Puff Christmas bulb cover

Puff Christmas bulb cover

Materials:
1 bulb 2" round
#10 thread
7/1.65mm steel hook
1/8" wide Ribbon

Finished Size: 2" around

Gauge: not important to overall size

Stitches:
3 dc puff stitch
Yarn over, insert hook in stitch or space as indicated by pattern instructions, draw up a 1/2" loop or a loop equal to the height of your last stitch, (yo, insert hook in same st, yo, draw up 1 long loop) twice, yo, draw through first 7 loops on hook, ch 1 to complete the stitch.

Chain 3, join to form a ring

1.) Chain 2, hdc in ring 7 times, join: 8 hdc

2.) chain 2, hdc in same st, * 2 hdc in next st, repeat from * around join in chain 2: 16 hdc.

3.) chain 2, hdc in same st, * 2 hdc in next st, repeat from * around join in chain 2: 32 hdc.

4.) Chain 4, ( counts as first dc, ch 1), dc in same stitch, * skip next st, dc, ch 1, dc in next st; repeat from * around join in chain 3 of 4: 16 v-stitches

5.) Work puff stitch in first chain 1 space, chain 2, * puff st in next ch 1 space, chain 2; repeat from * around join in first puff stitch made: 16 puff stitches.

6 - 14) work puff stitch in first puff stitch, chain 2, * puff stitch in next puff stitch, chain 2; repeat from * around join in first puff stitch made: 16 puff stitches.

15.) sc in first dc st, 4 dc in chain 2 space, * sc in next dc stitch, 4 dc in next chain 1 space; repeat from * around join in sc.

end weaving in all ends.

Finishing: take ribbon and weave in and out of rnd 14
slip cover over bulb and tie ribbon in bow.

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