D. Right side of daisy.

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D

JOINING A: Picot Joining of Daisies: These directions can be used for the Crazy Daisy Winder and for the King Size Crazy Daisy Winder. Note: Connections for daisy have been written for a sport yarn or knitting worsted. The number of chains used in connecting the daisies to each other may have to be adjusted if any other type of yarn or cotton is used.

1st BLOCK: Using crochet hook, sc in sp of petal of daisy (make sure to take up as many of the petals as you wrapped around for each petal when winding). * (ch 4, sc in sp of next petal) 3 times, ch 5, sl st in side-top of last sc (picot); repeat from * twice more, ending (ch 4, sc in sp of next petal) twice, ch 4, join with a sl st to first sc, ch 5, sl st in side-top of last st (picot), 4 picots around. Leave a 2″ thread and fasten off securely on back.

2nd BLOCK: Sc in sp of petal of 2nd daisy. (Ch 4, sc in sp of next petal) 3 times, place daisy back to back to first block, ch 2, sl st in sp of picot on first block, ch 2, sl st back into last sc on 2nd block to complete the picot joining. (Ch 2, sl st in next ch-4 sp on 1st block, ch 2, sc back into next petal on 2nd daisy) 3 times. Ch 2, sl st in center of corner picot on first block, ch 2, sl st back into last sc on 2nd block to complete picot joining. (Ch 4, sc in sp of next petal on 2nd daisy) 3 times, ch 5, sl st in side-top of last sc for a picot, (ch 4, sc in sp of next petal), twice, ending ch 4, join with a sl st to first sc, ch 5, sl st back into last st to complete the picot. Leave a 2″ thread and fasten off securely on back.

3rd BLOCK: Join a 3rd block to another side of first block as follows: Sc in sp of petal of 3rd daisy. (Ch 4, sc in sp of next petal) 3 times, hold 3rd daisy back to back to first block, ch 2, sl st in sp of picot on first block, ch 2, sl st back in last sc on 3rd block, (ch 2, sl st in next sp on first block, ch 2, sc back into next petal on 3rd block) 3 times, ch 2, sl st in center st between the 2 picots that join the first and second block, ch 2, sl st in last sc on 3rd block, (ch 4, sc in sp of next petal) 3 times, ch 5, sl st in side-top of last sc (picot), (ch 4, sc in sp of next petal) twice, ch 4, join with a sl st to first sc, ch 5, sl st in last st to form a picot. Leave a 2″ thread and fasten off securely on back.

4th BLOCK: Join to one side of 3rd and one side of 2nd block as follows: Sc in sp of a petal of 4th daisy. (Ch 4, sc in sp of next petal) 3 times. Hold 4th daisy back to back to 3rd block, ch 2, sl st in sp of picot on 3rd block, ch 2, sl st in last sc on 4th block to complete picot joining. (Ch 2, sl st in next sp on 3rd block, ch 2, sc back into next petal on 4th block) 3 times, ch 2, sl st in center of the 3 joined picots that connect blocks 1, 2 and 3, ch 2, sl st back into last sc on 4th block (this completes a 4 picot joining). (Ch 2, sl st in next sp on 2nd block, ch 2, sc back into sp of next petal on 4th block) 3 times, ch 2, sl st in sp of picot on 2nd block, ch 2, sl st back into last sc on 4th block to complete picot joining. (Ch 4, sc in sp of next petal on 4th daisy) twice, ch 4, join with a sl st to first sc, ch 5, sl st back into last st worked to complete picot. Leave a 2″ thread and fasten off securely on back. Continue to make and join daisies for desired shape and size in this manner.