Materials:
*5.00mm(U.S H/8) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
*Aran (worsted weight) yarn. 1 main colour and 5 other colours for the “rainbow”. I used Hayfield Aran Bonus with 20% Wool. This is a good time to use any scraps of colour you have left over from other projects.
Gauge:
13 stitches/8 rows= 10cmX10cm (4X4 inch) square in double crochet
Stitches and abbreviations used:
st or sts- stitch or stitches
ch- chain stitch
dc- double crochet
hdc- half double crochet
Special instructions:
Adult size instructions are in brackets
ch152 (302)
Row 1 (Colour A)
dc in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each ch across, turn
150sts (300sts)
Row 2 (Colour B)
[Click here for a great tutorial by B.Hooked on how to change colours]
ch2, hdc in each st across, turn
Row 3 (Colour C)
ch2, hdc in each st across, turn
Row 4 (Colour D)
ch2, hdc in each st across, turn
Row 5 (Colour E)
ch2, hdc in each st across, turn
Row 6 (Colour F)
ch2, hdc in each st across, turn
Row 7 (Colour A)
ch2, dc in each st across
Repeat Row 7 four more times
Optional Fringe
