Sizes: Small, Medium
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
“DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED or DAWN “SAYELLE”®
3 (4)—4 oz. skeins White
1—4 oz. skein each Leaf Green or Premier Green and Lt. Raspberry or
Folly Pink
1 oz. Orange or Burnt Orange
Plastic Crochet Hook size H OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN
STITCH GAUGE BELOW.
GAUGE: Each motif measures about 4 inches.
Directions are given for small size. Changes for medium size are given
in parentheses.
MEASUREMENTS:
Width across bust at underarm:
17, 18 inches
MOTIF: With Orange ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1, 8 s c in ring, cut
yarn, attach White, join (When changing colors always complete last half
of st with next color). 2nd ROUND: Ch 7, working into single loop of
each ch work 3 s c in 2nd st from hook and in each remaining st of ch
(petal), sl st in back of 7th s c from beg of petal, s c in next s c of
1st round, repeat from beg 7 times (8 petals), join, cut yarn. 3rd
ROUND: Attach Leaf Green in s c between petals, ch 3, 2 d c in same
space, * ch 1, 3 d c in next s c between petals, repeat from * all
around, ch 1, join. 4th ROUND: 5 d c (shell) in center d c, sl st in ch
1 space, repeat from beg all around, join, cut yarn.
Work a 2nd motif in same manner, but use Lt. Raspberry for 2nd round and
join 2nd motif to 1st motif in last round as follows: 3 d c in center d
c, * drop loop from hook, insert hook in any center d c of last round of
1st motif, pick up dropped loop, 2 d c in same space of 2nd motif, sl st
in ch 1 space, 3 d c in next center d c, repeat from * once inserting
hook in next center d c of 1st motif, then complete last round same as
1st motif. Continue working and joining motifs alternating colors until
there are 10 (12) motifs in strip. Work 1 more round of motifs
alternating White and Lt. Raspberry motifs joining last motif to
opposite center d c’s arranging colors as pictured.
JOINING MOTIF: With Orange ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1, s c in ring,
* ch 3, drop loop from hook, insert hook in joining of the 2 motifs,
pick up dropped loop and pull through, ch 3, s c in ring, repeat from *
3 times ending sl st in 1st s c, cut yarn. Work a joining motif in each
space all around.
1st ROUND: Starting at lower edge of skirt above border; attach White
between any 2 motifs, ch 4, 2 trc in same space, * 3 d c in next sl st,
5 s c in center of next shell, 5 s c in center of next shell, 3 d c in
next sl st, 3 trc between next 2 motifs, repeat from * all around ending
to correspond, join in 4th st of starting ch, ch 1, turn. 2nd ROUND: Sl
st to center d c, * ch 2, sl st in center s c of next s c group, ch 3, 2
d c, ch 3, sl st in same space, repeat from * once, ch 1, sl st in
center d c of next d c group, ch 1, sl st in center of next trc group,
ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, sl st in same trc, ch 1, sl st in next center d c,
repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond, join, cut yarn, turn.
3rd ROUND: Attach yarn and * sl st to 3rd st of ch, ch 4, yo hook twice,
insert hook in same st, yo, pull through st (4 loops on hook), yo, pull
through 2 loops, yo, skip 2 d c, insert hook in next st (top of ch), yo,
pull through (5 loops on hook), yo, work off all loops 2 at a time, ch
2, d c in center where sts cross, ch 4, sl st in top of same ch already
worked, ch 2, repeat from * all around, join, turn. 4th ROUND: Sl st to
ch 2 loop at top, * ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, sl st in same loop, ch 2, sl st
in top of next ch 2 loop, repeat from * all around, join to correspond,
turn. 5th ROUND: Repeat 3rd round from 1st *. 6th ROUND: Repeat 4th
round. Repeat last 2 rounds 4 times. NEXT 6 ROUNDS: Work in pattern
having ch 1 instead of ch 2 between each pattern to shape waist. NEXT 3
ROUNDS: Work in pattern having ch 2 between each pattern. NEXT ROW:
Divide for back. SHAPE ARMHOLES: Sl st across 1 pattern, work across
next 13 (16) patterns, ch 2, sl st in top of next ch 2 loop, ch 1 to
turn this and next row. Repeat last row once, having 2 patterns less 11
(14) patterns. Continue in pattern (always sl st to top ch 2 loop at beg
of each 4th pattern row) until armholes measure 7 inches ending with 3rd
pattern row. SHAPE SHOULDERS AND NECK: Work across 3 (4) patterns for
shoulder, ch 2, * 2 s c in next ch 2 loop of next pattern, ch 2, repeat
from * 4 (5) times for neck, work in pattern to end of row for other
shoulder. NEXT ROW: Sl st to top of ch, * 1 sc in each d c, sl st in top
of ch, ch 2, sl st in top of ch, repeat from * 2 (3) times, then work 2
s c in each space and 1 s c in each s c of row below across neckline,
complete shoulder same as 1st shoulder, cut yarn.
