Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: 6.3 in (16 cm) in diameter x 5.1 in (13 cm) in height

Stitches Used and Abbreviations: foll: following, hook: hook, row: row, cont: continue, chart: chart(s), sheink: skein(s), st: stitch, sts.: stitches, rep: repeat(s), FO: fasten off, work: work / working / working, x: time(s), fin: finishing, ch: chain, sl st: slip stitch, sc: single crochet, csc: centered single crochet, mr: magic ring, inc: increase of 2 centered single crochets in the same base stitch, inv cl: invisible closure (remove the loop from the hook, insert into the first stitch of the row, pull the loop through and off the hook, keep for the next step, insert the hook into the middle of the stitch formed, yarn over and pull to the front, insert the hook into the reserved loop, yarn over and pull both loops at once), sc blo: single crochet in the back loop only

Gauge: a 4 in (10 cm) square worked in centered single crochet (csc) with Premium Círculo Knit Yarn and M/N-13 (9.0 mm) hook = 8 sts x 11 rows

Instructions: 

Base: with Premium Círculo Knit Yarn in color Mulled Wine, start with a magic ring; Row 1: 7 sc, close with invisible closure, Row 2: 7 inc. (14 sts), close with invisible closure, Row 3: *1 csc, 1 inc*; repeat from * to * 6 x (21 sts), close with invisible closure, Row 4: *2 csc, 1 inc*; repeat from * to * 6 x (28 sts), close with invisible closure, Row 5: *3 csc, 1 inc*; repeat from * to * 6 x (35 sts), close with invisible closure, Row 6: *4 csc, 1 inc*; repeat from * to * 6 x (42 sts), Row 7: 42 csc, close with invisible closure, fasten off and set aside the yarn. 

Side: work using the tapestry crochet technique; in this technique, work with 2 or more yarns in the same row, changing colors according to Chart 2. For color changes, pull the last 2 loops of the hook with the new color, and carry the unused yarn along the previous row, hiding it between the stitches of the new color. Continue with Premium Círculo Knit Yarn in color Mulled Wine, Row 1: 42 sc blo, close with invisible closure, Rows 2 to 5: 42 csc, close with invisible closure, and set aside the yarn on the wrong side of the piece. Row 6: join Premium Círculo Knit Yarn in color Love Pink, 42 csc, close with invisible closure, Row 7: *with Premium Círculo Knit Yarn in color Love Pink, work 1 sc, switch to Premium Círculo Knit Yarn in color Mulled Wine and work 1 sc*; repeat from * to * across the row, close with invisible closure. Continue following Chart 2, working in rounds and making the color changes as indicated, fasten off.

Designer by: Anita Eskelsen