Materials:

Worsted Weight Yarn Cotton Yarn

I 5.50mm Crochet Hook

Yarn Needle

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Size:

12″ x 12″

Gauge:

7 Hdc = Approx 2 Inches

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.

Fpdc: (Front Post Double Crochet) – Yarn over. Insert hook from back to front around the stitch. Yarn over. Draw up loop. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops.

Bpdc: (Back Post Double Crochet) – Yarn over. Insert hook from front to back around the stitch. Yarn over. Draw up loop. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops. Yarn over. Pull through 2 loops.

Special Stitches:

Cluster – (Yarn over. Insert hook into stitch. Yarn over. Draw up loop. Yarn over. Draw through 2 loops.) x’s 3. Yarn over draw through all 4 loops.

Hdc in the 3rd Loop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2nyqJZBfvA

Instructions:

With White 

Chain 37

Round 1: 3Hdc in the third chain from hook. Hdc in the next 33 chains. 6Hdc in the last chain. Working along the backside of the chains Hdc across to the last stitch. 3Hdc in the final chain. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (78 stitches)

Round 2: Chain 1. 2Hdc in the next 3 stitches. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. 2Hdc in the next 6 stitches. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. 2Hdc in the next 3 stitches.  Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (90 Stitches)

Round 3: Chain 1. (2Hdc. Hdc) x’ s 3. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. (2Hdc. Hdc) x’s. 6. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. (2Hdc. Hdc) x’ s 3. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (102 stitches)

Round 4: Chain 1. (2Hdc. Hdc in the next 2 stitches) x’ s 3. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. (2Hdc. Hdc in the next 2 stitches) x’s. 6. Hdc in the next 33 stitches. (2Hdc. Hdc in the next 2 stitches) x’ s 3. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (114 stitches)

Round 5: Chain 1. Working in the BLO Hdc around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. (114 stitches)

Round 6 – 9: Chain 1. Hdc around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Change Color (Red)

Round 10: Chain 1. Hdc in 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Change Color (Pink) 

Round 11: Chain 1. Hdc in 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Change Color (Red) 

Round 12: Chain 1. Hdc in 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Change Color (White)

Round 13: Chain 1. Hdc in 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Round 14 -15: Chain 1. Hdc around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Color Change (Red)

Round 16: Chain 1. Hdc in the next 24 stitches. Chain 3 Skip the next 4 stitches. (Cluster. Chain 1. Cluster.) in the next stitch. Chain 3. Skip the next 4 stitches. Hdc around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Color Change (White)

Round 17: Chain 1. Hdc in the 3rd loop in the next 24 stitches. Drop Dc in the next 3 stitches. Chain 1 Skip the next cluster. Sc in the next chain 1 space. Chain 1. Skip the next Cluster and skipped stitch. Drop Dc in the next 3 stitches. Hdc in the 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Round 18: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch and chain space around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Round 19: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Color Change (Pink)

Round 20: Chain 1. Hdc in the next 26 stitches. Chain 3 Skip the next 4 stitches. (Cluster. Chain 1.Cluster.) in the next stitch. Chain 3. Skip the next 4 stitches. Hdc around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Color Change (White)

Round 21: Chain 1. Hdc in the 3rd loop in the next 26 stitches. Drop Dc in the next 3 stitches. Chain 1 Skip the next cluster. Sc in the next chain 1 space. Chain 1. Skip the next Cluster and skipped stitch. Drop Dc in the next 3 stitches. Hdc in the 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Round 22: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch and chain space around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Round 23: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Color Change (Red)

Round 24: Chain 1. Hdc in the next 28 stitches. Chain 3 Skip the next 4 stitches. (Cluster. Chain 1. Cluster.) in the next stitch. Chain 3. Skip the next 4 stitches. Hdc around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Color Change (White)

Round 25: Chain 1. Hdc in the 3rd loop in the next 24 stitches. Drop Dc in the next 3 stitches. Chain 1 Skip the next cluster. Sc in the next chain 1 space. Chain 1. Skip the next Cluster and skipped stitch. Drop Dc in the next 3 stitches. Hdc in the 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Round 26: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch and chain space around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Round 27: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Color Change (Red) 

Round 28: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch around . Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Color Change (Pink) 

Round 29: Chain 1. Hdc in 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Color Change (Red) 

Round 30: Chain 1. Hdc in 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Color Change (White) 

Round 31: Chain 1. Hdc in 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Round 32: Chain 1. Hdc in 3rd loop around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made.

Round 33 – 34: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Round 35: Chain 1. Hdc in each of the next 33 stitches. Chain 50.  Skip the next 24 stitches. Hdc in each of the next 33 stitches. Chain 50.  Skip the next 24 stitches and join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Round 36: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch and chain space around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Round 37 – 38: Chain 1. Hdc in each stitch around. Join with a SS to the first Hdc made. 

Round 39: SS in each stitch around. Join. Finish off.