FRONT: Attach yarn in 1st free pattern and work same as back until
armholes measure 5 inches. NEXT ROW: Work across 3 (4) patterns for
shoulder, work neckline same as back across 5 (6) patterns, work across
other shoulder. Work and complete 1 shoulder until same length as back,
drop yarn. Attach yarn on other shoulder and complete to correspond, cut
yarn. Pick up dropped yarn of 1st shoulder and work across shoulders and
neckline same as back, cut yarn. FINISHING: Sew shoulder seams. Work 1
row of s c around each armhole, join. Work a sl st in each st, cut yarn.
Work a sl st in each st around neck edge. LOWER EDGE OF DRESS: With
right side facing, attach White between any 2 motifs, sl st in same
space, ** skip next st, 5 d c in next st, * work 5 d c in center st of
next shell, repeat from * once, work 5 d c in 2nd st of next shell, sl
st between next 2 motifs, repeat from ** all around, join, cut yarn.
[Illustration: Dress]
_Color Cascade_
_Poncho_
_1 size fits all_
[Illustration: Poncho]
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
DAWN “SAYELLE”® or “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED
5—4 oz. skeins Moss or Olive Green
1—4 oz. skein each Burnt Orange and Lemon or Tangerine and Amber
Plastic Crochet Hook Size J OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN
STITCH GAUGE BELOW
GAUGE: 7 s c = 2 inches
With Moss ch 50, s c in 2nd st from hook and in each remaining st of ch,
ch 1 to turn all rows. 2nd, 3rd, 4th ROWS: 1 s c in each s c, drop Moss,
pick up Burnt Orange. (When changing colors always complete last half of
st with new color.) 5th ROW: 1 s c in 1st s c, * s c in corresponding sc
4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in next 5 s c, repeat from * across row.
6th ROW: 1 s c in each of next 4 s c, * s c in corresponding s c 4 rows
below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of next 5 s c, repeat from * across row
ending s c in corresponding s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, s c in last 2
s c. 7th ROW: 1 s c in each of next 3 s c, * s c in next s c 4 rows
below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 5 s c, repeat from *
across, ending 1 s c in next s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in
remaining 3 s c, drop Burnt Orange, pick up Lemon. 8th ROW: 1 s c in
next 2 s c, * s c in next s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of
the next 5 s c, repeat from * across ending in pattern as established.
9th ROW: 1 s c in each of the next 5 s c, * s c in next s c 4 rows
below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 5 s c, repeat from * across
ending in pattern. 10th ROW: S c in s c 4 rows below, skip 1 s c, 1 s c
in each of the next 5 s c, repeat from beg across row ending last repeat
1 s c in remaining 6 s c, drop Lemon, pick up Moss. 11th, 12th, 13th
ROWS: Repeat 5th, 6th, 7th rows, drop Moss, pick up Burnt Orange. 14th,
15th, 16th ROWS: Repeat 8th, 9th, 10th rows, cut Burnt Orange. 17th,
18th, 19th ROWS: With Lemon repeat 5th, 6th, 7th rows, cut Lemon. 20th,
21st, 22nd ROWS: Pick up Moss, repeat 8th, 9th and 10th rows,
discontinue pattern, ch 2, turn. NEXT ROW: Work 1 s d c in each s c (s d
c: yarn over, insert in st, pull through and work off all loops at one
time), ch 2 to turn all s d c rows. Work 64 more s d c rows, working
each s d c between each s d c throughout, cut yarn. Work 22 border rows
same as beginning and crochet to last row of s d c, cut yarn. Work a 2nd
section to correspond.
FINISHING: Block sections. Work a row of s d c all around neck edge
working 1 s d c into each st and in each row on sides. 2nd ROW: Work 1 s
c in 3 sts, skip 1 st, repeat from beg all around, join. 3rd ROUND:
Working into loop in back of each s c, work 1 sl st in each st, join,
cut yarn. Weave 1 short end to one long side as illustrated. Finish
other end to correspond.
LOWER EDGE: With Moss work 2 s c over 1 row, 1 s c over next row on each
long side, work 1 s c in each st across each short side, join, cut yarn.
FRINGE: Cut Moss into 7 inch lengths. Take 3 strands, fold in half,
insert hook in st, pick up fringe, pull through st, then pull ends
through loop. Work a fringe in every other st all around edge. Trim
fringe evenly.