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Paris in spring: Eiffel Tower C2C graph crochet pattern

Intermediate · 7 colors · corner to corner (C2C)

C2C: worked in diagonal rows of small blocks.

PDF · US Letter · 13 pages · Change paper

Size
About 47 × 47 in (119 × 119 cm)
Skill
Intermediate7 yarns; up to 15 color changes in one row; 32 lone blocks.

Paper for the PDF

US Letter8½ × 11 inA4210 × 297 mm

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Paris in spring: Eiffel Tower with cherry blossom, worked corner to corner in blocks of chain 3 and 3 double crochet with a small ball for each stretch of color: 63 by 63 blocks in seven yarns on a cream ground.

The whole panel: 47 × 47 in (119 × 119 cm)

Graph

63 squares wide and 63 tall. One square is 1 block of ch 3 and 3 double crochet, worked on the diagonal. Row 1 is the square in the bottom right corner, and each row after it is the next diagonal of the graph, as far as the top left corner. A row's number stands at its lower end: along the bottom edge, then up the left edge. Right-side rows are read down the diagonal to that end, wrong-side rows back up from it.

  • A cream, no symbol 1,236 squares
  • B blue, cross 1,813 squares
  • C green, dot 370 squares
  • D black, ring 326 squares
  • E pink (the lighter of 2), slash 160 squares
  • F brown, triangle 39 squares
  • G pink (the darker of 2), diamond 25 squares
125124123122121120119118117116115114113112111110109108107106105104103102101100999897969594939291908988878685848382818079787776757473727170696867666564636261605958575655545352515049484746454443424140393837363534333231302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321

Drag the graph to move around it. The whole graph is printed in the PDF.

Gauge

About 5.3 blocks to 4 in (10 cm) each way in corner-to-corner blocks of ch 3 and 3 double crochet.

How to measure it

How to measure your gauge

The pattern also stops you to measure after row 6.

Work a test square first (8 rows)

A test piece to measure and pull out. It is not the start of the pattern.

Work the first 8 rows of the pattern in one yarn: a triangle with 8 blocks along each straight edge, about 6 in (15 cm). Count the blocks in 4 in (10 cm) along the middle of a straight edge.

  1. Swatch foundationWith A, ch 6.
  2. Swatch row 1 (RS, increase)1 A(1 block)
  3. Swatch row 2 (WS, increase)2 A(2 blocks)
  4. Swatch row 3 (RS, increase)3 A(3 blocks)
  5. Swatch row 4 (WS, increase)4 A(4 blocks)
  6. Swatch row 5 (RS, increase)5 A(5 blocks)
  7. Swatch row 6 (WS, increase)6 A(6 blocks)
  8. Swatch row 7 (RS, increase)7 A(7 blocks)
  9. Swatch row 8 (WS, increase)8 A(8 blocks)
The same graph in other yarn weights

The picture fixes the number of blocks, so a graph is resized by yarn and hook, not by counting. Each line gives the blocks to 4 in (10 cm) to expect at that yarn weight. Every size is about. The yarn amounts of this pattern are for its own gauge only.

YarnBlocks to 4 in (10 cm)HookSize, about
Light (3)6.24.5 to 5.5 mm40¾ × 40¾ in (104 × 104 cm)
Bulky (5)4.16.5 to 9 mm61¼ × 61¼ in (156 × 156 cm)

No yarn amount has been worked out for these, so they are not a choice on this page.

