Eat Your Veggies Towels
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
451/2 inches wide x 11 inches long
MATERIALS
• Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Size 10 crochet cotton (white: 400 yds per ball; solid: 350 yds per ball): 13 balls #1 white 1 ball #494 victory red • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Motif = 21/4 inches square; 21 sc = 2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet, chain-1.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning 3-treble crochet
cluster (beg 3-tr cl): Ch 3, [yo twice, insert hook in next st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.
3-treble crochet cluster
(3-tr cl): *Yo twice, insert hook in indicated st, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * twice, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.
VALANCE CHERRY MOTIF
Make 38. Rnd 1 (RS): With red, form a slip ring (see illustration), ch 3 (does not count as a st), 16 tr in ring, join (see Pattern Notes) in first tr, draw loose end of slip ring to close opening tightly. Fasten off. (16 tr)
Rnd 2: Join white in any tr, ( ch 5— see Pattern Notes, tr, ch 3, tr, ch 1, tr) in same st, [ch 2, sk next 3 sts, (tr, ch 1, tr, ch 3, tr, ch 1, tr) in next st] 3 times, ch 2, join in first tr. (16 tr, 4 ch-3 sps) Rnd 3: Beg 3-tr cl (see Special Stitches), *ch 3, ( 3-tr cl— see
Special Stitches, ch 3) 3 times in ch-3 sp, (3-tr cl in next tr, next ch-1 sp, and next tr) twice, rep from * twice, ch 3, (3-tr cl, ch 3) 3 times in last ch-3 sp, work 3-tr cl in next tr, next ch-1 sp and next tr, join in beg 3-tr cl. (20 3-tr cls)
Rnd 4: (Ch 1, sc) in first 3-tr cl, *ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, (sc, hdc) in next ch-3 sp, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next 3-tr cl, (hdc, sc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3**, [sc in next 3-tr cl] twice, rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, sc in next 3-tr cl, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (20 ch-3 sps)
BLOSSOM MOTIF
Make 38.
Rnd 1 (RS): With white, form a slip ring, (ch 3, tr, ch 3, sl st) 4 times in slip ring, draw loose end of slip ring to close tightly. (4 petals)
Rnd 2: Sl st to first tr, (ch 5, tr, ch 3, tr, ch 1, tr) in first tr petal, ch 1, [(tr, ch 1, tr, ch 3, tr, ch 1, tr) in next tr of petal] 3 times, ch 1, join in 4th ch of beg ch-5. (16 tr, 4 ch-3 sps) Rnds 3 & 4: Rep rnds 3 and 4 of Cherry Motif.
ASSEMBLY Join Motifs
Join white in corner ch-3 sp of Cherry Motif, ch 2, sl st in corner ch-3 sp of Blossom Motif, [ch 2, sl st in next ch sp of Cherry Motif, ch 2, sl st in next ch sp of Blossom Motif] 5 times. Fasten off. Join white on opposite side of Blossom Motif, ch 2, sl st in corner ch-3 sp of Cherry Motif, [ch 2, sl st in next ch sp of Blossom Motif, ch 2, sl st in next ch sp of Cherry Motif] 5 times. Fasten off.
Continue alternating Motifs until a Strip of 19 Motifs are joined, starting and ending with a Cherry Motif. Make 2 Cherry Strips. Make another Strip of 19 joined Motifs starting and ending with a Blossom Motif. Make 2 Blossom Strips.
Join Strips
Laying a Cherry Strip next to a Blossom Strip, join white in corner ch-3 sp of left Motif, *ch 2, sl st in corner ch-3 sp of right Motif, [ch 2, sl st in next ch sp of left Motif, ch 2, sl st in next ch sp of right Motif] 4 times, ch 2, sl st in corner ch-3 sp of left Motif, ch 2, sl st in corner ch-3 sp of right Motif, [ch 2, sl st in ch-2 of join] twice, ch 2, sl st in corner ch-3 sp of next left Motif, rep from * until Strips are joined tog, ending with sl st in corner ch-3 sp of last right Motif. Fasten off. Rep twice to join rem Strips. A Cherry Strip will be at the bottom and a Blossom Strip at the top.
Top Trim Header
Row 1 (RS): Join white in corner ch-3 sp of first Motif on top row, ch 1, sc in same st as joining, [{ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp} 5 times, ch 3, sc in joining sp] across strip, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] 6 times, turn. (114 lps)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, 3 sc in each ch lp across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn. (344 sc)
Row 3: Ch 25, sl st at base of first ch, 3 sc in each of next 5 ch sps, *(2 sc, ch 25, sl st in last sc, sc) in next ch sp, 3 sc in each of next 6 ch sps, rep from * across, ending with sc in last sc, ch 25, sl st in last sc, turn. (20 lps)
Row 4: Ch 1, in ch lp work (2 sc, 25 hdc, 2 sc, sl st in base of first sc), sc in each of next 19 sc, [sk next sc, in ch lp work (2 sc, 25 hdc, 2 sc, sl st in base of first sc), sk next sc, sc in each of next 19 sc] across, in last ch lp work (2 sc, 25 hdc, 2 sc, sl st in base of first sc), sl st in base of ch lp. Fasten off.
Bottom Edging
Row 1 (WS): Join white in corner ch-3 sp of first Motif on bottom row, ch 1, sc in same st, [{ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp} 5 times, ch 3, sc in joining ch sp] across, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] 6 times, turn. (114 lps)
Row 2: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, ch 3, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, hdc, sc) in each ch-3 lp across. Fasten off.
Side Edging
Make 2.
Rnd 1 (RS): Join white in end of Bottom Edging or Top Trim Header, [{ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp} 6 times, ch 3, sc in joining ch sp] across sides of Motifs, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] 6 times, ch 3, (sc, sl st) in end of Header or Edging row. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Block Valance to measurements. Allow to dry completely before hanging.