Chart for rug
MATERIALS—Jack Frost Knitting Worsted (4-fold Germantown) in 4-oz. skeins:—8-sks. Garnet and 5-sks. Variegated Rose. Crochet hook size 0. Size—38 inches. CRAZY DAISY WINDER.
DAISY—Following instructions on page2, Illustration C, wind Variegated Rose 5 times around each spoke of Winder. Cut about 20” long and weave center as in Ill. E, making a 12-petal flower with 5 lps in each petal. With Daisy right-side-up, cut the top 4 lps in each petal, leaving only the single 5th lp uncut on back of each petal. Rub in hands to fluff into a pom pon. Make 241-Variegated Daisies and 120-Garnet Daisies.
BLOCK—In Garnet, ch 9, sl st in 1st st. Ch 5, dc in ring, (ch 2, dc in ring) 10 times, ch 2, sl st in 3d st of 1st 5-ch. Lay a Daisy on top of circle and make 2 sc thru the back lp of one petal into next 2-ch sp, * (ch 1, 2 sc thru back lp of next petal into next 2-ch sp) 11 times, ch 1, sl st in 1st sc. Cut 6” long, thread to a needle and fasten off on back.
2d BLOCK—Repeat to *. Ch 1, sl st in a 1-ch sp on 1st Block, ch 1, 2 sc back thru back lp of next petal into next 2-ch sp on 2d Block, (ch 1, sl st in next 1-ch sp on 1st Block, ch 1, 2 sc back thru next petal into next 2-ch sp on 2d Block) twice. Then complete row as for 1st Block.
3d BLOCK—Repeat 1st Block to *. Ch 1, sl st in 2d 1-ch sp to left of joining of 1st 2 Blocks, ch 1, 2 sc back thru next petal into next 2-ch sp on 3d Block, ch 1, sl st in next 1-ch sp towards joining of 1st 2 Blocks, ch 1, 2 sc back thru next petal into next 2-ch sp on 3d Block, ch 1, sl st into joining of 1st 2 Blocks, ch 1, 2 sc back thru next petal into next 2-ch sp on 3d Block, (ch 1, sl st in next 1-ch sp on 1st Block, ch 1, 2 sc back thru next petal into next 2-ch sp on 3d Block) twice and complete 3d Block. Continue to make and join Blocks in same way (as hexagons), following Chart for placement of colors,—making 3 joinings where 2 Blocks are joined (as for Blocks 1 and 2), 5 joinings where a Block is joined to 2 other Blocks (as for 3d Block), or 7 joinings where a Block is joined to 3 other Blocks.
EDGE—In Garnet, sc in 1-ch sp at “A” on Chart, (sc in next 2 sc, 1 sc in 1-ch sp) 3 times, * hdc in next 2d sc, dc between Blocks, hdc in next 2d sc, (sc in next 1-ch sp, sc in next 2 sc) twice, sc in next 1-ch sp. Repeat from * 4 times. ** Sc in next 2 sc, sc in 1-ch sp, sc in next sc, dc in next 1-ch sp, tr in next 2d sc, dtr in next 2 sc on next Block, dtr in next 1-ch sp, dtr in next 2 sc, tr in next 2d sc on next Block, dc in next sc, sc in next sc, sc in next 1-ch sp, sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 1-ch sp. Repeat from ** twice. (Sc in next 2 sc, sc in 1-ch sp) twice. Repeat from * around rug and fasten off.
On each of the 18 sps around rug marked with dotted lines, tie a tuft:—Wind 2 strands of Garnet 20 times around a 1” card. Cut at one edge. Thread a long strand of Garnet to a large needle and take a st in center of one sp. Pull end down to 2½”. Take a 2d st alongside and pull down, leaving a lp between. Pass 40-strand tuft thru lp, pull tie strand down tightly around tuft and tie in a hard, double knot. Cut ends even with tuft. Fluff to match pom pons. Repeat in other 17 sps.