Before you start

  • Row 1 is the block in the bottom right corner of the graph. Rows run on the diagonal to the top left corner. Odd rows are read from the right edge, later the top edge, down to the bottom edge, later the left edge; even rows are read back up. Each row's label names its two edges.
  • The picture reads the right way round on one face of the piece. If yours is mirrored, turn it over.
  • Find that face after row 2. Lay the three blocks down with the first block at the bottom right and the other two to its left and above it; turn the piece over and lay it the same way to see the other face. On the face you want, the block you worked first in row 2, the one begun with ch 6, is the one to the left of the first block. That face is your right side for the whole piece.
  • Right-handed: expect it to be the face toward you in row 1 and in every odd row, as the row labels say.
  • Each square of the graph is one block: ch 3 and 3 double crochet. Rows are counted in blocks. The colors of every row are written in the order you work them: "3 A" is 3 blocks in yarn A.
  • Row 1 is one block: dc in the 4th ch from the hook and in each of the next 2 chs. The 3 chains skipped stand at the side of the block and make its ch-3 sp.
  • Turn after every row. A row's label says how it is worked: increase or decrease.
  • An increase row has one block more than the row before. It begins with a new block: ch 6, turn, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 2 chs. It ends with a block in the last ch-3 sp.
  • A decrease row has one block fewer than the row before. It begins with no new block: turn, sl st in each of the 3 dc of the last block made. It ends with a sl st in the last ch-3 sp.
  • Where a row begins with slip stitches, as every decrease row does, its first block is (sl st, ch 3, 3 dc) in the ch-3 sp of the block just slipped across.
  • Every other block of a row is (sl st, ch 3, 3 dc) in the ch-3 sp of the next block of the row before.
  • To change color, work the last yarn-over of the last dc of the block before in the new color, and make the next slip stitch with the new color.
  • Nothing is carried from row to row. Each stretch of color has a small ball or bobbin of its own: 74 in all. Drop a yarn on the wrong side where its color ends and pick it up again on the next row.
  • A star (*) after a run: begin that run with a new ball, leaving a tail of about 6 in (15 cm). A run with no star goes on with the ball of its color left hanging from the row below; where that ball hangs a block or two away, lay the yarn along the row and work over it. If more than one ball of that color hangs within reach, take the nearest.
  • A hash (#) after a run: its ball is not used again. When the run is worked, cut the yarn, leaving a tail of about 6 in (15 cm). A run with both marks (*#) is worked from a new ball that is cut when the run is done.
  • At most 16 balls hang from the work at one time: the row with the most color changes has 15.
  • This picture has 32 lone blocks: a block with no block of its own color to its left, to its right, above it or below it. 2 of them are alone in their diagonal row as well, and each of those is worked from a small ball of its own; the other 30 lie next to a block of their own color in their diagonal row and are worked from the ball of that run.
  • Close shades: E and G are both pink; A and B, D and F, A and E, B and E are close in shade. Choose yarns you can tell apart in your own light.
  • Left-handed. Work the same rows exactly as they are written. Expect your right side to be the face toward you in row 2 and in every even row: read RS as WS and WS as RS throughout, and drop yarns and weave in ends on the face toward you in the odd rows.

Instructions

US termsUK terms

  • A row lists its colors in the order you work them, each with its number of blocks.
  • The count at the end is what the row leaves.
  • Tick a row when it is done. Your place is kept in this browser.
How to read these rows

Never read a row’s list backwards. On the graph a right-side (RS) row runs down the diagonal and a wrong-side (WS) row up the diagonal. In UK terms dc is treble and sl st is slip stitch.

