Bracers of Archery

Crochet patternCaBoMPp. 852024
One popular use of magic is allowing you to master a skill without devoting endless hours of practice and study to the effort. The bracers of archery are one example of this enchantment style, granting their wearer the instant ability to use both long and short bows with the proficiency of someone who's been training since childhood. Indeed, each shot made while wearing them strikes with a little more force than usual, making them coveted by even trained archers.
That said, an even stronger magic comes from developing mastery of a skill through your own hard work and dedication. Knowledge that you've built inwardly will stay with you always.
This beginner's pattern will be a great step toward building your own skills with hook and stitch. The attractive design will develop your expertise with yarn-switching, while the laced closures makes the bracers adjustable for a range of sizes and functions.
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  "page": 85,
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      "width": {
        "mm": 150,
        "entry": "6 in. / 15 cm"
      },
      "height": {
        "mm": 200,
        "entry": "8 in. / 20 cm"
      }
    }
  ],
  "yarn": [
    "Worsted weight (#4 medium) yarn, shown in Red Heart {@i Super Saver} (100% acrylic, 364 yd. / 333 m per 7 oz. / 198 g skein)",
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            "#0365 Coffee, 1 skein"
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        "type": "image",
        "title": "Borders of the bracers.",
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        "title": "Borders of the bracers with eyelets.",
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      "One popular use of magic is allowing you to master a skill without devoting endless hours of practice and study to the effort. The {@item bracers of archery} are one example of this enchantment style, granting their wearer the instant ability to use both {@item longbow|XPHB|long} and {@item shortbow|XPHB|short bows} with the proficiency of someone who's been training since childhood. Indeed, each shot made while wearing them strikes with a little more force than usual, making them coveted by even trained archers.",
      "That said, an even stronger magic comes from developing mastery of a skill through your own hard work and dedication. Knowledge that you've built inwardly will stay with you always.",
      "This beginner's pattern will be a great step toward building your own skills with hook and stitch. The attractive design will develop your expertise with yarn-switching, while the laced closures makes the bracers adjustable for a range of sizes and functions."
    ]
  },
  "gauge": [
    "20 dc and 12 dc rows = 4 in. / 10 cm",
    "Make sure to check your gauge."
  ],
  "hooks": [
    4
  ],
  "level": "B",
  "notes": [
    "This pattern uses the tapestry crochet technique. With tapestry technique, you change colors as indicated, carrying the unused color inside the stitches throughout the row.",
    "This pattern can be worked by following the chart or using the written instructions.",
    "All stitches in this pattern are single crochet."
  ],
  "__prop": "crochetPattern",
  "source": "CaBoMP",
  "notions": [
    "2 yd. / 1.8 m of lacing",
    "10 metal eyelets, ¾ in. / 2 cm in diameter (optional)"
  ],
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  "designers": [
    "Lydia Viatoris"
  ],
  "patternType": "wearable",
  "seeAlsoItem": [
    "bracers of archery|xdmg"
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  "instructions": [
    {
      "name": "Center Panels",
      "page": 86,
      "type": "entries",
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          "page": 86,
          "type": "list",
          "items": [
            "{@b (MAKE 2)}",
            {
              "name": "Row 1:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) Ch18, working back, sc into 2nd ch from hook (counts as first sc), 16sc (17)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Rows 2–4:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 17sc (17)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 5:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 6sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 6sc (17)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 6:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 6sc, (Café Latte) 5sc, (Coffee) 6sc (17)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 7:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 8sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 8sc (17)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 8:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 6sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 6sc (17)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 9:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 2sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) 5sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 2sc (17)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 10:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) inc sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) 5sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 5sc, (Cafe Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) inc sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 11:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) 3sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) 3sc, (Coffee) sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 12:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 4sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) 4sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 13:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) 3sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) 3sc, (Coffee) 3sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 14:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 6sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 2sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 2sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 6sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 15:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 6sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) 6sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 16:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 7sc, (Café Latte) 5sc, (Coffee) 7sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 17:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 8sc, (Café Latte) 3sc, (Coffee) 8sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 18:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 6sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) 6sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 19:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 5sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) 2sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 2sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) 5sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 20:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 2sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) 2sc, (Coffee) sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 2sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 21:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 2sc, (Café Latte) 3sc, (Coffee) 4sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 4sc, (Café Latte) 3sc, (Coffee) 2sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 22:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 2sc, (Café Latte) 4sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) 4sc, (Coffee) 2sc (19)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 23:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) inc sc, (Café Latte) 4sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 3sc, (Café Latte) 4sc, (Coffee) inc sc (21)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Rows 24–26:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 10sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 10sc (21)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 27:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 7sc, (Café Latte) 7sc, (Coffee) 7sc (21)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 28:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 8sc, (Café Latte) 5sc, (Coffee) 8sc (21)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 29:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 9sc, (Café Latte) 3sc, (Coffee) 9sc (21)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 30:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 10sc, (Café Latte) sc, (Coffee) 10sc (21)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 31:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "(Coffee) 21sc (21)"
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            }
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        }
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    {
      "name": "Borders",
      "page": 87,
      "type": "entries",
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          "page": 87,
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            "{@b (MAKE 2 BORDERS ON EACH PANEL)}",
            "With Café Latte, attach yarn on the side of Row 1 of Center Panel. Work a Border along the side of Rows 1–31 of Center Panel.",
            {
              "name": "Row 1:",
              "type": "item",
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                "Ch1 (does not count as first sc), 31sc across, working 1sc into the side of each row"
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            },
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              "entries": [
                "Ch2 (counts as first hdc), 2hdc. [Ch1, sk st, 5hdc] × 4. Ch1, sk st, 3hdc. (31)"
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Row 3:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "Ch1, 31sc across. Fasten off and weave in any ends."
              ]
            },
            "Repeat to make a Border on the other side of the Center Panel.",
            {
              "name": "Optional:",
              "type": "item",
              "entries": [
                "Install metal eyelets into the spaces created in Row 2 of the borders. Otherwise, use lacing in the existing spaces to lace up the Bracer."
              ]
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
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