Sweet Marigold
27 SKILL LEVEL
Tricky YOU WILL NEED
■ Any 4ply yarn in white, pink,
caramel and green
■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook MEASUREMENTS
Square measures approx 10x10cm (4x4in) ABBREVIATIONS puff (Yrh, insert hook in st/sp indicated, yrh and pull loop up to height of current row) 5 times, yrh and pull through all 11 loops on hook
For a full list, see page 88 of
Simply Crochet magazine SWEET MARIGOLD
Using white, make a magic loop.
Round 1 Ch3 (counts as tr), 15tr in loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Join pink in any st.
Round 2 Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), htr in next st, ch5, (htr in next 2 sts, ch5) 7 times, ss to top of beg ch-2. [16 tr, 8 ch-5 sps]
Round 3 Skip first 2 sts, (dc, htr, tr, 5dtr, tr, htr, dc) in each ch-5 sp around, ss to beg dc. [8 fans] Fasten off.
Join caramel in any third dtr from 5-dtr group.
Round 4 Ch4 (counts as htr, ch2), htr in same st, *ch6, skip 10 sts, dc in third dtr of next 5-dtr group, ch6, skip 10 sts**, (htr, ch2, htr) in third dtr of next 5-dtr group; rep from * 3 times more ending final rep at **, ss to second ch of beg ch-4. [12 sts, 4 ch-2 sps, 8 ch-6 sps]
Round 5 Ch1, *(dc, htr, tr, dtr, tr, htr, dc) in ch-2 sp, 5dc in next ch-6 sp, ch1, skip 1 st, 5dc in next ch-6 sp; rep from * 3 times more, ss to beg dc. [68 sts, 4 ch-1 sps] Fasten off.
Join white in any dtr.
Round 6 Ch3, *(tr, ch2, 2tr) in same dtr, pm in ch-2 sp, BPtr around next 3 sts, ch2, skip 2 sts, dc in next st, ch2, skip 2 sts, puff in ch-1 sp, ch2, skip 2 sts, dc in next st, ch2, skip 2 sts, BPtr around next 3 sts, tr in next dtr; rep from * 3 times more omitting final tr on last rep, ss to top of beg ch-3.
[52 sts, 20 ch-2 sps] Fasten off.
Join green in any marked ch-2 sp.
Round 7 Ch3, *(tr, ch2, 2tr) in same sp, dc in next 5 sts, 2dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next st, 2dc in ch-2 sp, (FPhtr, ch2, FPhtr) around puff st, 2dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next st, 2dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 5 sts, tr in next ch-2 corner sp; rep from * 3 times more omitting final tr on last rep, ss to top of beg ch-3.
[104 sts, 8 ch-2 sps]
Fasten off and weave in ends.