PENTA

©LAURA C. L. VAN DAM 2013

Materials: 20 g of crochet thread PENGOUIN MACRAME or similar. 1,5 mm hook (or adjust to
thread used)

Stitches: Chain (ch), double crochet (dc), single crochet (sc), slip stitch (sl st) and fan stitch (fan)

Fan stitch: 2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc in the same space.

Instructions between asterisks *---* must be repeated until the end of the round.

Instructions: (see diagram)

CENTRE: Crocheted in the round, without turning work at the end of the round.

1st round: Make a magic ring and work ch 3, 14 dc in the ring.

2nd round: Ch 4, *1 dc in the space between 2 previous round dcs, ch 1*, sl st in 3rd ch of first 4
to close round.

3rd round: 1 sl st to reach next 1 ch space, (ch 3, 1 dc) in the same space, ch 1, *(2 dc, ch 1) in
the next space*, sl st to close round.

4th round: 2 sl st to reach next 1 ch space, (ch 3 , dc, ch 2 , 2 dc, ch 2) in the same space, *(1
fan, ch 2 ) in next space*, sl st to close round.

LEAVES: They are worked separately on 3 fans from previous round , turning work at the end
of each round (back and forth rows)

5th round: ch 3, 1 fan in the 2 ch space of the 1st fan from previous round, ch 2, 9 dcs in the
next 2 ch space of previous round fan, ch2 , 1 fan in the 2 ch space in next fan, 1 dc in the next
2 ch space between 2 fans.

6th round: ch 3, 1 fan in the 2 ch space of the 1st fan from previous round, ch 2, 1 dc in each
one of the 9 dcs from previous round, ch 2, 1 fan in the 2 ch space in next fan, 1 dc in the
chains from previous round.

7th round: repeat 6th round.

8th round: repeat 6th round.

9th round: ch 3, 1 fan in the 2 ch space of the 1st fan from previous round, ch 2, 1 dc in each
one of the 7 central dcs from previous round, ch 2, 1 fan in the 2 ch space in next fan, 1 dc in
the chains from previous round.

10th round: ch 3, 1 fan in the 2 ch space of the 1st fan from previous round, ch 2, 1 dc in each
one of the 5 central dcs from previous round, ch 2, 1 fan in the 2 ch space in next fan, 1 dc in
the chains from previous round.

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11th round: ch 3, 1 fan in the 2 ch space of the 1st fan from previous round, ch 2, 1 dc in each
one of the 3 central dcs from previous round, ch 2, 1 fan in the 2 ch space in next fan, 1 dc in
the chains from previous round.

12th round: ch 3, 1 fan in the 2 ch space of the 1st fan from previous round, ch 2, 1 dc in the
central dc from previous round, ch 2, 1 fan in the 2 ch space in next fan, 1 dc in the chains
from previous round.

13th round: ch 3, 1 fan in the 2 ch space of the 1st fan from previous round, ch 2, 1 sc in the
central dc from previous round, ch 2, 1 fan in the 2 ch space in next fan, 1 dc in the chains
from previous round.

14th round: ch 3, 1 fan in the 2 ch space of the 1st fan from previous round, 1 fan in the 2 ch
space in next fan, 1 dc in the chains from previous round.

15th round: make a sl st round on top and side of the leaf until you reach the base of the leaf
(round 4). You can now start the next leaf.

Repeat rounds 5-15 until you have 5 leaves. Finish with sl st and hide ends.

DIAGRAM