MATERIALS
BERNAT Corette (1 oz. pull skeins)—9
1 crochet hook No. 3/D
3 sixty-inch strands of pearls
DIRECTIONS: Ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring, ch 1. Work 9 s c in
ring, joining last s c to first s c with a sl st. Work as follows: Round
1: * Ch 8, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in next s c, repeat from * to end of round.
Round 2: Ch 8, 1 s c in first ch 8 space, * ch 8, 1 s c in next s c, ch
8, 1 s c in next ch 8 space, repeat from * to end of round. Round 3: *
Ch 4, 2 s c in next ch 8 space, repeat from * ending ch 4, 2 s c in
first ch 4 space. Round 4: * 1 s c in next s c, 4 s c in next ch 4
space, repeat from * to end of round, joining last s c to first s c with
a sl st. Round 5: Ch 1, 1 s c in each s c of previous round. Round 6: *
Ch 8, skip 2 s c, 1 s c in next s c, repeat from * to end of round.
Rounds 7 and 8: Ch 8, 1 s c in first ch 8 space, * ch 8, 1 s c in next
ch 8 space, repeat from * to end of round. Round 9: Repeat Round 2.
Rounds 10, 11 and 12: Repeat Round 7. Round 13: Repeat Round 3. Round
14: Repeat Round 4. Round 15: Repeat Round 5. Round 16: * Ch 8, skip 3
sc, 1 s c in next s c, repeat from * to end of round. Rounds 17, 18, 19
and 20: Repeat Round 7. Round 21: Repeat Round 2. Rounds 22, 23, 24 and
25: Repeat Round 7. Round 26: Repeat Round 3. Round 27: Repeat Round 4.
Round 28: Repeat Round 5. Round 29: * Ch 8, skip 4 s c, 1 s c in next s
c, repeat from * to end of round. Rounds 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35:
Repeat Round 7. Round 36: Repeat Round 2. Rounds 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
and 43: Repeat Round 7. Round 44: Repeat Round 3. Round 45: Repeat Round
4. Round 46: Repeat Round 5. Round 47: Repeat Round 29. Fasten off.
BORDER: String pearls onto yarn and join yarn in work where it was
fastened off. Work as follows: Round 1: * Ch 8, 1 s c in next ch 8
space, draw a pearl close to loop on hook and work 1 more s c in same ch
8 space, repeat from * to end of round. Round 2: * Ch 4, 2 s c in next
ch 8 space, repeat from * ending ch 4, 2 s c in first ch 4 space. Round
3: * 1 s c in next s c, 5 s c in next ch 4 space, repeat from * to end
of round, joining last s c to first s c with a sl st. Round 4: Ch 1, 1 s
c in each s c of previous round. Round 5: * Ch 10, skip 5 s c, 1 s c in
next s c, repeat from * to end of round. Rounds 6 and 7: * Ch 10, 1 s c
in next ch 10 space, draw a pearl close to loop on hook and work 1 more
s c in same ch 10 space, repeat from * to end of round. Round 8: * Ch 5,
draw a pearl close to loop on hook, ch 1 and pull up tightly to lock
pearl in place, ch 5, 1 s c in next ch 10 space, draw a pearl close to
loop on hook and work 1 more s c in same ch 10 space, repeat from * to
end of round. Fasten off.