My 52 Week Crochet Challenge: Week 15

Week 15

Did you know that crochet terminology is different in the U.S. and the U.K.? Google search UK crochet patterns and find a pattern you'd like to "interpret".

Ok, so I'm super behind on my challenges.  June was a super busy month for me and it looks like July is going to be a busy one too.  I wonder if anyone else had a hard time time finding patterns written in UK terms as I did.  I looked around the internet for what seemed like ages to find a nice pattern that was written in UK terms, however it seems that the few projects I did come across were not in my taste.  So I decided to take it upon myself to do something a little different with this weeks challenge.  I'm going to "translate" a US term pattern in UK terms.

My boys birthday is a little over a month away and we are throwing a Pokemon inspired theme party.  For the favours, we've decided I was going to make little pokeballs and a little bag (like my Cute Little Bags) in the pokemon original colours of red, black and white and we are going to put some Pokemon cards in them and call them "deck sacks".  The "deck sacks" pattern is what I'm going to translate....So here it is....

Pokémon Inspired 'Deck' Cases
© Copyright 2014 Nyela d’Endel
 

Please note this pattern is written in UK terms.  

Below you will find a UK to US term chart.

Materials needed

Worsted weight (4) yarn in 3 colours (A-White, B-Black and C-Red )

H/8 - 5.00mm hook

Chain marker

Tapestry needle

No gauge required

Abbreviations **Please note these are UK terms**

Rnd = round
ch = chain
dc = double crochet

htc = half treble crochet
st = stitch
sts = stitches
sl st = slip stitch
dec = decrease
F/O = fasten off

Using your H/8-5.00mm hook and working in rounds. Place a stitch marker in the last st of the rnd and move marker up at the end of each rnd.

**How to change the colour of yarn working in htc rounds.  Start by making an htc as you would normally… insert hook, pull up a loop, there should be 3 loops on your hook, but now use the new colour to pull through all 3 loops on hook.    

With white yarn (A)

Rnd 1 - Ch 16, htc in 2^nd ch from hook and then 1 htc across.  Work 1 extra htc in last ch.  Do not turn, instead, work on bottom loops of the chain and 1 htc across working 1 extra htc in last ch. Place stitch marker (32)

Rnd 2 - 1 htc in each htc around.  Place a stitch marker (32)

Rnd 3 - 1 htc in each htc around (32)

Rnd 4 - 1 htc in each htc around (32)

Rnd 5 - 1 htc in each htc around (32)

Rnd 6 - 1 htc in each htc around (32)

Rnd 7 - 1 htc in each htc around (32)

Rnd 8 - 1 htc in each htc around changing to black (B) yarn with last stitch** (32)

Rnd 9 - 1 htc in each htc around changing to red (C) yarn with last stitch** (32)

Rnd 10 - 1 htc in each htc around (32)

Rnd 11 - 1 htc in each htc around (32)

Rnd 12 - 1 htc in each htc around (32)

Rnd 13 - 1 dc in each htc around (32)

Rnd 14 - *1 dc in next 4 dc, ch 8, skip 8 stitches, 1 dc in next 4 dc*.  Repeat from * to * around (32)

Rnd 15 - 1 dc in each dc and each ch space around (32)

Rnd 16 - 1 dc in next 4 dc, 1 htc in next 8 dc, 1 dc in next 8 dc, 1 htc in next 8 htc 1 dc in next 3 dc and 1 sl st in last stitch around (32)

F/O and weave in all tails inside the bag.

  

UK to US terms

 

UK	US
ch - chain	ch - chain
dc - double crochet	sc - single crochet
tr - treble crochet	dc - double crochet
htc - half treble crochet	hdc - half double crochet
sl st - slip stitch	sl st - slip stitch