DALLIANCE 12"
c. 2012/13/14 Designs by Muggins—Margaret MacInnis
MATERIALS
Yarn: Vanna's Choice in Colors A20 g, B-30 g, C-25 g Hook: US 1 or 5.5 mm Tapestry Needle GAUGE RNDS 1-5 = 4.5 inches diameter
STITCHES
Beg Puff-Pull up loop from sl st to height of a dc (or ch 3 as dc), (yo, insert in same st as join and pull up long loop) x 3, 7 loops on hook, yo and draw through all loops on hook Puff (yo, insert into specified st, pull up long loop) x 4, yo, pull through 9 loops on hook fptrc—front post treble crochet, work treble crochet around the post of the indicated st from the front /w—with
BLO-Back Loop Only
Air Crochet—tutorial link http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/vannaschoice-fan-club/1206917/201-225#223
INSTRUCTIONS
RND 1: (use whichever method of starting you like) with Color A, make a sl knot, ch 2, work 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with a sl st. (8 sc) RND 2: Beg Puff in same st as join, (ch 2, Puff in next sc) x 7, ch 2; sl st in top of Beg Puff. (8 Puffs, 8 ch-2 sp) RND 3: Sl st to next ch-2 sp, ch 5 (as hdc and ch-3), (hdc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3) x 7, ch 3; sl st in 2nd ch of beg ch-5. Fasten off Color A. (8 hdc, 8 ch-3 sp) RND 4: Join Color B /w a sc in any ch-3 sp, 5 sc in same sp, (6 sc in ch-3 sp) x 7; sl st in 1st sc. (48 sc) RND 5: Beg Puff in same st as join, ch 2, (sk sc, Puff in next sc, ch 2) x 23; sl st in top of Beg Puff. Fasten off Color B. (24 Puffs, 24 ch-2 sp) RND 6: Join Color C /w a sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3 as dc; in same sp finish corner as (1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), [(2 hdc in next ch-2 sp) x 2, 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, (2 hdc in next ch-2 sp) x 2, corner as (2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp] x 4, omitting corner on 4th
rep; sl st in top of beg ch-3. (16 dc, 32 hdc, 8 sc, 4 ch-2 sp)
RND 7: Sl st into next dc and into ch-2 corner sp, ch 1, [(sc, ch 3, sc) in corner ch-2 sp, (ch 3, sk 2 st, sc in next st) x 4, ch 3, sk 2 st] x 4; sl st in 1st sc. (24 ch-3 sp, 24 sc) RND 8: Sl st into corner ch-3 sp, ch-3 as dc, finish corner as (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same ch-3 sp, [3 dc in next ch-3 sp x 5, corner as (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in corner ch-3 sp] x 4, omitting corner on 4th rep; sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off Color C. (76 dc, 4 ch3sp) RND 9: Join Color A with sl st in any corner ch-3 sp, Beg Puff, (ch 1, Puff, ch 1, Puff) in same sp completes corner, [(ch 1, sk next dc, Puff in next dc) x 9, ch1, sk next dc, corner as (Puff, ch 1, Puff, ch 1, Puff) in next ch-3 sp] x 4, omitting corner on 4th rep; ch 1; sl st in Beg Puff. Fasten off Color A. (48 Puffs, 48 ch-1 sp) RND 10: Join Color B with a sl st in top of any corner Puff, ch 3 as dc, finish corner as (dc, ch 2, 2 dc); dc in each ch-1 sp and fptrc around each Puff, working (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in top of Corner Puffs only; join with a sl st in top of Beg ch-3. Fasten off Color B. (64 dc, 44 fptrc, and 4 ch-2 sp) RND 11: (work this Rnd as Air Crochet and BLO also if you like) Join Color C /w a sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3 as dc, finish corner as (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp; [dc in next 27 st—BLO if you like—, corner as (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp] x 4, omitting corner on 4th rep; sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off Color C. (124 dc, 4 ch-2 sp) RND 12: Join Color A /w a sc in any corner ch-2 sp, 2 sc in same sp, [sc in next 31 st, 3 sc in ch-2 sp (as corner)] x 4; sl st in beg sc. Fasten off Color A. (136 sc) RND 13: Rnd for size. Option A for less than 1" left, Option B for more. If less than 1/2" left, use a sc for hdc option. OPTION A: Join Color B /w a sl st in any corner sc, finish corner as (ch 2 as hdc, 2 hdc) in same st; [hdc in next 33 sc, 3 hdc in corner sc] x 4, omitting corner on 4th rep; sl st in top of beg ch-2. Fasten off Color B. (144 hdc) OPTION B: BLO/Air Crochet if desired: Join Color B /w a sl st in any corner sc, ch 3 as dc, finish corner as (trc, ch 2, trc, dc) in same sc; [dc in BLO of next 33 sc, corner as (dc, trc, ch 2, trc, dc) in next sc] x 4, omitting corner on last rep; join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off Color B. (156 sts, 4 ch-2 sp)
