Peacock Plumes Afghan – Part 2
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This week of the Peacock Plumes Afghan CAL, we will focus on the particular peacock feathers, called the Saddle.
The Saddle is the rear part of the back of the peacock, extending to the tail. These are iridescent feathers that grow in a scale pattern. They usually have a beautiful black accent around the tip of the feather. They are round and slightly oval in shape and extremely beautiful.
Saddle feathers are widely sold to consumers and used for a variety of crafting, such as: hair extensions on humans and pets, jewelry making, arts and crafts, party and wedding decorations, and fly tying. Each raindrop feather is approximately 2 to 4 inches long.
ABBREVIATIONS
BL = back loop
Beg = beginning
Ch/s = chain/s
Dc = double crochet
FL = front loop
Hdc = half double crochet
Hk = hook
Lp/s = loop/s
Rem = remain
Sc = single crochet
Sk = skip/skipped
Sl st = slip stitch
Sp/s = space/s
St/s = stitch/es
Tog = together
Tr = treble crochet
Yo = yarn over
HOOK: Crochet hook size H / 5.0mm
FINISHED SIZE: 23” Diameter
SPECIAL STITCHES:
Bpsc (back post single crochet): Insert hk from back to front to back around post of st indicated, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw through 2 lps on hk.
Bpsc2tog (back post single crochet 2 stitches together): [Insert hk from back to front to back around post of st indicated, yo and pull up a lp] twice (3 lps on hk), yo and draw through all 3 lps on hk.
DcV-st: (Dc, ch 1, dc) in same st/sp.
Large Feather: (5 tr, ch 1, 5 tr) in same st/sp.
Picot: Ch 3, insert hk back into the last sc made and complete a sl st.
Sc2tog (single crochet 2 stitches together): [Insert hk into st indicated, yo and pull up lp] twice, yo and draw through all lps on hk.
Small Feather: (4 dc, ch 1, 4 dc) in same sp.
TrV-st: (Tr, ch 2, tr) in same st/sp.
INSTRUCTIONS
Rnd 24: Join D with sc to any sc on Rnd 23, sc in next 2 sts, [ch 5, sl st in last sc made, sc in next 4 sts] around omitting last 3 sc, join with sl st to first sc. (33 lps, 132 sc)
Rnd 25: [Sk next sc, Small Feather in next ch-5 lp, sk next sc, sl st in next sc] around, placing last sl st in joining sl st from Rnd 24. (33 Small Feathers, 33 sl st)
Rnd 26: Ch 1, sk first dc of next Small Feather, [bpsc around next 3 dc, (sc, picot) in next ch-1 sp, bpsc around next 3 dc, bpsc2tog around last dc of current Small Feather and first dc of next Small Feather] around, join with sl st to first bpsc. Finish off.
(Per Feather – 6 bpsc, 1 picot, 1 sc), (33 Bpsc2tog)
Rnd 27: Join E with sc to first bpsc after any (sc, picot) in ch-1 sp, [sk next 2 bpsc, DcV-st in next bpsc2tog, sk next 2 bpsc, sc in next bpsc, ch 1, sk next (sc, picot) in ch-1 sp, sc in next bpsc,] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to first sc. Place ch-1 behind picots. (33 DcV-st, 33 ch-1, 66 sc)
Rnd 28: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next dc, [sc in next ch-1 sp of DcV-st, ch 5, sl st in last sc made, sc in next 2 sts, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next 2 sts] around omitting last 3 sc, sc2tog placing 1st leg in next ch-1 sp and 2nd leg in beg sc (counts as 1 sc). (33 ch-5 lps, 198 sc)
Rnd 29: Small Feather in next ch-5 lp, sk next 2 sc, sl st in next sc, [sk next 2 sc, Small Feather in next ch-5 lp, sk next 2 sc, sl st in next sc] around, placing last sl st in sc2tog. (33 Small Feathers, 33 sl st)
Rnd 30: Rep Rnd 26. Finish off. (Per Feather – (6 bpsc, 1 picot, 1 sc), 33 bpsc2tog)
Rnd 31: With F rep Rnd 27. (33 DcV-st, 33 ch-1, 66 sc)
Rnd 32: Rep Rnd 28. (33 ch-5 lps, 198 sc)
Rnd 33: [Sk next 2 sc, Large Feather in next ch-5 lp, sk next 2 sc, sl st in next sc] around, placing last sl st in same sc2tog. (33 Large Feathers, 33 sl st)
Rnd 34: Ch 1, sk first tr of next Large Feather, [bpsc around next 4 tr, (sc, picot) in next ch-1 sp, bpsc around next 4 tr, bpsc2tog around last tr of current Large Feather and first tr of next Large Feather], join with sl st to first bpsc. Finish off. (Per Feather – (8 bpsc, 1 picot, 1 sc), 33 bpsc2tog)
Rnd 35: Join G with sc to first bpsc after any (sc, picot) in ch-1 sp, [sk next 3 bpsc, TrV-st in next bpsc2tog, sk next 3 bpsc, sc in next bpsc, ch 1, sk next (sc, picot) in ch-1 sp, sc in next bpsc] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to first sc. Place ch-1 behind picots. (33 TrV-st, 33 ch-1, 66 sc)
Rnd 36: Ch 1, sc in same st, [sc in next tr, (2 sc, ch 5, sl st in last sc just made, sc) in next ch-2 sp, sc in next tr, sc in next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next sc] around omitting last 2 sc, sc2tog placing 1st leg in next ch-1 sp and 2nd leg in beg sc, (counts as 1 sc). (33 ch-5 lps, 264 sc)
Rnd 37: [Large Feather in next ch-5 lp, sl st in sc above next Rnd 35 ch-1 sp] around, placing last sl st in sc2tog. (33 Large Feathers, 33 sl st)
Rnd 38: Cont with G and rep Rnd 34. Finish off.
(Per Feather – (8 bpsc, 1 picot, 1 sc), 33 bpsc2tog)
Next Installment on 10/05/2022.
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