MATERIALS:
2 skeins Sensations Rainbow Boucle Shimmer in Turquoise, hook size to obtain gauge, needle to take yarn, 2 spools of 4 yds ea of 1-1\2” wide white ribbon, 24” of white snap tape, sewing needle and sewing thread.
GAUGE: F hook: 3 hdc sts = 3\4”, 2 rows = 3\4”
H hook: 3 hdc sts =1”, 2 rows = 1”
J hook: 3 hdc sts = 1-1\4”, 2 rows = 1-1\4”
FINISHED SIZE: F hook: 12 month size. H hook: 18 month size. J hook: 24 month size.
TOP:
ROW 1: With Turquoise yarn and hook ch-72, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (70 sts)
ROW 2-5: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 6: Hdc next 15 sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (16 sts)
ROW 7: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (15 sts)
ROW 8: Hdc ea st across to last 2 sts, hdc dec last 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (14 sts)
ROW 9: Rep row 7. (13 sts)
ROW 10: Rep row 8. (12 sts)
ROW 11-16: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 17: Hdc next 7 sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)
ROW 18: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (7 sts)
ROW 19: Hdc ea st across to last 2 sts, hdc dec last 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (6 sts)
ROW 20: Hdc ea st across, fasten off.
ROW 21: With Yarn and hook join in end row 6, ch-1, hdc same st as beg ch-1, hdc next 14 sts, hdc dec next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (16 sts)
ROW 22-35: Rep row 7-20. End row 35 fasten off.