MATERIALS:
4 skeins Red Heart Baby Clouds yarn in Tutti-Frutti and 3 skeins in Pink Lemonade, J hook or hook needed to obtain gauge, Black & White DMC size 5 Pearl Cotton, size O (zero) crochet hook, needle and invisible (clear) sewing thread.
SIZE: 24-1\2" X 39"
Gauge: 2 dc sts = 1”, 2 rows =1-1\2”
LION:
Ch-3 does not count throughout.
RND 1: With J hook and Tutti-Frutti yarn, ch-20, dc 3rd ch from hook, dc next 16, 3 dc last ch, turn piece so you are now working across the bottom of the foundation ch (in bottom of sts just made), dc across to last ch, 2 dc last ch, sl st top beg dc, turn. (38 sts)
RND 2: Ch-3, 2 dc next 2 sts, dc next 16, 2 dc next 3, dc next 16, 2 dc last st, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (44 sts)
RND 3: Ch-3, 2 dc next 2 sts, dc next 16, 2 dc next 6, dc next 16, 2 dc last 4 sts, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (56 sts)
RND 4: Ch-3, (2 dc next st, dc next st) twice, 2 dc next, dc next 21, rep bet () 3 times, 2 dc next, dc next 21, 2 dc next, dc last st, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (64 sts)
RND 5: Ch-3, (2 dc next st, dc next st) 3 times, 2 dc next, dc next 17, rep bet () 7 times, 2 dc next, dc next 17, rep bet () 4 times, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (80 sts)
RND 6: Ch-3, (2 dc next st, dc next st) 5 times, 2 dc next, dc next 23, rep bet () 8 times, 2 dc next, dc next 23, rep bet () 3 times, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (98 sts)
RND 7: Ch-3, dc ea st around, sl st top beg ch-3, turn.
RND 8: Ch-3, (2 dc next st, dc next 2 sts) 4 times, 2 dc next, dc next 27, rep bet () 7 times, 2 dc next, dc next 27, rep bet () 3 times, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (114 sts)