Design by Maggie Petsch

Size: 2 inches in diameter

Materials:

• Crochet cotton size 10: small amount green (A) 
• Crochet cotton size 20: small amounts each red (B) and yellow (C) 
• Kreinik Blending Filaments (50 m per spool): 1 spool each green #008 (BFA) and red 003HL (BFB) 
• Size 7 steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge 
• Size 9 steel crochet hook 
• 12-in length 1/4-in wide Christmas ribbon 
• 1-in long pin back 
• Tapestry needle 
• Embroidery needle 
• Sewing needle and green sewing thread 
• Spray starch

Instructions:

Gauge: Rnds 1 & 2 of wreath = 1-3/8 inch in diameter with larger hook. Check gauge to save time.

Pattern Note: Join rnds with a sl st unless otherwise stated.

Pattern Stitch: Lp st: Insert hook in next st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 1 lp on hook] 4 times, yo, draw through rem 2 lps on hook, pushing lp to RS of work.

WREATH

Rnd 1 (RS): With larger hook and 1 strand A and 1 strand BFA held together, ch 24, join to form a ring, ch 1, lp st in same st as joining, sc in next st, [lp st in next st, sc in next st] rep around, join in beg lp st. (24 sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 1; sc in same st as joining, *lp st in next st, [sc, lp st] in next st**, sc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (32 sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, lp st in same st as joining, *sc in next st, lp st in next st, [sc, lp st] in next st, sc in next st, lp st in next st, sc in next st, [lp st, sc] in next st**, lp st in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg lp st. (40 sts)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *lp st in next st, sc in next st, lp st in next st, [sc, lp st] in next st**, sc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (48 sts)

Rnd 5: Ch 1, lp st in same st as joining, *sc in next st, lp st in next st, sc in next st, lp st in next st, [sc, lp st] in next st, sc in next st, lp st in next st, sc in next st, lp st in next st, sc in next st, [lp st, sc] in next st**, lp st in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg lp st, fasten off.

POINSETTIA (make 4)

With smaller hook and 1 strand B and 1 strand BFB held together, ch 1 (center ch), [ch 5, sl st in center ch] 6 times, fasten off, leaving length for finishing.

FINISHING

Make bow with Christmas ribbon and tack at bottom of wreath on WS with sewing needle and green thread. With lengths left for finishing and tapestry needle, tack 4 poinsettias evenly spaced around rem of wreath. With embroidery needle and C, embroider french knot at center of each poinsettia. Sew pin back to top back of wreath with sewing needle and green sewing thread. Spray front of wreath with spray starch.