Pinwheel Bowl
Materials needed:
1 skein / 1 oz cotton or acrylic worsted weight yarn (l prefer the results with cotton yarn) Crochet hook: 3.25 mm Yarn needle
Special Stitch:
Front Post Double Crochet [fpdc]: yo (yarn over) your hook; starting from the front, hook around post of the row below by inserting hook to the right of the stitch and back around the front on the left side\*, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through last 2 loops. \* Reverse if you're a lefty
Pattern:
Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc). R1: 11 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join will sl st to top of beginning ch 4 (12 dc). Do not turn. R2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), fpdc in same st, (dc, fpdc) in each st around. Join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3 (24 sts). Do not turn. R3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st, fpdc in next st, \*2 dc in next st, fpdc around post of next fpdc, repeat from \* around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 (36 sts). Do not turn. R4: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st, dc in next st, fpdc around post of next fpdc. \*2 dc in next st, dc in next st, fpdc around post of next fpdc, repeat from \* around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 (48 sts). Do not turn. R5: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, fpdc around post of next fpdc. \*dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, dc in next st, fpdc around post of next fpdc, repeat from \* around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 (60 sts). Do not turn. R6: Ch 3 (counts as first dc). Working in front loops only, dc in each st around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 (60 sts). Do not turn. R7: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next 3 sts, fpdc in next st. \*dc in next 4 sts, fpdc in next st [fpdc will be aligned over fpdc of base], repeat from \* around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 (60 sts). Do not turn.
R8-9: Repeat R7.
R10: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), st-dec over next 2 sts, dc in next st, fpdc in next st. \*dc in next st, st-dec over next 2 sts, dc in next st, fpdc in next st, repeat from \* around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3 (48 sts). Do not turn. R11: Ch 3, \*st-dec over next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts. Repeat from \* around. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten Off.
Lid:
Repeat rnds 1-7. R8: Sc in each st around (60 sc). Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
