GAUGE 18 sc x 9 rows = 4"

Check your gauge. Change hook size to obtain correct gauge.

MATERIALS

Yarn*: 5 balls of #74-08 Curacao Coral

Crochet hook: K-10 1/2 (6.5 mm)

Large-eyed blunt needle

*Premier® Yarns Macra-Made yarn was used for this project.

INSTRUCTIONS

Strap

Ch 113.

Row 1: Working in the back bumps of beg-ch, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across—112 sc.

Rows 2-4: Ch 1, sc in each sc across. Turn. Fasten off.

Front/Back (make 2)

Ch 6, sl st to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, 7 sc in ring, sl st in 1st sc to join—7 sc.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, sl st in 1st sc to join—14sc.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc] around, sl st in 1st sc to join—21 sc.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] around, sl st in 1st sc to join—28 sc.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 3 sc] around, sl st in 1st sc to join—35 sc.

Rnd 6: Ch 1, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 4 sc] around, sl st in 1st sc to join—42 sc.

Rnd 7: Ch 1, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc] around, sl st in 1st sc to join—49 sc.

Rnd 8: Ch 1, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc] around, sl st in 1st sc to join—56 sc.

Rnd 9: Ch 1, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 7 sc] around, sl st in 1st sc to join—63 sc.

Rnd 10: Ch 1, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 8 sc] around, sl st in 1st sc to join—70 sc.

Rnd 11: Ch 1, [2 sc in next sc, sc in next 9 sc] around, sl st in 1st sc to join—77 sc.

Front Only

Rnd 12: Working through Front and Strap, ch 1, sc in next 44 sc, working in Front only, sc in next 33 sc, sl st in 1st sc to join. Fasten off.

Back Only

Rnd 12: Working through Back and opposite edge of Strap starting at the same point as Front, ch 1, sc in next 44 sc, working in Back only, sc in next 16 sc, (sc, ch 5, sc) in next sc, sc in next 16 sc, sl st in 1st sc to join. Fasten off.

Button

Ch 4, sl st to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, 6 sc in ring, sl st in 1st sc to join.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc2tog across, sl st in 1st sc to join. Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in ends. Sew seam in Strap. Fold loose section of Front down. Sew down using Button at center Front.