If you’re looking for the perfect hostess gift or if you’re looking to spruce up your cookout with some patriotic decor – then try these! They’re so easy to make and they’re downright adorable (I can say that about my own work right?). Each one took me about 15-20mins depending on how distracted Food Network got me…

Materials:

• Red, white and blue cotton yarn (I used these)
• 3.5mm Crochet hook

Abbreviations:

Ch: Chain

SC: Single crochet

HDC: Half double crochet

SS: slip stitch

DC: Double crochet

TC: Treble Crochet

Pattern:

Round 1: Create a magic circle, Ch1, 10 hdc in lop. Join with ss to top of first hdc. (10)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2hdc in each st around Join with ss to top of first hdc. (20)

Round 3: Ch 1, * hdc in next, 2hdc in next * repeat between * * around Join with ss. (30)

Round 4: Ch 1, * hdc in next 2 sts, 2hdc in next * repeat between * * around. Join with ss.(40)

Round 5: Ch 1, * hdc in 7 sts, 2hdc in next * repeat between * * around. Join with ss. (45)

Round 6: Ch 1, * sc in next, hdc in next, dc in next, 2tc in next, 3dtr in next, 2tc in next, dc in next, hdc in next, sc in next * repeat between * * around. Join. Weave in all ends.