Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: 5.51 ″ (14 cm) high x 6.3 ″ (16 cm) in diameter

Abbreviations:

ch: Chain Stitch

rnd: round

sc: Single Crochet

sl st: Slip Stitch

st: stitch

sts: stitches

wc st: Waistcoat Stitch

wc st inc: 2 Waistcoat Stitches in the same stitch

Invisible Finish: Remove the loop from the hook, insert it into the 1st st of the rnd, pull the loop through and remove from the hook, set it aside for the next step, insert the hook into the middle of the st that formed, yarn over, and pull through to the front, insert the hook into the loop that was set aside, yarn over, and pull through both loops at once.

Instructions:

Bottom

Using Círculo Premium T-shirt yarn #8001 (White), start with a magic ring.

Rnd 1: 8 sc, close with an invisible finish.

Rnd 2: 8 wc st inc, close with an invisible finish (16)

Rnd 3: (1 wc st, 1 wc st inc) 8x, close with an invisible finish (24)

Rnd 4: (2 wc st, 1 wc st inc) 8x, close with an invisible finish (32)

Rnd 5: (3 wc st, 1 wc st inc) 8x, close with an invisible finish (40)

Rnd 6: (4 wc st, 1 wc st inc) 8x, close with an invisible finish (48)

Rnd 7: 48 wc st, close with an invisible finish.

Rnd 8: 48 sl st and close with an invisible finish, leaving a tail.

Side

Use the tapestry crochet technique (in this technique, you work with 2 or more strands in the same rnd, switching colors according to Diagram 2). To change colors, pull through the last 2 loops on the hook with the new color, and carry the unused strand over the previous rnd, hiding it inside the sts of the new color. Continue with Círculo Premium T-shirt yarn #8001 (White).

Rnd 1: 48 sc, close with an invisible finish.

Rnd 2: Join Círculo Premium T-shirt yarn #8990 (Black) and carry it over the base rnd; using color #8001 (White), work 20 wc st. Change to color #8990 (Black) and work 1 wc st. Change to color #8001 (White) and work 1 wc st. Change to color #8990 (Black) and work 1 wc st. Change to color #8001 (White) and work 2 wc st. Change to color #8990 (Black) and work 1 wc st. Change to color #8001 (White) and work 1 wc st. Change to color #8990 (Black) and work 1 wc st. Change to color #8001 (White) and work 20 wc st. Close with an invisible finish. Continue following Diagram 2, working in the rnd and switching colors; reserve yarn #8001 (White).

Finishing: Continue with yarn #8001 (White).

Rnd 1: 48 sl st, close with an invisible finish, and fasten off.

Designed by: Rosana Recchia