(Original design by Daphne Mah - 1998)
Materials used :
- Tulip hook 1/0 (1.6mm)
- Minlon Poly - yellow (Size
10 Thread)
- 1/4" width satin ribbon
- red
- scented potpourri (wrapped
in scraps of cloth material)
Instruction :
Basic piece : make 2 pieces
as follow :
Row 1 : Ch4, dc into 4th
ch from hook. Into same st, work (2ch, 2dc) - {1 'starting
shell' made}
Into same st, work (2ch, 1dc) twice, ch2, work another 'shell'
into same st, turn.
Row 2 : Sl st to 1st 2ch-sp
of shell, work 1 shell into same sp, ch2, sk next 2ch-sp.
Into next 2ch-sp, work 9dc, ch2, work shell into shell-sp, turn.
Row 3 : Sl st to 1st shell-sp,
shell in shell-sp. Ch2, sk 2ch-sp, dc into next dc..
Work (1ch, 1dc) into each of 8 dc, ch2, shell in shell-sp, turn.
Row 4 : *Sl st to 1st shell-sp,
shell in shell-sp, ch2 *
Sc into next sp, work (3ch, sc) in each of next 7 sp, ch2.
Shell in shell-sp, turn.
Row 5 : Repeat from * to
* of row 4. Sk next 2ch-sp, sc into next 3ch-sp.
Work (3ch, sc) into each of next 6 3ch-sp. Shell in shell sp, turn.
Row 6 : Repeat from * to
* of row 4. Work (3ch, sc) into each of next 5 sp. Shell in
shell-sp, turn.
Row 7 : Repeat from * to
* of row 4. Work (3ch, sc) into each of next 4 sp. Shell in
shell-sp, turn.
Row 8 : Repeat from * to
* of row 4. Work (3ch, sc) into each of next 3 sp. Shell in
shell-sp, turn.
Row 9 : Repeat from * to
* of row 4. Work (3ch, sc) into each of next 2 sp. Shell in
shell-sp, turn.
Row 10 : Repeat from * to
* of row 4. Work (3ch, sc) into next sp. Shell in shell-sp,
turn.
Row 11 : Repeat from * to
* of row 4. Ch2, into next shell sp, work 2dc, 1ch, remove hook from
loop,
insert hook into sp of 1st shell just made and draw dropped loop through,
ch1, 2dc into same sp
as last 2dc, turn.
Row 12 : Ch6, sl st into
last dc of next shell to join. Fasten and break off yarn. Weave
in loose ends.
To make up :
Place both pieces wrong
sides together. Weave in ribbon through the 2ch-loops along shells.
Tie bow at beginning top
of sachet.
Smaller pineapple
(make 2 pieces)
Work as basic piece but
instead of 9dc in the 2nd row, work only 6dc and decrease rows accordingly.
Make up as basic sachet.
To string both sachets
together :
Using a reasonable length
of ribbon, fold into half and insert into top hole of big sachet and bring
the two
ends into 'fold' of ribbon
and pull until a knot forms.
Using another piece of ribbon,
fold into half and insert into top hole of small sachet (from behind)
and bring the two ends into
'fold' of ribbon. Insert the ends into 'bottom' of big sachet (6ch-loop
of row 12)
from front and bring it
back down into 'fold' of ribbon again from the back and then, split the
two ends and
insert each through the
small sachet to come out of each side of the 6ch-loop of smaller sachet
from the
back. (Refer
to picture of sachet above)
Note :
Shell
-work (2dc, 2ch, 2dc) in
same st or space
Size of the above pattern can be adjusted by adjusting the numbers
of dc in the 2nd row.