Draydel Applique

Materials: This can be made with 2 colors of any yarn. Gauge is not important.

The model was made with a size 5 (1.9 mm) steel hook using Herrschners 2-ply afghan yarn-about 5 yards of turquoise yarn and less than a yard of white. The finished piece is 2” tall by 1 ¼” wide. In the top photo, the draydel has been attached to a crocheted stocking using the starting and ending tails that are shown on the bottom photo.

Notes:

When working into the ch4 in row 1 or the ch3 in row 2, put the hook into the back of the ch. (This makes less of a gap than trying to work into the front of the ch.)

Change color by drawing a loop of the new color through the last loop of the sc in the old color. (i.e. insert hook into stitch, draw up a loop, yo in new color and draw through both lps on hook).

When working with 2 colors on this pattern, leave the unworked color behind as a float. (That is why this pattern is listed after instructions for more than 2 colors even though it is worked in only 2 colors.

Graph for rows 3-12

Blank box is turquoise

x=white

Row 1 (RS)- With turquoise, ch 5 (counts as 1^st tr), leaving a 3”-4” tail, 4 tr in 5^th ch from hook, turn. 5 tr

Row 2-ch 3 for 1^st dc, 2 dc in same st, dc in next 3 sts, 3 dc in top of ch-3 of row 1, turn. 9 dc

Row 3-ch 1, sc in each st following graph above for color placement. Start white at indicated stitch (4^th st of row), turn.

Row 4-ch 1, bsc in each st following graph for color placement, turn

Rows 5-8-Repeat rows 3-4. End off white after row 7, and end off turquoise after row 8.

Row 9-With RS facing, join turquoise with ch1 at 4^th st of row 8. Sc in same st and in next 2 sts, leaving last 3 sts unworked; ch 1, turn. 3 sc

Row 10-Bsc in each st, ch 1, turn.

Row 11-sc in each st, ch 1, turn.

Row 12-Bsc in each st, end off, leaving long tail as before.

Use the tails to attach applique to fabric and knot ends together to secure.