MATERIALS: 2 skeins Red Heart Kids yarn in Beach, stuffing, needle to take yarn and H crochet hook or hook needed to obtain gauge.
FINISHED SIZE: 12” diameter
Gauge: 4 hdc sts = 1”, 6 rows pattern = 1”
With Beach and H hook ch-4, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 12 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, turn. (12 sts)
RND 2: (Ch-12, sl st next 2 sts) around, ch-1, turn. (6 lps)
RND 3: Press lps to wrong side of work, (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, turn. (18 sts)
RND 4: Rep rnd 2. (9 lps)
RND 5: Rep rnd 3. (27 sts)
RND 6: (Ch-12, sl st next 2 sts) around to last st, ch-12, sl st last st, ch-1, turn. (14)
RND 7: Press lps to back of work, (2 hdc next st, hdc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, turn. (36 sts)
RND 8: Rep rnd 3. (18 lps)
RND 9: Rep rnd 7. (48 sts)