Virtue Part 6

Our 6th Virtue is Diligence.

Diligence is an attitude exhibiting constant and earnest effort to accomplish what has been undertaken, regardless of the circumstances surrounding a person.

There is more to being diligent than simply performing service work or standing up against the wrongful actions of others.

Sometimes, doing the right thing simply means working hard and maintaining a strong sense of purpose.

When it comes to crochet, which is a hobby we have all chosen to participate in, it is through diligence that we learn to read instructions carefully and apply our focus to completing each stitch correctly.

♥ Please remember this is my design and is covered by copyright law, you can download the pattern for your own use, and you may do whatever you like with your finished Virtue blanket. However, you may not copy any part of the pattern or make any publication using any part or whole of the pattern, this includes uploading the pdf to any file sharing website, nor is anyone authorised to make any video tutorials. You may not use any of my photographs for your own promotional purposes. To let anyone know about this or any of my designs, cals [crochet a-long], or patterns please only share a link to my website for the appropriate design. Pdf’s should never be shared with anyone.

♥ Please love and respect me as a designer, as I love and respect each of you. If you have not read the post, Introducing Virtue, please do. It has all the information on yarn requirements and the details for the 2 official yarn packs, Diligence and Patience, including a colour per round downloadable pdf, and a colouring sheet to help you plan your own colours.

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♥ Take your time, this is a journey, not a race, enjoy every moment of each stitch you create. Remember new skills take time to learn as does learning new stitches.

♥ Read the pattern carefully and familiarise yourself with the abbreviations, all special stitches are listed at the beginning of the pattern and have links to separate US terms video tutorials.
This week we will be making one of my favourite stitches the Double Crochet – Front Post Treble Together. Yes, it sounds like a bit of a mouthful but is very simple and so effective. I give lots of hints and tips in the videos to help you.

♥ Follow the hints, they are there to help you.

♥ Use stitch markers, they are your friend and will keep you on the right path.

♥ Check your stitch count after every repeat, it is essential to the shape of this design and will save having to rip/frog your work. The only frogs we want are the kind that turns into a Prince!

♥ Use the videos to help you if you need to. Video tutorials are in US terms.

♥ Remember you can always ask for help, the best place to do that is in my Facebook group Helen’s Hookaholics. If you do not use Facebook, then please email me using the contact form here on my website.

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There are 2 video tutorials for Virtue Part 6

All videos are in US terms

If you are left-handed you may like to know that there is an extension in Google Chrome that flips horizontally called FlipThis, and you will then view the videos as if I am left-handed.

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