Dragon Egg

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The Dragon Egg

(wristlet / dice bag)

Original pattern by Susan Gater 

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Materials:

Patons Classic Wool, worsted weight 100%  wool in the following following colors: colors: Main Color (MC): Jade Heather -1 skein Contrasting Color (CC): o!al "l#e $ 1 skein i&e '  (*++) crochet hook  i&e  (++) do#le-.ointed do#le-.ointed knitting needles (o.tional)  /arn needle •

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a#ge is not i+.ortant for this .iece* Directions:

"ag od!:  With MC,  sc in +agic ring, 2oin w sl st, ch1 (do not t#rn t#rn work etween etween ro#nds thro#gho#t the .ro2ect) o#nd 1: 3 sc in each st aro#nd, 2oin with sl st in first st of rnd* (13 sc) nd 3: sc in sa+e sc as 2oining, 3 sc in ne4t stitch, (sc in ne4t st, 3 sc in ne4t st) fi5e ti+es, 2oin with sl st to the first st of the rnd, ch 1* (1 sc) nd 6: sc in sa+e sc as 2oining and in ne4t st, 3 sc in ne4t stitch, (sc in ne4t 3 st, 3 sc in ne4t st) fi5e ti+es, 2oin with sl st to the first st of the rnd, ch 1* (37 sc) nd 7: sc in sa+e sc as 2oining and in ne4t 3 st, 3 sc in ne4t stitch, (sc in ne4t 6 st, 3 scin ne4t st) fi5e ti+es, 2oin with sl st to the first st of the rnd, ch 1* (60 sc) nd : sc in sa+e sc as 2oining and in ne4t 6 st, 3 sc in ne4t stitch, (sc in ne4t 7 st, 3 sc in ne4t st) fi5e ti+es, 2oin with sl st to the first st of the rnd, ch 1* (6 sc) )age 1 o* ,

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nd : sc in sa+e sc as 2oining and in ne4t 7 st, 3 sc in ne4t stitch, (sc in ne4t  st, 3 sc in ne4t st) fi5e ti+es, 2oin with sl st to the first st of the rnd, ch 1* (73 sc) nd 8: sc in sa+e sc as 2oining and in ne4t  st, 3 sc in ne4t stitch, (sc in ne4t  st, 3 sc in ne4t st) fi5e ti+es, 2oin with sl st to the first st of the rnd, ch 1* (7 sc) 9ro+ this .oint on, it is 5er! i+.ortant that !o# work fro+ the o#tside of the .iece,  with the o#tside of the ag facing !o#* Note:

nd : Working in ack loo.s onl!, sc in sa+e st as 2oining and in each st aro#nd* Join  with sl st to the first st of the rnd, ch 6* nd : ;c in ne4t st and in each st aro#nd* Join with sc in the front loo. of the first st of the rnd* (7 dc) nd 10: Working in front loo.s onl!, ski. ne4t st, ( dc in ne4t st, ski. ne4t st, sl st in ne4t st, ski. ne4t st) aro#nd to last st* (13 dragon scales) 9inish off* nd 11: ki. first two st* Working in the free back loops of Rnd 9, 2oin CC with a sl st to the third st, ch 6, dc in ne4t st and in each st aro#nd* Join with sc in the front loo. of  the third ch of eginning ch6* (7 dc) Joining the new color two stitches to the left of the stitch that finished off the .receding ro#nd allows the dragon scales to e staggered fro+ row to row, rather than la!ing right on to. of one another* Note:

nd 13: Working in front loo.s onl!, ski. ne4t st, ( dc in ne4t st, ski. ne4t st, sl st in ne4t st, ski. ne4t st) aro#nd to last st, 2oin with sl st to first st of rnd* 9inish off* )age 2 o* ,

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nds 16-63: e.eat nds 11-13 ten ti+es +ore, alternating etween 2oining MC and CC on odd-n#+ered ro#nds* nd 66: ki. first two st* Working in free ack loo.s of nd 61, 2oin MC with sl st to the third st, ch6, dc in ne4t two st, ch1, (ski. ne4t st, dc in ne4t three st, ch 1) aro#nd, 2oin  with sl st to the third ch of eginning ch6* (13 ch-1 s.aces) nd 67: Working in oth loo.s, sc in ne4t st, ski. ne4t st, ( dc in ne4t ch-1 s., ski. ne4t st, sc in ne4t st, ski. ne4t st) aro#nd to last st, 2oin with sl st to first sc of rnd* 9inish off* Wea5e in ends* ;rawstring