  1. FoundationWith A, ch 6. Row 1 is one block, worked into these chains.
  2. Row 1RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.1 A*leaves (1 block)
  3. Row 2WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 Aleaves (2 blocks)
  4. Row 3RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.3 Aleaves (3 blocks)
  5. Row 4WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.4 Aleaves (4 blocks)
  6. Row 5RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.5 Aleaves (5 blocks)
  7. Row 6WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.6 Aleaves (6 blocks)
  8. Stop and measure now, after row 6.One straight edge of the triangle, from the first block to the end of the row: about 4½ in (11 cm). If it is longer, the whole picture will be larger: start again with a smaller hook, or keep going and expect a larger piece. If it is shorter, a larger hook.
  9. Row 7RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.7 Aleaves (7 blocks)
  10. Row 8WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.8 Aleaves (8 blocks)
  11. Row 9RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.9 Aleaves (9 blocks)
  12. Row 10WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.10 Aleaves (10 blocks)
  13. Row 11RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.11 Aleaves (11 blocks)
  14. Row 12WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.12 Aleaves (12 blocks)
  15. Row 13RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.13 Aleaves (13 blocks)
  16. Row 14WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.14 Aleaves (14 blocks)
  17. Row 15RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.15 Aleaves (15 blocks)
  18. Row 16WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.16 Aleaves (16 blocks)
  19. Row 17RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.17 Aleaves (17 blocks)
  20. Row 18WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.18 Aleaves (18 blocks)
  21. Row 19RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.19 Aleaves (19 blocks)
  22. Row 20WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.20 Aleaves (20 blocks)
  23. Row 21RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.21 Aleaves (21 blocks)
  24. Row 22WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.7 A7 C*1 B*7 A*leaves (22 blocks)
  25. Row 23RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.6 A3 B8 C6 Aleaves (23 blocks)
  26. Row 24WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.5 A9 C5 B5 Aleaves (24 blocks)
  27. Row 25RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.4 A7 B10 C4 Aleaves (25 blocks)
  28. Row 26WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.3 A11 C9 B3 Aleaves (26 blocks)
  29. Row 27RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.3 A10 B11 C3 Aleaves (27 blocks)
  30. Row 28WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.3 A11 C11 B3 Aleaves (28 blocks)
  31. Row 29RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A13 B12 C2 Aleaves (29 blocks)
  32. Row 30WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A12 C14 B2 Aleaves (30 blocks)
  33. Row 31RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A15 B2 C1 D*9 C*2 Aleaves (31 blocks)
  34. Row 32WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A9 C2 D1 C16 B2 Aleaves (32 blocks)
  35. Row 33RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A17 B1 C#2 D9 C2 Aleaves (33 blocks)
  36. Row 34WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A9 C3 D18 B2 Aleaves (34 blocks)
  37. Row 35RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A18 B4 D9 C2 Aleaves (35 blocks)
  38. Row 36WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A10 C3 D19 B2 Aleaves (36 blocks)
  39. Row 37RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A19 B3 D11 C2 Aleaves (37 blocks)
  40. Row 38WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.2 A12 C3 D19 B2 Aleaves (38 blocks)
  41. Row 39RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.2 A2 B3 E*15 B*3 D12 C2 Aleaves (39 blocks)
  42. Row 40WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.3 A11 C1 B*3 D#1 B#1 D*12 B*4 E1 B#3 Aleaves (40 blocks)
  43. Row 41RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.3 A1 F*5 E11 B5 D2 B11 C3 Aleaves (41 blocks)
  44. Row 42WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.3 A11 C2 B5 D12 B1 E2 G*1 E*2 F3 Aleaves (42 blocks)
  45. Row 43RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.3 A2 F2 E1 G2 E12 B4 D3 B11 C3 Aleaves (43 blocks)
  46. Row 44WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.3 A11 C3 B4 D13 B1 E#2 G#1 E2 F1 B*3 Aleaves (44 blocks)
