Pineapple Poinsettia Wreath

SKILL LEVEL

INTERMEDIATE

FINISHED SIZE

14 inches in diameter

MATERIALS

• Aunt Lydia’s Classic size 10 crochet cotton (350 yds (colors)/400 yds (white) per ball):

1 ball each #1 white and #494 victory red

• DMC 6-strand cotton embroidery floss (8¾ yds per skein):

3 skeins #909 very dark emerald green

• Size 5/1.90mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Tapestry needle

• 1 yd 2¼-inch-wide holiday wireedge ribbon

• 48 assorted pale-color E beads

• 4-oz bottle tacky glue

• Hot-glue gun

• Fishing line

• Foam plate

• 15-inch circle cardboard

• Plastic wrap

GAUGE

3 shells = 1 inch; center opening = 4 inches; Flower = 1¾ inches; Leaf = 2½ x 1½ inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join rounds with a slip stitch unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Puff stitch (puff st): [Yo, insert hook in ch-5 sp, yo, draw up a lp] 3 times in same ch-5 sp, yo, draw through all 7 lps on hook.

Beginning puff stitch (beg puff st): Ch 3, [yo, insert hook in same ch-5 sp, yo, draw up a lp] twice, yo, draw through all 5 lps on hook.

(Puff st, ch 2,