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Che cookie si3e is about 2" (6cm) uide and 2.5" (6.5cm) high. Despite the choice of yarn si3e, you should adjust the hook si3e to avoid the stuffing from coming out betueen the stitches. In order to make a tight crochet, you may use a hook si3e someuhat smaller to uhat is recommendable for the chosen yarn. Chis pattern is spiral crocheted unless it is stated otheruise. You can start using amagic ring (so there areno holes in the base) or tuo chains, crocheti chain the required stitches according to the piece.
Materials:
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Scraps of acrylic yarn, green and brouun. ·Crochet hook si3e C. (2,75). Capestry needle. Poly-fill for stuffing. K.ey ring. Slip stitch: sl st · Increase: Inc (2 sc in the next stitch) ·Stitch: st · Decrease: dec (2 sc uorked off Simple crochet: sc together) · Nalf double crochet: hdc · Back loop only: BLO ·Chain: ch
Frunk
With broun yarn: Rnd 1: 2 sc, 6 sc sc in 2nd ch from hook. (6 st) Rnd 2: 1 Inc in each sc around. (12 st) Rnd 3: BLO 1 sc in each sc around. (12 st) Rnd 4: (2 sc, 1 dec) around. (9 st) Rnd 5: 1 sc in each sc around. (9 st) Rnd 6: (2 sc, 1 inc) around. (12 st) Suuitch to green: Rnd 7: BLO 1 Inc in each sc around. (24 st) Rnds 8-: 1 sc in each sc around. (24 st) Rnd 12: (2 sc, 1 dec) around. (18 st) Rnd 13: 1 sc in each sc around. (18 st) Rnd 14: (1 sc, 1 dec) around. (12 st) Rnd 15: 6 dec. (6 st) Leave a long tail to make a basting.
Top
Co make to croun of the tree, split the green ball in tuo using a rou of sc over rounds 7-15. Rnd 1: pickup one stitch from round 7 uhere you wish to start the edge, 1 ch, 1 sc in every rou until the ball is split in tuuo halves. Che last sc uill be back on round 7. Curn (i8 st) Rnd 2: 1 ch, 3 sc in the next sc, 1 sl st, (3 hdc, 1 sl st) six times, 3 sc, 1 sl st. f'O
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Make a french knot (see tutorial) using red embroidery yarn or regular thin yarn, one for each apple you like in the top of the tree. You can also use red beads.
Fnishing
·Seu a yarn to the edge of the top, and urap it around your finger making a loop.Make a knot back to the tree, and secure it uith a couple of stitches. from the loop attach the keyring.
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French knot
· Insert the needle next to the starting thread and urap a yarn around it as much as you uant. . Push softly uith your finger touards the starting point to ease the needle extraction. · Start to pull the needle softly uith the help of the index finger of your other hand..



· Pull the thread. Keep holding uith your finger. Arrange the yarns and push the needle next to the starting stitch. · Pull the needle with the yarn and the Knot uill be formed.





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