Airplane Charted Design Free Pattern

Number Five In Aircraft Chart Series
Design Created by Sandi Marshall

Follow the first chart to crochet the two main colors in on the square then use the second chart to add the extra lines, using cross-stitch to do this (explained below).

How to change colors in crochet: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa041203.htm

How to do cross-stitch on single crochet: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa111702.htm

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I used worsted weight yarn to crochet the example, with a US size H hook. Use colors of your choice. The chart is 35 stitches wide and 35 rows high. To crochet a square the same size as the chart, starting chain is 36 chains for single crochet or 35 chains for afghan stitch (there is no turning chain in afghan stitch).
For single crochet, row 1: Single crochet in 2nd chain from hook. Single crochet in each chain across. (35 sc)
For single crochet, rows 2 - 35: chain 1 to turn. Following the chart for color changes, single crochet in each single crochet across the row. (35 sc)

I crocheted the two main colors in, then did the medium blue lines in cross-stitch on the finished square (as shown on the second chart). This way, I only had to work with three colors when doing the crocheting (three colors on the rows which had red on some parts of the row and only two colors at a time, where the rows consisted of light blue and gray).

Another reason for doing the blue lines afterward in cross-stitch for this design, is that I have found that, when colors are crocheted in (intarsia), where there is only one single crochet stitch of a given color, surrounded by different colors, that the one single crochet in that one color often doesn't look nice or show up well. Doing those portions in cross-stitch on the crocheted piece gives a nicer look. To do the cross-stitch, I used the same weight of yarn that I used to crochet the square.

In the photo on the left, you can see where I added a straight stitch outline around parts of the airplane, using a darker blue. This is optional. If you like the look that this creates, you might wish to add it to your square. For a photo showing straight stitch outlining along single crochet stitches, scroll down the page at the following link: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa111702.htm

The charts could be used to make afghan squares to join into an Aircraft Sampler Afghan.

More Free Aircraft Charts:
Following are links to the other aircraft charts that I designed for this series:
Airplane 1 - http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa032203.htm
Airplane 2 - http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa041903.htm
Airplane 3 - http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa092703.htm
Helicopter - http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa050303.htm

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