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Place Potpourri in center and puli thread to gather netting closed. Secure thread by tying in knot at top of potpourri bali.

5: Fcr drawstring, vvith red, ch 120. Fasten off. Starting and cnd-ing at front, weave drawstring through beading md on Body.

Insert potpourri bali into Body. Insert end of stick through top of Body. Puli drawstring tightly and lieends in bow.

6: Sew black birftons evenly spacec down front on Body.

7: For each Arm, flatten last md and sew over rnd 31 on Body (see

photo). Using 6' end, gather edge of Tirm on Arm to fit around mid-dle of wooden bead, run 6" er id through center of bead several times and secure end to hołd bcad in place.

8: Sew pom-pon to tip of Hal. P ace Hat on head. JU

Mrs. Claus

FINISHED SUE:

5V tali.

MATERIALS:

□    South Maid* Art. D54 by Coats & Clark orsize 10 crocfiet cot-ton thread:

225 yds. Yiclory Red #494 100 yds. White # l

□    1 Viⁿ wooden bali knob/flat bot-tom with K>" hole

□    3W wooden stick to fil in hole

□    Two 1 2mm ’// round wooden beads

□    1 ’/? cups potpourri

□    1 DV;>"-diameter circle netting

□    Smali amount White Curly Che-nille^,M by One & Only Crc-ations^

□    Craft glue

□    Black ballpoint pen

□    Black and red permanent markers

□    Powder blusli

□    Sewing thread

O Sewing and ".apestry necdlcs

□    No. 8 Steel hook or hook needed to ootain gauge

CAUCE:

9 sts = 16 hdc rows =

14 dc rows = 1'.

BASK STITCHES:

Ch, sl st, sc, hdc, dr.

BODY

Rnds 1-14: Work rnds 1-14 of Santa Body on pages 3 and 4.

Rnd 15: Working in back Ips (see Stitch Guide), ch 1, sc in first st.

dc in next st, (sc in next st, dc in next st) around, join with sl st in first sc, tum.

Rnd 16: Ch 3, sc in next st, (dc in nextst, sc in nextst) around, join with sl st in top ot ch-3, turn.

Ibid 17: Ch 1, sc in each dc and dc in each sc around, join, tum.

Rnds 18-20: Repeat rnds 16 and 17 altematdy, ending with md 16.

Rnd 21: Ch 1, sc in frsl st, dc in nexl st, (sc in next st dc in next st) 11 times, sc next 2 sts tog, dc next 2 sb tog, *(sc in next st dc in next sl) 12 times, sc next 2 sts tog, dc next 2 sts tog; repeat from * 2 morę lir r les, (sc. in next st dc in next sl) 5 times, sc next 2 sts tog, dc last 2 sts toc, join, tum. (116 sts)

Rnds 22-28: Repeat rnds 16 and 17 alter-nately, end-ing with rnd 16.

Rnd29:Ch 1, scin first st dc in next st (sc in nexl st, dc in next st) 9 times, sc :iexl 7 sts tog, dc next 2 sts tog, *(sc ncxt 2 sts tog, dc next 2 sts tog; repeat from * 2 morę times, (sc in next st. dc in next st) 7 times, sc next 2 sts tog, dc last 2 sts tog, join, tum. (106 sts) Rnds 30-41: Repeat rnds 16 and 17 altemately.

Rnd 42: For beading, ch 1, sc in first st, ch 3, skip nex: st, (sc in ncxt st ch 3, skp next st) around, join. Fasten. off.

ARM (make 2)

Rnd 1: With red, on 24, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, sc in each ch around, join with sl st in first sc, tum. (24 sc madę)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in each dc and dc in each sc around, join, tum.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, sc in next st, (dc in next st, sc in next st) around, join with sl sl in top of ch-3, tum.

Rnds 4-7: Repeat rnds 2 and 3 altemately.

Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc first 2 sts tog, dc next 2 sts tog, sc in each dc and dc in each sc around, join, turn. (22 sts)

Rnds 9-10: Repeat rnds 3 and 2.

Rnd 11: Ch 3, sc next 2 sts tog, dc next 2 sts tog, sc in each dc and dc in each sc around, join, tum. (20)

Rnds 12-14: Repeat rnds 2 and 3 altemately, ending with rnd 2. At end of last md, fasten otf. Rnd 15: Join white with sc in first st, ch 1, (sc in nexl st, ch 1) around, join. Leaving 8" end for sewing, fasten off.

Sew bead inside last md of Ai m.