4.50 mm hook ( gauge not important )
4 yarn colours. Divide colour B into 3 balls.
Game board:
Ch 33 .
Row 1: With A, sc in 10 sts, change to colour B(ball 1 ), 1 sc in next st; change to colour A, sc in next 10 sts; change to colour B(ball 2), 1 sc in next st; change to colour A, sc in next 10 sts (32 sts)
Rows 2-12: repeat row 1( Do not cut off yarn)
Row 13: Change to colour B (ball 3), sc in each stitch across. End (32 sts)
Row 14: Return to the beginning of row 13. Change to colour A, working in back loop of stitch, sc in each stitch across (32 sts)
Row 15-25: repeat row 1
Row 26: repeat row 13
Row 27: repeat row 14
Row 28-38: repeat row 1
Row 39: Change to colour B, sc in each stitch across. End.
Make a plain square.
Ch 33. Sc in each st across. Continue in sc until square is the same length as the game board. This will be attached to the back of the game board as a pocket to store the game pieces.
Place the plain square, wrong side up. Place game board on top, right side up. Sc around 3 edges to create a pocket. If adding a carrying strap do not cut off.
Carrying strap (optional): Make a chain long enough for a comfortable length. Join to other side.Turn. Sc in each st of chain. Join to squares.
Game pieces
Xs ( make 10 )
Ch 10 sts. Sc in each st ( 9 sts) End.
Place 2 into an “X” and sew together in the centre.
Os (make 5)
Ch 2. 6 sc in the second chain from hook. Slipstitch to top of first stitch.(6 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 1; 2 sc in each st. Slipstitch to top of first stitch (12 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1; sc in next st; 2 sc in next st; repeat around circle. Slipstitch in top of first stitch. (18 sts)
Tuck in all ends.
Please include Instructions on how to play the game:
Object of the Game: To be the first player to get three (3) of their playing pieces in a row – horizontally, diagonally, or vertically.
How to play Noughts and Crosses
1) Choose which player will be represented by X and which by O.
2) Let player X go first. He or she may put an X in any of the nine sections of the grid.
3) Have player O go next.
4) Alternate until either there are three in a row of one symbol or the grid is filled and no one has won.
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