Block Capital Letter A - Free Crochet Alphabet Pattern

Capital Letter A - The Crochet Lounge Way

Free Crochet Alphabet Pattern

A is for Apple.. A is for Alphabet. A is for ants and A is for Alligator! Most of all, A is for ALPACA for the natural fiber fiends and acrylic for synthetic lovers

Materials:

• Worsted Weight #4 Yarn
• Size F/3.75mm hook
• Tapestry needle

Stitches Used:

fsc, ch, sc, dc, slst

Foundation single crochet (fsc) – ch2, insert hook into 2nd chain from hook, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 1 (this creates the next foundation chain), yo draw through 2 (this completes the single crochet)
*insert hook into the next foundation chain just created, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 1, yo draw through 2
Repeat from * until total fsc completed

Chain (ch) - yo (yarn over), pull through loop on hook

Single crochet (sc) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw up a loop, yo draw through 2

Slip Stitch (slst) - insert hook in indicated stitch, yo draw through stitch as well as the loop on hook

Pattern:

Fsc 15
Row 1:
Ch1, turn, sc in each st across [15sc]

Row 2:
Ch1, turn, sc in each st across [15sc]

Row 3:
Ch1, turn, sc in each st across [3sc]

Row 4-5:
Repeat Row 3

Row 6:
Ch7, make sure the chain does not twist, skip 4 stitches in Row 2 after the 3sc from Row 3 and join with sl st [7ch & sl st join]

Row 7:
Sc in next st on Row 2, turn, sc in next 3 chains [3sc]

Row 8:
Ch1, turn, 2sc in turning sc, sc in next 2 scs, sl st to next st on Row 2 [4sc]

Row 9:
Sc in next st on Row 2, turn, sc in each sc across [5sc]

Row 10:
Ch 6, turn, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 4 ch, sc in the side of the next 3 rows that form the cross bar of the letter A, sc in next 4 ch, sc in side of the top 3 rows of the letter A [15sc]

Row 11:

Ch1, turn, sc in each st [15sc]

Row 12:
Repeat Row 11
slst across top of the letter A, invisible join to finish

Fasten Off
Weave in Ends
Block

No Fsc version:
Ch 16
Row 1:
Turn, sc in second ch from hook, sc in each across [15sc]

Row2:
Ch1, turn, sc in each across [15sc]

Row 3:
Ch1, turn, sc in each across [15sc]

Row 4:
Ch1, turn, sc in each st across [3sc]

Row 5-6:
Repeat Row 4

Row 7:
Ch7, make sure the chain does not twist, skip 4 stitches in Row 2 after the 3sc from Row 3 and join with sl st [7ch & sl st join]

Row 8:
Sc in next st on Row 2, turn, sc in next 3 chains [3sc]

Row 9:
Ch1, turn, 2sc in turning sc, sc in next 2 scs, sl st to next st on Row 2 [4sc]

Row 10:
Sc in next st on Row 2, turn, sc in each sc across [5sc]

Row 11:
Ch 6, turn, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 4 ch, sc in the side of the next 3 rows that form the cross bar of the letter A, sc in next 4 ch, sc in side of the top 3 rows of the letter A [15sc]

Row 12:
Ch1, turn, sc in each st [15sc]

Row 13:
Repeat Row 12
slst across top of the letter A, invisible join to finish

Fasten Off
Weave in Ends
Block

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