Materials Worsted weight cotton yarn 5 mm crochet hook Pair of scissors Yarn needle Abbreviations US terminology ch = chain dc = double crochet sl st = slip stitch sc-blo = single crochet in back loop only Special Stitches: Puff Stitch: Pull the sl st loop up to the height of dc, *yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch, pull up a loop**, repeat from * 2 more times (7 loops on the hook), yo, pull through all the 7 loops, ch 1 to secure the puff. (This counts as 1 puff stitch and 1 ch) Pattern: Round 1: Ch 3, 12 dc in last ch from the hook, join with sl st. Round 2: Do not ch. Pull the sl st up to the height of dc and then start working. Puff st in each st. Join. (12 dc and 12 ch) Round 3: Note- For this round, count puff st and ch 1 as seperate stitches. Ch 1, *sc-blo in each of next 3 sts, 2 sc-blo in next st**, repeat from * to ** 5 more times. Join, ch 10, join with sl st in same st as ch 10. (30 sts and 1 ch-10 loop)