Designed by Carol Alexander
Rows of flowers captured in panels of delicate filet create the graceful elegance of this easy, join-as-you-go strip design
that's as pretty as the blue skies of southern FranceSkill Level
Intermediate
Size
51 x 66 inches
Materials
- Coats & Clark Red Heart Super Saver worsted weight yarn (8 oz
per skein):
6 skeins light blue #381 - Size G/6 crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- Yarn needle
Gauge
4 dc = 1 inch; 2 rows = 1 inch; Rows 2-11 (pat rep) = 5 1/4 inches; completed strip 8 1/2 x 66 inches
Check gauge to save time.
Pattern Notes
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join rnds with a sl st unless otherwise stated.
Pattern Stitches
Tr cl: *Yo hook twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * once, yo, draw
through all 3 lps on hook.
Bobble: Yo hook, insert hook in indicated st, [draw up a 1/2-inch lp, yo] 5 times, draw through all 11 lps on hook, ch 1 tightly to lock.
Tr shell: [Tr, ch 1] 6 times in indicated st.
Beg tr shell: Ch 5, [tr, ch 1] 5 times in indicated st.
Dc shell: [Dc, ch 1] 4 times in indicated st.
Puff st: [Yo hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp] 3 times, yo, draw through all 7 lps on hook.
First Strip
Row 1 (RS ): Beg at bottom, ch 35, dc in 9th ch from hook, [ch 2, sk next 2 chs, dc in next ch] 3 times, dc in each of next 5 chs, [ch 2,
sk next 2 chs, dc in next ch] 4 times, turn.
Row 2: Ch 5 (counts as first dc, ch 2 throughout), dc in next dc (beg sp made), [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next dc] twice, dc in each of
next 2 chs, dc in each of next 6 dc, dc in each of next 2 chs, dc in next dc, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next dc] 3 times, placing last dc in top of
turning ch, turn.
Row 3: Ch 5, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 chs, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 6, tr cl in 6th ch
from hook, ch 7, tr cl in 6th ch from hook, ch 1, sk next 6 dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in each of next 2 chs, dc in next dc, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc
in next dc] twice, turn.
Row 4: Ch 5, dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 chs, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 7, tr cl in 6th ch from hook, ch 1, [sc, ch 2, sc] in
ch-1 between next 2 tr cl, ch 6, tr in 6th ch from hook, ch 2, sk next tr cl and next 3 dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in each of next 2 chs, dc in next
dc, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next dc, turn.
Row 5: Ch 5, dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 7, tr cl in 6th ch from hook, ch 1, bobble in ch-2 sp between next 2 sc, ch 2, sc in top of same
bobble, ch 6, tr cl in 6th ch from hook, ch 2, sk next tr cl, dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, turn.
Row 6: Ch 5, dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 11, tr cl in 6th ch from hook, sl st in ch-2 sp in top of bobble, ch 6, tr cl in 6th ch from
hook, ch 5, sk next tr cl, dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in next dc, turn.
Row 7: Ch 5, dc in each of next 5 dc, sl st in 3rd ch of next ch-5 for 6th dc, fasten off. Attach yarn in 3rd ch of ch-5 after 2nd tr cl,
sk next dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in next dc, turn.
Row 8: Ch 5, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in each of next 3 dc, 3 dc in ch-2 sp before tr cl, ch 6, sk 2 tr ls, 3 dc in ch-2 sp after
2nd tr cl, dc in each of next 3 dc, [ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in next dc] twice, turn.
Row 9: Ch 5, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in each of next 3 dc, 6 dc in ch-6 sp, dc in each of next 3
dc, [ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in next dc] 3 times, turn.
Row 10: Ch 5, dc in next dc, [ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in next dc] 3 times, dc in each of next 5 dc, [ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in next dc] 4 times,
turn.
Row 11: Rep Row 10. [Rep Rows 2-11] 10 times for pattern, then rep Rows 2-10, at the end of last rep, fasten off.
Edging
Note: Loosen tension as needed to keep edges flat.
Rnd 1: With RS of strip facing, attach yarn in bottom right corner sp, ch 3, [2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in same sp, *[dc in next dc, dc in next
turning sp] rep across long side, dc in last dc before corner sp, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in corner sp, working across short side, [dc in next dc, 2 dc in next
ch sp] 3 times, dc in each of next 6 dc, [2 dc in next ch sp, dc in next dc] 3 times, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in corner sp **, rep from * around, ending last
rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Sl st in each of next 2 dc, sl st in corner ch-2 sp, beg tr shell in same sp, *sk next 3 sts of corner group, [puff st around FP of
next st, ch 1, sk 2 sts, dc shell in next dc, sk 2 sts] rep across, ending with puff st around FP of st just before next corner group, ch 1, sk next 3 sts
of corner group **, tr shell in corner ch-2 sp, rep from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, join in 4th ch of beg ch-5, fasten off. (4 corner tr shells; 4
dc shells and 5 puff sts each short side; 39 dc shells and 40 puff sts each long side)
Second Strip
Rep instructions for first strip through Rnd 1 of edging.
Rnd 2 (joining rnd): Work joining side as follows, work the 4th and 5th ch-1's of beg corner tr shell as a sl st in the corresponding
ch-1 sps of corner tr shell on previous strip, work the 2nd ch-1 of each dc shell as a sl st in the corresponding ch-1 sp of dc shell on previous strip,
work the first and 2nd ch-1's of the 2nd corner tr shell as a sl st in corresponding ch-1 sps of corner tr shell on previous strip. Work rem of rnd
same as Rnd 2 of edging of first strip.
Make and join 4 more strips the same as 2nd strip.
Copyright © 2004. From Blue Ribbon Crochet, Pages 16-17, 33
