, [1 dc, picot, 1 dc] in ch sp, 2
bpdc, {1 dc in ch sp, 2 bpdc} 3 times, ch 2, skip 2 st, 1 sc in ch sp, 1 fpsc, picot,
skip 1 st, 1 fpsc around the next st, ch 2, 1 sc in ch sp, {1 sc in ch sp, ch 2, skip 2
st, 1 sc in ch sp, 1 fpsc, picot, skip 1 st, 1 fpsc around the next st, 1 sc in ch sp,
ch 2, skip 2 st, 1 sc in ch sp, skip sc} 2 times (28 picot, 52 fpsc, 32 bpdc, 16 dc,
100 sc, 52 ch-2 sp)

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Appendix

Yarn: Scheepjes Catona (color

164, 173, 383), approx 70 gr
Hook: 3.0 mm
Size: approx 48 x 37 cm after
blocking

Yarn: Scheepjes Maxi Sweet

Treat/Sugar Rush (color 074,
101, 264, 410, 414), approx 26
gr
Hook: 1.5 mm
Size: approx 35 x 27 cm after
blocking

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