Christmas Chains

Christmas Chains

Materials

• 2.5 mm crochet hook
• Twilley’s ‘Goldfingering’. This is a widely available 3 ply gold coloured thread. 1 x 50 g ball makes approximately 13 links;
• Craft glue (optional).

  First link

  Foundation chain. Chain 8.
  

  Row 1

  The first and second chains from hook count as 1 half–treble.
  1 half–treble in 3rd chain from hook.
  1 half–treble in each of next 5 chains (7 stitches).
  

  Rows 2–40

  Chain 1 (turning chain made: counts as 1 half–treble). Turn.
  1 half–treble in each of next 6 stitches.
  Fasten off, leaving a yarn tail for sewing the chain together.
  

  Making up

  Overlap the first row onto the 40th row.
  Use the yarn tails to sew two rows of running stitch over these rows to join the chain.
  Continue to fasten off the yarn tail by weaving it in. (Due to the nature of the goldfingering you may like to use a dab of craft glue to secure the cut end to the work if necessary.)
  

  Second and subsequent links

  Work as for first link, but pass through previous link before sewing the ends together.