Yarn
Rowan Pure Wool Worsted
(A) Cream x 1 skein, (B) Gray x 3 skeins, (C) Red x 1 skein
Hooks
Size 4.5 mm crochet hook,
Notions
Yarn needle, stitch markers, 6 x 1’’ buttons
Finished Size
23’’(57.5 cm) High x 15’’(37.5 cm) Wide
Gauge
17 sts and 10 rounds = 4”
Abbreviations
Please see our standard abbreviations
Notes
- The ch-3 at the beginning of each row counts as a dc, except on specified rounds of the body.
- Bottom is worked in joined rounds.
- Body is worked in joined & turned rounds.
- Top is worked in rows, on half of the sts first, and then on the remaining half of the stitches.
Special stitch
First dc: without working ch 1, sc in indicated stitch, ch 2
BOTTOM
With A, Ch 4
Rnd 1: 11 dc in 4th ch from hook, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. 12 dc.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same space, 2 dc in ea st around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. 24 dc.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same space, dc in next, *2 dc in next, dc in next. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. 36 dc.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same space, dc in next 2, *2 dc in next, dc in next 2. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. 48 dc.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in same space, dc in next 3, *2 dc in next, dc in next 3. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. 60 dc.
Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in same space, dc in next 4, *2 dc in next, dc in next 4. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. 72 dc.
Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in same space, dc in next 5, *2 dc in next, dc in next 5. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. 84 dc.
Rnd 8: Ch 3, dc in same space, dc in next 6, *2 dc in next, dc in next 6. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. 96 dc.
Rnd 9: Ch 3, dc in same space, dc in next 7, *2 dc in next, dc in next 7. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. 108 dc.
Rnd 10: Ch 3, dc in same space, dc in next 8, *2 dc in next, dc in next 8. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. 120 dc. Change to B to work sl st.
BODY
Rnd 11 (RS): Ch 3, dc in next, fpdc around next 4, *dc in next 2, fpdc around next 4. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. Turn. 120 dc.
Rnd 12 (WS): Ch 3 (does not replace dc), bpdc around 4 fpdc, dc in next 2, *bpdc around 4 fpdc, dc in next 2. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. Turn. 120 dc.
Rnd 13 (RS): Ch 3, dc in next, fpdc around 4 bpdc, *dc in next 2, fpdc around 4 bpdc. Repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd starting ch to close round. Turn. 120 dc.
Rnds 14-31: Repeat rnds 12-13. At the end of last rnd, change to C to work sl st.
TOP
Now working in rows, over the 1st 60 sts of the body:
Row 1 (RS): First dc (see special stitches) in 1st st, dc in next 59 sts. Turn.
Row 2: Repeat row 1. Change to A while completing last dc. Turn.
Rows 3-8: Repeat row 1. Change to C while completing last dc. Turn.
Rows 9-12: Repeat row 1. At the end of last row, finish off.
Border: With RS facing, join C to side of Row 1. Ch 1, 2 sc in ea dc row end to corner, 3 sc in corner, sc in ea dc across top to next corner, 3 sc in corner, 2 sc in ea dc row end to row 1. Finish off.
As you work border row, change from red to cream and vice versa in order to match the colour of the section you are working around.
With RS facing, join C to 1st unworked st from body.
Repeat rows 1-12 with remaining 60 sts.
Repeat border.
FINISHING
Weave in all ends.
Sew 3 buttons on either side of TOP section, evenly spaced.
Use space between dc as buttonholes.
Block lightly.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER: JULIE DESJARDINS / ACCROCHET
In French, “accro” means addict. ACCROchet is a play on words that goes a long way to explaining the person behind the brand: a 40 year old French-Canadian woman named Julie, who is, of course, a crochet addict.
By day, Julie is a Marketing and Communications professional in an out-of-home advertising firm – a job she loves; but her passion comes out after the 9 to 5, when she can finally sit down and create pretty things with yarn and a hook.
Julie’s family holds many people together: a man, two teenagers, a big dog and a small dog, and a very fat cat. They all live in a pretty blue house on the North shore of Montreal, in the province of Québec.
Julie keeps all of these lovely people and pets far, far away from her yarn and hooks, except for the female teenager who will periodically join her in the madness of a few stitches, or sometimes even an entire finished project.
Visit Julie’s website or Facebook group.
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