Leona Flower  4-ply knitting worsted, I-9 crochet hook

Notes:

1)  the 1st st of the ch4 should serve as a slip knot whereby as the sts are loaded the 1st is increasing in  size to accommodate multiple sts being worked into it (how to make that happen:  after making the slip knot for the beg ch st, be  sure that the short end is to the left; that is, if the chain st is laying flat and untwisted, the short end will be coming through the slip down and to the left.  Insert hk in ch and begin sts).

2)  Make sure to maintain consistent height of stitches in working multiple double crochets into one st.

3)  ch3 or ch4 counts as a dc throughout.

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