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UCHT

Project before ossembly and felting.

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Finished Size Before Felting

10" X 15" not including tassel, with a 25^B-long strap Finished Size After Felting 8Vt" x 12” not including tassel, with a 35"-long strap Stitches Used ch sl st dc

Gauge in Double Crochet

14 sts and 8 rows = 4"

Notę

When counting the sts in ea row, ch-3 and ch-4 count as a st. but when working in ea st to the last st, the ch-3 at the end of the row is not counted as a st.

materials

•    1 bali (250yd/230m) worsted weight wool yarn*

•    Size H (5 mm) hook

•    Tapestry needle

•    4" square thick cardboard

•Used in this project: 1 bali Mountain Colors 4/8’s Wool (100% wool. 2S0yd/ 230m. 3.5oz/100g). color Olive.

instructions

(Make one side through row 30, make other side through row 39.)

Foundation: Ch 4, turn.

Row 1: 2 dc in 4th ch from hk. turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in top of ch-4, turn - 5 sts.

Row 3: Ch 3, dc in ea st, dc in top of ch-3, turn - 6 sts.

Row 4-5: Rep row 3, turn - 7, 8 sts.

Row 6: Ch 3, 2 dc in lst st, dc to last st, 2 dc in last st, dc in ch-3, turn - 11 sts.

Row 7 - 14: Rep row 6. turn - 14, 17. 20, 23. 26, 29, 32, 35 sts.

Row 15 - 30: Ch 3. dc in ea st across, turn.

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Row 31: Sl st in next 16 sts, sk 1, 6 dc in next st, sk 1, sl st in next 3 sts, turn.

Row 32: Sk sl st, 2 dc in ea of the 6 dc of the shell, sk 2, sl st in next st, turn.

Row 33: (Ch 3, sk 1, sl st) rep 6 times, sl st in next 2 sts, turn.

Row 34: Ch 1, dc in next ch-3 Ip, ch 1, dc in same ch-3 Ip, (ch 1, dc in next ch-3 Ip, ch 1 dc in same ch-3 Ip) rep 5 times, ch 1, sk 1, sl st in next 3 sts, turn.

Row 35: (Ch 1, sk ch-1 sp, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) rep 6 times, ch 1, sk ch-1 sp, sl st in next 3 sts, turn.

Row 36: Ch 2, dc in ea of the next 3 dc, (ch 3, dc in ea of the next 3 dc) rep 5 times, ch 2, sk ch-1 sp, sk 1, sl st in next 3 sts, turn.

Row 37: Ch 2, (working in the top of the next 3 dc, dc in lst st, 2 dc in 2nd st, dc in 3rd st, ch 3) rep 6 times, working only ch 2 at the end of the last rep, sk ch-2 sp, sk 1, sl st in next 3 sts, turn.

Row 38: (Ch 2, (working in the top of the next 4 dc (dc, ch 1) rep 4 times)), rep 6 times, ch 1, sk ch-2 sp, sk 1, sl st in next 3 sts, turn.

Row 39: Ch 1, (dc in next dc, (ch 4, sl st in 3rd ch from hk, ch 1, dc in next dc) rep 3 times)) rep 6 times, ch 1, sk ch-2 sp, sk 1. sl st in next st.

Weave in ends.