(Original design by Daphne Mah - 1998)
Materials used :
- Tulip steel hook no.1
(1.6mm)
- Minlon Poly - red
(Size 10 Thread)
- Minlon Poly - green
(Size 10 Thread)
- Minlon Poly - orange
(Size 10 Thread)
- 1/8" width satin ribbon
- white
- scented potpourri (wrapped
in scraps of cloth/netting material)
Instruction :
With red, ch5, join with
sl st to form ring.
Rnd 1 : Ch3, into ring,
work (2dc-puff, 5ch, 3dc-puff,
3ch, *3dc-puff, 5ch, 3dc-puff, 3ch).
Repeat from * once more, sl st to 3rd
ch to join. Fasten & break off yarn.
Weave in loose end & join green with
sl st to 2nd ch of 5ch-lp.
Rnd 2 : Into same lp, **ch3,
2dc-puff (count as beginning 3dc-puff), ch4, 3tr-puff,
ch5,
sl st to 5th ch from hook [5ch-picot
made], ch4, 3dc-puff, ch3, sc into next 3ch-lp, ch3.
Into next lp, work from ** twice. Sl
st to 3rd ch to join. Fasten & break off yarn.
Weave in loose end & join orange with sl st to first 4ch-lp.
Rnd 3 : Into same lp, ***ch3,
4dc-puff (count as 1st 5dc-puff), ch2. Into next 5ch-picot sp,
work (3dc-puff, 3ch, 3dc-puff),
ch2,. Work 5dc-puff into next 4ch-lp, ch2.
Work (3dc-puff, 2ch) each into next 2 loops. Into next 4ch-lp, work
from *** twice.
Sl st to top of 5dc-puff to join.
Rnd 4 : Ch4 (count as 1dc,
1ch), dc into next sp, ch1, dc into top of next 3dc-puff, ch1,
^work (1dc, 1ch) 3 times into next 3ch-lp. Repeat working (1dc, 1ch)
into each sp &
top of dc-puffs. Repeat from ^ for
the 3ch-lp. Sl st to 3rd ch to join.
Rnd 5 : Ch1, sc into
same sp, ch3, work (sc into next sp, 3ch) around. Sl st to
1st sc to join.
For back piece : Fasten &
break off yarn. Weave in all loose ends.
For front piece : Continue
to work the next rnd.
Rnd 6 : Sl st to next 3ch-lp.
^^Into next lp, work (1dc, 3ch, sl st to 3rd ch from hook) 3 times,
dc into same lp, sc into next lp.
Repeat from ^^ around. Sl st to 1st sc to join.
Fasten & break off yarn. Weave in all
loose ends.
To make up :
Place the 2 pieces wrong
side together. Place wrapped potpourri between these 2 pieces.
Weave in ribbon in the spaces
between dcs of Rnd 4. Pull
up ends to equal lengths at tip of
triangular, tie and make
a bow.. Tie another ribbon behind this
bow at the back piece for hanging.
Note :
2dc-puff
/ (3dc-puff) / (4dc-puff) / (5dc-puff)
(yo, insert hook in st,
yo, draw yarn through 2 loops on hook) twice (Note : 3x, 4x &
5x
respectively for 3dc-puff,
4dc-puff & 5dc-puff)
Yo, draw yarn through 3
loops (4, 5 & 6 respectively ....) on hook (puff stitch made)
3tr-puff
(yo twice, insert hook in
st, yo, draw yarn through 2 loops on hook, yo, draw yarn through 2 loops
on hook) thrice. Yo, draw
yarn through 4 loops on hook (puff stitch made)