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| Designed by Melanie Stiles Copyright December 2000 Finished size: 7 inches Materials: worsted weight yarn in 3 colors, Color A (red), Color B, (green), Color C (white), size I crochet hook W/ Color A, ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring. Rnd 1: Ch 3, work 5 dc in ring changing to Color B when working off last loops of last dc, carrying Color A behind piece, work 6 dc in ring. Drop Color B, join with Color A with a sl st in top of beg ch-3. Rnd 2: Using Color A, sl st into sp between last dc made and beg. ch-3 of Rnd 1, ch 3, in same sp between stitches work (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc). Carrying Color B behind piece, sk next 3 dc, working in sp between 3rd and 4th dc, work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), changing to Color B when working off last loops of last dc. * Using Color B and carrying Color A behind piece, sk next 3 dc, working in sp between next 2 dc, work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc); rep from * once, drop Color B, Join with a sl st using Color A in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Rnd 3: Using Color A, sl st into sp behind joining, ch 3, in same sp work 2 dc. Carrying Color B behind piece, in ch-2 corner sp work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), corner made, * sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in sp between 3 dc group, , sk next 3 dc, work corner in next ch-2 sp, ** changing to Color B when working off last loops of last dc. Carrying Color A behind piece, rep from * to ** twice, drop Color B, join with Color A in top of beg. ch-3. Rnd 4: Using Color A and carrying Color B behind piece, sl st into sp behind joining, ch 3, work 2 dc in same sp, * sk next 3 dc group, 3 dc in next sp between groups, work corner in next corner, [3 dc in sp between groups] twice, work corner in next corner, ** changing to Color B when working off last loop of last dc. Using Color B and carrying Color A behind piece, work 3 dc in next sp between 3 dc groups, rep from * to ** once, drop Color B, using Color A to join in top of beg ch 3. Rnd 5: Using Color A and carrying Color B behind piece, sl st into sp behind joining, ch 3, work 2 dc in same sp, * sk next 3 dc group, (3 dc in next sp between groups) twice,, work corner in next corner, [3 dc in sp between groups] three times, work corner in next corner, ** changing to Color B when working off last loop of last dc. Using Color B and carrying Color A behind piece, work 3 dc in next sp between 3 dc groups, rep from * to ** once, drop Color B, using Color A to join in top of beg ch 3. Rnd 6: Using Color A and carrying Color B behind piece, sl st into sp behind joining, ch 3, work 2 dc in same sp, * sk next 3 dc group, (3 dc in next sp between groups) three times, work corner in next corner, [3 dc in sp between groups] four times, work corner in next corner, ** changing to Color B when working off last loop of last dc. Using Color B and carrying Color A behind piece, work 3 dc in next sp between 3 dc groups, rep from * to ** once, drop Color B, using Color A to join in top of beg ch 3. Finish off Colors A and B and weave in all ends. Rnd 7: Working in back loops for this round only, join Color C with a sl st in any ch-2 corner sp, ch 1, in same sp work * (3 sc, ch 2, 3 sc), sc in each st across to next corner sp, rep from * 3 times more, join in bl of beg sc. Finish off Color C and weave in ends. Rnd 8: Join Color B with a sl st in BL of st on Rnd 7 directly above color change of Rnd 6, ch 1, * sc in BL of each st across to next ch-2 corner sp, work 3 sc in ch-2 corner sp, rep from * once, sc in BL of each sc until you come to st directly above 2nd color change of Rnd 6, join Color A by working off last loop of last sc, using Color A, rep from * twice more, sc in BL of each remaining sc. Join with a sl st in beg ch-1. Finish off and weave in all ends. |