Instructions:

Techniques used in this pattern (British term / American term):

Chain stitch – ch

Double crochet / Single crochet – dc/sc

Half treble / half double crochet – h.tr / h.dc

Treble / Double crochet – tr/dc

Font Post tr / Font Post dc – FPtr /dc

Stitch – st

Foundation Chain: Multiples of 8 + 3

Row 1: Skip 1ch, 1dc/sc in each of the next 4ch, *2ch, skip 2ch, 1dc/sc in each of the next 6ch; rep from*, 2ch, skip 2ch, 1dc/sc in each of the next 4ch, turn.

Row 2: Make 3ch, work into each space of 2ch: 5tr/dc, turn and make 5ch, 1dc/sc in last tr/dc,

Turn and work 10dc/sc in ring of 5ch, 5tr/dc in the same space of 2ch.

Work 1tr/dc in last dc/sc at the end of the row and turn.

Row 3: Make 3ch, * skip 2tr/dc below, work 1FPtr/dc over each of the next 3tr/dc, 5ch, work again 1FPtr/dc over each of the next 3tr/dc; rep from*, 1tr/dc in third ch, turn.

Row 4: For this row work all tr/dc in back loops of dc/sc (of 2nd row) and in space of 5ch at once.

Make 3ch, * insert you hook thorough back loop of the third dc/sc of the ring and into space of 5ch, and then work tr/dc.

Repeat this step working one more tr/dc into the same st and space. Work 2tr/dc in the same manner into the fourth st, and 1tr/dc into the fifth st.

Make the ring like in 2nd row: turn, make 5ch, 1dc/sc in last tr/dc, turn and work 10dc/sc in ring of 5ch.

Work 1tr/dc in sixth st and 2tr/dc in seventh and eighth sts; rep from * over the next rings of 10dc/sc.

Make 1tr/dc in third ch and turn.

Repeat rows 3 - 4 until you have reached your desired length.

The Last row:

Work last row instead "row 4": Make 3ch, * skip 2dc/sc of the ring and work 1dc/sc in back loop of each of the next of 6dc/sc and in space of 5ch, 2ch; rep from*, 1ch, 1h.tr/ h.dc in third ch.

Multicolored stitch

Colors & rows:

* 1 & 2 – blue, 3 & 4 – white, 5 & 6 – pink, 7 & 8 – white *

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