Directions:
With Red Brown Ch. 72.
Row 1: 1 double croc. st. in 3rd. ch. st. from hook—1 double croc. st.
in each st. across ch.—Ch. 3 turn.
Rows 2—5: 1 double croc. st. in each st. across. Ch. 3 to turn each row.
Row 6: Using Cream (work over the Red Brown yarn). Just lie flat along
your work and go along as usual. Put 1 double croc. st. in each st.
across—ch. 3 turn. Tie off Cream yarn.
Row 7: Using Red Brown yarn—1 double croc. in each st. across. Ch. 3 to
turn each row.
Make 43 rows in this manner.
Repeat row 6—using Cream for the stripe.
Using Red Brown put 5 more rows. (1 double croc. st. in each st. across
row, ch. 3 to turn each row.) Tie off yarn.
Repeat this piece starting with light color and putting the stripe in
dark.
Join the two pieces together with sc. stitches evenly spaced around the
outside using both colors alternating 1 sc. one color, 1 sc. of next
color—put 3 scs. in each corner to turn the corner.
Fringe: 1¼ loop recommended.
Attach yarn to one end of rug—using double strand one light and one
dark—with croc. hook pull both strands of yarn through the 1st. sc. st.
and pull out to a 1¼ in. loop. Separate the two strands of yarn and
bring one in front of the two loops. Pull snug and repeat across row. Do
the other end of rug the same way. _Photo on Page 5._
_CHECKERED BORDER INLAY RUG_
(_approx. 26″ × 36″_)
Material:
Dark Cardinal—3 skeins rug yarn
Velvet Rose—11 skeins rug yarn
Light Pink—5 skeins rug yarn
size J crochet hook
Gauge: Approx. 2 sts.—1 inch. 2 rows—1 inch
Directions: Velvet Rose—using double strand of yarn ch. 73—1 sc. in 2nd
ch. from hook and in each st. of ch. Ch. 1 turn (72 sts. in all).
Rows 1-4: 1 sc. in each st. across. Ch. 1 turn each row.
Rows 5-6: Using light pink—1 sc. in each st. across row. Ch. 1 to turn
each row.
Rows 7-8: Using Dark Cardinal 1 sc. in each st. across row. Ch. 1 turn
each row.
Rows 9-10: Using dark cardinal working over the light pink put 1 sc. in
lst 2 sts. Using light pink (working over the dark cardinal) put 1 sc.
in next 2 sts. Repeat across row. Ch. 1 to turn each row.
Rows 11-12: Using light pink (working over the dark cardinal) 1 sc. in
1st. 2 sts. Using dark cardinal (working over the light pink) put 1 sc.
in next 2 sts. Repeat across row. Ch. 1 to turn each row.
Rows 13-14: Repeat rows 9 & 10. Tie off yarn.
Rows 15-37: Using velvet rose 1 sc. in each st. across row. Ch. 1 to
turn each row. (22 rows).
Rows 38-39: Repeat rows 13 & 14.
Rows 40-41: Repeat rows 11 & 12.
Rows 42-43: Repeat rows 9 & 10.
Rows 44-45: Repeat rows 7 & 8.
Rows 46-47: Repeat rows 5 & 6.
Rows 48-49-50-51-52: Repeat row 1. Using 1 strand of yarn sc. evenly
spaced all around outside of rug. Put 1 row of scs. of each color to
finish rug and make it lie nicer (put increases in the corner).
[Illustration: Visual Chart]
_PUPPET POT HOLDER_
Material:
1 skein Yellow rug yarn;
1 skein Red rug yarn;
size G crochet hook.
Directions: With Yellow, ch. 35—join to form ring.
Rows 1-16: Sc. in each st. around—join with slip st. ch. 1.
Row 17: Sc. in first 18 sts.—ch. 1 turn.
Row 18: Sc. across—ch. 1 turn.
Row 19: Sc. across decreasing 1 sc. at each end.
Row 20: Sc. across—ch. 1 turn.
Repeat rows 19 and 20 until 4 sc. are left. Break off.
On back side sc. across 18 sts.—ch. 1 turn. Work the same as front side,
starting with row 18. Break off.
With red (inside mouthpiece), ch. 6—sc. across—ch. 1 turn.
Increase 2 sc. every other row until 17 sc.
Work 4 rows sc. (17 sc.) in each row. Starting next row, decrease 2 sc.
every other row until there are 5 sc. Break off. Put this piece inside
puppet’s mouth. Sc. around outside edge.
Slip st. with color to make eyes and nose.
Hair: *Ch. 16—sc. across ch. Make 1 row of loops—fasten on puppet above
eyes.
[Illustration: uncaptioned]
_STOCKING CAP_
Material:
3 skeins rug yarn;
size G crochet hook
Directions:
Ch. 4—join to form ring—10 dc in ring.
Row 1: 2 sc. in every st. around—sl. st. to beginning ch. 1.
Row 2: *1 sc. in 1st. 4 st.—2 in 5th st. *Continue from *around. Sl.
st.—ch. 1.
Row 3: Sc. around—join ch. 1.
Row 4: Sc. around—join ch. 1.
Row 5: Same as Row 2.
Row 6: 1 sc. in 1st. 7—2 in 8th st.—join ch. 1.
Row 7: 1 sc. in 1st. 4—2 st. in 5th st.—join ch. 1.
Row 8: 1 sc. in 1st. 9—2 st. in 10th st. Join ch.1.
Row 9: Same as Row 7.
Row 10: Same as Row 6.
Row 11: Same as Row 8.
Rows 12 thru 22: Sc. around—join—ch. 1.
Stitch—yarn over hook—down thru stitch and one loop. Yarn over and thru
remaining st.
Rows 23-33: ½ dc. around—join—ch. 1.
Row 34: Decrease 3 st. around—join—ch. 1.
Rows 35 thru 38: ½ dc. around—join—ch. 1.
Row 39: Decrease 3 dc.
Rows 40 thru 43: ½ dc. around—join—ch. 1.
Row 44: Decrease 3 around.
Rows 45 thru 48: ½ dc. around—join—ch. 1.
Rows 49 thru 80: ½ dc. st.—decreasing 1 st. at beginning of every row.
Break yarn. Make tassel and attach to end.
[Illustration: uncaptioned]
[Illustration: uncaptioned]
_SHELL_
Material:
6 skeins white rug yarn;
3 skeins black rug yarn;
size J crochet hook.
Gauge: ¾″ = 2 sts. ¾″ = 2 rows.