Lorrie’s Pink Party

7" square by Lois Karklus

December 8, 2004

pattern was tested by Mary Bishop

H Hook

Small amount of Red Heart Hot Pink

Rnd 1: Ch 5, (dc, ch 1 in first ch) 7 times, join w/ sl st to 4^th ch of beg ch-5. (8 dc, 8 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 2: Sl st into ch-1 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 3) twice in sm sp, (sc, ch 3) in next sp, *(sc, ch 3) in next sp twice, (sc, ch 3) in next sp*, rpt btwn *’s twice, join w/ sl st to beg sc. (12 sc, 12 ch-3 sps)

Rnd 3: Sl st into ch-3 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next sp, 3 dc in each of next 2 sps, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next sp, 3 dc in each of next 2 sps*, rpt btwn *’s twice, join w/ sl st to beg ch-3. (40 dc)

Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next st, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner sp, dc in each of next 4 sts, 2 dc cl over next 2 sts, dc in each of next 4 sts*, rpt bwtn *’s twice, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner sp, dc in each of next 4 sts, 2 dc cl over next 2 sts, dc in each of next 2 sts, join w/ sl st to beg ch-3.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in sm st, ch 2, skip next st, hdc in next st, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner sp, hdc in next st, (sc in next st, ch 2, skip next st) 5 times, sc in next st, hdc in next st*, rpt btwn *’s twice, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner sp, hdc in next st, (sc in next st, ch 2, skip next st) 4 times, join w/ sl st to beg sc.

Rnd 6: Sl st to next sp, beg 3 dc cl in sp, ch 1, skip next st, dc in each of next 3 st, *(dc, ch 2, dc) in corner sp, dc in each of next 3 sts, skip next sp, (ch 1, 3 dc cl in sp) 5 times, ch 1, skip next st, dc in each of next 3 sts, skip next st*, rpt btwn *’s twice, (dc, ch 2, dc) in corner sp, dc in each of next 3 sts, skip next st, (ch 1, 3 dc cl in sp) 4 times, ch 1, sl st to top of beg 3 dc cl, finish off.