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SIZES: Directions are for Small (size 8-10). Changes for Medium (size 12-14) are in parentheses.
MATERIALS: HERO Crazy Daisy Winder and King Size Crazy Daisy Winder. Sport Yarn, 2 oz. pull skein, 4 (5) Royal Blue (A) and 4 (5) White (B). HERO No. 1 steel crochet hook and tapestry needle.
GAUGE: Two connected blocks—6″.
NOTE: Shape of neck on medium size is slightly different in order to attain proper sizing.
TO MAKE DAISIES: Make 77 (91) daisies on King Size Crazy Daisy Winder, winding twice around spokes and sewing centers all with color A. Make 77 (91) daisies on Crazy Daisy Winder, winding twice around spokes with color B and sewing centers with color A. See [page 3] for directions to make daisies.
1st BLOCK: Place smaller B daisy on top of A daisy and tack securely. Rnd 1: With B, sc in space of petal, going through both loops of petal of A daisy, ch 4, 2 hdc into sp of same petal (half corner), * (ch 1, 3 hdc in sp of next petal) 3 times, ch 1, 3 hdc back into last petal worked in to complete a corner; repeat from *, end (ch 1, 3 hdc in sp of next petal) twice, ch 1, 3 hdc in first petal, ch 1 and join with a sl st to top of starting ch to complete 4th corner. Fasten off B and attach A. Rnd 2: With A, sl st in sp of corner, * (ch 4, sl st in next sp under ch-1 of previous rnd) 4 times, ch 5, sl st back into base of last sl st in center of corner to form a picot; repeat from *, end with the completion of picot in 4th corner, join with a sl st to first sl st. Fasten off.
2nd BLOCK: Work as for first block until completion of rnd 1. Rnd 2: With A, sl st in sp of corner, (ch 4, sl st in next sp under ch-1 of previous rnd) 4 times, hold back to back to first block, ch 3, sl st in sp of picot on first block, ch 3, sl st back into base sl st to complete picot joining, (ch 4, sl st in next ch-4 sp on first block, ch 4, sl st in next ch-1 sp on 2nd block) 4 times, ch 3, sl st in picot on first block, ch 3, sl st back into base sl st to complete picot joining. * (Ch 4, sl st in next ch-1 sp) 4 times, ch 5, sl st back into base sl st to complete picot; repeat from * once more, ending with the 4th picot being worked in starting corner. Join with a sl st to first sl st. Fasten off.
3rd BLOCK: Work as for first block until completion of rnd 1. Third block is joined to another side of first block. With A, sl st in sp of corner, (ch 4, sl st in next sp under ch-1) 4 times, hold back to back to first block, ch 3, sl st in sp of picot on first block, ch 3, sl st back into base sl st to complete picot joining, (ch 4, sl st under next ch-4 sp on first block, ch 4, sl st under next ch-1 sp on 3rd block) 4 times, ch 3, sl st in center between joined picots of block 1 and 2, ch 3, sl st back into base sl st to complete picot joining. *(Ch 4, sl st under next ch-1 sp) 4 times, ch 5, sl st back into base sl st to form a picot; repeat from * once more, ending with the 4th picot being worked in starting corner. Join with a sl st to first sl st. Fasten off.
4th BLOCK: Work as for first block until completion of rnd 1. Fourth block is joined to one side of block 3 and one side of block 2. Rnd 2: With A, sl st in sp of corner, (ch 4, sl st in next ch-1 sp) 4 times, hold back to back to third block, ch 3, sl st in sp of picot on third block, ch 3, sl st back in base st to complete picot joining, (ch 4, sl st under next ch-4 sp on third block, ch 4, sl st under next ch-1 sp on 4th block) 4 times, ch 3, sl st in center of the 3 joined picots, ch 3, sl st back into base sl st to complete a 4 picot joining, (ch 4, sl st under next ch-4 sp on 2nd block, ch 4, sl st under next ch-1 sp on 4th block) 4 times, ch 3, sl st in sp of picot on 2nd block, ch 3, sl st back in base sl st to complete picot joining, (ch 4, sl st under next ch-1 sp) 4 times, ending in first corner, ch 5, sl st in base sl st to form 4th picot, join with a sl st to first sl st. Fasten off. Join all blocks in this manner.