Patterns Written In US Terms

Materials: Caron One Pound yarn in Taupe, size J crochet hook, four 2” buttons, sewing needle and sewing thread.
Gauge: sc, dc, sc = 1”,  3 rows pattern = 1”
Finished Size:  Will fit most adults

ROW 1: With Taupe and J hook ch-67, sc 2nd ch from hook, (dc next ch, sc next ch) across to last ch, dc last ch, ch-1, turn.  (66 sts)
ROW 2: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 3: Sc next st, dc next st,  leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (2 sts)
ROW 4: Sc next st, dc last st, fasten off.
ROW 5: With Taupe and J hook join in 2nd st end row 3, ch-1, dc same st as beg ch-1, (sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  (64 sts)
ROW 6: (Sc next st, dc next st) across to last st, sc last st, fasten off.
ROW 7: With Taupe and J hook join in end rnd 4, ch-1, sc same st as beg ch-1, dc next st, ch-1, dc next st to join, (sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  (65 sts = 1 ch)
ROW 8-9: Sc next st, dc next st, * (sc, dc) next 2 sts, sc next st, dc  next st * rep bet ** across working ch-1 as another st, ch-1, turn.  (98 sts)(146 sts)
ROW 10: (Sc next st, dc next st) across to last 4 sts, sc next st, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (143 sts)
ROW 11: Dc 1st st, (sc next st, dc next st) across, fasten off.
ROW 12: With Taupe and J hook join in 1st sk st end row 10, ch-1, dc same st as beg ch-1, sc next st, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (2 sts)
ROW 13: Sc next st, dc next st, ch-1, turn.
ROW 14: Sc 1st st, dc next st, ch-1, (sc next st, dc next st) across to join, ending with dc last st, ch-1, turn.  (145 sts + 1 ch)
ROW 15: (Sc next st, dc next st) across working in ch-1 like an established st, ch-1, turn.  (146 sts)
ROW 16: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 17-23: Rep row 10-16.
ROW 24-30: Rep row 10-16.
RND 31: Sc 1 st, even sc around working (sc, ch-2, sc) in corners, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.
Sew buttons to shorty.