Magic crochet 0404024[1]

FINE ART CROCHET

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ESCAPADE

By Catherine Jeatulel

SIZE:

9 3/4” in diamctcr.

MATERIALS:

Glossy quality crochct cotton (or usc fil d‘Ecossc) sizc II). cent. about 115 yds. Steel crochct hook US sizc 6 (1.50 mm) or SIZE FOR GAUGE.

throughout. work following pat diagram, altcmatc dc and dl Ips as shown. Join each md with sl st in top of ch-3 (= first dc) and. at cnd of md 5. cont with I sl st in next dc. On md 4. form hasc for 9 idcn-tical motifs cvenly spaccd ovcr thc 27 ch-1 Ips of md 3. RNDS6-I0: Altematdy work shclls <sh> (= 2 dc. 2 or 3 ch and 2 dc) plus ch Ips following pat diagram. On mds 6. 8 and 9. rep lace last 3 ch of last ch lp with I dc workcd in first sc. Join all ołher mds with I sl st and

slipstitch to corrcsp st wherew ncccssary. RNDS 11-14: Form 9 pincapplcs consisting of 3-dc Bcls (sec additional symbol) and ch Ips as shown all around piccc. RND 15: For picoted ch Ips work 5 ch. I sl st in 3rd st front hook. then complctc ch lp with 2 ch. For picoted sh work 2 dc in corrcsp ch lp. 3 ch. I sl st in first ch of ch-3 just maik* and 2 dc workcd in same ch lp as hefore; join w ith sl st in first sc and fasten off (= black wedge).

GAUGE:

First three rounds mcasure about I 7/8” (that is. 4.8 cm) in diamctcr.

TO MAKE:

Ch 8 and join with sl st in first ch of ch-8 to form ring. RNDS 1-5: Rcplacing first dc with 3 ch

3-dc bobble cluster <Bcl>:

leaving last lp of cach st on hook. work 3 dc in same st tor same ch lp). yo and draw Ihru all 4 Ips on hook

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