Design of the Craft Yarn Council of America.
Supplies: 1 oz. of acrylic, sport weight yarn, H hook.
Chain 4, join with a slip stitch (sl st) to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Chain 1, 8 single crochet (sc) in ring; do not join, mark end of each round (rnd). Work in back loops only beginning with Rnd 2.
Rnd 2: [2 sc in next sc] 8 times - 16 sc.
Rnd 3: [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] 8 times - 24 sc.
Rnd 4: [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 8 times - 32 sc.
Rnd 5: [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc] 8 times - 40 sc.
Rnd 6-15: Sc in each sc around.
At end of Rnd 15, join with a sl st in both loops of next sc. Now work remaining rnds in both loops.
Rnd 16: Ch 4, skip next sc, [dc in next st, ch 1, skip next sc] 19 times, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of ch-4.
Rnd 17: Ch 1, [2 sc in next ch-1 sp] 20 times, join to first sc.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Make 2 twisted cords starting with a 3-yard length of yarn for each. Weave each through ch-1 spaces of Rnd 16 in opposite directions. Knot ends of cord together; trim ends.
The Crochet Guild of America expresses its utmost appreciation to the Craft Yarn Council of America (CYCA) for developing these materials on teaching children how to crochet and for allowing CGOA to post this information on our web site. These materials were developed by CYCA for participants in CYCA's Certified Instructors Program (CIP) and first distributed at the CYCA Certified Instructors Luncheon at CGOA's Chain Link crochet conference held August, 1999 in Bellevue, Washington. |