Designed by Claudia Garza � September 2003
50 yd crochet cotton thread #10 in ecru
Steel crochet hook # 7
1 glass ball ornament, 2 �" of diameter in burgundy
SKILL LEVEL:
Beginner.
FINISHED SIZE:
2 �" long.
BASICS STITCHES:
Sl st, ch, sc, dc.
SPECIAL STITCHES:
Beg "V" st: ch 5, dc in same st.
"V" st: dc, ch 2, dc in same st.
Beg shell: ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same st.
Shell: 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same st.
Curl: ch 8, 3 sc in second ch from hook, and in each ofn next 6 sts.
Rnd 1: ch 1, sc in same st, and in each of next 23 sts. (24 sc)
Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in same st, (ch 3, skip next st, sc in next st) 11 times, ch 1, hdc in first sc. (12 ch-3 sps).
Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st, (ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp) 11 times, ch 2, dc in fist sc. (12 ch-5 sps).
Rnd 4: ch8, (dc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 11 times, join with sl st in third ch of first ch-8. (12 dc).
Rnd 5: beg "V" st, ch 2, ("V" st in next dc, ch 2) 11 times, join with sl st in beg "V" st. (12 "V" sts).
Rnd 6: sl st in next sp, beg shell, ch 1, (shell in next "V" st, ch 1) 11 times, join with sl st in beg shell. (12 shells)
Rnd 7: sl st in next 2 sts, ch 3, dc, curl, 2 dc in same sp, ch 1, (2 dc, curl, 2 dc, in next shell, ch 1) 11 times, join with sl st in first dc. (12 curls). Fasten off
