Size: 66 x 54" (168 x 138 cm)
Materials: 100% wool DK weight yarn, color dark brown (A) 142 yd (130 m) / 50 gr - 10 balls
100% wool DK weight yarn, color ecru (B) 142 yd (130 m) / 50 gr - 10 balls
100% wool DK weight yarn, color red (C) 142 yd (130 m) / 50 gr - 10 balls
Hook: G (4.0 mm) OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE
Gauge: 3" (7.50 cm) - 1 pattern repeat.
Directions:
Multiple of 20 plus 5.
Chain 345 with yarn A.
Row 1: Dc in the 5th ch from the hook (4 skipped chains count as the first dc plus 1 ch), ch 1, skip next ch, (dc in next ch, ch 1, skip next ch) repeat 3 times, decrease as follows: yo, insert hook in the next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo, skip next 3 sts, insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook (counts as one dc), *ch 1, skip next ch, (dc in next ch, ch 1, skip next ch) repeat 3 times, (dc, ch 3, dc) in the next ch, ch 1, skip next ch, (dc in next ch, ch 1, skip next ch) repeat 3 times, decrease*, repeat from * to * 16 times, ch 1, skip next ch, (dc in the next ch, ch 1, skip next ch) repeat 3 times, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the last ch.
Row 2: ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), turn, 2 dc in the 1st dc, dc in the next ch 1 space, (dc in next dc and in next ch 1 space) repeat 3 times, decrease, *(dc in the nxt ch 1 space and in the next dc) repeat 3 times, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the next ch 3 space, (dc in the next dc and in the next ch 1 space) repeat 3 times, decrease*, repeat from * to * 16 times, dc in the next ch 1 space, (dc in the next dc and in the next ch 1 space) repeat 3 times, 3 dc in the last dc.
Row 3: ch 4 (counts as 1st dc plus ch 1), turn, dc in the 1st dc, ch 1, skip the next dc, (dc in the next dc, ch 1, skip next dc) repeat 3 times, decrease, ch 1, (skip the next dc, dc in the next dc, ch 1) repeat 3 times, *(dc, ch 3, dc) in the next ch 3 space, ch 1, (dc in the next dc, ch 1, skip next dc) repeat 3 times*, repeat from * to * 16 times, skip the next dc, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the last dc.
Repeat rows 2 and 3 as follows:
Rows 2-7: yarn A
Rows 8-13: yarn B
Rows 14-19: yarn C
Repeat rows 2-19 six times.
Repeat rows 2-7. Tie off.
Enjoy!
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