thread sew ch around Red of stand in a zigzag pattern.
HOOP OF “FIRE”
ROW 1: With Orange Fun Fur yarn and F hook ch-12, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (10 sts)
ROW 2-9: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 9 join Red Fun Fur, fasten off Orange.
ROW 10-36: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 36 fasten off.
Sew long sides tog to form a tube. Sew ends tog to form a circle.
BASE FOR HOOP OF “FIRE”
With Blue crochet thread and 7 hook ch-3, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 8 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)
RND 2-4: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (12 sts)(18 sts)(27 sts)
RND 5: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (36 sts)
RND 6: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 3 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (45 sts)
RND 7: Bk Lp hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.
RND 8-14: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. End rnd 14 fasten off.
BASE’S BOTTOM:
With Blue crochet thread and 7 hook rep rnd 1-6 of base, fasten off end rnd 6.
Cut two pieces of cardboard to fit bottom. Place one inside base, stuff base, sew bottom to base inserting last cardboard as you sew. Sew base to bottom of “Fire”-the orange part.
CANNON LID:
With Black crochet thread and 7 hook ch-3, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 20 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (20 sts)
RND 2-3: (Hdc dec next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. End rnd 3 join Yellow thread, fasten off Black. (10 sts)(5 sts)
RND 4-5: 2 hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (10 sts)(20 sts)
RND 6: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, fasten off. (30 sts)
CANNON:
With Yellow thread and 7 hook ch-3, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 10 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (10 sts)
RND 2: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (15 sts)
RND 3: Hdc next st, (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (22 sts)
RND 4: Rep rnd 2. (33 sts)
RND 5: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (44 sts)
RND 6: Bk Lp hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.
RND 7-9: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.
RND 10: (Hdc dec next 2 sts, hdc next 9 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (40 sts)