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Motifs

Astrolabe Motif

Base ring: 4ch, join with sl st.

1st round:4ch (count as 1dc and 1ch). 11 dc mto ring, 1 chJ 7 times, sl st to 3rd of 4ch. (8 spaces).

2nd round: 1ch, 1sc into same place as 1 ch, [3ch, skip 1 ch, 1 sc into next dc] 8 times omitting sc at end of last rep. sl st to first sc. 3rd round: Sl st into each of next 2ch. 1ch. 1sc into same place as 1ch, [6ch, 1sc into next 3ch arch] 8 times omitting sc at end of last rep. sl st to first sc.

4th round: Sl st into each of next 3ch, 1ch, 1sc into same place as 1ch, [6ch, 1sc into next arch] 8 times omitting sc at end of last rep, sl st to first sc.

5th round: 1 ch, 1 sc into same place as 1 ch, ‘work |2dc₍ 4ch, 2dc] into next arch, 1sc into next sc; rep from * 7 morę times omitting sc at end of last rep, sl st to first sc.

6th round: Sl st into each of next 2dc and next 2ch, 1ch, 1sc into same place as 1ch, I8ch_: 1sc into next archi 8 times omitting sc at end of last rep, sl st to first sc.

7th round: 1ch, *work a Wave of [1sc, 1hdc, 2dc. 1 tr. 2dc, 1hdc, 1sc] into next arch; rep from * 7 morę times, sl st to first sc.

8th round: Sl st into each of next 4 sts to tr. 1 ch. 1 sc into same place as 1 ch, (11 ch. 1sc into tr at center of next Wave] 8 times omitting sc at end of last rep, sl st to first sc. 9th round: 1ch, work [2sc, 2hdc, 2dc, 4tr, 2dc, 2hdc, 2sc] into next 11 ch arch 8 times, sl st to first sc.

Fasten off.

Halley'5 Comet Motif

Special Abbreviation

Ssc (Spike single crochet) insert hook below st indicated 1 row down. i.e. into top of 1 st round, yo, draw loop through and up to height of current round, yo, draw through both loops on hook (see also page 10).

Base ring: Using A, 4ch. sl st to join 1 st round: 5ch (count as 1 dc and 2ch) * X into ring, 2ch] 7 times, sl st to 3rd o^,; 5d* (8 spaces).

2nd round: 3ch (count as 1 dc), 3dc rm next sp, [ 1 dc into next dc, 3dc into ne ■ * d 7 times, sl st to top of 3ch. (32 sts). Faste- ot 3rd round: Join B mto same place dn 1 Ssc over first st, work a picot of [3ch. r s-afl hook down through top of sc just madę a*ś work sl st to close], * 1 sc into next st, 2sc next st. isc into next st**. 1Ssc over.ne<3 st. picot; rep from * 6 morę times and "OH * to * * again, sl st to first Ssc.

Fasten off.

1,2 - A 3 - B

Briar Rosę

Base ring: Using A, 3ch, join with sl sl 1 st round: 5ch (count as 1 dc and 2ch (I into ring, 2ch] 7 times, sl st to 3rd 0' 5c Fasten off. (8 spaces).

2nd round: Join B into a sp. 9ch, sl s^- u 4th ch from hook, 5ch. sl st into 4th ch ^ hook. 1ch, * 1dc into next sp, work a r« of I5ch, sl st into 4th ch from hook]

1 ch; rep from * 6 morę times, sl st tol ch of starting ch. Fasten off.

3rd round: Join C into 1ch between Picots, 1ch, 1sc into same place as *< * 7ch, skip (1 picot, 1dc and 1 picot into next ch between picots; rep frorr '

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