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Materials:
Ch 4
Rnd 1: 13 dc in 4th ch from hook, join in top of ch
Rnd 2: Ch 4, yo, insert hook from front of work between last dc made and starting ch on previous rnd & bring hook out (from back to front of work) between starting ch and following dc, yo and draw loop through (yo, and draw through 2 loops) twice (a raised st made) * dc in next 2 dc, yo, insert hook from front of work in sp between dc's immediately preceding the dc in which last dc was made on previous rnd and bring hook out (from back to front of work) between this last dc and the following dc, yo, and draw loop through, (yo, and draw through 2 loops) twice (a raised st made). Repeat from * around, ending with dc in last dc, join
Rnd 3: Ch 3 (dc in next st, 2 dc in next st) around, join
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next dc, make a raised st over next dc * dc in next 3 dc, make a raised st over last dc worked on previous rnd. Repeat from * around, join
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in each st around, increasing as necessary to keep work flat, join
Rnd 6: Sc in same place as sl st * sk 2 dc, 5 dc in next dc (shell made), sk 2 dc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, join. Ch 11 (for loop), sl st in same st and sl st in each ch of loop. Break off.