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Pineapple Swirl

Runner

Design by Colleen Sullivan

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

12 inches wide x 321/2 inches long

MATERIALS

• Size 10 crochet cotton:
  400 yds white


• Size 8/1.50mm steel
  crochet hook or size needed to
  obtain gauge


• Tapestry needle
  GAUGE
  9 dc = 1 inch; 4 dc rnds = 1 inch;
  Pineapple = 2 inches from beg 8-tr
  row to ending ch-3 sp.

FEATURES

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work

progresses.

Chain-4 at beginning of row

counts as first treble crochet

unless otherwise stated.

Join with slip stitch as indicated

unless otherwise stated.

Chain-9 at beginning of round

counts as first double crochet and

chain-6 unless otherwise stated.

Chain-8 at beginning of round

counts as first double crochet and

chain-5 unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Beginning shell (beg shell):

Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), (tr, ch

2, 2 tr) in same st or sp as indi-

cated.

Treble crochet shell (tr-

shell): (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in indi-

cated st or sp.

Shell in shell: Tr-shell in ch-2

sp of indicated tr-shell, OR dc-

shell in ch-2 sp of indicated

dc-shell.

INTERMEDIATE

This pleasing pineapple design begins with four pineapples motifs

worked down the center. Lacy arches and solid areas accentuate the

shape of this runner defining its unique shape in style.

Double crochet shell (dc-

shell): (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in indi-

cated ch sp.

Picot loop (picot lp): Ch 5,

sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 2.

RUNNER

CENTER

First Pineapple

Foundation row (RS): Ch 5,

(tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in 5th ch from hook

(sk 4 chs counts as first tr), turn.

(beg shell)

Row 1: Sl st across to ch-2 sp,

(beg shell—see Special Stitches

in same sp, ch 2, 2 tr) in same

ch-2 sp, turn. (6 tr, 2 ch-2 sps)

Row 2: Sl st to ch-2 sp, beg

shell in same sp, ch 3, tr-shell

(see Special Stitches) in next

ch-2 sp, turn.

Row 3: Sl st to ch-2 sp, beg

shell in same sp, ch 3, tr in next