POINSETTIA COASTER

Materials: Crochet Cotton #10 thread: Gold, Red and Green, size 6 hook.

Finished Size: Approx 5 inches across.

Stitch Guide:

Beginning Decrease: Ch 2, YO, insert hook in next st. YO, pull up a loop, (YO, draw through 2 loops on hook) twice.

Decrease: * YO, insert hook in next st, YO, pull up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * once more. YO, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

Beginning Cluster: Ch 2, * YO, insert hook in next dc, YO, pull up a loop, YO,

draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * once more, YO, draw through all 3 loops on hook.

Cluster: * YO, insert hook in next dc, YO, pull up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops

on hook, repeat from * 2 times more, YO, draw thru all 4 lps on hook.

With Gold, ch 10, join to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, make 24 sc in the ring, join in the first sc.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in the same st, *ch 6, skip next sc, sc

in next sc, repeat from * around to the last sc,

ch 2, skip the last sc, trc in the 1^st sc toform the

last ch-6 space. (12 ch-6 loops & 12 sc).

Rnd 3: Attach Red with sl st in any ch-6 sp, ch 3, make

4 dc in same ch-6 sp, skip next sc, 5 dc in the

next ch-6 sp, * ch 2, sk next sc, (5 dc in next ch-

6 sp) twice, ch 2, (5 dc in next ch-6 sp) twice,

repeat from * around, ch 2, join with sl st in top

of beginning ch-3. (60 dc).

Rnd 4: Work a beginning decrease, dc in next 3 dc, sc in

space before next dc, dc in next 3 dc, decrease,

ch 4, * decrease, dc in next 3 dc, sc in sp before

next dc, dc in next 3 dc, decrease, ch 4, sc in

next ch-2 sp, ch 4. Repeat from * around, join

with sl st to 1^st dc.

Rnd 5: Work beginning decrease, dc in next 5 sts,

decrease, ch 5, (sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 5) twice,

* decrease, dc in next 5 sts, decrease, ch-5, (sc

in next ch-4 sp, ch 5) twice. Repeat from *

around, join with sl st to 1^st dc.

Rnd 6 Work beginning decrease, dc in next 3 dc,

decrease, ch 6, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 6) 3

times, * decrease, dc in next 3 dc, decrease, ch

6, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) three times, Repeat

from * around. Join with sl st in the 1^st dc.

Rnd 7: Work beginning dec, dc in the next dc, decrease

* ch 5, (sc in the next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 4 times,

decrease, dc in next dc, decrease, repeat from *

4 times more (ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp) 4 times,

ch 4, dc in 1^st dc to form the last ch-5 space.

Rnd 8: Cut Red and attach Green with a sl st in any ch-

5 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch-5 sp, (ch 6, sc in the

next ch-5 sp) around, ch 3, dc in 1^st sc. End

off. Weave in ends.

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