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- Broccoli is probably the
vegetable I eat the most.

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I'm super lazy.

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I just throw some water in a bowl

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and those florets and nuke it.

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And it makes my roommate so mad

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because it fills the house

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with this like steamy broccoli funk.

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But, lucky for us, today
the florets we're making

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are just made out of yarn.

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This little project works
up in two separate pieces

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which we sew together later.

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We'll go over some
basic crochet techniques

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such as working a magic circle,
slip stitch, single crochet,

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and the triple crochet.

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We create this really neat nubbly texture

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by alternating short and tall stitches.

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For one broccoli floret you will need

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about five yards of a light
green worsted weight yarn

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and about eight yards of a
darker green worsted weight yarn.

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These are both Lion Brand
Vanna's Choice in fern and olive.

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You'll also need a small
amount of polyester stuffing,

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some straight pins, a small
wooden stick or a pencil

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to help you with stuffing, an H hook,

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a small pair of scissors,
a tapestry needle,

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stitch markers or a
small piece of scrap yarn

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in a contrasting color.

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And don't forget to print
out your PDF pattern.