Materials:
- Worsted weight 100% cotton yarn – I used Sugar & Cream in Black, White, and Hot Pink
- Size US G (4.00 mm) crochet hook
- Yarn needle for weaving in ends
- Scissors
Terminology:
This pattern is written in US terms.
US | UK | |
ch | chain | chain |
dc | double crochet | treble crochet |
hdc | half double crochet | half treble crochet |
rnd | round | round |
sc | single crochet | double crochet |
sl st | slip stitch | slip stitch |
st | stitch | stitch |
Gauge and Sizing:
The finished object will be approximately 3 ½ ” (9 cm) wide, and 3 ¾ “ (10 cm) tall. Size may vary depending on your hook, yarn, and tension. You can make them any size, and alter your yarn and hook to suit your preferences.
Notes:
Rounds are worked in concentric circles. Chains at the beginning of the rounds do not count as stitches. Slip stitches at the end of rounds do not count as stitches.
Pattern:
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 12 hdc into magic circle, sll st to top of first hdc to close. (12 sts)
Round 2: ch2, 2 hdc into each st across, sl st to top of first hdc to close. (24 sts)
Round 3: ch2, (2 hdc into next st, 1 hdc into next st) twelve times, sl st to top of first hdc to close. (36 sts)
Round 4: ch1, sc in next st, (dc, tr, ch2, tr, dc) in next st, sc in next 6 sts, (dc, tr, ch2, tr, dc) in next st, sc in next 27 sts, sl st to top of first sc made. (42 sts not counting ch sts)