On the hook…
A mystery crochet-along. I designed this pattern 13 years ago, when my oldest son was a wee babe. This pattern is a little bit challenging, perhaps not for beginners. You select the yarn or thread and an appropriately-sized hook and have a go. Email me photos of your finished pattern.
I’ll have a complete printed/printable pattern leaflet available shortly with corrections, clarifications, photos, commentary, and suggestions for variations. Oh, yes! And this pattern will also appear in the long-awaited Hearth and Home Magazine! For now, here’s the rough pattern version as originally written in long-hand on a piece of notebook paper, in pencil, with original errors and omissions:
© 1994 Nissa Gadbois
Chain 3, join to form a ring.
Round 1: Chain 7 (counts as first TR and CH 3 space), TR and CH 3 five more times. Join w/ SLST in fourth chain of CH8. Six TR and six CH3 SP.
Round 2: SLST in CHSP. Chain 4 (counts as first TR), 7 TR in same CH3 SP, chain 2; 8 TR and CH2 in each of next 5 CH3 spaces. Join with a SLST in the top of CH5. Forty-two TR and six CH2 SP.
Round 3: SLST in the top of first 4 TR, chain 4 (counts as first DC and CH2 sp); DC, CH2, DC (first Double V stitch made) . *Chain 5, V-stitch (dc, ch2, dc in next ch2 space), chain 5, Double V stitch (DC, CH2, DC, CH2, DC in same ST) in 5th TR of each 8TR group* around; Join.
Round 4: SLST in CH2 sp. Chain 4 (counts as first tr) and *5TR cluster, CH2, CL in next ST, CH2, CL in next CH2 SP, CH5, TRST V-stitch (TR, CH2, TR) in CH2 Sp of V-ST of Round3, CH5* around. Join.
Round 5: SLST in top of first CL and in CH2 SP, Chain 4 (counts as first TR) and *5TR cluster, CH1, picot, CH1, CL, CH7, SC in V-ST of Rd. 4, picot, SLST in top of SC, CH7* around. Join in the top of first CL.
Finish off. To join motifs, SLST from picots 1 and 2, and 4 and 5 (opposite side) in corresponding picots of previous motifs, finish off.
To make the 5TR CLUSTER: *YO 2 times, insert hook, pull up loop. YO and pull through 2 loops twice* 5 times, YO and pull through all loops on hook to join cluster.
To make a picot: Chain 3, SLST in the third CH from the hook.
OK… Here’s a peek:
Awww, now you didn’t think I was going to give it away that easily, did you?
I’m looking forward to seeing your handiwork! And if you don’t know how to crochet and would like to learn, we’ll have a workshop at the Conference next spring. Join the Simple Gifts email list for information!
