Craft Caches
Designs by Debra Arch
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Bobble Ribbed Cache: 31/4 inches in diameter x 51/8 inches tall Checkerboard Cache: 3 inches in diameter x 57/8 inches tall Chevron Cache: 31/4 inches in diameter x 61/2 inches tall MATERIALS • Paper Mart Colored Pearlized Raffia Ribbon 1/4-inch-wide matte (100 yds per spool): 2 spools #64 lime 1 spool each #33 cerise, #51
daffodil and #40 orange • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Large-eye darning needle • Plastic containers: 8 oz, 18 oz
and 40 oz GAUGE 4 dc = 1 inch; 2 dc rnds = 1 inch
PATTERN NOTES
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. Chain-4 at beginning of round does not count as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-2 at beginning of round does not count as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Bobble: (Yo, insert hook around vertical post of indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice around same
st, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.
Beginning dc (beg dc): Ch 1, yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up lp, yo, [draw through 2 lps on hook] twice.
CACHES BOBBLE RIBBED CACHE
Rnd 1: With lime, ch 3, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 14 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (15 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, 2 dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (30 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, [2 dc in next st, dc in next st] 14 times, dc in next dc, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (44 dc) Rnd 4: Ch 3, working in back lp only (see Stitch Guide) of sts, dc in each st around, join in beg sc. (44 dc) Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in next st, bobble (see Special Stitches) around each of next 2 sts, [dc in each of next 2 sts, bobble around each of next 2 sts] 10 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (22 dc, 22 bobble sts) Rnds 6–14: Ch 3, dc in next dc, bobble around each of next 2 bobble sts, [dc in each of next 2 dc, bobble around each of next 2 bobble sts] 10 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (22 dc, 22 bobble sts) Rnd 15: Ch 1, working in back lp only of sts, sc in each st around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
CHECKERBOARD CACHE
Rnd 1 (RS): With cerise, ch 3, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 3 (see
Pattern Notes), 11 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, 2 dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (24 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in next st, [2 dc in next st, dc in next st] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (36 dc) Rnd 4: Ch 3, working in back
lp (see Stitch Guide) of sts, dc in each st around, join in beg sc. (36 dc) Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sts, ch 3, [sk next 3 dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 3] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (18 dc, 6 ch-3 sps) Rnd 6: Working over ch-3 sps of previous rnd and in dc sts directly below, join lime with
beg dc (see Special Stitches) in first sk dc of previous rnd, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, sk next 3 dc of previous rnd, [working over ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 3 sk dc directly below, ch 3, sk next 3 dc of previous rnd] around, join in beg dc. Fasten off. (18 dc, 6 ch-3 sps) Rnd 7: Join daffodil, rep rnd 6. Fasten off.
Rnd 8: Join orange, rep rnd 6. Fasten off.
Rnd 9: Join cerise, rep rnd 6. Fasten off. Rnds 10–21: [Rep rnds 6–9 consecutively] 3 times. At the end of last rep, do not fasten off. Rnd 22: Ch 1, sc in same dc as beg ch-1, sc in each of next 2 dc, working over ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc directly below, [sc in each of next 3 dc, working over ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc directly below] around, join in beg sc. (36 sts) Rnd 23: Ch 1, working in back lp only of sts, sc in each st around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
CHEVRON CACHE
Rnd 1 (RS): With orange, ch 3, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 3 (see Pat
tern Notes), 13 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (14 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, 2 dc in each dc around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (28 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in next st, [2 dc in next st, dc in next st] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (42 dc)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, working in back lp only (see Stitch Guide) of sts, sc in each st around, join in beg sc. (42 sc) Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, hdc in next st, dc in next st, 3 tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, [sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, 3 tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st] 6 times, ending with change color (see Stitch Guide) to daffodil in join, fasten off orange. (56 sts) Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in same st as beg ch-1 and next st, [sc in each of next 2 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, sc dec in next 3 sts] 6 times, sc in each of next 2 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, sk last st, join in beg dec. (56 sts)
Rnd 7: Rep rnd 6, change color to cerise in last st, fasten off daffodil. (56 sts) Rnd 8: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, [ tr dec (see
Stitch Guide) in next 3 sts, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st] 6 times, yo twice, insert hook in next st, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, insert hook in top of first tr of rnd, yo twice, draw through all lps on hook to create tr dec. (42 sts)
Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc. (42 sc)
Rnd 10: Rep rnd 5, change color to daffodil in last st, fasten off cerise.
Rnd 11: Rep rnd 6, change color to orange in last st, fasten off daffodil. Rnds 12 & 13: Rep rnds 8 and 9. Rnd 14: Rep rnd 10, change color to daffodil on last st, fasten off orange.
Rnd 15: Rep rnd 6, change color to cerise in last st, fasten off daffodil.
Rnds 16–18: Rep rnds 8–10. At the end of rnd 18, change color to daffodil in last st, fasten off cerise. Rnds 19 & 20: Rep rnd 6, at the end of rnd 20, change color to orange.
Rnd 21: Rep rnd 8. Rnd 22: Ch 2 (see Pattern
Notes), hdc in same st as beg ch-2, hdc in each rem st around, join in first hdc. Fasten off. (42 hdc)
FINISHING
Insert each container into appropriate Cover..