Happy Leap Day! This only happens every four years – so Marly Bird and I are celebrating with a Leap Day Mystery Make Along! Get ready to have some fun – both knit and crochet! Here’s the post for Clue #1!
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What is the Leap Day Mystery Make Along?
It’s a fun way to celebrate a special day! Here’s how it’s set up:
- The project we are making is a wearable.
- The clues will be given every over the course of today, Feb. 29, 2020, every two hours.
- Clues will be given at 9am (THIS POST), 11am, 1pm, 3pm, and 5pm EST.
- Tamara Kelly of Moogly designed the crochet piece.
- Marly Bird designed the knitting piece.
- Both the crochet and knit pieces resemble one another!
- Don’t have time today? No worries – follow along any day of the year! Each post will link to the others. An ad-free PDF of the completed pattern will also be added to Ravelry soon.
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Want to Make the Knit Along with Marly Bird?
CLICK HERE to go to the main Make Along page on Marly’s site where you’ll find links to all the knit clues (as well as the crochet ones)! There is a lot of info there, so do check it out if you have any other questions about how this mystery along works!
The Leap Day Mystery Crochet Along
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MATERIALS:
Yarn: Bernat Softee Chunky (6-Super Bulky; 100g / 3.5 oz, 99 meters / 108 yards)
Color A: Forest, 108 yds (all sizes)
Color B: Linen, 216 (216, 216, 324, 324, 324, 432, 432, 432) yds
Hook: 12mm (Clover Amour recommended)
Notions: Stitch Markers, Yarn Needle
Gauge: 6 sts x 4 rows = 4″ in dc
Sizes:
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL) – be sure to scroll down to the instructions for your size, starting with Clue #2.
These sizes are based on Craft Yarn Council Standards, with minimal ease. If you prefer a looser fit to your wearables, you may wish to go up a size.
Helpful Links and Tutorials:
FHDC – Foundation Half Double Crochet
Special Stitch:
hdc in front horizontal loop – yo and insert hook under the horizontal loop in the front of the stitch, below the top front loop, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through all 3 loops on hook. (click here to see this in action at the 3:45 minute mark of the video)
Clue #1 Instructions
With Color A, all sizes:
Row 1: FHDC 36; turn. (36 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in front horizontal loop of each st across; turn.
Row 3: Ch 1; hdc in 3rd loop of each st across; turn. (NOTE: This is the loop in back – see linked tutorial above)
Row 4 – 7: Rep Rows 2 and 3; do not turn after Row 7.
And that’s it for Clue #1! CLICK HERE to go to Clue #2 – link will be live at 11am EST!
If you are CAL-ing or KAL-ing with us and you post a photo on social media, be sure to tag me @mooglyblog or #mooglyblog so I can check it out too!
THE FINE PRINT
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Kim Mattox
I’m confused. How can we FHDC without a chain row?
Tamara Kelly
The FHDC is a foundation stitch – it makes the chain and stitch at the same time, and is far stretchier than a standard chain. There is a video tutorial linked above the pattern! 🙂
Shasma Braziel
In the crochet version, are rows 2&3 the same?
Tamara Kelly
No, you are working into 2 different loops here! 🙂 One is on the front of the stitch, the other is on the back.
Shasma Braziel
Ok. Thanks.
Shasma Braziel
I’m assuming rows 2&3 are the same even though they’re worded differently?
Tamara Kelly
No, you are working into 2 different loops here! 🙂 One is on the front of the stitch, the other is on the back.
Christina
This is a really confusing pattern lines 2 and three make no sense could really use this a a video tutorial
Tamara Kelly
There are linked video tutorials above!
Cheryl
Hdc in third loop??? The video shows her crocheting in the round which is the right side of the work facing her where as we are turning and the wrong side is facing! I cannot find a Horizontal loop to insert my hook. Help!
Tamara Kelly
Hi Cheryl! The first part of the video shows working into the horizontal loop that’s in the back of the stitch – it’s formed by the yarn over in the hdc stitch. Later in the video, at the part indicated in the special stitches, I demo how to work into that same loop from the front. In the round or in rows, you can crochet into that loop from either side.
Teresa Johnson
What Letter is a 12mm hook?
Tamara Kelly
There isn’t a letter for this size. 🙂
Marsha
hope I’m not too late to work on this pattern. Read all of the clues and believe I understand it all. have a question on the size. my measurements are Bust 46, waist 42 and hips 53. I’m 5’2″. I’m a pear shape. I looked at the chart you linked for sizes with measurements and I’m between XL and 2X. But I think you said that is with minimal ease. since I live in Michigan and will wear this over a sweater or sweatshirt; I wonder maybe I should opt for even going looser and go 3X. What do you think?
Tamara Kelly
Hi Marsha! I think I’d go up a size too – I often do for winter items myself! ♥