  47. Row 45RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.4 A1 B1 F5 E13 B3 D4 B10 C4 Aleaves (45 blocks)
  48. Row 46WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.4 A10 C4 B4 D13 B4 E1 F2 B4 Aleaves (46 blocks)
  49. Row 47RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.4 A2 B2 F3 E#13 B5 D4 B10 C4 Aleaves (47 blocks)
  50. Row 48WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.5 A9 C5 B5 D15 B2 F2 B5 Aleaves (48 blocks)
  51. Row 49RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.5 A3 B1 F16 B5 D5 B9 C5 Aleaves (49 blocks)
  52. Row 50WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.5 A9 C5 B2 D1 B*3 D*15 B#2 F3 B5 Aleaves (50 blocks)
  53. Row 51RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.6 A3 B1 F#3 E*12 B*3 D2 B2 D5 B2 C1 D*5 C*6 Aleaves (51 blocks)
  54. Row 52WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.6 A5 C2 D1 C#5 B2 D3 B3 D11 B4 E4 B6 Aleaves (52 blocks)
  55. Row 53RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.6 A4 B5 E11 B3 D3 B3 D#3 B#4 D5 C6 Aleaves (53 blocks)
  56. Row 54WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.7 A4 C10 D4 B3 D11 B1 E2 G*1 E*4 B7 Aleaves (54 blocks)
  57. Row 55RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.7 A4 B2 E1 G2 E8 B1 D*#1 B*#3 D5 B10 D4 C7 Aleaves (55 blocks)
  58. Row 56WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.7 A5 C9 D6 B5 D8 B1 E#2 G#1 E5 B7 Aleaves (56 blocks)
  59. Row 57RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.8 A4 B5 E8 B5 D5 B8 D6 C8 Aleaves (57 blocks)
  60. Row 58WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.8 A6 C2 B*7 D5 B4 D9 B4 E5 B8 Aleaves (58 blocks)
  61. Row 59RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.9 A5 B#3 E#10 B3 D4 B7 D4 B5 C9 Aleaves (59 blocks)
  62. Row 60WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.9 A5 C5 B7 D4 B3 D18 B9 Aleaves (60 blocks)
  63. Row 61RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.10 A17 B4 D2 B6 D1 B*2 D*5 B4 C10 Aleaves (61 blocks)
  64. Row 62WSIncrease, read from the bottom edge up to the right edge.10 A4 C5 B2 D2 B6 D#1 B#2 D#2 B*#1 D*17 B10 Aleaves (62 blocks)
  65. Row 63RSIncrease, read from the right edge down to the bottom edge.11 A17 B10 D4 B#1 D#6 B3 C11 Aleaves (63 blocks)
  66. Row 64WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.10 A3 C12 B6 D#3 B*#1 D*17 B10 Aleaves (62 blocks)
  67. Row 65RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.10 A16 B9 D14 B2 C10 Aleaves (61 blocks)
  68. Row 66WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.9 A2 C15 B3 D#3 B*#1 D*#1 B*#1 D*16 B9 Aleaves (60 blocks)
  69. Row 67RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.9 A15 B#9 D16 B1 C9 Aleaves (59 blocks)
  70. Row 68WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.8 A1 C#16 B3 D2 B*#1 D*#19 B*8 Aleaves (58 blocks)
  71. Row 69RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.8 A15 B7 D*1 B*2 D16 B8 Aleaves (57 blocks)
  72. Row 70WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.7 A17 B#1 D#2 B2 D#3 B*#2 D*15 B7 Aleaves (56 blocks)
  73. Row 71RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.7 A14 B6 D21 B7 Aleaves (55 blocks)
  74. Row 72WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.7 A21 B1 D#1 B*#1 D*#2 B*#1 D*13 B7 Aleaves (54 blocks)
  75. Row 73RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.6 A13 B6 D22 B6 Aleaves (53 blocks)
  76. Row 74WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.6 A23 B1 D#2 B*#2 D*12 B6 Aleaves (52 blocks)
  77. Row 75RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.6 A11 B5 D23 B6 Aleaves (51 blocks)
  78. Row 76WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.5 A24 B2 D#2 B*#1 D*11 B5 Aleaves (50 blocks)
  79. Row 77RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.5 A11 B4 D24 B5 Aleaves (49 blocks)
  80. Row 78WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.5 A24 B1 D#2 B*#1 D*10 B5 Aleaves (48 blocks)
  81. Row 79RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.4 A10 B4 D25 B4 Aleaves (47 blocks)
  82. Row 80WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.4 A25 B4 D1 B#1 D*#7 B*4 Aleaves (46 blocks)
  83. Row 81RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.4 A7 B4 D26 B4 Aleaves (45 blocks)
  84. Row 82WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.3 A27 B3 D8 B3 Aleaves (44 blocks)
  85. Row 83RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.3 A7 B3 D27 B3 Aleaves (43 blocks)
