| Love Target for Cupid Square |
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| Designed by Melanie Stiles Copyright February 2000 Finished size: 7 inches Materials: Small amounts of red, white, and black worsted weight yarn, size H crochet hook, tapestry needle Rnd 1: With Red, Ch 4, 11 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join with a sl st to beg. ch 4 ( 12 dc ) Finish off Red. Rnd 2: Join white with a sl st in any dc of rnd 1. Ch 3, dc in same sp as joining, * dc in next dc; rep from * around, join. Finish off white. (24 dc). Rnd 3: Join Red with a sl st in any dc of rnd 2, ch 3, dc in same st as joining and in next dc, *2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc; rep from * around, join. Finish off red. (36 dc) Rnd 4: Join white with a sl st in any dc of rnd 3; ch 3, dc in same st as joining and in next 2 dc, * 2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc; rep from * around, join. Finish off white ( 48 dc) Rnd 5: Join red with a sl st in any dc of rnd 4; ch 3, dc in same st as joining and in next 3 dc, * 2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc; rep from * around, join. finish off red. ( 60 dc). Rnd 6 Join white with a sl st into any st of rnd 5. Ch 4, in same st as joining work (trc, ch 2, 2 trc), * dc in each of next 2 dc, hdc in each of next 2 dc, sc in each of next 6 dc, hdc in each of next 2 dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, in next dc work (2 trc, ch 2, 2 trc); rep from * twice more, dc in each of next 2 dc, hdc in each of next 2 dc, sc in each of next 6 dc, hdc in each of next 2 dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch 4. Rnd 7: Sl st into first ch-2 corner sp; ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc), * dc in each st across to next corner sp, in corner sp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc); rep from * twice more, dc in each st across to beg ch 3, join. Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in same sp as joining and in each sc and ch st around. Join. Finish off and weave in ends. Finishing: With black yarn and tapestry needle, backstitch an arrow hitting the center of the target. |