https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/dancing-hearts-wrap • Posted by Apple Press
Skill Level: 3 Dance in the forest and feel loved with the Dancing Hearts Wrap. It is perfect for chilly summer evenings and early fall mornings. It will wrap you with softness and beauty. Gauge Gauge is not important for this project but you will find it easier to use a hook one size larger than required by the yarn. Dimensions 60 x 32in. (150 x 80cm) Special stitches 3 treble popcorn: work tr3 in indicated st, drop loop from hook, insert hook from front to back through the top of the first tr of the group, grab the dropped loop with hook and pull it through the st to close. The first 3trpop stitch of each round is worked with a ch4 as the first treble.
Skill Level: 3 Dance in the forest and feel loved with the Dancing Hearts Wrap. It is perfect for chilly summer evenings and early fall mornings. It will wrap you with softness and beauty. Gauge Gauge is not important for this project but you will find it easier to use a hook one size larger than required by the yarn. Dimensions 60 x 32in. (150 x 80cm) Special stitches 3 treble popcorn: work tr3 in indicated st, drop loop from hook, insert hook from front to back through the top of the first tr of the group, grab the dropped loop with hook and pull it through the st to close. The first 3trpop stitch of each round is worked with a ch4 as the first treble.
First motif Using J/10 (6mm) hook and CCa make magic loop. Round 1: ch4 (counts as first st) tr2tog into loop (first popcorn made), ch2, * tr3tog into loop, ch2, rep from * 10 more times, sl st into top of first popcorn. (12 popcorns) Pull loop tight to close. Round 2: ch7 (counts as first and ch3), * tr1 into next ch2sp, ch3, rep from * 10 more times, sl st into fourth of the ch7 at beg of round. (12 ch3sp) Fasten off MC and join in CCc Round 3: ch2 (counts as first st), work [hdc2, dc1, ch1, dc1, hdc3] into ch3sp, * skip next st, work [hdc3, dc1, ch1, dc1, hdc3] into next ch3sp, rep from * 10 more times, sl st into top of ch2 at beg of round. Round 4: ch1 (counts as first st), * skip next 3sts, work [dc4, ch2, dc4] into next ch1sp, skip next 3sts**, sc1 in between next 2sts, rep from * 11 more times ending last rep at **, sl st into ch1 at beg of round. Fasten off CCc and join in MC Round 5: sc1 into 1st st, *skip 4sts, ch4 work [sc1, ch1, sc1] into next ch2sp, ch4, skip 4sts **, sc1 into next st, rep from * 11 more times ending last rep at **, sl st into ch1 at beg of round. Fasten off yarn and weave in loose ends. Make a further 18 motifs as above finishing after round 4, and a further 16 motifs using CCb for rounds 1-2 and CCd for rounds 3-4. Motifs are joined using MC on round 5.
Finishing Joining motifs Using picture or diagram as guide join motifs as follows using MC Using J/10 (6mm)hook join MC to any of the sc sts on round 4 Round 5:* sc1 into same st, ch4, work [sc1, ch1, join with sl st inti ch3sp of motif, ch1, sc1] into ch2sp, ch4, rep from * joining each motif into two of the ch2sp of corresponding motif until all motifs have been joined. Break off yarn and sew in loose ends, block wrap but do mnot press if using acrylic yarn.