I was given two sets of small chest of drawers. They looked fine, but were quite wobbly, and well, didn't fit in anywhere properly. So, I turned them into several things...
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Friday, January 18, 2013
The handiest of Chest of Drawers
I was given two sets of small chest of drawers. They looked fine, but were quite wobbly, and well, didn't fit in anywhere properly. So, I turned them into several things...
Friday, October 3, 2008
Crochet Conversions
It has come to my attention that when it comes to crochet definitions I, somehow, have managed to cross the waters without realising. I now Crochet American style. Probably because most of the patterns and books I have come from the US. So, to clear up this mess, with regards to my Innocent Smoothie Hat Patterns, I've decided to re-write them in BOTH versions. I did say expect some tweaking, as they are my first patterns. My apologies to any English Stylists that may have gotten confused...So in case I've done it wrong again, here's some conversion tables, and if that fails, here's some links to read all about it.
www.crochet.about.com
www.crochetpatterncentral.com
Steel Hook Conversion Chart
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| | English |
| Single Crochet (sc) | | Double crochet (dc) |
| Half double crochet (hdc) | | Half treble (htr) |
| Double crochet (dc) | | Treble (tr) |
| Triple crochet (trc) | | Double treble (dtr) |
| Double triple crochet (dtrc) | | Triple treble (trtr) |
| Triple triple crochet (tr trc) | | Quadruple treble (q[aud] trc) |
| Skip (sk) | | Miss |
| Slip stitch (slst) | | Slip stitch (ss) or single |
| Gauge | | Tension |
| Yarn over (yo) | | Yarn over hook (yoh) |
Steel Hook Conversion Chart
| US | | MM |
| 1 | 3/0 | 3 |
| 2 | 2/0 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1/0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 1/2 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1.75 |
| 7 | 2 1/2 | 1.5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1.25 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 11 | 5 1/2 | |
| 12 | 6 | 0.6 |
| 13 | 6 1/2 | |
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