Star Stitch Crib Cover Pattern

Approximate size: 30 inches x 36 inches

Materials

CYNTHIA Germantown or CYNTHIA Knit­ting Worsted: 11 ozs. Pastel No. 346, 2 ozs. Pink No. 358, 1 oz. White No. 300, 2 ozs. Light Blue No. 333.
Boye wooden crochet hook No. 14

Gauge: 2 stars = 1 inch

Ch 112. 1st row: Yarn over hook, draw a loop through 2nd ch from hook, skip 1 ch, yarn over hook, draw a loop through next ch, yarn over and draw through the 5 loops on hook, * ch 2, yarn over, draw a loop through eye (the st at side of ch 2 just made), skip 1 st, yarn over, draw a loop through next ch, yarn over and draw through the 5 loops on hook, repeat from * across row, ch 2, turn.

2nd row: * yarn over, draw a loop through eye, yarn over, draw a loop through next space, yarn over and draw through the 5 loops on hook, re­peat from * across row, the last loop of last star insert hook in 2nd st of turning ch 2, yarn over and through the 5 loops on hook, ch 2, turn. Re­peat 2nd row until there are 96 rows in all. Fas­ten off.

Edge: Tie in Pink, ch 2, yarn over, draw a loop through 1st st of ch 2, yarn over, draw a loop through same place as ch 2, yarn over, draw a loop through next space on edge, yarn over and draw through the 7 loops on hook, * ch 2, yarn over, draw a look through eye, yarn over, draw a loop through same space as last loop of star stitch just worked, yarn over, draw a loop through next space on edge, yarn over and through the 7 loops on hook, repeat from * around entire edge, working 2 stars in each corner. Work a second row, join and fasten off.