| SKILL LEVEL Easy
SIZE: 34” x 42”
MATERIALS
• LION BRAND Cotton-Ease
- 2 balls #107 Candy Blue (A)
- 2 balls #169 Pistachio (B)
- 2 balls #158 Pineapple (C)
- 2 balls #133 Orangeade (D)
- 2 balls #113 Cherry (E) or colors of your choice
• Size G-6 (4 mm) crochet hook OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE
GAUGE
Each square measures 7½” x 7½” (19 mm). BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR
GAUGE.
Rainbows (Make 5, one in each color sequence) ABCDE, BCDEA, CDEAB,
DEABC, EABCD)
Row 1 With first color, ch 8; skip first ch, sc in first 3 ch, 2 sc
in next ch, sc in last 3 ch – 8 sc.
Row 2 Ch 1, turn; 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in last sc –
10 sc. Fasten off and join next color.
Row 3 Ch 1, turn; sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2
sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next
sc, sc in last sc – 14 sc. Fasten off and join next color.
Row 4 Ch 1, turn; 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next 2
sc, sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in last sc – 18 sc. Fasten off and join next
color.
Row 5 Ch 1, turn; sc in first 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 8 sc,
2 sc in next sc, sc in last 4 sc – 20 sc. Fasten off and join last color.
Row 6 Ch 1, turn; sc in first 8 sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc,
2 sc in next sc, sc in last 8 sc – 22 sc. Fasten off.
Plain Square (Make one in each color A, B, C, D, E)
Row 1 Ch 27; dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across –
25 dc.
Row 2 Ch 3, turn; dc in first dc, (ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc)
11 times, dc in top of t-ch.
Row 3 Ch 3, turn; dc in each dc and ch1-space across – 25 dc.
Rows 4-11 Ch 3, turn; dc in each dc across – 25 dc.
Row 12 Rep Row 2.
Row 13 Rep Row 3. Fasten off, leaving 18” end for sewing.
Rainbow MOTIF Square (Make three in each color A, B, C, D, E)
Rows 1-4 Rep Rows 1-4 of Plain Square.
Row 5 Ch 3, turn; dc in next 4 dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next 13
dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in last 5 dc.
Row 6 Ch 3, turn; dc in next 4 dc and ch1-space, ch 1, skip next dc,
dc in next 11 dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch1-space, dc in last 4 dc, dc
in top of t-ch.
Row 7 Ch 3, turn; dc in next 5 dc and ch1-space, ch 1, skip next dc,
dc in next 9 dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch1-space and last 5 dc, dc in
top of t-ch.
Row 8 Ch 3, turn; dc in next 6 dc and ch1-space, skip next dc, dc in
next 7 dc, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch1-space and last 6 dc, dc in top of
t-ch.
Row 9 Ch 3, turn; dc in next 7 dc and ch1-space, (ch 1, skip next dc,
dc in next dc) 3 times, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in ch1-space, dc in last 7
dc, dc in top of t-ch.
Row 10 Ch 3, turn; dc in each dc and ch1-space across.
Row 11 Rep Row 4.
Row 12 Rep Row 2.
Row 13 Rep Row 3. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Sew one rainbow to center of each plain square, matching Row 4 color to
color of square. Sew squares together following schematic below. R = square
with rainbow.
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E |
ER |
E |
E |
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D |
D |
DR |
D |
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CR |
C |
C |
C |
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B |
B |
B |
BR |
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A |
AR |
A |
A |
BORDER
Rnd 1 Join E in any corner, work 98 sc across top and bottom, 128 sc
along each side, and 3 sc in each corner – 464 sc. Fasten off.
Rnd 2 Working in back loops only with D, sc in each sc around and 3
sc in each corner sc – 472 sc. Fasten off.
Rnd 3-5 Rep Rnd 2 with C, B, then A – 496 sc. Fasten off and weave
in ends.
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ABBREVIATIONS:
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ch = chain
dc = double crochet
rep = repeat(s)(ing) |
rnd(s) = round(s)
sc = single crochet
t-ch = turning chain |
Cotton-Ease (Article #700) comes in 3½
oz/207 yd balls
Every effort has been made to have the knitting and
crochet instructions accurate and complete. We cannot be responsible for
variance of individual knitters and crocheters, human errors, or
typographical mistakes.
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