Pattern: Rainbow Flower Susemi

Rainbow Flower Susemi

Use acrylic yarn in five adjoining colours on the spectrum, and a smaller hook than recommended for that yarn.

Chain 5 and sl st to join into a loop.

Round 1: Ch 2, 11 hdc into loop, sl st to beg. ch. (12 sts.)

Round 2: Into any st, attach 2nd colour and ch 3. 1 dc into same st, then 2 dc into each stitch around, sl st to beg. ch. (24 sts.)

Round 3: Into the space between any two sts, attach 3rd colour and ch 2, 1 hdc into same space, 1 hdc into next space, 2 hdc into next space. Continue around, alternating 1 hdc/2 hdc into each space, ending with 1 hdc in space just before beg. ch. Sl st to beg. ch. (36 sts.)

Round 4: Into the space between any two sts, attach 4th colour and ch 3, 1 dc into same space. 1 dc into each of next two spaces, 2 dc into next space. Continue around in pattern (1 dc, 1 dc, 2 dc), ending with 1 dc in each of two spaces before beg. ch. Sl st to beg. ch. (48 sts.)

Round 5: Into space between any 2 dc in one stitch from previous row, attach 5th colour and ch 3. 2 dc in same space. Skip next space, 1 sc in following space. Skip next space, 5 dc in following space (this will be between 2 dc into one space from previous row), skip next space, 1 sc in following space. Continue around, in pattern (5 dc, 1 sc) in every other space, until 2 spaces before beg. ch (which should be 1 sc). 2 dc in same space as beg. ch and sl st to beg. ch. (72 sts.)

Cut yarn and sew in ends.