Colors of Sunshine Scrapghan

A Free Crochet Pattern

I often get annoyed with patterns claiming to be scrap patterns. You know those patterns that tell you that you will be able to use up some of your scrap stash but then it will tell you you need two skeins of every color.

 I need projects that ask for even less. I have those scraps that when you get to the end of a project you roll it up into a ball and hope it will be enough to make a baby hat or some booties. Maybe you will even make a hat and booties out of that ball and there is still a little left.

You know those scrap balls that your husband hates because he always seems to vacuum them up, or the ones that your three year old gets a hold of when you are not looking and one end ends up at a different side of the house as the other end of the yarn ball. (true stories). Where are the patterns that use those scraps up?

I have come up with one. I will tell you first off though that you will need at least 2 skeins of one solid color, sorry. All the rest will just be scraps; isn't that fantastic!

Colors of Sunshine Scrapghan 

Yarn: any worsted weight 4 yarn scraps, and 2 skeins of a solid color

Hook: J

 Instructions 

First motif:

Round 1: Ch 4, 11 dc in 4^th ch from hook, sl st in to 3^rd starting ch. 12 dc

Round 2: Ch 6,( tr in next dc, ch 2) repeat around sl st in starting st. 12 tr, 12 ch 2 spaces.

Round 3: Ch 1, {sc in tr, ch 3, sk ch 2 sp, dc3tog in next tr, sk ch 2 space, ch 3} repeat around, sl st in beginning st. 6 sc, and 6 dc3tog.

Round 4: Sl st into ch 3 sp, ch 1, 3 sc in same 3 ch sp, ch 3, sk next st,{ 3 sc in next 3 ch space, sk next st, ch 3} repeat around, sl st in firtst sc. Finish off. 12( 3 sc ), and 12 ch 3 sp.

Motif with one joining side:

Repeat rounds 1-3 as in first motif

Round 4: Sl st into ch 3 sp, ch 1, {3 sc in 3 ch sp, ch 1, sk 1 st,  sl st into matching ch 3 sp of motif 1, ch 1, } repeat 2 more times, ,{ 3 sc in next 3 ch space, sk next st, ch 3} repeat around, sl st in beginning sc. 3 joining spots.

Motif with 2 joining sides:

Repeat rounds 1-3 as in first motif

Round 4: Sl st into ch 3 sp, ch 1, {3 sc in 3 ch sp, ch 1, sk 1 st,  sl st into matching ch 3 sp of motif 1, ch 1, } repeat 4 more times, ,{ 3 sc in next 3 ch space, sk next st, ch 3} repeat around, sl st in beginning sc. 5 joining spots.

Motif with 3 joining sides:

Repeat rounds 1-3 as in first motif

Round 4: Sl st into ch 3 sp, ch 1, {3 sc in 3 ch sp, ch 1, sk 1 st,  sl st into matching ch 3 sp of motif 1, ch 1, } repeat 6  more times, ,{ 3 sc in next 3 ch space, sk next st, ch 3} repeat around, sl st in beginning sc. 7 joining spots.

Edging

Round 1: sc in every sc, sc2tog for every joining spot, and (sc, ch 1, sc) in every ch sp, sl st in first st.

 For all additional rounds sc in every st. Finish Off, weave in all ends. 

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