Bright Circles
Courtesy of Coats & Clark
For Designs For America from Solutia
Size: Finished size approximately 38 1/2"/98cm square.
Materials: Sport-weight yarn Red Heart® "Baby Sport" Econo Pompadour Art. E257, 480 yards per 6 oz/170g skein by Coats & Clark: 2 skeins each #1068 Starbrights Print (Col A) and #1384 Skipper Blue (Col B). Crochet Hook size H/8 (5mm) or size needed to obtain Gauge.
Gauge: 1 square = 3 3/4" x 3 3/4"/9.5cm x 9.5cm.
Square (make 100)
With Col A, ch 5; join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 15 dc in ring; join with a sl st to top of beg ch-3--16 dc.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same ch as join, work 2 dc in each dc around; join to top of beg ch-3--32 dc. Fasten off.
Rnd 3: Attach Col B in any dc, ch 3, dc in next 6 dc, *(2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next dc for corner**, dc in next 7 dc; rep from * around, ending at **; join to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Joining Row
Hold 2 squares with WS tog, attach Col A in 2nd ch at corner, *ch 1, working through back lps only of sts of both squares at the same time, sc in 2nd ch of ch-2, sc in next 11 sts, sc in next ch; rep from * across 2 more squares held tog 9 more times; fasten off--20 squares joined in a strip that is 2 squares wide and 10 squares long. Join 10 squares across this strip. Rep until all squares are joined horizontally, then work joining rows across squares vertically. Weave in all ends.
Border
With RS facing, attach Col A in corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in corner ch-2 sp, **dc in next 11 sts, *dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in sc of joining row, dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 11 sts; rep from * to next corner; (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner ch-2 sp; rep from ** around, end with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
| Standard Abbreviations | ||
|---|---|---|
| beg | . . . | begin(ning) |
| ch | . . . | chain |
| col(s) | . . . | color(s) |
| dc | . . . | double crochet |
| lp(s) | . . . | loop(s) |
| rep | . . . | repeat |
| rnd(s) | . . . | round(s) |
| RS | . . . | right side |
| sc | . . . | single crochet |
| sl | . . . | slip |
| sp(s) | . . . | spaces(s) |
| st(s) | . . . | stitch(es) |
| tog | . . . | together |
| tr | . . . | triple crochet |
| WS | . . . | wrong side |
We hope you enjoy making this fine pattern, which features yarns made with Bounce-Back® Fibers. Please write and tell us what types of hand-knit and crocheted items you would like to see on future crafting shows. Our address is:
Solutia Fibers Division
3391 Town Point Dr., Suite 200
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Attn: Designs for America
Every effort has been made to have these instructions accurate and complete. We cannot be responsible for variance in individual crafters, human errors or typographical mistakes.