paint palette

SKILL LEVEL

A bit tricky

YOU WILL NEED

■ Any DK yarn in beige, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook

ABBREVIATIONS 5-dtr cl

*Yrh twice, insert hook in st indicated, yrh and pull up a loop, (yrh and pull through 2 loops) twice; rep from * 4 times more, yrh and pull through all loops on hook For a full list, see page 94 of

Simply Crochet magazine

NOTES

Square is worked in rounds with RS facing throughout. Square is made by a left-handed designer. If right-handed, rainbow colours will run in opposite direction.

PAINT PALETTE SQUARE

Using beige, make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as a tr throughout), 11tr into loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. [12 tr]

Round 2 Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, 2tr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [24 sts]

Round 3 Ch3, 2tr in next st, (tr in next st, 2tr in next st) 11 times, ss to top of beg ch-3. [36 sts]

Round 4 Ch3, 2tr in next st, *change to red, 5-dtr cl in next st, change to beige, tr in next st, 2tr in next st; rep from * 6 times more working each cl in the foll sequence; orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, (tr in next 2 sts, 2tr in next st) 4 times, tr in last st, ss to top of beg ch-3 to join. [48 sts] Round 5 Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in first st, *dc in next 6 sts, htr in next st, 2tr in next st, (2dtr, ch2, 2dtr) in next st, 2tr in next st, htr in next st, dc in next st; repeat from * 3 times more omitting last dc on final rep, ss to beg dc to join.

Fasten off and weave in ends.