Special Stitches

back post double crochet (BPDC) = [YO, insert hook from back to front to

back around post of next st, draw up a lp, (YO, draw through 2 lps on

hook) twice.]

Beginning with Purple, chain 6, join with sl st in the first chain.

Rnd 1: Chain 3, 2 dc in ring, (ch 2, 3 dc in ring) 3 times, ch 2,

join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-3.

Rnd 2: Sl st in next 2 dc and into the first ch-2 sp, ch 1, work 3

sc in same space, *ch 3, 3 sc in next corner sp; repeat from *

around, ending with ch 3, sl st in beg. sc. End off Purple.

Rnd 3: Join Light Pink with a sl st in the next sc (center sc),

Ch 3, in the same sc work (dc, ch 1, 2 dc); *3 dc in ch-3 lp.

In the 2nd sc of corner group work (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc);

repeat from * around ending last repeat with 3 dc in ch-3 lp.

Sl st in the top of beg. ch-3 lp. End off Light Pink.

Rnd 4: Join Gray with sl st in any ch-1 corner sp, ch 7, tr in same

sp; * work bpdc in next 7 dc, in corner ch-1 sp work (tr, ch 3, tr);

repeat from * around ending last repeat bpdc in next 7 dc, sl st

in 4th ch of beg. ch-7. End off Gray.

Rnd 5: Join Pink with sl st in any ch-3 corner, ch 3, sc in same sp;

*sc in each of the next 9 sts; in the next corner ch-3 sp work

(sc, ch 3, sc); repeat from * around ending last repeat sc in 9

sts, join with sl st in ch-3 sp.

Rnd 6: With Pink, ch 6, dc in same sp; *dc in 11 sc along edge,

work (dc, ch 3, dc) in corner ch-3 sp, repeat from * around,

ending last repeat dc in 11 sc, sl st in 3rd ch of beg. ch-6. End

off Pink.

Rnd 7: With Purple, join with sl st in any ch-3 corner, ch 7, tr in

same space; *BPDC in next 13 sts, in corner ch-3 sp work (tr, ch 3, tr);

repeat from * around ending last repeat BPDC in 13 sts, sl st in

4th ch of beg. ch-7. End off Purple.

Rnd 8: With Pink join with sl st in any ch-3 corner sp, ch 5, sc in

same sp; *sc in 15 sts, work (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner ch-3 sp;

repeat from * around, ending last repeat sc in 15 sts, sl st in 2nd

ch of beg. ch-5.

Rnd 9: Sl st into the next ch-3 corner sp, in same sp work (ch 3,

dc, ch 1, 2 dc); * work dc in next 17 dc, in ch-3 corner sp work

(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc); repeat from * around, ending last repeat in 17 dc,

sl st to top of beg. ch-3.

Rnd 10: Join Gray with sc, sc in each st around. Fasten off and weave in all ends.