#secret patch

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1B: ch 26 dc9 sl. 1B: ch 24 T8 slF. 2A: B9 dc 2B: T F5 T3 3A: B2 Bn4 B3 dc 3B: T F7 T 4A: B2 pB4 F B2 dc 4B: F8 T 5A: B F7 B dc 5B: F8 T 6A: B F7 B dc 6B: F8 T 7A: B F3 Bn3 B2 dc 7B: F3 B F4 T 8A: B2 pB3 Bn2 B2 dc 8B: F4 B F3 T 9A: B2 pB2 Bn3 B2 dc 9B: F3 B F4 T 10A: B2 pB2 B Bn2 B2 dc 10B: T F2 B2 F3 T 11A: B2 pB B2 Bn B3 dc 11B: T F B3 F2 T2 12A: B3 pB B5 dc 12B: T2 F B2 F T3 13A: B9 dc 13B: T8 [ch 3] slF. 14A: B9 [ch 3] sl.

A Secret Patch [unadorned pattern text above; start in ch 6] that I smuggled out to my three (3) patient Dispatches-Only subscribers while I finish up the next Dispatch-proper.

Their PDF came with the 3.5" Diskette pattern from Legacy Tech, but I was very pleased with my MS-DOS formatting thing, and I am very bad at keeping secrets, so here you all go. Documentation here.

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*stage whispers* Hi hi!

As I hinted at a while ago, I'm revisiting the "Secret Patch" form, and this is the format I'm formulating. Direct link to PDF here.

That is a usable pattern. Look! I just did it again last night to be sure:

(that's the back. there's a little picture on the front)

You'll need to know both the interlocking filet crochet technique and my notation for it. To that end, may I direct you to the following complimentary materials:

The most recent version of my documentation

The Clover/Bee Pattern, which has an accompanying video of dubious merit that may nonetheless help get you started

The Florida Wildlife and Free Gaza (PDF link here) collections

If you did the Secret Patch last year, this is the same one just tarted up, but a new Secret Patch sneaks out to subscribers this Friday. (Real Heads may also notice that I've switched to doing foundation rows in the conventional manner — if you want to work in back bumps, make the chain 2 sts shorter and start in ch 5).

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Hi, this is (the back of) a Secret Patch. The picture on the front is just a silly little thing, but you can't see it, and I'm not telling you what it is.

This is the pattern to crochet it. Normally there would be an overview diagram and an illustration for every row, but I've deleted all that, leaving just the first two rows and my cryptic… er, simplified crochet notation. You can download a PDF from this link directly.

These are some misbegotten frogs that I made on my way to the final Frog pattern in Backyard Buds. There's something weird or wrong with each of them, but they're still pretty great, and it's not like I'm going to throw them away. (They're small—the big one, which is wool, is a little under 5". The rest are cotton and about half that size).

If you crochet the secret patch and send me a picture (and are in principle one of the first six people to do so, but let's be realistic), I will mail you the misbegotten frog patch of your choosing. It doesn't have to look good. There can be mistakes. You don't have to add a border (but it will look so much nicer if you do). Just give an honest try and report back.

To learn the technique, go here and download the free pattern for two other patches (a four-leaf Clover and a Bee). Those patterns include full documentation, and there is also (as of yesterday) a video of me crocheting the first half of the clover (with my left hand, but the stitch order is the same for both hands so you'll manage).

lmk if you need help, and if this turns out to be fun we'll do it again.

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Buckethead - Secret Patch - Mix

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What is Pamela hiding from us? RETURN TO VIRTUAL CABIN!!