Crocheted Wedding Ring Quilt

Quilt measures approximately. 63" x 80".

Materials:

• TLC® "Essentials™"
  • 4 Skeins 2316 Winter White CA
  • 5 skeins 2615 Lt. Celery CB
  • 6 skeins 2916 Island CC
    • Yarn Weight: (4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
• Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]
• Yarn needle

GAUGES:
Color Band: 7 sts = 3”; 14 rows = 4” in pat.
Octagon: Rnds 1-4 = 6”. Eyes: Rnds 1- 5 = 6” (point to point).
Center: Rnds 1-5 = 6”.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
Use any size hook to obtain the gauges.

NOTE:
There are four (4) pieces for this quilt; 1) color bands, 2) eyes, 3) octagons and 4) centers. Each piece is made separately, and then assembled by slip stitching together on the front side to create a textured look.

COLOR BAND (Make 62):
With CC, ch 9.
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 8 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, hdc in last 3 sts; turn.
Row 3: Ch 2, hdc in first 5 sts, sc in last 3 sts; turn.
Rows 4-37: Rep Rows 2 and 3.
Row 38: Ch 1, sc in each st across. Fasten off.

Edging:
With right side facing, join CB in first st of last row; ch 1, work (sc, ch 2, sc) sc evenly spaced around working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner and working 1 st in each row end – 8 sts across each end, 39 sts on each side. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

OCTAGONS (Make 20):
With CB, ch 5; join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, dc in ring, [ch 2, 2 dc in ring] 7 times, ch 2; join to beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next dc, [(dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 dc] 7 times, (dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch-2 sp; join to beg ch-3.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, [(dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 4 dc] 7 times, (dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch-2 sp, dc in next dc; join.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc [(dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch- 2 sp, dc in next 6 dc] 7 times, (dc, ch 2, dc) all in next ch- 2 sp, dc in next 2 dc; join – 8 dc each side, 6 ch-2 sps. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

EYE (Make 31):
With CA, ch 5; join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, 15 dc in ring; join to beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, 2 dc in each of next 5 sts, 2 tr in next 2 sts, 2 dc in each of next 6 sts, 2 tr in each of next 2 sts; join – 32 sts.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in next st, [dc in next st, 2 dc in next st] 5 times, * [tr in next st, 2 tr in next st] twice **, [dc in next st, 2 dc in next st] 6 times; rep from * to **; join – 48 sts.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, 2 dc in next st, 2 hdc in next st, * sc in next 13 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 tr in each of next 2 sts, (2 dtr, ch 2, 2 dtr) all in next st, 2 tr in each of next 2 sts **, 2 dc in each of next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st; rep from * to **; join – 74 sts. Fasten off.

Edging:
With right side facing, join CB in any ch-2 sp; ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) all in same sp, sc in each st around working (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-2 sp; join – 39 sts each side. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

CENTER MOTIF (Make 12):
With CA, ch 5; join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, 3 dc in ring, ch 3, [4 dc in ring, ch 3] 3 times; join with a sl st to beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, * (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) all in next ch-3 sp **, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * around end at **; join.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in each st around working (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in each corner sp; join.
Rnd 4: Ch 2, dc in each st around working 5 dc in each ch-3 corner sp; join.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same sp as joining, sc in next 8 sts, * ch 12, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, hdc in next 3 ch, dc in next 3 ch, tr in next 3 ch, dtr in the side of the last sc worked, skip next 3 sts on last rnd of motif **, sc in next 14 sts; rep from * to last 5 sts, end at **; sc in last 5 sts; join. Fasten off.

Edging:
With right side facing, join CB in same st as joining; ch 1, sc in same st, * sc in each st around working 12 sts up corner point, having 2 sc in last st, ch 2; rep from * around; join – 39 sts each side. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Assembly:
With wrong sides tog and CB, attach color bands to eyes. Beg at corner ch-sps, working in back lp of eye and front lp of band, matching sts, sl st tog. At end of eye, sl st in center ch of ch-3, attach 2nd color band on opposite side and sl st across as before. Attach completed eyes/color bands to octagons in same manner. With wrong sides tog, color band facing, beg at ch-2 corner of octagon, matching sts, sl st as before making sure all stitching continues in same direction. Attach center motifs last. Beg in any ch-2 corner point, sl st around matching sts.

Outer Edging:
Attach CB in any ch-2 corner on octagon; ch 1, sc in same st as joining and in each st and ch around, working 1 sc in joinings. Fasten off. Weave in ends.