How to Crochet with 100% Alpaca Wool

You’ll Need:

5 skeins of white yarn (100% Alpaca wool; 167m/50g);

Crochet hook 3.5.

Size:

50 cm wide and 110 cm in perimeter.

Note:

The quantity of stitches is multiple 6 + 2 stitches.

Instructions:

Make 182 chain stitches and crochet around;

1^st row: 1 single crochet in the 2^nd chain stitch from the crochet hook,* skip 2 chain stitches, 5 double crochets in the next chain stitch (= shell), skip 2 chain stitches, 1 single crochet*; repeat from * to *, 1 single crochet in the last chain stitch (= totally, 30 shells).

2^nd row: 3 chain stitches increase, 2 double crochets in the 1^st stitch, * 1 single crochet in the center of 5 double crochets of shells, 5 double crochets in the next single crochet*; repeat from * to *, finish with 1 single crochet in the center of the last shell, 2 double crochets in the 1^st stitch of the previous row, 1 slip stitch in the 3^rd chain stitch;

3^rd row: 1 single crochet in the 1^st stitch (= middle of shell), * 5 double crochets in the next single crochet, 1 single crochet in the middle of the next shell*; repeat from * to *, finish with 5 double crochets in the single crochet, finish the row with 1 slip stitch;

4^th-50^th rows: repeat 2^nd and 3^rd rows.

Cut the yarn. Fasten the edges with trefoils: 1 single crochet, 6 chain stitches, 1 double crochet in the 3^rd chain stitch from the crochet hook, 3 chain stitches, 1 slip stitch in the same stitch, * 3 chain stitches, 1 double crochet, 3 chain stitches, 1 slip stitch* in the same stitch; repeat from * to * once, then make 3 chain stitches, skip 4 stitches. Repeat the pattern around. Fasten the second edge in the same way.