Hubert - Sweet Baby Crochet

To even out ends, every other color strip begins and ends with a half square (triangle). Each square or triangle in strip consists of 5 rows. Refer to for detailed instructions for Tunisian st. STRIP 1 Begins and ends with triangle. With MC, ch 144 loosely. Row 2: Insert hook bet first 2 vertical bars and pick up lp (inc made), pick up lp in next ch (3 lps on hook), [yo, draw through 2 lps] 2 times (1 lp left on hook). *Row 3: Insert hook bet first 2 bars and pick up lp (inc made), draw up lp from under next bar and next ch (4 lps on hook), [yo, draw through 2 lps] 3 times (1 lp left on hook). *Row 3: Insert hook bet first 2 bars and pick up lp (inc made), draw up lp from under next bar and next ch (4 lps on hook), [yo, draw through 2 lps] 3 times (1 lp left on hook).

Cont in this manner, having 1 st more each row, until you have 7 lps on hook (row 5), work off as before. Bind off: Insert hook under next bar, draw yarn through bar and lp on hook (Sl st worked). Cont to work Sl st through each bar to end.* Sl st in same ch as last lp of row 5. Do not fasten off, but cont to first square. Square 1, Row 1 (still on first color strip): Draw up lp in each of next 6 ch (7 lps on hook), [yo, draw through 2 lps] 6 times (1 lp left on hook). Row 2: Insert hook under next bar, draw yarn through (2 lps on hook), draw up lp in each of next 4 bars, draw up lp in next ch (7 lps on hook), work off lps as for row 1 of square. Rows 35: Rep row 2. Bind off: Sl st in each bar to end, Sl st in same ch as last lp of row 5. Squares 213: Work same as square 1 (6 ch left at end of row). End Triangle, Row 1 (end of first color strip): Draw up lp in each of 6 rem ch (7 lps on hook), work off as before. Row 2: Draw up 5 lps (6 lps on hook), work off as before. Row 2: Draw up 5 lps (6 lps on hook), work off as before.

Cont in this manner, always having 1 less lp each row, until 1 lp rem, fasten off. This completes first color strip. STRIP 2 Begins and ends with a square. Each square has 5 rows. Square 1, Row 1: With A, pick up 1 lp in each of 6 Sl sts of beg triangle, pick up lp in end of first row of first square on strip 1 (7 lps on hook), work off lps. Bind off: Sl st in each bar to end, having last Sl st in last row (top point) of same square. Bind off: Sl st in each bar to end, having last Sl st in last row (top point) of same square.