Miniature poinsettia.
Aly Hymel October 2002  ©
Materials:
Steel Hook # 7
Size 10 thread, J & p Coats Aunt lidyas, white forest green & red.
Aleene?s Fabric stiffener & draping liquid.
Gold/gold Metallic thread # 10

Specials Stitches:
Cluster: CL *Yo twice (bring the thread through 2 loops on hook ) YO, repeat ( ),
do not close, leave 2 loops on hook*, repeat from *, then close all loops on hook.
Shell: 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc.

Ch 6, join with sl st to form a ring. ( first ch 3 count as first dc)
Rnd 1: Red thread
Ch1 *sc in ring, ch 4, cl in ring, ch 4, make 5 more CL in ring, ch 4, sl st in first
Ch 1. Fasten Off

Rnd 2: forest green thread......Attach thread to top of Cl, ch 1 sc in same st, ch 7,
sc in top of next CL, repeat 4 more loops. In last loop, make ch 3, TRC in first sc
to join.

Rnd 3:Ch 3, 2 dc in same loop, * ch 3 sc in next sc, ch 3 shell in next ch 7 space.
Repeat around from *; in last loop, work 3 dc, ch 1, hdc in top of first dc.

Rnd 4: (Gold /gold color)Ch 3, 2 dc in same loop, *ch 5, sc in next sc, ch 5 shell in
next shell space, repeat from * to beg, in first shell space left incomplete, 3 dc, ch
1, hdc in top of first dc.

Rnd 5: (white thread)Ch 3, 2 dc in same loop, * ch 7 sc in next sc, ch 7, shell in
next shell space, repeat from * to beg, in first shell space left incomplete, 3 dc, ch
1, hdc in top of first dc.

Rnd 6:Ch 3, 2 dc in same loop, * ch 9, dc in next sc, ch 9, shell, in next shell space,
repeat around from * to beg, in first shell left incomplete, 3 dc, ch 1, hdc in top of
first dc. Fasten Off. happy crocheting