Clusters Can Cover

This can cover is fairly fast to make. I made it in just a few hours. Summer is coming and cold wet soda cans are here!

Materials Needed
Lustersheen in off white or size 5 crochet cotton
Size 1 steel crochet hook
Tapestry Needle for weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 2mm
Gauge: 7dc=1"
Finished Size: 3" high 2¾" diameter
Skill Level: Intermediate

Instructions
RND 1: Ch5. Join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch3. 13dc in ring. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 2: Ch3. Dc in same st as slst. 2dc in each dc around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 3: Ch3. Dc in same st as slst. Dc in next dc. *2dc in next dc. Dc in next dc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 4: Ch3. Dc in next dc. 2dc in next dc. *Dc in each of the next 2 dc. 2dc in next dc. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 5: Ch3. Working around the post of each dc, on the back side of each stitch, dc around each post around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 6: Ch3. (Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, three times.) Yo, pull through all lps on hook. Ch4. Yo, insert hook in same st as last st, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook. Rep bet () once. Yo, pull through all lps on hook. Ch4. *Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook four times. Yo, pull through all 5 lps on hook. Ch3. Yo, insert hook in same st as last st, pull up a lp, yo pull through 2lps on hook, three times. Yo, pull through all 5 lps on hook. Ch4. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 7: Slst into the next ch3 sp. Ch3, 2dc in same sp. 4dc in next ch4 sp. *3dc in next ch3 sp. 4dc in next ch4 sp. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 8: Rep rnd 6.

RND 9: Rep rnd 7.

RND 10: Rep rnd 6.

RND 11: Rep rnd 7.

RND 12: Rep rnd 6.

RND 13: Rep rnd 7.

RND 14: Ch1. Slst in each st around. Join w/slst to ch1. Fasten off and weave all ends into back of work.

Design written on Friday, June 4, 2004. Copyright ©2004 By Julie A. Bolduc f118002