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Mountain Orchid

Purple love, pure and simple and trimmed with lace!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/mountain-orchid • Posted by Clotilde/Craftybegonia M.

Do you love purple? Do you enjoy making things for yourself or to give away that are simple and still feminine and good looking? Then this is for YOU! Enjoy! Size- 49" L x 8" W Skill- Moderately easy!

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

4 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
Medium mountain 2borchid 2bscarflet 2b002

Description

Do you love purple? Do you enjoy making things for yourself or to give away that are simple and still feminine and good looking? Then this is for YOU! Enjoy! Size- 49" L x 8" W Skill- Moderately easy!

Instructions

  1. With Dark Orchid and H hook, ch 79. Row 1- 1 tr in 5th ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 4, turn. (75 tr) Row 2- 1 tr in each st across. Ch 3, turn. (75 tr) Rows 3 to 9- 1 tr in each tr across. (75 tr) Ch 1. Edges- Left Edge- Row 1- Working across narrow edge of scarflet, work 33 sc across. (33 sc) Ch 4, turn (counts as 1 dc plus ch 1). Row 2- Skip next sc, 1 dc in next sc, ch 1, *skip next sc, 1 dc in next sc, ch 1, rep from * across. (31 sts) Ch 4, turn. Row 3- 1 tr in each dc and in each ch across. (33 tr) Ch 4, turn. Row 4- 1 tr in each of first 8 tr, ch 17 and skip 17 tr, 1 tr in each of last 8 tr. (Keyhole started) Ch 4, turn. Row 5- 1 tr in each tr and in each ch across. (33 tr) Ch 5, turn. (Keyhole completed) Row 6- Skip next tr and work 1 tr in next tr, ch 1, *skip next st, 1 tr in next st, ch 1, rep from * across. Ch 5, turn. Row 7- Skip next ch, 1 tr in next tr, ch 1, [skip next ch, 1 tr in next tr, ch 1] rep twice, skip next ch, skip next tr and ch, 1 tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, 1 tr in next tr, ch 1, skip next ch, skip next tr and ch, [1 tr, ch 1, in next tr] rep 3 times, skip next ch, skip next tr and ch, 1 tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, 1 tr in next tr, ch 1, skip next ch, skip next tr and ch, [1 tr, ch 1, in next tr] rep 4 times. Ch 5, turn. Row 8- Skip next ch, 1 tr in next tr, ch 1, [skip next ch, 1 tr in next tr, ch 1] rep twice, skip next ch, skip next tr and ch, work 3-tr shell in center tr of first 3-tr shell, ch 1, [1 tr, ch 1] in each of next 3 tr, ch 1, 3-tr shell in center tr of next 3-tr shell, ch 1, [1 tr, ch 1] in each tr till end of row. Rows 9 to 11- Rep row 8. Ch 4, turn. Row 12- 4 tr in same spot as ch 4, ch 2, skip next tr and ch 1 sp, 1 sc in next tr, ch 2, skip to tr in center of next shell, work a 5 tr shell in that tr, ch 2, skip to center tr of next 3-tr group, and work an sc in that tr, ch 2, skip till you reach the center tr of next shell, work a 5-tr shell in that tr, ch 2, skip till you reach the second tr of last 4-tr group, make 1 sc in that tr, ch 2, skip till you reach the top of the turning ch, make a 5-tr shell in top of turning ch. Fasten off, weave in tail.