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| beg |
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beginning |
| CA, CB |
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Colors A, B |
| ch |
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chain |
| dc |
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double crochet |
| mm |
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millimeters |
| pat |
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pattern |
| rep |
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repeat |
| rnd(s) |
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round(s) |
| sc |
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single crochet |
| sl |
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slip |
| sp(s) |
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space(s) |
| st(s) |
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stitch(es) |
| * or ** |
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repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated | |
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gauges |
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GAUGES: 12 sts = 4½" in pat Rows 1-5; 20 sts = 7½" in pat Rows 16-21; 5 rnds = 4"; 8 sts = 4" in sc with double strand of yarn.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauges. |
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sizes |
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Upper Circumference (Finished): 32 (36)".
Lower Circumference: 60 (68)".
Length: 17½". |
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instructions |
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NOTE: Work with one strand each of CA and CB held together as one throughout.
Beg at neck edge, ch 96 (108); join with a sl st in first ch to form a ring, taking care that ch is not twisted.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in same ch as joining,
* skip next 2 ch; 5 dc in next ch – shell made; skip next 2 ch **, sc in next ch; rep from * around, end at **; join with a sl st in first sc – 16 (18) shells.
Rnd 2: Ch 5, * skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc **, dc in sc, ch 2; rep from * around, end at **; join in 3rd ch of ch-5.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, shell in next sc, * sc in next dc, shell in next sc; rep from * around; join.
Rnds 4 and 5: Rep Rnds 2 and 3.
Rnd 6: Ch 6, * skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip next 2 dc **, dc in sc, ch 3; rep from * around, end at **; join in 3rd ch of ch-6.
Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, ch 1, shell in next sc, ch 1, * sc in dc, ch 1, shell in sc, ch 1; rep from * around; join.
Rnds 8-15: Rep Rnds 6 and 7 four more times.
Rnd 16: Ch 7, * skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 4, skip next 2 dc **, dc in sc, ch 4; rep from * around, end at **; join in 3rd ch of ch-7.
Rnd 17: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, ch 2, shell in next sc, ch 2, * sc in dc, ch 2, shell in sc, ch 2; rep from * around; join.
Rnds 18-21: Rep Rnds 16 and 17 twice more. Fasten off.
Neck Edging: With right side facing, attach yarn at center back neck; ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in sp, * sc in next st, sc in sp; rep from * around; join – 64 (72) sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 4, skip first 2 sc, * dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc; rep from * around; join to 3rd ch of ch-4.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in sp, * sc in dc, sc in sp; rep from * around; join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Tie: Make a chain 60 (70)" long. Fasten off. Beg at center front, weave chain through the ch-1 sps of Edging Rnd 2.
Make two 1½" diameter pom poms and attach one at each end of tie. |
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