  86. Row 84WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.3 A6 B3 E*18 B*3 D6 B3 Aleaves (42 blocks)
  87. Row 85RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.3 A6 B3 D17 B4 E5 B3 Aleaves (41 blocks)
  88. Row 86WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.3 A4 B5 E4 B3 E*9 B*#1 D#1 B*2 D*5 B3 Aleaves (40 blocks)
  89. Row 87RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.2 A5 B1 D12 B4 E3 B#1 F*1 E2 G*1 E*5 B2 Aleaves (39 blocks)
  90. Row 88WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.2 A4 B2 E1 G2 E3 F5 E3 B3 E*6 B*1 D4 B2 Aleaves (38 blocks)
  91. Row 89RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.2 A3 B#1 D#6 B4 E2 B#1 F*1 E2 G*1 E*4 F#1 E#2 G#1 E4 B2 Aleaves (37 blocks)
  92. Row 90WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.2 A3 B5 E3 B*2 E1 G2 E2 F5 E9 B2 Aleaves (36 blocks)
  93. Row 91RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.2 A9 B1 E2 G*1 E*3 F#1 E#2 G#1 E4 B4 E2 F*1 B#2 Aleaves (35 blocks)
  94. Row 92WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.2 A3 F3 E#4 B5 E2 B*2 E1 G2 E8 B2 Aleaves (34 blocks)
  95. Row 93RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.2 A8 B1 E#2 G#1 E3 B4 E8 B2 F2 Aleaves (33 blocks)
  96. Row 94WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.2 A1 F#9 B#3 E#3 B5 E7 B2 Aleaves (32 blocks)
  97. Row 95RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.2 A7 B4 E16 B2 Aleaves (31 blocks)
  98. Row 96WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.2 A16 B#3 E#7 B2 Aleaves (30 blocks)
  99. Row 97RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.2 A25 B2 Aleaves (29 blocks)
  100. Row 98WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.3 A22 B3 Aleaves (28 blocks)
  101. Row 99RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.3 A21 B3 Aleaves (27 blocks)
  102. Row 100WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.3 A20 B3 Aleaves (26 blocks)
  103. Row 101RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.4 A17 B4 Aleaves (25 blocks)
  104. Row 102WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.5 A14 B5 Aleaves (24 blocks)
  105. Row 103RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.6 A11 B6 Aleaves (23 blocks)
  106. Row 104WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.7 A#8 B#7 Aleaves (22 blocks)
  107. Row 105RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.21 Aleaves (21 blocks)
  108. Row 106WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.20 Aleaves (20 blocks)
  109. Row 107RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.19 Aleaves (19 blocks)
  110. Row 108WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.18 Aleaves (18 blocks)
  111. Row 109RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.17 Aleaves (17 blocks)
  112. Row 110WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.16 Aleaves (16 blocks)
  113. Row 111RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.15 Aleaves (15 blocks)
  114. Row 112WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.14 Aleaves (14 blocks)
  115. Row 113RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.13 Aleaves (13 blocks)
  116. Row 114WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.12 Aleaves (12 blocks)
  117. Row 115RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.11 Aleaves (11 blocks)
  118. Row 116WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.10 Aleaves (10 blocks)
  119. Row 117RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.9 Aleaves (9 blocks)
  120. Row 118WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.8 Aleaves (8 blocks)
  121. Row 119RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.7 Aleaves (7 blocks)
  122. Row 120WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.6 Aleaves (6 blocks)
  123. Row 121RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.5 Aleaves (5 blocks)
  124. Row 122WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.4 Aleaves (4 blocks)
  125. Row 123RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.3 Aleaves (3 blocks)
  126. Row 124WSDecrease, read from the left edge up to the top edge.2 Aleaves (2 blocks)
  127. Row 125RSDecrease, read from the top edge down to the left edge.1 A#leaves (1 block)
  128. EndFasten off, leaving a 6 in (15 cm) tail.

Finishing

  • Weave in every end along blocks of its own color.
  • This pattern has no border: the size, the yarn amounts and the ends counted are for the blocks alone.

In all: 125 rows; 3,969 blocks; 528 color changes, at most 15 in a row; 74 small balls; 148 ends to weave in.

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