Materials Needed.
Lion Brand Summer Nights, Castaway , size 1
This has been discontinued.
I’d use one strand of size 10 crochet cotton worked with one strand of coats metallic sewing thread. A few colors are still available on Amazon.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 1 (2.75 mm)
Round Plastic Fillable Ornament 2.5 inch (63.5 mm)
Stitches used in US terms
Ch/ch chain
Sc/sc single crochet
Dc/dc double crochet
Sl st/sl st Slip stitch
Pattern in US Terms:
Chain 18 or enough to go around the neck of the ornament. Join with sl st to make a ring.
1 st round: Ch 3. Make 29 dc in ring. Sl st to join.
2rd round: Ch 3, 1 dc in each of the next 3 dc, * ch 5, sl st in 3rd st from hook (picot), ch 1, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in each of the next 4 sts; repeat from * 5 times more; ch 5, sl st in 3rd st from hook (picot); ch 1, sl st to top of first dc.
3rd round: Ch 3, 1 dc in each of the next 3 dc, * ch 7, sl st in 4th st from hook (picot), ch 2, 1 dc in each of the next 4 sts; repeat from * 5 times more; ch 7, sl st in 4th st from hook (picot); ch 2, sl st to top of first dc.
4th round: Ch 3, 1 dc in each of the next 3 dc, * ch 9, sl st in 4th st from hook (picot), ch 3, 1 dc in each of the next 4 sts; repeat from * 5 times more; ch 7, sl st in 4th st from hook (picot); ch 2, sl st to top of first dc.
5th repeat row 4.
6th round: Ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, *ch 7, 1 dc in each of the next 4 dc, repeat from * 5 times more: ending with ch 7, sl st to top of chain to join
7th round: Ch 1, 1 sc in next 3 dc, * over chain-7 loop, (make 4 sc, ch 5, sl st in last sc made for a picot and work 4 sc in loop), 1 sc in each of the 4 dc; repeat from * around, join with a sl st.
Break Thread. Fasten off. Dangle strings of beads from each picot around.
Stitches used in UK terms
Ch/ch chain
Dc/dc double crochet
Tr/tr treble crochet
Ss/ss Slip stitch
Pattern in UK Terms:
Chain 18 or enough to go around the neck of the ornament. Join with ss to make a ring.
1 st round: Ch 3. Make 29 tr in ring. Ss to join.
2rd round: Ch 3, 1 tr in each of the next 3 tr, * ch 5, ss in 3rd st from hook (picot), ch 1, skip 1 tr, 1 tr in each of the next 4 sts; repeat from * 5 times more; ch 5, ss in 3rd st from hook (picot); ch 1, ss to top of first tr.
3rd round: Ch 3, 1 tr in each of the next 3 tr, * ch 7, ss in 4th st from hook (picot), ch 2, 1 tr in each of the next 4 sts; repeat from * 5 times more; ch 7, ss in 4th st from hook (picot); ch 2, ss to top of first tr.
4th round: Ch 3, 1 tr in each of the next 3 tr, * ch 9, ss in 4th st from hook (picot), ch 3, 1 tr in each of the next 4 sts; repeat from * 5 times more; ch 7, ss in 4th st from hook (picot); ch 2, ss to top of first tr.
5th repeat row 4.
6th round: Ch 3, 1 tr in each of next 3 tr, *ch 7, 1 tr in each of the next 4 tr, repeat from * 5 times more: ending with ch 7, ss to top of chain to join
7th round: Ch 1, 1 dc in next 3 tr, * over chain-7 loop, (make 4 dc, ch 5, ss in last dc made for a picot and work 4 dc in loop), 1 dc in each of the 4 tr; repeat from * around, join with a ss.
Break Thread. Fasten off. Dangle strings of beads from each picot around.
Beth Bell The Thrifty Crafter 