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"Let Freedom Ring" Windchimes by Priscilla Hewitt Copyright©2001 Priscilla's Crochet
Materials Less than an ounce each of red, white and blue in any of the following yarns: Preferred: J&P Coats Crochet Nylon or Needloft Nylon Plastic Canvas Yarn If all else fails, you can use worsted weight acrylic Crochet hook size F (3.75 mm) One 2" luxite or cabone ring Eight 1/2" luxite or cabone rings Seven brass rings (either two 3" rings and five 2 1/2" rings OR seven 3" rings) |
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Make 6 of these small stars (2 red, 2 white, 2 blue)
Ch 2
Round 1: Work 5 sc in the second ch from hook; join with a sl st to the first sc
Round 2: (Ch 4, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, hdc in the next ch, dc in the
next ch, sl st in the next sc in the ring) 5 times; fasten off. Weave in ends.
Make 6 of these large stars (2 red, 2 white, 2 blue)
Ch 4, join with a sl st in the first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, work 9 more dc in the ring; join with a sl st it the top of the beginning ch 3. (10 dc)
Round 2: (Ch 5, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, hdc in the next ch, dc in the next ch, trc in the next ch, skip next dc on round 1, sl st in the next dc on round 1) 5 times, ch 4, sl st in the bar at the tip of one of the same colored stars from week 1. Fasten off. Weave in ends. (You should have 6 sets of connected stars.)
Top: Make one of these stars using the six 1/2" rings
Round 1: With white, work 10 sc in one of the 1/2" luxite rings for the center of the star; join with a sl st in the first sc. (10 sc)
Round 2: (Ch 4, sc in a new 1/2" luxite ring, sc in the ch nearest the hook, hdc in the next ch, dc in the next ch, trc in the next ch, skip next sc on the center of the star, sl st in the next sc on the center of the star) 5 times. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Make 2 of these discs:
With blue, ch 4; join with a sl st in the first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, work 11 more dc in the ring; join with a sl st in the top of the beginning ch 3. (12 dc)
Round 2: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, dc in the same st as joining, work 2 dc in each remaining dc around, dc in the same st as the first dc; join with a sl st in the top of the beginning ch 3. (25 dc) Fasten off.
With wrong sides together, join yarn with a sc in any dc through both discs, sc through both thicknesses of each of the next 3 dc, 2 sc through both thicknesses of the next dc, (sc through both thicknesses of each of the next 4 dc, 2 sc through both thicknesses of the next dc) 2 times, insert the 2" ring between the discs, (sc through both thicknesses of each of the next 3 dc, 2 sc through both thicknesses of the next dc) 2 times; join with a sl st in the first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
With white, make 2 more of the small stars. Sew the tips of one of the stars to every 6th sc on the front of the joined disc piece, and sew the tips of the second star to every 6th sc on the back of the joined disc piece.
Assembly
Top (uses one 3" brass ring and the star with the 1/2" rings at the tips.)
With blue yarn on the hook, work 12 sc around one of the 3" brass rings, work 6 sc around one of the 1/2" rings at the tip of the star, (12 sc around the 3" brass ring, 6 sc around the next 1/2" ring at the tip of the star) 4 times; join with a sl st in the first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Outer chimes (uses the top plus five 2 1/2" or 3" brass rings.)
Join blue yarn with a sc in any of the 1/2" rings on the top, ch 15, sc in one of the 2 1/2" or 3" brass rings, ch 15, (sc in the next 1/2" ring on the top, ch 15, sc in another of the 2 1/2" or 3" brass rings, ch 15) 4 times; join with a sl st in the first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Hanger & inner chime (uses one 3" brass ring, two 1/2" cabone rings, the disc piece, one of the red joined-star pieces.)
With red, work 4 sc around one of the 1/2" rings, ch 40 for the hanger loop, work 4 more sc around the same 1/2" ring, ch 15, sc around the 3" brass ring, ch 15; join with a sl st in the first sc on the 1/2" ring. Fasten off. Attach red with a sc around the same 3" ring, ch 30, sc in one of the stitches above the point of a star on the disc piece, sc in the next 15 sc on the disc piece, ch 3, sc in the tip of the top of the large joined-star, ch 3 sc in the same st on the disc piece, sc in each of the next 15 sc on the disc piece, ch 30, sc in the same 3" ring. Fasten off. Weave in ends. Insert hook through the remaining 1/2" cabone rind and into center ring on the star of the top piece; hook the hanger loop and pull through both rings. Thread a yarn needle with white yarn and take a few stitches around the unworked ring and between the hanger loop to secure.
Finishing
Tie the top of one of the large joined-stars to each of the outer chime brass rings. Weave in all ends