SPECIAL STITCHES
5 double crochet decrease (5-dc dec): [Yo, insert hook in next sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, yo, insert hook in same sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 3 times, yo, draw through all 6 lps on hook.
REMAINING CIRCLE JOINING
With RS facing, join color C with sc in any st, [ch 3, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc] 3 times, ch 1, with WS of 2 Circles tog, *sc in any ch-3 sp (or marked ch sp) on previous Circle, ch 1, sk next dc on working Circle, sc in next dc, [ch 1, sc in next ch-3 sp on previous Circle, ch 1, sk next dc on working Circle, sc in next dc] 3 times**, on working Circle, [ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next dc] 6 times, [ch 3, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc, place stitch marker in ch-3 sp just made] 4 times, (these are the 4 ch-3 lps that the next Circle will be joined to), [ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next dc] twice, ch 3, sk last dc, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
Continue joining Circles in the same manner to the marked ch sps, making 4 strips of 9 Circles and 3 strips of 10 Circles.
EDGING (page 22)
Rnd 2: With RS facing, far left end Circle, sk first 2 groups of 4-
dc groups made in the ch-3 sps, join desired color with sc in first
st of next 4-dc group, sc in each st around Circle, sk the last 2
groups of 4-dc gruops, *ch 4, sk 4 hdc in next st, ch 3, sk 1, 5-dc
dec (see Special Stitches) in next 5 sts, ch 3, sk 1 hdc in next st,
ch 4, sk 4**, sc in each of next 8 sts, rep from * to ** to next end
Circle, sc around Circle, sk last 2 groups of 4-dc groups, rep
from * across, join in first sc. Fasten off.
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