Making this as part of a Love Filet CAL (filet group). The general idea is to make it work as a dresser scarf for my grandson.

Foundation chain = 34 blocks

(34 x 3) + 1 = 103 + 5 (open block) = 108

Instructions call for ch 107 and start dc in 8th chain from hook. Matter of preference, you can ch 108 and start dc in 9th ch from hook. My preference was the t-ch 5 to be consistent with the rest of the pattern. Plus, I like the nice square look of a t-ch 5.

I used the Size 8 (1.5 mm) hook for the foundation ch of 103 chs. Then I switched to the Size 9 (1.4 mm) hook for the turning-ch of 5 and worked the rest of the project with the Size 9 hook.

Using a slightly larger hook for the foundation ch helps me to keep from having a foundation chain that is too tight. This trick doesn’t work with the larger hooks as there is too large of a difference between hook sizes.

Edging

I did a sc around, 1 sc in each dc and 1 sc in each ch sp, 7 sc in each corner sp. I did 7 sc in the corners because I did not do any picot on this 1st round. Mark the 4th st in each corner. I started and ended my edging in the corner stitch.

2nd Row of Edging

I used a hdc stitch.

corner - hdc in each of 3 sc of corner space, (hdc, place a bead, ch 1, hdc) in marked corner stitch, hdc in each of 3 sc of corner space.

side - sk 1st sc that is above dc, hdc in each st above sp, (hdc, place bead, ch 1) in sc above dc, hdc in each st above sp, and repeat across each side.

Dimensions
pre-block
width - 10 in
length - 17 in

post iron
width - 11 in
length - 18 in

Beads - 6.0 rainbow seed beads