Crocheted Apron

WAIST BAND: With Pink, ch 14, 2 dc in 6th st from hook, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, ch 3, skip 3 sts of ch, sc in next st, ch 3, skip 3 sts of ch and work 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in last st of ch, ch 5, turn.

2nd Row. 1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc shell in center of shell, ch 5, 1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc in center of next shell, ch 5, turn.

3rd Row. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc shell in ch 3 loop, ch 3, 1 sc over ch 5 loop, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc shell in next ch 3 loop, ch 5, turn.

Repeat the last 2 rows until there are 67 ch 5 loops across side of band, ending with the 3rd row, cut thread.

Attach White in 23rd loop, ch 3, dc in same loop, ch 2, 2 dc in same loop, * ch 5, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc shell in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ** ch 5, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next loop, * ch 5, 2 dc shell in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, then repeat from ** twice, ch 5 to turn each row.

2nd Row. * 1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc shell in next shell, ch 3, sc over next loop, ch 3, repeat from * 3 times, 1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc in next shell, ch 5 (lace section), skip 1 dc of next 3 dc shell, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, 1 dc in next loop, ch 2, 1 dc in same loop, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc of same 3 dc shell (solid section), ch 5, repeat from beginning twice and complete row to correspond. There are 4 lace sections and 3 solid sections in row.

3rd Row. Work 2 dc shells with ch 5 between shells in each shell of lace sections and work solid section same as previous row.

4th Row. Repeat 2nd row.

5th Row. Repeat 3rd row for lace sections and increase in solid sections as follows: 2 dc in 2nd dc, 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in next loop, ch 2, 1 dc in same loop, 1 dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc.

The 3rd and 4th rows of lace pattern are followed for entire apron and will not be referred to again. Following directions given are for the solid sections only.

6th, 7th and 8th Rows. 1 dc in 2nd, 3rd and 4th dc, 1 dc in loop, ch 2, 1 dc in same loop and next 3 dc.

9th Row. 2 dc in 2nd dc, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, 1 dc in next loop, ch 2, 1 dc in same loop and 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc.

10th, 11th and 12th Rows. 1 dc in 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th dc, dc in next loop, ch 2, 1 dc in same loop and next 4 dc.

Repeat the last 4 rows, having 1 more dc on each side of each solid section every 4th row until there are 40 rows made. There should be 12 dc in each side of each solid section. Increasing in same manner, work 18 more rows in the following color scheme: 2 rows each of Green, White, Pink and White, 4 rows Green, 2 rows White, 4 rows Pink and 2 rows White. Press apron and lace ribbon through waist band.