Materials:

• 3.5mm crochet hook
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle
• 1-2 skeins (400 yards) of worsted weight (medium) yarn in main colour
• 1 skein (10 yards) of worsted weight (medium) yarn in second colour (optional)
• Polyfil stuffing (optional)
• 12-gauge/2mm wire (optional)
• Wire cutters (optional)
• Flat-nose pliers (optional)
• Coloured electrical tape/scotch tape (optional)
• Elastic string (optional)

Gauge:
Chain 17 and make 10 rows of half double crochets
6 rows of 10 hdc = 2” (Don’t include chain stitches)

Abbreviations (US Terms):
ch – Chain
st – Stitch
ss – Slip Stitch
sk – Skip Stitch
hdc – Half Double Crochet
dc – Double Crochet
bpdc – Back Post Double Crochet
flo – Front Loops Only
blo – Back Loops Only
inc – Increase
dec – Decrease
() – Stitch Count
** – Repeat stitches in between the asterisks
in ch space: () – Only crochet stitches in brackets in chain space