34 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM AUGUST 2018SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning 3-treble crochet
cluster (beg 3-tr cl): Ch 3, [yo
twice, insert hook in next st, yo,
draw up a lp, yo, draw through
2 lps on hook] twice, yo, draw
through all 3 lps on hook.
3-treble crochet cluster
(3-tr cl): *Yo twice, insert
hook in indicated st, [yo, draw
through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep
from * twice, yo, draw through
all 4 lps on hook.VALANCE
CHERRY MOTIF
Make 38.
Rnd 1 (RS): With red, form a
slip ring (see illustration), ch 3
(does not count as a st), 16 tr in
ring, join (see Pattern Notes) in
first tr, draw loose end of slip ring
to close opening tightly. Fasten
off. (16 tr)Rnd 2: Join white in any tr,
(ch 5—see Pattern Notes, t r,
ch 3, tr, ch 1, tr) in same st, [ch 2,
sk next 3 sts, (tr, ch 1, tr, ch 3, tr,
ch 1, tr) in next st] 3 times, ch 2,
join in first tr. (16 tr, 4 ch-3 sps)FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
451/2 inches wide x 11 inches long
MATERIALS- Aunt Lydia’s Classic
Crochet Size 10 crochet
cotton (white: 400 yds
per ball; solid: 350 yds
per ball):
13 balls #1 white
1 ball #494 victory red - Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge - Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Motif = 21/4 inches square; 21 sc =
2 inches
Cherries on the Top Valance
Design by Kristen Stoltzfus ClayHAPPY DAYS KITCHEN
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work
progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated
unless otherwise stated.
Chain-5 at beginning of round
counts as first treble crochet,
chain-1.Slip RingLeave ring
loose until
stitches are
made.4" endINTERMEDIATERnd 3: Beg 3-tr cl (see Special
Stitches), *ch 3, (3-tr cl—see
Special Stitches, ch 3) 3 times in
ch-3 sp, (3-tr cl in next tr, next
ch-1 sp, and next tr) twice, rep
from * twice, ch 3, (3-tr cl, ch 3)
3 times in last ch-3 sp, work 3-tr
cl in next tr, next ch-1 sp and
next tr, join in beg 3-tr cl.
(20 3-tr cls)
Rnd 4: (Ch 1, sc) in first 3-tr cl,
*ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, (sc,
hdc) in next ch-3 sp, (dc, ch 3, dc)
in next 3-tr cl, (hdc, sc) in next
ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp,
ch 3**, [sc in next 3-tr cl] twice,
rep from * 3 times, ending last
rep at **, sc in next 3-tr cl, join
in beg sc. Fasten off. (20 ch-3 sps)BLOSSOM MOTIF
Make 38.
Rnd 1 (RS): With white, form
a slip ring, (ch 3, tr, ch 3, sl st)
4 times in slip ring, draw loose
end of slip ring to close tightly.
(4 petals)
Rnd 2: Sl st to first tr, (ch 5, tr,
ch 3, tr, ch 1, tr) in first tr petal,
ch 1, [(tr, ch 1, tr, ch 3, tr, ch 1, tr)
in next tr of petal] 3 times, ch 1,
join in 4th ch of beg ch-5. (16 tr,
4 ch-3 sps)
Rnds 3 & 4: Rep rnds 3 and 4
of Cherry Motif.ASSEMBLYJoin Motifs
Join white in corner ch-3 sp of
Cherry Motif, ch 2, sl st in corner
ch-3 sp of Blossom Motif, [ch 2,
sl st in next ch sp of Cherry
Motif, ch 2, sl st in next ch sp
of Blossom Motif] 5 times.
Fasten off.
Join white on opposite side of
Blossom Motif, ch 2, sl st in
corner ch-3 sp of Cherry Motif,
[ch 2, sl st in next ch sp of Blos-
som Motif, ch 2, sl st in next
ch sp of Cherry Motif] 5 times.
Fasten off.