BOLERO for 1 and 1/2 year old

You will need:

40grams of 100% crochet cotton, green

Steel crochet hook No. 1

dc cluster: work 2dc in same st always retaining the last loop of each dc on hook, thread over and pull through all loops on hook.

First Motif: Ch 4, join to form a ring.

1st Row: (dc cluster, 3ch) 8 times, sl st in the first dc cluster.

2nd Row: 5ch, dc on same st, (5ch, sc on next dc cluster, 5ch, dc in the next dc cluster, 2ch, dc in the same st) 3 times. 5ch, sc in the next dc cluster, 5ch, sl st in 3rd st of ch.

3rd Row: sl st in ch2 space (loop), dc cluster-2ch-dc cluster in same space(loop), *(5ch, sc in the next ch5 space) 2 times, 5ch, dc luster-2ch-dc cluster in ch2 space (loop)* Repeat *to* 3 times. 5 ch, sc in next ch5 space , 5 ch, sc in the next ch5 space, 5 ch, sl st in the first dc cluster.

4th-5th Row:Repeat 3rd row, just add one more 5ch space (loop) in every row.

6th Row: sl st in ch2 space(loop), dc cluster-5ch-dc cluster in the same space (loop) *(5ch, sc in the next ch5 space)5 times, 5ch, dc cluster-5ch-dc cluster in ch 2 space* Repeat *to* 3 times, (5ch,sc in next ch5 space) 4 times, 5 ch, ending with sl st in first dc cluster. Break off.

Second Motif: Work as for first motif until 6th row. sl st in ch2 space(loop), *dc cluster, 2ch, sc to corresponding corner space(loop) of first motif, 2ch, dc cluster in the same space of second motif, {2 ch, sc in the next space(loop) of first motif, 2ch, sc in the next space(loop) of second motif} 5 times, 2 ch, sc in the next space(loop) of first motif, 2ch* Repeat *to*4 times, sl st in the first dc cluster.

Join all motifs in same manner as shown in diagram below:

Edge: Attach thread at corner space(loop), {*2sc, picot(3ch, sl st on top of sc made), 2sc in the same space(loop)*Repeat *to* 7times, 2sc in the corner of first motif, picot, 2sc in the corner of second motif} Repeat {to} all around, end with sl st in the first sc. Break off

String: Attach thread in the picot between 1&2 motif and in the 9&10 motif, 60ch, sc in the second st and all remaining ch. Break off.

Kids Bolero: Repeat row 4th-5th row once more for a bigger motif