Motif
Monday 6
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| Carnivale with Scarlet and the Butterfly |
I needed a colour
fix after all the plain coloured motifs,
and what better than….ta daaaa!
Carnivale
Facts
*Four colours – Sky
blue, French blue, Mellow yellow, Rose red
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| The line up! |
*Yarn – 8ply (DK) * 4mm hook * Tapestry needle to sew ends in
Diameter - 20cm
Let
the Carnivale
begin!!
1. Ch8 Sky
blue
Ch5 (in place of the tr and ch2 , tr into
ring, ch2, *tr in ring,
ch 2 Repeat from
* 5 more times (8 spaces). Slst into the
3rd ch of the beg ch5. Change colour on the slst.
2. French Blue
Slst into the next ch2space, ch3, 2tr into the
same space, *ch2, 3tr in next space repeat from * all round. Ch 2, slst into the top of the beg 3ch.
3. Mellow
Yellow
Change colour and dc into the middle of the
3tr group. *ch10, dc in centre of the
3tr group, repeat from * 6 more times, ch10, slst into the first dc.
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| Mellow Yellow Row 3 |
4. French Blue
Change colour and
slst into the ch10 space. Ch 3, 2tr in
same space, ch4, 3tr in same space, *ch3, (3tr, ch4, 3tr) in next ch10 space,
repeat from * all round, ch3, slst to the top of the beg ch3.
5. Rose
Red
Slst with a dc into the ch4 space between the
3tr. *1dtr in same space, ch1, repeat
from * 6 times, *ch1, dc in next 3ch sp, ch1, 8dtr with ch1 in between each dtr
in the 4ch space, repeat from * all
around, ch1, dc in the next 3ch space, ch1, join to the top of the beg dc.
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| Blocking motif 6 |
TIP: I draw a circle on my blocking material to help me stretch the motif to a perfect round shape where possible.
6. Stay with Rose Red
Repeat from * to ** all round. Sl st into the 2nd ch of the beg
8ch
The final round with its three 6ch picot is easy for beginners.
Happy stitching!
Lu x
P.S. Scarlet is my ladybird pattern. I will post that on Tuesday. Make a whole family.
The butterfly by Chrissy can be found on Ravelry here:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/butterfly-grace
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