Make it ! Sun motif !!!!

It all happen when I was crocheting another thing ( a little bag!) but my mind was thinking about stars and suns....so I started the new little work and this is what came out from the hook....

....the grey and round thing is the bottom of the bag......

....and while crocheting these suns, I was even writing down the pattern to share with you all!!!
HAPPY????? I really hope so and right now we are going to start! Gather all you need, my dears!!!

• yarn
• hook (I've used a 5,5mm)
• scissors
• tapestry needle

Please, remember that I'm following the US crochet terminology!

I suggest you to weave in the ends at the end of each worked round !

LET'S START !!!!

Round 1

Choose a colour and pick up the hook! Make a slip knot and chain 4 stitches

Then slip stitch in the first stitch to form a ring

Now, chain 3 (counts as the first double crochet or DC)

Add 5 DCs (worked in the ring) and you'll have your half first round

Crochet 6 DCs and your first round ....

.... is done !!!!

To close the round I've used the invisible join, but if you prefer you can use even a slip stitch.

Total stitches : 12

Round 2

Choose a new colour to join in any space between two stitches and chain 3 (counts as your first DC)

Crochet 1 DC in the same space

Crochet 2 DCs in each space between 2 stitches till the end of this round

Even this time, I've been using the invisible join !

Total stitches : 24

Round 3

Join the new colour in any space between two sets of 2 Dcs and : chain 3, 2 DCs and chain 1

Repeat this pattern (3 DCS and chain 1) in every space

Make an invisible join so that the 3rd round...

.... is completed!!!

Total stitches : 48

Round 4

This is our last round, where the sun's beams will form with the help of simple stitches!

Make a slip knot on the hook with the new colour and crochet a single crochet stitch (or SC) in any chain-1 space, then chain 5

Along this chain, starting from the 4th chain stitch backward to 1st stitch, crochet a slip stitch (sl st in 4th chain), a SC in 3rd stitch, a half double crochet ( hDC in 2nd stitch) and a DC in the 1st chain !!!

When the "beam" is completed, you need to attach it in the next chain-1 space with a SC

You can start the second beam in the same way as the first one

Go on in this way....

....so that you'll have your little sun to play with..

To attach your last beam properly, you have to push the point of your hook in the middle of the SC that we crocheted at the beginning of this round. Make a slip stitch and so fasten off. DONE !!!!!

This is your sun

Pretty, eh? ;oD

If you pay a little attention to the above picture, you will notice that the centres of the 2 suns are slightly different, just because the second round was worked in a different way. In fact, instead of working 2DCs in the space between 2 stitches, you can crochet 2 DCS in the top of each stitch of round 1

The "A" sun is crocheted following the photo tutorial, while the centre of sun "B" is crocheted as I just explained above the picture!

Which one do you prefer ?????

Have fun crocheting !!!!!

xxxx Alessandra

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