DESIGN BY ANNE HALLIDAY
49 x 65 inches
Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight yarn (7 oz/364 yds/198g per skein):
5 skeins #312 black
1 skein each #631 light sage, #254 pumpkin, #530 orchid, #320 cornmeal, #382 country blue and #372 rose pink
Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
Each Motif = 2 inches across
Join with a slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Slip stitch decrease (sl st dec): Insert hook in next sp, pull lp through, insert hook in next sp, pull lp through and through 2 lps on hook.
Note: Make 16 in colors indicated on Assembly Diagram for each Strip.
Ch 6, join (see Pattern Note) in beg ch to form ring, ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch-1 sp), (dc, ch 1) 11 times in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. (12 dc, 12 ch sps)
Note: Join Circles for each Strip as indicated on Assembly Diagram.
Join black in any ch sp on first Circle, ch 4, *[hdc in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch sp, ch 1, [hdc in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, dc in next ch sp, ch 3, dc in any ch sp on next Circle, ch 1, rep from * 14 times, [{hdc in next ch sp, ch 1} twice, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch sp, ch 1] 3 times, [hdc in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, **dc in same ch sp as first dc on this Circle, working on opposite side of Circles, ch 1, sk next ch of next ch-3, sl st in next ch, ch 1, sk next ch, dc in same ch sp on next Circle as last dc on that Circle was worked, ch 1, [hdc in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch sp, ch 1, [hdc in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, rep from ** 14 times, dc in same ch sp as first dc, ch 3, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off.
Note: Make 15 in colors indicated on Assembly Diagram for each Strip.
Ch 6, join in beg ch to form ring, ch 4, (dc, ch 1) 11 times in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. (12 dc, 12 ch sps)
Note: Join circles for each Strip as indicated on Assembly Diagram.
Join black in any ch sp on first Circle, ch 4, * [hdc in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch sp, ch 1, [hdc in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, dc in next ch sp, ch 3, dc in any ch sp on next Circle, ch 1, rep from * 13 times, [{hdc in next ch sp, ch 1} twice, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch sp, ch 1] 3 times, [hdc in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, **dc in same ch sp as first dc on this Circle, working on opposite side of Circles, ch 1, sk next ch of next ch-3, sl st in next ch, ch 1, sk next ch, dc in same ch sp on next Circle as last dc on that circle was worked, ch 1, [hdc in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch sp, ch 1, [hdc in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, rep from ** 13 times, dc in same ch sp as first dc, ch 3, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off.
Working through back lps (see Stitch Guide), sew Strips tog according to Assembly Diagram.
Rnd 1: Join black with sc in any ch-3 sp, ch 2, sc in same sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 1) in each ch-1 sp around with (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 1) in each ch-3 sp and (sc dec—see Stitch Guide—in ch sps on each side of joining, ch 1) at each indentation, join in beg sc.
Rnd 2: Sl st in next ch sp, (ch 2, sl st in same sp), ch 1, (sl st, ch 1) in each ch-1 sp around with (sl st, ch 2, sl st, ch 1) in each ch-2 sp and (sl st dec—see Special Stitch) in ch sps on each side of dec, ch 1) at each indentation, join in beg sl st. Fasten off.