Small Diamonds Cloth

Materials: 1 Skein each of light and dark Sugar 'n Cream cotton, size H crochet hook or size to obtain gauge, tapestry needle to weave in ends. Model uses Red (color 00095) as light color and mod [emerald] green (color 01223) as dark color. Total weight is under 1.8 oz.

Gauge: Approximate size is 9 1/4" wide by 9" tall. Gauge is not important for this pattern.

With light color, clh 32 to begin.

Row 1-Sc in first 5 ch, bsc in next ch, (sc in next 9 ch, bsc in next ch)2x, sc in last 5 ch. 31 sts, Ch 1 and turn on this row and all rows through row 35.

Row 2 (RS)- Bsc in next 5 sts, sc in next st, (bsc in next 9 sts, sc in next st)2x, bsc in last 5 sts, changing to dark color with final lp of last bsc of row.

Row 3-With dark color, work first bsc over dropped color as in directions on Getting Started page, bsc in next 4 sts, sc in next st,

(bsc in next 9 sts, sc in next st)2x, bsc in last 5 sts.

Row 4-Sc in first 5 sts, bsc in next st, (sc in next 9 sts, bsc in next st)2x, sc in last 5 sts, picking up dropped color and completing last lp of final sc of row with the light color. Prepare to loop the dark color around and cover it with the first st of row 5.

Continue to follow graph and draw colors up the side. End off light color after row 34.

Photographs of the project are on Ravelry.com.