Materials:
Worsted weight cotton yarn (Lily’s Sugar ‘n Cream)
- Main color 200 yards
- Accent color 75 yards
I 5.50mm crochet hook
Yarn needle
Size:
Teen/Adult
Gauge:
13 Hdc x 9 rows = 4 inches
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Stitches:
SS: (slip stitch) – insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop
Ch: (chain) – yarn over, pull through loop
Sc: (single crochet) – insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops
Hdc: (half double crochet) – yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw up loop, yarn over, pull through 3 loops
Tr: (treble crochet) – yarn over 2 times, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, draw up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through 2 loops
Notes:
- Turning chain does NOT count as your first stitch (unless otherwise specified). So, when working flat, be sure to work your first stitch in the very first stitch. And when working in the round, be sure to work your first stitch in the same stitch as join.
Instructions:
Magic ring
Round 1: Chain 1. 10Hdc. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (10)
Round 2: Chain 1. 2Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (20)
Round 3: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (30)
Round 4: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 2 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (40)
Round 5: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 3 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (50)
Round 6: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 4 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (60)
Round 7: Chain 1. *2Hdc. Hdc in the next 5 stitches.* Repeat from * to * a total of 4 times. Hdc around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (64)
Round 8 – 13: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (64)
Round 14: Chain 3. Tr in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Tr made. (64)
Round 15: Chain 1. Sc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (64)
Round 16: Chain 1. *Sc in the next 7 stitches. 2Sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (72)
Round 17: Chain 1. *Sc in the next 8 stitches. 2Sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (80)
Round 18: Chain 1. *Sc in the next 4 stitches. 2Sc in the next stitch. Sc in the next 5 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (88)
Round 19: Chain 1. *Sc in the next 4 stitches. 2Sc in the next stitch. Sc in the next 6 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (96)
Round 20: Chain 1. *Sc in the next 4 stitches. 2Sc in the next stitch. Sc in the next 7 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (104)
Round 21: Chain 1. *Sc in the next 4 stitches. 2Sc in the next stitch. Sc in the next 8 stitches.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (112)
Round 22: Chain 1. *Sc in the next 13 stitches. 2Sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (120)
Round 22: Chain 1. *Sc in the next 14 stitches. 2Sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (128)
Round 23: Chain 1. *Sc in the next 15 stitches. 2Sc in the next stitch.* Repeat from * to * around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (136)
Change Color
Round 24: Chain 1. Sc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Sc made. (136)
Finish off. Weave in ends.
Band:
Chain 67
Row 1: Dc in the third chain from hook and each chain across.
Finish off. Weave in ends.
Weave band in by going under 3 and over 5 around. Sew the end to the beginning.
Bow:
Chain 16
Row 1: Sc in the third chain from hook and in each chain across. (13)
Row 2 – 8: Chain 1. Sc in the BLO across.
Finish off. Weave in ends.
Insert the bow behind a set that is the 3 over on the band.
Weave in ends.
