You will find the pattern for the union jack swatch located below this entry. Please feel free to copy, paste it and print it out. This will make it much easier to follow and cross off each of the stitches as you complete it
daunting at first, feel absolutely free to take your time, ask questions and make truckloads of frustrating mistakes because if you are anything like me when I first started, i'll consider you strange if you don't feel like stabbing your computer screen with your crochet hook at the first colour change
technique... the
is great at showing you how to work a chain stitch. There are also terrific pictures and step by step instructions on their page
is great at showing you how to work a single crochet stitch. There are also terrific pictures and step by step instructions on their page
This introductory vlog covers the materials being used and demonstrates the chain stitch and the single crochet as we crochet the first 2 rows of the union jack
!! Remember to ask questions or leave feedback on how you are going via the tagboard on the letf-hand side of the page
Okay, just watching the video back (cringing as I do so..) the 4th single crochet stitch I do on the first row, I actually double-crocheted that by mistake, it wasn't a loose stitch at all, so don't pay attention to that bit, because clearly I wasn't either lol
You will need:
A crochet hook between 3mm and 4.5mm in size
Scissors
20gms?! (in other words, not very much!!) (Australian 8ply) of the colours listed in the colour key below!
Coffee, dozens of packets of M&m's and 1 comfy arse chair!

First line (RS) is RightSide, second line (WS) is WrongSide.
This pattern is RIGHT HANDED and starts from the bottom.
The first stitch on the first row is the bottom right hand corner of the final piece.
Tie off's must be pulled through after completing a WS row.
Cast on (CHAIN) 25 stitches // and away you go!!
RS Row 1: colour:2 sc24
WS Row 2: colour:2 sc24
RS Row 3: colour:2 sc2, colour:0 sc1, colour:1 sc2, colour:2 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:2 sc2
WS Row 4: colour:2 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc3, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc3, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:2 sc2
RS Row 5: colour:2 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc2, colour:2 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc2, colour:2 sc2
WS Row 6: colour:2 sc3, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc1, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc1, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc1, colour:2 sc2
RS Row 7: colour:2 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc3, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc2, colour:2 sc4
WS Row 8: colour:2 sc5, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc5
RS Row 9: colour:2 sc6, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc1, colour:1 sc2, colour:2 sc6
WS Row 10: colour:2 sc2, colour:1 sc8, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc8, colour:2 sc2
RS Row 11: colour:2 sc2, colour:0 sc20, colour:2 sc2
WS Row 12: colour:2 sc2, colour:0 sc20, colour:2 sc2
RS Row 13: colour:2 sc2, colour:0 sc20, colour:2 sc2
WS Row 14: colour:2 sc2, colour:0 sc20, colour:2 sc2
RS Row 15: colour:2 sc2, colour:1 sc8, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc8, colour:2 sc2
WS Row 16: colour:2 sc6, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc1, colour:1 sc2, colour:2 sc6
RS Row 17: colour:2 sc5, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc5
WS Row 18: colour:2 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc3, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc2, colour:2 sc4
RS Row 19: colour:2 sc3, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc1, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc1, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc3
WS Row 20: colour:2 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc2, colour:2 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc1, colour:1 sc3, colour:2 sc2
RS Row 21: colour:2 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc3, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc3, colour:1 sc2, colour:0 sc2, colour:2 sc2
WS Row 22: colour:2 sc2, colour:0 sc1, colour:1 sc2, colour:2 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:2 sc4, colour:1 sc1, colour:0 sc2, colour:2 sc2
RS Row 23: colour:2 sc24
WS Row 24: colour:2 sc24
YOU'RE FINISHED!!! WOOO!!!
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