HANGING TISSUE COVER

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Copyright, November 29, 2006
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The following pattern is my original design.
Please only copy or print this pattern for personal use.
Please contact me if you find any errors.

MATERIALS:

Red Heart Yarn - 4 ply ww (less than 8 ounces)
Hook Size J
2" Craft Ring
Large Box of Tissue (Puffs is what I use)
Minature flowers and ribbon for embellishment (You can use whatever you want)

Stitches: ch, sc, sc2tog, sl st.

Difficulty:  MEDIUM/DIFFICULT

R1: Holding two strands tog. Ch26, working in the hump of ea ch. Sc in the hump of the 2nd ch from the hook. Sc in the hump of ea rem ch. (25sc)

R2: Ch1, turn. Sc in ea sc. (25sc)

R3: [Eyelet Row] Ch1, turn. Sc in same st. (Ch1, sk next sc, sc in next sc) across
(13sc & 12 ch1 sps)

R4: Ch1, turn. Sc in ea sc and in ea ch1 sp.

R5: Rep R2

Do Not Fasten Off.

RIGHT SIDE FRONT
Begin front shaping by working short rows.

R1: Ch1, turn. Sc in 9 sts. (this is the right side)

R2: Ch1, turn. Sc2tog. Sc in ea rem st. (8sts)

R3: Ch1, turn. Sc in ea st. (8sts)

R4: Rep R2 (7sts)

R5-14: Rep R3 (7sts)

R15: Ch1, turn. Sc in ea st across to last. 2sc in the last st. (8sts)

R16: Rep R3

R17: Rep R15 (9sts)

R18: Rep R3 (9sts)

R19: Rep R15 (10sts)

R20: Rep R3 (10sts)

R21: Rep R15 (11sts)

R22: Rep R3 (11sts)

Fasten Off. (When you fasten off you are on the right side, on the outside edge of the piece)

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LEFT SIDE FRONT
Continue front shaping... with Right Side facing and working short rows on the left side.

R1: Join yarn with sl st in the 9th st to the right of the left side edge. Sc in same st and in ea rem st. (9sc)

R2: Ch1, turn. Sc in ea st across ot last two sts. Sc2tog. (8sts)

R3: Ch1, turn. Sc in ea st. (8sts)

R4: Rep R2 (7sts)

R5-14: Rep R3 (7sts)

R15: Ch1, turn. 2sc in 1st st. Sc in ea rem st (8sts)

R16: Rep R3 (8sts)

R17: Rep R15 (9sts)

R18: Rep R3 (9sts)

R19: Rep R15 (10sts)

R20: Rep R3 (10sts)

R21: Rep R15 (11sts)

R22: Rep R3 (11sts)

Fasten off
(The fasten off point on this part is the right side of the last short row on the left side)

JOINING
Holding the foundation row edge (in behind) tog with the last row of the Right Front (in the front), keeping corresponding sts aligned, join with a sl st through the first stitch on both rows.
Ch1, sc through corresponding sts of all 11 sts of Right Front. Sc in next 3 sts on Foundation row only (the back part) Working through corresponding sts on Foundation row and Left Front, sc in all 11 sts. (25sts)

BACK
R1: Ch1, turn. Sc in ea st.

R2: Sc2tog. Sc in 21 sts. Sc2tog (23sts)

R3: Rep R1.

R4: Rep R2 (21 sts)

Repeat Row 1 and Row 2 until you have 7 sts left.

Last Row: Ch1, turn. Sc in first st. Sc in next 5 sts, while working over the 2" ring. Sc in the last st.
Ch1, turn. (Sl st in ring, ch1) until the ring is filled. Sl st in the first sc made on this row.

Fasten Off.

FINISHING:
Add the Flowers and Ribbon as an embellishment. If you don't like flowers, a ribbon bow would work great.
You could even crochet an edging around the entire piece in a coordinating color of the room you intend to use it in.

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