Water Lily Runner

PATTERN NOTES

Read through all instructions before beginning and refer to Assembly Diagram for placement of Motifs. Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Beginning shell (beg shell): (Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in indicated st or sp.

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

Joining shell: (2 dc, ch 1, sl st in corresponding corner shell of adjacent Motif, ch 1, 2 dc) in same st or sp.

RUNNER

FIRST BASE MOTIF

Note: A Water Lily will be added to the center of each Base Motif.

Rnd(see Pattern1: With Notes) green, to ch form6, joina

ring,dc in ch ring,3 (see(ch 2, Pattern2 dc) 5 Notes),times in ring, ch 2, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc, 6 ch-2 sps) Rnd 2: Sl st in next ch-2 sp,

work beg shell (see Special

Stitches) in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, [ shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1] around, join in beg ch-3. (6 shells)

Rnd 3: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, work beg shell in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, [shell in ch-2 sp of next shell, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] around, join in beg ch-3.

(6 shells, 6 groups of 3-dc)

Rnd 4: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, [3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] twice, *shell in next shell, ch 1, [3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] twice, rep from * around, join in beg ch-3. Fasten off. (6 shells, 12 groups of 3-dc)

Rnd 5: Join blue in any ch-2 sp of shell, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, *[ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp] 3 times, ch 3**, shell in next shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg ch-3. (6

shells, 24 ch-3 sps)

Rnd 6: Sl st in next ch-2 sp of shell, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, *ch 3, dc in next ch-3 sp, 2 dc in each of next 2 ch-3 sps, dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3**, shell in next ch-2 sp of shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg ch-3. (6 shells, 36 dc)

Rnd 7: Sl st in next ch-2 sp of shell, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, *ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next dc] 3 times, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3**, shell in next shell, rep from * around, join in beg ch-3. Fasten off. (6 shells, 36 ch-3 sps)

JOINING BASE MOTIF

Make 6. Rnds 1–6: Rep rnds 1–6 of First Base Motif.

Rnd 7: Sl st in next ch-2 sp of shell, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next dc] 3 times, ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, [ joining

shell (see Special Stitches), ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, *ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next dc] 3 times, ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3*, rep from * to * as many times as needed to join working Motif to adjacent Motif(s) following Assembly Diagram for placement, ending rnds with [shell in shell, ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, {ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next dc} 3 times, ch 3, sc in ch sp, ch 3] as many times around as needed to complete Motif, join in beg ch-3. Fasten off.

PLAIN MOTIF

Make 12. Rnds 1–3: Rep rnds 1–3 of First Base Motif. At the end of rnd 3, fasten off. (6 shells, 6 groups of 3-dc)

Rnd 4: Join blue in any ch-2 sp of shell, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, [3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] twice, *shell in next shell, ch 1, [3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] twice, rep from * around, join in beg ch-3. Fasten off. (6 shells,

12 groups of 3 dc)

Rnd 5: Sl st in next ch-2 sp of shell, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, *[ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp] 3 times, ch 3**, shell in next shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg ch-3.

(6 shells, 24 ch-3 sps)