Finished Size: 15" wide and 17" long.
Yarn: Zitron Nimbus (100% organic merino wool; 109 yd [100 m]/13⁄4 oz [50 g]; ): #409 black (A), 4 skeins. Yarn distributed by Skacel. Schulana Sojabama (55% bamboo, 45% soy; 120 yd [110 m]/13⁄4 oz [50 g]; ): #17 cerulean (B), #09 tangerine (E), 1 ball each; #22 aqua (C), #18 turquoise (D), #12 black (F), 2 balls each. Yarn distributed by Skacel.
Yarn Weight: #4 – Medium, #2 - Fine
Gauge: 20 sts and 12 rows = 5" in dc with larger hook before felting and 4" after felting; 20 sts and 12 rows = 4" in (sc, dc) st patt with smaller hook before felting.
Hook: Sizes H/8 (5 mm) and F/5 (3.75 mm). Adjust hook sizes if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
Notions: Stitch markers (m)—2 each in 2 colors; yarn needle; DMC embroidery floss 25
(100% cotton; 8.7 yd [8 m]): #319 black, 2 hanks; Muench Yarns Grayson E 24" rolled leather handle set; 3⁄4" magnetic snap; 8" of 7⁄8" wide grosgrain ribbon, black; 1⁄2 yard matching fabric; matching sewing thread; invisible nylon thread; sewing needle; straight pins; large-eye chenille sewing needle; piece of plastic needlepoint canvas at least 4" by 18".
Originally Published: Interweave Crochet Spring 2009
