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Hook your way to a beautiful summer

And enjoy your siesta in stunning day bed style! - by Better Homes and Gardens
  • 28 Nov 2016
Hook your way to a beautiful summer
Andre Martin

This cheery creation is plenty large enough to stretch right over a queen-sized bed, while a siesta on the verandah sofa is a well-deserved reward for your super- sized hooking efforts.

 

If you need a bit of a refresher on your knitting and crocheting terms, we've gotchya.

 

Intermediate skill level.

 

Finished size:

190 x 150cm (rug size), 190 x 220cm (throw size)

 

 

Gather your supplies:

Patons Cotton Blend 8 ply 50g: 3 (4) balls Yellow 06; 4 (5) balls Orange 07; 4 (5) balls Pink 15; 6 (8) balls Apple Green 16; 4 (5) balls Aqua 17; 8 (12) balls Bright Red 18; 6 (9) balls Denim 21; 4 (6) balls Fresh Green 24; 3 (5) balls Coral 26; 5 (8) balls Mineral 29; 4 (5) balls Persian Green 30; 4 (5) balls Cloud 34; 4.5mm crochet hook or size needed for tension; wool needle

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Here’s how...

Strip 1 (make 3)

(see Make my day bed assembly diagram, above).

First motif: Follow First flower hexagon motif instructions or diagram (see opposite), using Cloud for Rounds 1 and 2, Aqua for Round 3, Denim for Round 4, then Aqua for Round 5 (see B on Flower colour table, opposite).

Second motif: Follow Simple join motif instructions or diagram using Fresh Green for Rounds 1 and 2, Persian Green for Round 3, Apple Green for Round 4, then Persian Green for Joining Round to join to First motif (see D on Flower colour table).

Motifs 3 to 14 (21): Work as for Second motif, making colourways as shown in assembly diagram and working join in adjacent motifs.

Strip 3 (make 3), Strip 5 (make 3) and Strip 7 (make 2) Use appropriate colours for motifs as shown, working join in adjacent motif ... 11 strips.

Strip 2 (make 3), Strip 4 (make 3), Strip 6 (make 2) and Strip 8 (make 2) Use appropriate colours for motifs as shown, working join in adjacent motif and joining to adjacent strips in final round ... 21 strips.

Note: For ease of working, create two sections of Strips 1 to 7 and one section of Strips 1 to 5, then join each of these together with Strip 8 motifs.

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Note: To make this project portable, work rounds 1 to 4 incl. of all Flower hexagon motifs following Flower colour table in. Make my day bed quantities listed (above). Later, use appropriate colour to work joining round, following assembly diagram.

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