Queen Victoria

New paper cut

Birds

Rug

Pattern note

Rug is crocheted holding two strands of cotton together, as if holding only one strand with a 6.0mm crochet hook.

1^st round: ch 8, join with sl st to first ch to form a ring

2^nd round: ch 4 (count as dc and ch1), 1dc, ch1 - 15 times into ring. Join with sl st to 3^rd ch of ch4, 16dc

3^rd round: sl st into next ch 1 space. Ch 5 (count as dc and ch2), Miss next dc. (1 dc in next ch1 space, cj 2. Miss next dc) 15 times. Join with sl st to 3^rd ch of ch5.

4^th round: ch 1, *1sc, 3dc,1sc in next ch2 space. Miss next dc. Rep from * 15 times. Join with sl st to first sc.

5^th round: sl st in each of first 2dc. Ch 3, 4 dc in same space as last sl st. Drop loop from hook. Insert hook from front to back in top of ch3. Pull dropped loop through - beg popcorn made. Ch 5. Miss next 4 sts. *5 dc in next dc. Drop loop from hook. Insert hook from front to back in 1^st dc of 5 dc group. Pull dropped loop through - popcorn made. Ch 5. Miss next 4 sts. Rep from * 14 times. Join with sl st to beg popcorn.

6^th round: sl st in each of first 3 ch of 5 ch. Ch 1. 1 sc in same space as last sl st. Ch 8. Miss next pocorn stich. 1 sc in next ch 5 space. Ch 8. Miss next popcorn stich – 15 times. Join with sl st to first sc.

7^th round: sl st in first 6 ch space. Ch 1. (1 sc, 2 hdc, 7 dc, 2 hdc, 1sc) in same ch 8 space. Miss next sc. *1 sc, 2 hdc, 7 dc, 2 hdc, 1sc in next chane 8 space. Miss next sc. Rep from * 14 times. Join with sl st to first sc.

8^th round: sl st to the center of 7 dc group. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st. Ch 6. Miss next 2 dc. Yoh and draw up a loop in next dc. Yoh and draw trough two loops on hook. Miss next 6 sts. Yoh and draw up a loop in next dc. Yoh and draw trough two loops on hook. Yoh and draw trough all loops on hook – dc2tog made. Ch 6. Miss next 2 dc. * 1sc in next dc. Ch 6. Miss next 2 dc. Dc2tog. Ch 6. Miss next 2 dc. Rep from * 14 times. Join with sl st to first sc.

9^th round: 3dc in each ch 6 space.  Join with sl st to first dc.

10^th round: ch 3 (count as dc), dc in each st around. Join with sl st to first dc.

11^th round:  ch 3 (count as dc), dc in same space. *dc in next six dc. 2dc in seventh dc. Rep from * around. Increase made.

12^th round: No increase, just rep round 10.

13^th round: Increase every 8^th dc space.

14^th round: No increase, just rep round 10.

15^th round: Increase every 9^th dc space……and so on.