So, I wanted to make it what I was looking for.
I'm not a big fan of math. So when I realized that I was about to embark on the most math intensive project of my life I was a little hesitant.
The problem is that you don't know if it works or not until you are done. Until the last stitch. It took me about 4 hour to break it down.
I realized that the pattern is 4. There needs to be a multiple of 5 double crochet. To get a multiple of 4 loops. But there is a turning chain so that makes one less chain than there will be double crochet. BUT to make the side symmetrical you have to put 3 double crochet (or two loops) in the same stitch. Then you have to have three rows of dc on the bottom layer, 2 in the middle and one on the top.
Yeah.
So this is basically my pattern...
Bottom Layer
1 - ch 20
2-4 - ch2, dc into 2nd ch from hook and dc across (21)
5 - ch5, dc in same st as the ch *ch3, dc in next* rep 19 times. Ch3 and dc into the same stitch to create 21st loop in the same stitch as the 20th looop. (do not use turning chain)
6 - ch3, *tr,ch,tr,tr,tr,ch,tr, (Into first loop) ch3, sk loop, sc into the next loop, ch3* Repeat * to * until the last loop. tr,ch,tr,tr,tr,ch,tr, ch3 (into the last loop) sl and tie off
Middle layer
1 - ch 16
2-3 - ch2, dc into 2nd ch from hook and dc across (17)
4 - ch5, dc in same st as the ch *ch3, dc in next* rep 19 times. Ch3 and dc into the same stitch to create 21st loop in the same stitch as the 20th looop. (do not use turning chain)
5 - ch3, *tr,ch,tr,tr,tr,ch,tr, (Into first loop) ch3, sk loop, sc into the next loop, ch3* Repeat * to * until the last loop. tr,ch,tr,tr,tr,ch,tr, ch3 (into the last loop) sl and tie off
Top layer
1 - ch 12
2-3 - ch2, dc into 2nd ch from hook and dc across (13)
4 - ch5, dc in same st as the ch *ch3, dc in next* rep 19 times. Ch3 and dc into the same stitch to create 21st loop in the same stitch as the 20th looop. (do not use turning chain)
5 - ch3, *tr,ch,tr,tr,tr,ch,tr, (Into first loop) ch3, sk loop, sc into the next loop, ch3* Repeat * to * until the last loop. tr,ch,tr,tr,tr,ch,tr, ch3 (into the last loop) sl and tie off
Then I added the chain. Use the left most and right most chain stitch the attach the chain.
WHEW.
Do you like it? :)
