Baby's Hot Water Bottle Pattern #1026

MATERIALS REQUIRED. — 1 ball Royal Society Crochet Cotton, size 5, any color. Crochet hook, No. 7.

First Row.—Ch. 12, join to form ring, 18 s. c. into the ring, join with sl. st.

Second Row.—Ch. 9, 1 s. c. into first stitch of previous row, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the next, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the third. Continue all around until 17 loops are made. Ch. 4, 1 d. tr. c. into the last stitch.

Third Row.—Ch. 9, 1 s. c. into first loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the next loop. Continue until 17 loops are made. Ch. 4, 1 d. tr. c. into the last stitch.

Fourth and Fifth Rows.—Same as third.

Sixth Row.—1 s. c. into the loop, 1 s. c. into the next loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the next, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the next, ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., 1 s. c., into the following, 1 s. c. into the next, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the next, continue all around, ch. 4, 1 d. tr. c. into the first con­necting s. c. of previous row.

Seventh Row.—1 s. c. into loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into next loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., 1 s. c. into next loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into following loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. Continue around, ch. 4, 1 d. tr. c. into first connecting s. c. of previous row.

Eighth Row.—Ch. 9, 1 s. c. into loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. Continue around, ch. 4, 1 d. tr. c. into d. tr. c. of previous row. Make 8 more rows same as eighth row.

Seventeenth Row.—Ch. 6, 1 s. c. into loop, ch. 6, 1 s. c. into next loop. Continue around and join with sl. st. into d. tr. c. of previous row.

Eighteenth Row.—Ch. 5, skip 2, 1 d. c. into the next, ch. 2, skip 2, 1 d. c. Continue around and join with sl. st. into ch. 5.

Nineteenth Row.—1 sl. st. into next stitch, ch. 5, 1 d. c. into next hole, ch. 2, 1 d. c. into following hole, ch. 2, continue around and join with sl. st. Repeat nineteenth row 5 times.

Twenty-fifth Row.—Ch. 6, skip 1 spoke of previous row, 1 s. c. into next d. c., ch. 6, skip 1 spoke, 1 s. c. into next s. c. Continue all around.

Twenty-sixth Row.—9 s. c. into first loop, 9 s. c. into next loop, and continue all around.