Materials:
Crochet cotton, size 10
Steel hook, size 6
Gauge: Doesn't matter
Instructions:
Ch 5, sl st in 1st ch to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 8 sc's in ring, join with sl st in 1st sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2sc's in each sc around, join as before. (16)
Rnd 3: Ch 4, dc in same st, skip next sc, *(dc, ch 1, dc) in next sc, skip next sc, repeat from * around, join with sl st in 3rd ch of starting ch.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, 2 dc in next space, dc in next dc, ch 1, *dc in next dc, 2 dc in next space, dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join as in rnd 3.
Rnd 5. Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next 2 dc's, 2 dc's in next dc, ch
1, skip ch 1 sp, *2 dc's in next dc, dc in next 2 dc's, 2 dc's in next
dc, ch 1, skip ch 1 space, repeat from * around, join as in rnd 3.
3-DC CLUSTER: uses next 3 dc's. Using next 3 dc's, make 3 half-closed dc's, then y/o and draw through all 4 loops on hook.
Rnd 6. Ch 2, make half-finished dc's in next 2 dc's, y/o, draw through all 3 loops on hook, ch 5, *make 3 dc cluster, ch 5,. Repeat from * around, join with sl st in top of 1st cluster. (You will be skipping the ch-1 spaces).
Rnd 7. Sl st in next ch 5 sp, ch 1, 6 sc in same sp and in each 5-ch sp around, end with sl st in 1st sc.
Rnd 8. Ch 1, sc in same st, ch 3, *skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, ch 3. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in 1st sc.
PICOT: Ch 3, sl st in top of sc you just made.
Rnd 9. Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, PICOT, sc in same space, *(sc, PICOT, sc) in next space. Repeat from * around, end with sl st in 1st sc. Finish off.
c. 2000 by Pat Harper