Tiny Puddle

This Tiny Puddles pattern is just one in the Flower Puddles Collection.

Hook size: 4.5mm hook

Yardage: 20 yards

Yarn used in sample photos: 100% Cotton 8/8, DK worsted (Hobbii Rainbow, and Friends)

Continuous Pattern: The pattern is written so that you can use one continuous yarn to complete the entire piece but if you prefer to change colors throughout, do so at the “join” of each Round to get the best results.

Foundation

Make an adjustable (magic) ring OR chain 4 and join into a circle. Insert hook into ring and pull up  a loop.

Round 1

Ch4 (counts as first DC + ch1), [Dc + ch1 into ring] 7 times. If you used an adjustable ring as your foundation, pull it closed now.
Join with slip stitch to third chain from beginning of Round.(Change yarn colors if you desire.) (8Dc + 8ch1 spaces)

(16sts, including chains)

Round 2

Do not ch1 to start this round.
(Sc + 2Dc + sc in next ch1 space) 8 times.
Join with slip stitch to sc at beginning of Round. (Change yarn colors if you desire.) 

(32 sts, 8 small shells)

Round 3

Ch1 [Fpdc around Dc from R1 that is below the hook, ch2, sc into top of second Dc of shell, ch2] 8 times.
Join with slip stitch to top of Fpdc at beginning of Round. (Change yarn colors if you desire.)
(48sts)

Round 4

Do not ch1 to start this round.
[(Sc + 2Dc in ch2 space), (2Dc + sc) in next ch2 space] 8 times.
Join with slip stitch to sc at beginning of Round. (Change yarn colors if you desire.)

(48sts)

Round 5

Ch1 [FpDc around FpDc that is just below your hook from R3*, ch3, FpDc around THE SAME FpDc, ch1, sc into third Dc of shell from R4, ch1, (first cable arch made)] 8 times.
Join with slip stitch to top of Fpdc at beginning of Round. (Change yarn colors if you desire.) (64sts)

*Note: Make your first FpDc around the first FpDc AND the ch1 at the beginning of R3. Everything will look more tidy in the end.

Round 6

No chain at beginning.
[8Dc in ch3 space, FpDc2tog around the next FpDc (below and to the left of the ch3 space you just worked) AND around the next FpDc (that is below and to the right of the next ch3 space) ] 8 times.

Join with slip stitch to top of Dc from beginning of Round.
(72sts)

Round 7

Ch1, (FpDc around the FpDc2tog below the hook, Bphdc around all 8Dc sts) 8 times.
Join with slip stitch to top of first FpDdc from beginning of Round.
(72sts)

Note: This might be a bit of a reach but it’s important. We are setting up our foundation for where the edging is going to begin and end.