Yarn: Bulky weight (5) Used: 2 skeins Patons Rumor Colorway: Fern Heather
Total yardage: 168 yards
Hook: L
Motif: make 9 for small (work two extra motifs to go up every size, making sure there is always one more motif on top row than on bottom.)
Ch 4. Sl st to join in a loop.
Round 1: Ch1. 8 sc in loop. Slst in first sc to join.
Round 2: ( Ch 7. Sk next sc. 1 sc in next sc.) 3 times. Ch 7. sc in joining sl st of previous round. (4 loops, 4 scs.)
Round 3: Slst, catching both top loops of ch, in first 4 chs of first ch7 loop. Sc in top of ch7 loop. ( Ch9. Sc into middle of nect ch7 loop.) 3 times. Ch 9. sl st into first sc to join. (4 ch9 loops, 4 scs.)
Round 4: Ch 1. (11 sc in ch9 loop. 1 sc in scs.) 3 times. 11 sc in last ch9 loop. sc into ch1 to join. (48 sc)
Round 5: Ch 1. (1 sc in each of next 3 sc. Ch3. slst into same st (picot)) 15 times. 1 sc into each of next 2 sc and into sc of previous round. Picot. Slst into 1st sc. Fasten off.
To join motifs:
Follow pattern to first corner picot of second motif. Ch 1. Sc into corner picot of first motif. Ch 1. Slst to finish picot. Join net 3 picots and next corner picot in same way, following pattern. Continue with pattern to finish round.
Join 5 motifs in a strip.
For 6th motif, join in this way:
Work corner picot for 6th motif. Join next picot of 6th motif with picot of 2nd motif left of center. Join middle picot of 6th motif with joined corner picots of 1st and 2nd motifs. Join next two picots of sixth motif with next two picots of 1st motif.
For 7th-9th motif, join in this way:
Work corner picot for 7th motif. Join next picot of 7th motif with picot of 3rd motif left of center. Join middle picot of 7th motif with joined corners of 2nd and 3rd motifs. Join next picot of 7th motif with right of center picot of 2nd motif. Join next corner picot of 7th motif with center picot of 2nd motif and right corner picot of 6th motif. Join next 4 picots of 7th motif with corresponding pictos of 6th motif. Work to end of Round 5. Repeat for 8th and 9th motifs. (For 9th motif, join 1st corner picot with middle picot of 5 motif then continue joining following pattern. Weave in ends.
joining diagram (does not include edging or ties.)
Edging and ties:
Join yarn with a slip stitch into right corner picot of 1st motif. sc in picot. (Ch 3. Sc in next picot.) 5 times. Ch3. sc into 1st and 6th motif join. (Ch3. Sc in next picot) 7 times. Ch 3. Dc into 6th and 7th motif picot corner join. (Ch 3. Sc in next picot.) 3 times. Ch3. Dc into 7th and 8th motif picot corner join. (Ch3. Sc in next picot.) 3 times. Ch 3. Dc into 8th and 9th motif picot corner join. (Ch 3. Sc in next picot.) 7 times. Sc into 9th and 5th motif join. (Ch 3. Sc in next picot.) 8 times. Ch 3. Dc into 5th and 4th motif picot corner join. (Ch 3. Sc in next picot.) 3 times. Ch 3. Dc into 4th and 3rd motif picot corner join. (Ch 3. Sc in next picot.) 3 times. Ch 3. Dc into 3rd and 2nd motif picot corner join. (Ch 3. Sc in next picot.) 3 times. Ch 3. Dc into 2nd and 1st motif picot corner join. (Ch 3. Sc in next picot.) 3 times. Ch 3. Sl st into 1 sc. Ch 40. Fasten off and tie a square knot at the end. Join yarn into sc in opposite picot corner of 5th motif. Ch 40. Fasten off and tie a square knot at the end. Weave in all ends carefully.
