Steeple Chase

Materials:

Size 10 Bedspread Weight Thread

Size 7 Steel Hook

Finished Size 5 1/2 inches across

Size 30 Fine Weight Thread

Size 10 Steel Hook

Finished Size 4 inches across


Chain 10, slip stitch into the first chain forming a ring


Rd 1: ch 3, counts as the first dc, 23 dc's into the ring, close with slip stitch into the top of the first ch 3 (24 dc's)


Rd 2: sc in same stitch as joining, ch 5, sc into same space ( loop made), sc in next 3 stitches, *make loop in next sc, sc in next 3 stitches* repeat from * to * 4 more times close with ss in the sc of the first loop (6 loops, 6 sets of 3 sc's )


Rd 3: ss into first loop, ch 3 counts as first dc, ch 2, 2 dc; ch 2, sc into second sc of the first 3 sc set, ch 2; *in next loop work: 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc ; ch 2, sc into second sc of the next 3 sc set, ch 2* repeat from * to * 4 more times close with ss into the top of the first ch 3.


Rd 4: ss to ch 2 space, ch 4 ( counts as 1 dc plus ch 1) dc, ch 1, ch 2, dc 1, ch 1, dc, ch 1 dc; ch 1, sc into next 2 ch space, ch 1, sc into next 2 ch space, ch 1; in next ch 2 space work ; *dc, ch 1, dc ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc; ch 1 sc into next 2 ch space, ch 1, sc into next 2 ch space, ch 1* Repeat from * to * 4 more times, close with ss into top of first ch 3.


Rd 5: ss into the back loops of the next 4 stitches, *[ Into the next 2 ch space work: 1 sc, 2 dc; chain 8, ss into 4th stitch from the hook (picot made) ch 6, ss into 4th ch from hook: twice (three picots made) ch 5, returning to the same 2 ch space, work: 2 dc, 1 sc]; [ ch 4, skip the next 3 ch 1 spaces; into the next ch 1, work: sc, ch 4 sc, , ch 5, sc, ch 4, sc; ch 4, skip the next 3 1 ch spaces] * Work *to* 5 more times, ss into first ss of round, tie off.

Gemstone

Size: App. 7 inches from point to point—Size 10 Thread, Size 7 Hook

Size: App. 5 inches from point to point—Size 20 Thread, Size 11 Hook

Special Stitches

Beginning V Stitch A: Ch 5, (counts as first dc plus ch2) dc in same space or stitch

Beginning V Stitch B: Ch 3, (counts as first dc) dc, ch2, 2 dc in same space or stitch

V Stitch A: 1 dc, ch2, 1dc

V Stitch B: 2dc, ch2, 2dc

Picot: Ch 4 sc into first ch.

Loop Picot A: ch4, dc into first ch

Loop Picot B: ch5 tr into first ch

Beginning Circle: Ch3, tr into first ch, beginning circle made

Rnd 1 Ch1, 12 sc into ring, ss into first sc, close round

Rnd 2 Ch3, skip second sc, sc into third sc *ch3 skip next sc, sc into next sc* 4 times, close round with double crochet into last sc.

Rnd 3 Beg. V Stitch A in first ch 3, *ch3, V stitch A in next ch3 space* Repeat * to * 4 times, ss into beg. ch to close rnd

Rnd 4 SS to ch2 sp, Beg. V Stitch A, ch2 *sc over ch 3 sp of rnd 3 into sc between ch 3 of rnd 2, ch 2, V stitch A in next 2 ch sp* Repeat * to * 5 times, ss into beg. ch to close rnd

Rnd 5 SS to ch2 sp, Beg. V Stitch A, ch 3, *sc into next sc, ch 3, V stitch A into next 2 ch sp* Repeat *to * 4 times, ss into beg. ch to close rnd.

