Materials:
- size 10 crochet cotton (I used knit-cro-sheen)
- blue
- white
- 1" plastic ring
- sz. 1 (one) steel hook
Size: 6 1/4" across
Directions:
Rnd 1: Working with 1 strand blue and 1 strand white held together, sc around plastic ring 28 times. Join with a sl st to 1st sc. (28 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *ch 3, skip next sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Ch 1, hdc in 1st sc. (14 ch-3 loops)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc around hdc, ch 4, *sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to 1st sc.
Rnd 4: Sl st into ch-4 loop, (ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch-4 loop, ch 2. *4 dc in next ch-4 loop, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to top of beginning ch 3.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, ch 1, skip next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2. *2 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join as before.
Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1. *2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join as before.
Rnd 7: Ch 2, dc next 2 dc together (called dc decrease cluster), ch 3, dc next 3 dc together (called dc decrease cluster), ch 5. *dc next 3 dc together, ch 3, dc next 3 dc together, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to 1st dc decrease cluster.
Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, 3 sc in ch-3 loop, sc in dc decrease cluster, 5 sc in ch-5 loop. *sc in dc decrease cluster, 3 sc in ch-3 loop, sc in dc decrease cluster, 5 sc in ch-5 loop. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to 1st sc.
Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, ch 1, skip next sc, 3 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, 5 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc. *sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, 3 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, 5 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc. Repeat from * around. Join with a sl st to 1st sc. End off.
***Debi Y's pattern***
