CHRISTMAS YOLK Age 3-5
MATERIALS:
1 skein TLC Amore yarn in white, small amounts in Scarlet and Celery, H crochet hook or hook needed to obtain gauge, 20” of 1\2” wide white ribbon, needle and invisible (clear) sewing thread.
FINISHED SIZE: 11-1\2” across bottom edge, 5-1\2” from bottom edge to center neck opening, 11-1\2” from bottom front edge to bottom back edge, 4” diameter opening at neck. Gauge: 3 hdc sts = 1”, 3 rows hdc = 1”
YOLK:
ROW 1: With White and H hook ch-40, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (38 sts)
ROW 2-5: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 6: 2 hdc next st, hdc ea st across to last st, 2 hdc last st, ch-1, turn. (40 sts)
ROW 7-8: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 9: Rep row 5. (42 sts)
ROW 10-12: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 13: Hdc next 17 sts, hdc dec next 2, sl st next 4, hdc dec next 2, hdc last 17, ch-1, turn. (36 sts not counting sl sts)
ROW 14: 2 hdc next st, hdc next 14, hdc dec next 2 sts, sl st next st, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn. (17 sts)
ROW 15: Sk sl st, sl st next st, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (16 sts)
ROW 16: Hdc ea st to last 2 sts, hdc dec last 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (15 sts)
ROW 17: Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc ea st to last st, 2 hdc last st, ch-1, turn. (15 sts)
ROW 18-20: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 21: 2 hdc next st, hdc to last st, 2 hdc last st, ch-1, turn. (17 sts)
ROW 22: Hdc ea st across to last st, 2 hdc last st, ch-1, turn. (18 sts)
ROW 23: 2 hdc next st, hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. (19 sts)
ROW 24: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn.