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Easy 3 inches in diameter at Base x 7 inches tall • Light (DK) weight cotton yarn: 1¾ oz/82 yds/50g each green, light green, red, cream and white Small amount black • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • Stitch

Oh, the holidays … What can we say about them? Only that we have missed them and are so happy they are closing in again. Why? Because then all the super holiday projects can take over our hooks and our hearts. We are excited to bring you a great coll

Easy Hot Pad: 9 inches squares Mug Cozy: 3½ inches tall x 11 inches long • Premier Yarns Cotton Sprout Worsted medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (3½ oz/ 180 yds/IOOg per skein): 1 skein each #2101-09 leaf, #210129 white, #2101-08 yellow and #2101-3

Easy Approximately 3½ inches tall x 7 inches wide (at widest point) • Scheepjes Softfun light (DK) weight cotton/acrylic yarn (1¾ oz/153 yds/50g per skein): 1 skein each #2616 pickle, #2622 latte and #2655 cerise • Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or siz

Intermediate 5½ inches wide x 8 inches tall • Lion Brand Vanna's Choice medium (worsted) weight acrylic/rayon yarn (3½ oz/ 170 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein each #133J brick, #126 chocolate, #1231 beige and #098X fisherman • Lion Brand Basic Stitch Sk

Intermediate 39¼ inches wide x 47 inches long • Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3½ oz/180 yds/100g per skein): 5 skeins #100-01 snow white 1 skein each #100-80 carnation, #100-07 really red, #100-75 b

Are you captivated by suspense, mystery and sinister plots? How about a touch of passion and romance? Now, what if you combine both of those and set everything in small towns across America? Intrigued? We thought you would be. The Sweet Intrigue seri

Easy 7 inches tall • Lion Brand Hometown super bulky (super chunky) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/ 81 yds/142g per skein): 1 skein each #135-100R New York white and #135-117F Louisville julep 6 yds #135-135P Stowe sugar maple Small amount red worsted-wei

Easy Small tree: 6½ inches tall x 5 inches in diameter across base Large tree: 8½ inches tall x 6½ inches in diameter across base • Premier Yarns Home Cotton medium (worsted) weight cotton/polyester yarn (2.65 oz/131 yds/75g per skein): 2 skeins #38-

Easy 21 inches tall x 16½ inches wide • King Cole Big Value Super Chunky super bulky (super chunky) weight acrylic yarn (3½ oz/90 yds/100g per skein): 2 skeins #3309 fern 1 skein each #3121 mustard, #3489 forest, #3308 olive and #1976 copper • Size H

Easy 23 inches wide x 14½ inches tall • Plymouth Yarn Encore Tweed Worsted medium (worsted) weight acrylic/ wool/rayon yarn (3½ oz/ 200 yds/100g per skein): 3 skeins #1363 oatmeal • Plymouth Yam Encore Worsted medium (worsted) weight acrylic/wool yar

Easy Large Tree: 6¾ inches tall x 4 inches wide; 9½ inches tall including stand Small Tree: 5 inches tall x 4 inches wide; 7 inches tall including stand Reindeer: 3¼ inches in diameter; 6 inches tall including stand • Caron Simply Soft medium (worste

Easy Place mat: 13 inches in diameter Napkin: 13 inches square • For Place Mat: Premier Yarns Cotton Sprout Worsted medium (worsted) weight cotton yarn (3½ oz/ 180 yds/100g per skein): 2 skeins #2101-12 hunter green 1 skein #2101-29 white • For Napki

Intermediate 35½ inches from top inner edge to outer edge • Lion Brand Yarns Vanna's Choice medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3½ oz/ 170 yds/100g per skein): 7 skeins #860-099H linen • Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • S

Need help? ▶ StitchGuide.com • ILLUSTRATED GUIDES • HOW-TO VIDEOS Single crochet decrease (sc dec): (Insert hook, yo, draw lp through) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw through all lps on hook. Half double crochet decrease (hdc dec): (Yo, insert