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Letter D

© Gillian Buchanan 2002

Picture of Letter D

MATERIALS

  • No. 20 crochet cotton
  • Shuttle and ball thread
  • Hook for joining

SIZE

  • 4 cm wide x 5 cm high

INNER ROW

  1. Wind a few yards of thread onto the shuttle and do not cut off from the ball.
  2. Start at the bottom left hand corner with the lower right ring.
  3. R 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
  4. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
  5. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
  6. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
  7. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
  8. Repeat the last R and C 3 times in total.
  9. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
  10. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, RW.
  11. C 4 DS, J to P of previous C, 4 DS, RW.
  12. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
  13. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
  14. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
  15. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
  16. C 4 DS, J to P of previous C, 4 DS, RW.
  17. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
  18. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
  19. Repeat last R and C 3 times in total.
  20. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
  21. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
  22. C 4 DS, J to P of previous C, 4 DS, RW.
  23. R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, P, 4 DS, J to 1st P of 1st R, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
  24. C 4 DS, J to P of 1st C, 4 DS, J to base of 1st R, finish ends.

OUTER ROW

  1. Wind about two yards of thread onto your shuttle, do not cut off from ball. You do not need so much for this row because the shuttle thread will form the core of the chains.
  2. Start at the bottom of the lower left hand corner.
  3. Shuttle Thread Join to the free P of the lower right hand ring of the lower left hand corner.
  4. C 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of the next R of the corner, do not RW.
  5. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of next R, do not RW.
  6. Repeat the previous C four times in total.
  7. C 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of next R, do not RW.
  8. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of next R, do not RW.
  9. Repeat the previous C once more.
  10. C 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to the joining P between two corner Rs, do not RW.
  11. C 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to the next free P, do not RW.
  12. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of next R, do not RW.
  13. Repeat the last C four times in total.
  14. C 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to the joining P between the next two corner Rs, do not RW.
  15. C 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to the next free P, do not RW.
  16. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of next R, do not RW.
  17. Repeat the previous C once more. Finish ends.
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