Pointsettia

        Poinsettia

   

G Hook - Yellow, White, Green & Red Yarn

1. Yellow Yarn - ch 4, join, ch 4, (counts as st made plus ch 1), work 7 more dc, ch 1 in circle, join to 3rd ch of original ch 4 … (8 dc , ch 1 ) cut yarn

1. White Yarn - join White yarn, in each ch 1 space work 3 dc around, join and cut yarn

1. Red Yarn - join red yarn, (working V sts as follows: 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in same st) working between the 3 white dc  from previous row, *Work V sts 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc *around. Join Do Not Cut Yarn

1. Red Yarn , sl st into *center of V st, work V st 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in same st, ch 1, *repeat around, join and cut yarn

1. Green Yarn - join green, 7 dc’s in center of Vst ch 1 space, ch 1, sc in ch 1 space between the V st, ch 1, *Repeat around, join and cut yarn

1. White Yarn - join white, *1sc in first 3 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1sc in last 3 sts, ch 1, long sc (long sc means to sc on top of green on) in next st, ch 1* Repeat abound, join and finish off

Hanging Loop: when doing 3 sc above work as follows. 2 sc, ch 14, join to bottom of 2nd sc, now work 1 more sc in same st. - so you  actually have 3 sc & ch 14 loop made on top of center st