CLOUD BUNTING

It’ll be all sunny days and blue skies with this rainbow bunting by Kelly Wilson Moore

by Kelly Wilson Moore

YOU WILL NEED

■ Sirdar Happy Cotton

(100% cotton, 20g/43m)

2 balls of each:

Shower (762)

Pebble (759)

1 ball of each:

Giggle (795)

Sorbet (793)

Melon (794)

Laundry (782)

Bunting (797)

Currant Bun (756)

■ A 3.5mm (US E/4) hook

For yarn stockists contact Sirdar 01924 231682 www.sirdar.com

TENSION

Tension is not critical, but it may affect the yarn quantities required

MEASUREMENTS

Each Cloud Motif measures approx 7x4cm (2 x1 in) A length of Bunting with 30 Motifs measures approx 282cm (111in)

ABBREVIATIONS

surface crochet ss Position yarn on WS of work, insert hook from RS to WS where you wish the surface crochet to begin, yrh and pull loop up to RS, *insert hook back through to WS in direction you wish the surface crochet to travel, yrh and pull up a loop, pull through first loop on hook; rep from * as required. When fastening off, pull the final tail through the last ss, thread onto a darning needle and weave through to the WS

For a full list, see page 90

Add a little sunshine to your space with these pu y clouds and rainbow tassels. This make would look so cute in a child’s bedroom!

NOTES

The yarn quantities listed will make approx 30 Cloud Motifs. Clouds are worked in rounds throughout.

BUNTING

CLOUD MOTIF (MAKE 30)

Using Shower, ch12.

Round 1 (RS) Tr in fourth ch from hook (skipped chs counts as tr), tr in next 7 chs, 5tr in next ch, turn and work along opposite side of foundation ch, tr in next 7 chs, 3tr in next ch, ss to top of beg ch-3. [24 sts]

Round 2 Ss in next st, (skip next st, 6tr in next st, skip next st, ss in next st) twice, skip next st, 8tr in next st, skip next st, ss in next st, (skip next st, 6tr in next st, skip next st, ss in next st) twice, skip next st, 8tr in next st, skip next st, ss in beg ss.

Fasten off and weave in ends

CLOUD EDGING

Using Pebble, join yarn with a surface crochet ss around post of any tr.

Round 1 (Surface crochet around each tr from Round 3 to first ss, surface crochet around st below ss from Round 1) rep around, ss in beg ss.

Fasten off.

FRINGING

Using Giggle, Sorbet, Melon, Laundry, Bunting and Currant Bun, cut 60 lengths of yarn, each 10cm long. Using the image as a guide, take 2 lengths of each colour and fold in half. Insert hook through stitch at base of Cloud, pull folded ends of yarn through and thread the tails through the folded loop to secure. Repeat with each colour across to form a rainbow effect. Trim to desired length.

TO MAKE UP

Using Pebble, sew the Clouds together on the WS, leaving approx 2-3cm between each Motif. Make sure to leave approx 15cm of yarn at the beginning and end of the Bunting to hang.

Make rainbow-coloured ‘rain’ by attaching tassels to the bottom of each cloud motif

Sew the clouds together on the wrong side, leaving a gap of about 3cm between them