Sand Dollars

FINISHED MEASUREMENT

12 inches x 31 inches

MATERIALS

• Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet size 10 crochet cotton (400 yds per ball):

3 balls #226 natural • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • Safety pin

GAUGE

Motif = 4 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join rounds with slip stitch unless otherwise stated. Each Motif requires 34 yards of cotton. Chain-3 at beginning of rounds counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCH

Shell: (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in indicated sp.

MOTIF

Make 19.

Rnd 1: Leaving 1-inch length at beg, ch 6, join (see Pattern Notes) in 6th ch from hook to form ring, hold beg length behind ring and working over beg length until gone, ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join in beg sc. Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, join in first sc, draw up lp, remove hook. Place safety pin in back lp (see Stitch Guide) of first sc of rnd 2, pick up dropped lp. (24 sc) Rnd 3: Working in front lps (see

Stitch Color Guide),speci cations: ch 1, sc in first sc, Annie’s Logo Purple: [ch 12, Pantone: sc 268C, in GOE Medium eachPurple U of next 4 sc] 5 CMYK: C82, M100, K12 RGB: R82, G43, B133 times, Hexadecimal:ch 12,522b85 sc in each of next 3 sc, Annie’s Logo Gray: join in Pantone: begCool Gray sc.9 U (6 ch-12 sps, 24 sc) CMYK: 60K RGB: R130, G131, B134 Hexadecimal: 828386

Rnd 4: Ch 1, [(8 sc, ch 3, 8 sc) in next ch-12 sp, sk next sc of rnd 3, sc in each of next 2 sc, sk next sc of rnd 3] 6 times, join in first sc.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, [sc in each of next 8 sc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-3 sp, sc in each of next 8 sc, sk next 2 sc] 6 times. Fasten off.

Rnd 6: Working in back lps of rnd 2, join cotton in st marked with safety pin, remove pin, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc in each of next 23 sts, join in beg sc. (24 sc)

Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same sc, ch 3, [sc in next sc, ch 3] around, join in beg sc. (24 sc, 24 ch-3 sps) Rnd 8: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same ch-3 sp as beg ch-1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each rem ch-3 sp around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 9: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch-3 sp as beg ch-1, ch 4, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 4] around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 10: Sl st in next ch-4 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in same ch-4 sp as beg ch-1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in each rem ch-4 sp around, join in beg sc. Note: For ease in joining, if rnd 5 seems twisted slightly, lightly steam-press piece flat. Rnd 11: Sl st in next ch-4 sp, *holding rnds 5 and 10 tog, working through both thicknesses of ch-3 sp of rnd 5 and ch-4 sp of rnd 10, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in both sps, ch 2, [working in ch-4 sp of rnd 10 only, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next ch-4 sp, ch 2] 3 times, rep from * around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 12: Sl st in next ch-4 sp, ( ch 3— see Pattern Notes, dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same ch-4 sp as first sl st, sc in next ch-2 sp, [ shell (see Spe

cial Stitch) in next ch-4 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. Note: Shells are aligned directly above 6 joined points.

1-POINT MOTIF JOIN

Rnds 1–11: Rep rnds 1–11 of First Motif.

Rnd 12: Sl st in next ch-4 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same ch-4 sp as first sl st, sc in next ch-2 sp, [shell in next ch-4 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, 2 dc in next joining ch-4 sp of rnd 11, ch 1, sl st in adjacent ch-3 sp on previous Motif, ch 1, 2 dc in same ch-4 sp on current Motif, sc in next ch-2 sp, [shell in next ch-4 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp] around, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.

2-POINT MOTIF JOIN

Rnds 1–11: Rep rnds 1–11 of First Motif.

Rnd 12: Sl st in next ch-4 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same ch-4 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, *[shell in next ch-4 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, 2 dc in next joining ch-4 sp of rnd 11, ch 1, sl st in adjacent ch-3 sp on previous Motif, ch 1, 2 dc in same ch-4 sp on working Motif, sc in next ch-2 sp*, rep from * to * once, [shell in next ch-4 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp] around, join in beg ch-3. Fasten off.

3-POINT MOTIF JOIN

Rnds 1–11: Rep rnds 1–11 of First Motif.

Rnd 12 (joining rnd): Sl st in next ch-4 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same ch-4 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, *[shell in next ch-4 sp, sc in

next ch-2 sp] 3 times, 2 dc in next joining ch-4 sp of rnd 11, ch 1, sl st in adjacent ch-3 sp on previous Motif, ch 1, 2 dc in same ch-4 sp on working Motif, sc in next ch-2 sp*, rep from * to * twice, [shell in next ch-4 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp] around, join in beg ch-3. Fasten off.

ASSEMBLY

Work Motifs as shown in Assembly Diagram. When working joining rnd, make sure that joining is worked adjacent to the ch-4 join on previous Motif.

Border

Rnd 1: Join cotton in first unworked ch-3 sp on end Motif, ch 1, (sc, ch 5, sc) in same ch-3 sp as beg ch-1, ch 2, [(sc, ch 5, sc) in next unworked ch-3 sp, ch 2] around, do not work in joined shells, join in beg sc.

Rnd 2: Sl st in next ch-5 sp, ch 1, (2 sc, ch 3, sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in same ch-5 sp as beg ch-1, sc in next ch-2 sp, [(2 sc, ch 3, sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in next ch-5 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp] around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.