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 Bunch-O-Raspberries
Scrunchie
By Shirley Guess 1997 ©
Model was made with Coats Opera Thread #5 and Ruby Ghostie Beads from Eclectic Etc., Inc. PATTERN NOTES:
tr (treble crochet)= Thread over hook two times. Insert hook in specified stitch, thread over, pull through two loops. Thread over, pull through two loops. Thread over, pull through remaining loops on hook. 4 tr- Cluster: (4 treble crochet cluster) Holding back last loop of each st, make 4-tr across stitches or spaces specified in pattern. Then thread over and pull through all remaining loops. MATERIALS:
DIRECTIONS:
Row 2: Ch 2. Dc in first st. 2 dc in next st. Ch 2. sk 2 sts. *2 dc in each of next 2 sts. Ch 2. sk 2 sts. Repeat from * around. Sl st to beg st to join. (28 ch-2 spaces) Row 3: Substituting Ch 3 for first tr, *Make a 4-tr cluster across next 4 sts. Ch 5. hdc in ch 2 loop. Ch 5. Repeat from * around. 28 clusters. 56 loops. Sl st to beg st to join. Fasten off. Using the needle, thread the beads onto the thread. (Again, you have 56 places where you can put the beads. It's up to you how beads per place you use. I liked using 3, but I think I would have been happy with even more!) Row 4: Reattach thread (with beads) to the last worked stitch. Ch 2. *Push up beads close to hook. Sl st around them to hold in place. Ch 1. hdc in next hdc. Ch 1, push up beads. Sl st around beads to hold in place. Ch 1. sc in top of Cluster. Ch 1. Repeat from * around. Sl st to join. Fasten Off. NOTE: This is an original design by Shirley Guess. This pattern is for personal use only. Please don't post it in any form without designer's express permission. It is posted at the CP Pattern Library and the Etcetera Magazine with designer's permission. Please direct reprint requests or corrections
to designer.
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