Hit and Miss
Three butterflies
Hit and Miss
APP. SIZE: 26 inches in diameter without fringe
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD “AUNT LYDIA’S” HEAVY RUG YARN4—70 yd. skeins each Old Rose and Dk. Rose3—70 yd. skeins Pink
Aluminum Crochet Hook Size H OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
GAUGE: 3 sts = 1 inch; 4 rows = 1 inch
With Old Rose ch 2, 8 s c in 1st st of ch, do not join or turn this or following rounds. Place a marker at the beginning of each round.2nd ROUND: 2 s c in 1st s c (NOTE: all s c are worked into the center of the st instead of at top of st, this will not be referred to again), drop Old Rose, attach Dk. Rose, 2 s c in each remaining s c, drop Dk. Rose.3rd ROUND: Attach Pink, * s c in next s c, 2 s c in next s c, repeat from * twice, drop Pink, with Old Rose * s c in next s c, 2 s c in next s c, repeat from * 3 times, 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c, with Dk. Rose s c in same space where last s c was worked.4th ROUND: * 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c, 2 s c in next s c, repeat from * twice, 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c, with Pink 2 s c in next s c, * 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c, 2 s c in next s c, repeat from * twice, s c in next s c, with Old Rose s c in next s c, 2 s c in next s c.5th ROUND: 1 s c in each of the next 13 s c, with Dk. Rose 1 s c in each of the next 19 s c. Cut yarn as follows: twelve 1½ yard lengths of Pink, twelve 1¾ yard lengths of Dk. Rose and twelve 2¼ yard lengths of Old Rose. Tie all lengths together in the following order, * Pink, Dk. Rose, Old Rose, repeat from * until all lengths are tied.6th ROUND: With Pink working in s c increase in every 4th s c. Work 1 round even in s c.8th ROUND: Inc in every 4th s c. Work 1 round even.10th ROUND: Inc in every 5th s c. Work 1 round even.12th ROUND: Inc in every 4th s c. Work 1 round even.14th ROUND: Inc in every 5th s c. When all lengths are used cut yarn into following lengths: Pink into 2½ yard lengths, Dk. Rose into 3 yard lengths and Old Rose into 3½ yard lengths. Work 3 rounds even: Repeat last 4 rounds once.22nd ROUND: Inc in every 4th s c. Work 8 rounds even.31st ROUND: Inc in every 5th s c. Work 1 round even.33rd ROUND: Inc in every 5th s c. Work 7 rounds even.41st ROUND: Inc in every 5th s c. Work 5 rounds even.47th ROUND: Inc in every 10th s c. Work 3 rounds even, join last round, cut yarn.
FRINGE: Cut all colors in 8 inch lengths. Take one strand, double in half and loop through each st alternating colors.
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HIGH RIDGE PARK, STAMFORD, CONN. 06905PRINTED IN U.S.A.
Transcriber’s Notespg 3 Capitalized: a few yds. Redpg 11 Changed 4th ROW: K 3, P 1, K 3. 5TH to: 5thpg 27 Changed comma to period after: Knot ends tog at each sidepg 29 Added comma after: yarn to back, sl 1 as if to P, P 1, K 1pg 31 Changed 6th ROW: Work remaining 3 s c tog to: 5th