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Mountain Peak Table Topper
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A decorative tabletop piece
with a unique look, as bold as a mountain range!
Skill
level: 
Size:
Approximately 25” wide x 26” long
Materials:
Worsted wt.  cotton
or cotton-blend yarn:
400 yds. main color (MC)
100 yds. contrast color (CC)
Sample shown in Lily “Sugar
n’Cream”, 100% cotton (2 oz/56 g, 95 yds/86 m per ball) in color
#20220 Dream Twists (MC) and #18712 Hot Green (CC)
Size
I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook, or size needed to achieve gauge
Tapestry needle
Gauge:
In pattern, 3.5 triangles = 4” on size I/9 (5.5 mm) hook
Triangle base = 1.25”, triangle height = 1.5”
Pattern notes:
Central square is worked in one piece in back-and-forth rows
beginning at lower edge, then a contrast color edging is applied
around all four sides.
Terms/Abbreviations: beginning (beg), chain (ch), double crochet
(dc), double treble crochet (dtr), each (ea), half double crochet (hdc),
hook (hk), loop (lp), repeat (rep), round (rnd), single crochet
(sc), skip (sk), slip stitch (sl st), space (sp), stitch (st),
treble (triple) crochet (trc), yarn over (yo)
Special stitches:
Triangle: Ch 6, sc in 3rd ch from hk, over next 3 sts
work (hdc, dc, trc), sk 3 sts, sc in next sc.
Stitch
note: yarn over the number of times specified below to begin the
following stitches:
Half
double crochet (hdc): Yarn over once
Double
crochet (dc): Yarn over once
Treble
(triple) crochet (trc): Yarn over twice
Double
treble crochet (dtr): Yarn over three times
Table Topper
Row 1
(RS): With MC, ch 82, sc in 2nd ch from hk, *ch 6, sc in
3rd ch from hk, over next 3 ch work (hdc, dc, trc), sk 3
ch, sc in next ch (triangle completed), rep from * across, turn
(20 triangles)
Row 2
(WS): Ch 6, sc in ch at tip of first triangle, ch 3, *sc in ch at
tip of next triangle, ch 3, rep from * across, ending with sc in ch
at tip of last triangle, ch 1, dtr in last sc, turn.
Row 3:
Ch 10, sk the dtr & ch-1 from previous row, sc in next sc (i.e., top
of first triangle), *ch 6, sc in 3rd ch from hk, over
next 3 ch work (hdc, dc, trc), sk 3 ch, sc in next sc (triangle
completed), rep from * across, ending with ch 5, sk 1 ch of turning
ch, dtr in next ch of turning ch, turn (19 triangles)
Row 4:
Ch 1, sc into first st (i.e., top of dtr just completed on previous
row), *ch 3, sc in ch at tip of next triangle, rep from * across,
ending last rep with sc in 5th ch of turning ch, turn.
Row 5:
Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 6, sc in 3rd ch from hk, over
next 3 ch work (hdc, dc, trc), sk 3 ch, sc in next sc (triangle
completed), rep from * across, turn (20 triangles)
Rep
Rows 2-5 six times, then rep Row 2 once more. Piece measures approx.
25” from beg and 15 completed triangle rows are visible.
Work
set-up round for border:
Note: on this
round work over chains and post of the dtr stitches to encase
them with sc, rather than into the chains or strands of the dtr.
Rnd 1
(RS): Work sc evenly along each side of piece as follows:
Top:
Ch 1, work 3 sc in first sp, sk next sc, *work 4 sc in next sp, sk
next sc, rep from * across to last 2 sps (not counting turning ch
sp), end with 2 sc in next sp, sk next sc, 2 sc in next sp, sc in
last sc (76 sc). Pivot piece to work along left side.
Left
side: Work 6 sc in first sp, sk next st (i.e., row end), *work 5 sc
in next sp, sk next st (i.e., row end), rep from * across to last
sp, work 4 sc in last sp, sc in last st (76 sc). Pivot piece to work
along bottom (i.e., opposite side of foundation ch).
Bottom: Work 3 sc in first sp, sk next st (i.e., bottom of sc on opp
side of foundation ch), work 3 sc in next sp, sk next st, *work 4 sc
in next sp, sk next st, rep from * to last 2 sps, work 3 sc in next
sp, sk next st, work 3 sc in last sp (76 sc). Pivot piece to work
along last side.
Last
side: *Work 5 sc in next sp, sk next st (i.e., row end), rep from *
to last sp, work 6 sc in last sp (76 sc). Join with sl st to beg
sc, do not turn (304 sc total). Fasten off MC.
Triangle edging:
Rnd 1
(RS): Join CC in same sc at upper right corner of piece where MC was
fastened off. Work triangles around entire edge as follows: *Ch 6,
sc in 3rd ch from hk, over next 3 ch work (hdc, dc, trc),
sk 3 sc, sc in next sc (triangle completed), rep from * around, join
with sl st, do not turn (76 triangles)
Rnd 2
(RS): Ch 1, *sl st in ea of 4 sts along first side of next triangle,
sl st in point of triangle, sl st in ea of 4 sts along second side
of triangle, sl st in next sc, rep from * around, join with sl st.
Fasten off CC.
Finishing:
Weave
in all tails. Following care instructions on yarn ball band, block
piece lightly to finished measurements.
Variation: For a smaller table center or doily-style piece, use
sport yarn or size 10 thread with appropriate smaller hook sizes.
For personal or charity use only. Do not duplicate pattern for
commercial purposes.
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