Flower Petal Circular Beach Cover up Free Tutorial

Flower Petal Circular Beach Cover up Free Tutorial

By AnnooCrochet Designs

Light, Airy and Delicate, this Beach Cover up I created is perfect for little Princesses to twirl in.
Made in the round with no seems, adds to give it a light and romantic feel.

Intermediate skills needed (fits size 5 year old little girl)

You will Need:

Crochet hook : 2.25mm

Tapestry Needle

 5 skeins of Aunt Lydia's number 3 Thread in Pink

Stitches used

ch: chain

sc: single crochet

dc: double crochet

st: stitches

sk: skip

sl st: slip stitch

Pattern:

ch 100

sl st with first ch, making sure not to twist your chain

Round 1: ch, sc all around (100c)

Round 2: ch3, dc all around, sl st with first ch3

Round 3: ch4, [dc, ch, dc,] all around sl st with first ch4

 Round 4: ch5, [dc in next dc from previous round, ch2] all around, sl st with first ch5

Round 5: ch3, dc in same sp, ch2, 2dc in same ch3 sp from previous round , ch2, sk ch2 from previous round, end with 2dc, ch2, 2dc in last ch3 from previous round, ch2, sl st with first ch3

Round 6-8 : repeat round 5

Creating arm holes:

Round 9: skip 12 shells, in next shell from previous round , ch3, dc in same sp, ch2, 2dc in same ch3 sp from previous round ,

ch2, sk ch2 from previous round, make 13 shells,

 skip 12 shells, in next shell from previous round , ch3, dc in same sp, ch2, 2dc in same ch3 sp from previous round , make 14 shells.

Now you have created 2 armholes on the side, and will continue to work in the round only on the 27 shells that will form the body

Round 10- 11: repeat shell pattern as in round 5 ( 27 shells)

Round 12-14: *ch3, dc in same sp, ch3, 2dc in same ch3 sp from previous round , ch3, sk ch2 from previous round*, repeat from * to * all around

Round 15-18: *ch3, dc in same sp, ch4, 2dc in same ch3 sp from previous round , ch4, sk ch2 from previous round*, repeat from * to * all around

Round 19-21: *ch3, dc in same sp, ch5, 2dc in same ch3 sp from previous round , ch5, sk ch2 from previous round*, repeat from * to * all around

Round 22-26:  *ch3, dc in same sp, ch6, 2dc in same ch3 sp from previous round , ch6, sk ch2 from previous round*, repeat from * to * all around

Round 27: *ch3, dc in same sp, ch6, 2dc in same ch3 sp from previous round , ch6, sk ch2 from previous round*, repeat from * to * all around

Round 28: *ch3, [11dc, ch8, in the middle of the next shell from previous round: ( 2dc, ch2, 2dc), ch8] all around*, sl st in first ch3, repeat from * to * all around

Round 29: ch4,[ dc in next st, ch] 9 times,

 ch8

 [2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round, ch8

* [ dc in next st, ch] 10 times,

 ch8,

 [2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round, ch8,* repeat from * to * all around sl st in first ch3

Round 30:  ch8, sl st and sc in ch from previous round

 ch5

[ sc in next ch from previous round, ch5] 9 times

 ch8,   [2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round,

ch8

Repeat from * to * all around

Round 31: *ch7, [ sc in next ch from previous round, ch5] 8 times

  ch7,   [2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round,

ch7, [ sc in next ch from previous round, ch5] 9 times

repeat from * to * all around

Round 32: ch7, [ sc in next ch from previous round, ch5] 8 times, ch7[2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round, repeat from * to * all around

Round 33: ch7, [ sc in next ch from previous round, ch5] 7 times, ch7,[2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round, repeat from * to * all around

Round 34: ch8, [ sc in next ch from previous round, ch5] 6 times, ch8,[2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round, repeat from * to * all around

Round 35: ch9,     [ sc in next ch from previous round, ch5] 5 times, ch9

[2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round,repeat from * to * all around

Round 36: ch10,     [ sc in next ch from previous round, ch5] 4 times, ch10 [2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round,repeat from * to * all around

Round 37:  ch11,     [ sc in next ch from previous round, ch5] 3 times,ch11, [2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round,repeat from * to * all around

Round 38:* ch12,     [ sc in next ch from previous round, ch5, sc in next ch from previous round] ch12,[2dc, ch2, 2dc] in next  [2dc, ch2, 2dc] from previous round*,repeat from * to * all around

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