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Making Charlotte's Web
Materials:
8 oz. worsted weight yarn
Crochet hook, size I
Sizes:
Child (Adult in parentheses)
Neckband:
Ch 70 (80), sl st in first chain, ch 3, dc in next 69 (79) ch, sl st in top of ch 3.
(Note: neckband can be made wider or narrower here by adding or subtracting stitches for the starting chain. Just be sure it has an even number of chain stitches.)
Web:
Rnd 1: ch 10, *skp 1 dc, sc in top of next dc, ch 10, repeat from * all the way around. After last ch 10, sl st in top of ch 3 from the neckband. Do 5 sc around first half of first ch 10 loop.
Rnd 2: ch 10, *sc in top of next ch 10 loop from previous row, ch 10, repeat from * all the way around. After last ch 10, sl st around middle of ch 10 loop from previous row. Do 5 sc around first half of first ch 10 loop in this rnd.
Rnd 3-19 (24): Repeat Rnd 2. (Note: pattern can be lengthened or shortened here by adding or subtracting rounds.)
Bobble row:
Rnd 20 (25): *Ch 12, do 3 dc in 3rd ch from hook, 3 dc in each of the next 4 ch (let it curl up), slip st in next ch, ch 5, sc in top of next ch 10 loop from previous row, repeat from * all the way around. To end last loop, sl st in top of first ch 10 loop of previous row, cut yarn, pull through.
Finishing:
Weave yarn into stitches of nearby loops. Best done with a crochet hook several sizes smaller. Tuck in end of yard in neck band.
This pattern created by Charlotte Meyer of Maquoketa, Iowa.
This pattern may be printed off for personal use, but may not be added to any other collection.
© 2005 by Charlotte Meyer