Rnd 6 SS to ch 2 sp, Beg. V Stitch A, ch 2, sc in 3 ch sp, ch 3, sc in next 3 ch sp, ch 2, V stitch A in next 2 ch sp, *ch 2, sc in 3 ch sp, ch 3, sc in next 3 ch sp, ch 2, V stitch A* Repeat * to * 4 times, ss into beg. ch to close rnd.

Rnd 7 SS to ch 2 sp Beg. V Stitch B,* ch 2, sc into 2 ch sp, tr into 3 ch sp, [ Loop Picot A, 3 times], tr into 3 ch sp, sc into 2 ch sp, ch 2, V stitch B* Repeat from *to* 5 more times, ss into beg. ch to close rnd.

Rnd 8 SS to ch 2 sp, Beg. V Stitch B,* ch 2, {Into 1^st loop picot, tr, ch 1; into 2^nd loop picot: tr ch 1, tr ch 3, tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1; into 3^rd loop picot tr,} ch 2, V stitch B- in next 2 ch sp. * Repeat * to * 5 times, ss into beg. ch to close rnd.

Rnd 9 SS into 2 ch sp. Ch 4 (counts as first tr) tr, picot, 2 tr, * ch 2 sc into next ch 1 sp. Ch 1, dc into next 1 ch sp, tr into 3 ch sp, [Loop Picot B 3 times], tr into 3 ch sp, dc in next 1 ch sp. ch 1, sc in next 1 ch sp, ch 2, 2 tr, picot, 2 tr in next 2 ch sp.* Repeat * to * 5 times, close with ss into beg. ch, tie off.

Just A Snowflake

Materials

Baby Yarn
Size D Hook

Size 10 Crochet Thread
Size 6 Hook

Size 20 Crochet Thread
Size 7 Hook

Size 30 Crochet Thread
Size 7 or 8 Hook

Tiny Thread Challenge
Size 14 Hook and Quilting Thread!

Special Stitches

Beginning V-Stitch Cluster
(ch3, dc, ch2, 2dc)

V-Stitch Cluster
(2dc, ch2, 2dc)

Picot
Single crochet in the third chain from the hook when pattern directs



Pattern

Ch 6 ss in the first ch to make a ring.

Beg round--ch 5 sc into ring, one 5 chain space made, make 3 more 5 chain spaces, for the last space, ch 2, dc into the first sc. (6 spaces)

Round 2-- ch 3(makes beginning dc throughout pattern)into space-- 1dc, ch2, 2dc Beginning v-stitch cluster made. ch 3, in next space, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) continue around, ss to first ch2 space to close round (6 v-stitch clusters)

Round 3-- repeat round 2

Round 4-- ch 3, 1dc, ch2, 2dc, *ch 3 pull the ch 3 space from round 1 and round 2, sc, ch 5, sc in the same space making a ch5 loop, ch 3 2dc, ch2, 2dc* continue around, ss to first ch2 space to close round (6 v-stitch clusters, 6 ch5 loops)

Round 5-- ch3, 1dc, ch2, 2dc, ch3, sc into ch5 loop, ch5, sc in same space, ch3, 2dc, ch2, 2dc in next 2ch space. continue around ss in first ch2 space to close round. (6 v-stitch clusters, 6 ch5 loops)

Round 6-- *sc into v-stitch 2ch space, ch5 sc into same space ch5 loop made, ch4 sc into ch5 space, ch5, sc in same space ch5 loop made* continue around ss into the first sc to close round. (12 ch5 loops)

Round 7-- sc into ch5 loop, ch2, sc into loop, ch3, sc into loop, ch4 sc into loop, ch3, sc into loop, ch 2 sc into loop--first short lacy point made, ch2 pull up the ch3 from rounds 4&5 and the ch4 from round 6, sc, ch2, sc into next 5ch loop, 2dc, sc, ch5, sc in 3rd chain from the hook, first picot made, ch5 make second picot, ch5 make third picot, ch4, sc into loop, 2dc, sc, first picot point made, ch2, pull ch3 from rounds 4&5 and the ch4 from round 6, ch2 continue around, ss into first sc, tie off. Weave in ends.