Motif Ten: THE TREFOIL HEXIE

Chain stitches are used to create this decorative, but simple pattern.

Rnd 1: ch 3, all in 3rd ch from hook: tr2-cl, ch 1, *tr3-cl, ch 1; rep from * four more times, sl st to 1st tr2-cl to join. (6)

Rnd 2: sl st into next 1ch-sp, ch 5 (counts as tr 1 and ch 2) in same 1ch-sp, tr 1 in same st as ch 5, (tr 1, ch 1, tr 1) in next st, *(tr 1, ch 2, tr 1) in next 1ch-sp, (tr 1, ch 1, tr 1) in next st; rep from * around, sl st to 3rd ch to join. (24)

Rnd 3: sl st into next 2ch-sp, ch 5, tr 1 in same 2ch-sp as ch 5, ch 4, sk 2 sts, dc 1 in 1ch-sp, ch 4, sk 2 sts, *(tr 1, ch 2, tr 1) in 2ch-sp, ch 4, sk 2 sts, dc 1 in 1ch-sp, ch 4, sk 2 sts, rep from * around, sl st to 3rd ch to join. (18)

Rnd 4: sl st into 2ch-sp, ch 5, tr 1 in same 2ch-sp as ch 5, tr 1, tr 2 in 4ch-sp, ch 1, tr 2 in next 4ch-sp, tr 1, *(tr 1, ch 2, tr 1) in 2ch-sp, tr 1, tr 2 in 4ch-sp, ch 1, tr 2 in next 4ch-sp, tr 1; rep from * around, sl st to 3rd ch to join. (48)

Rnd 5: ch 1, dc 1 in same st as ch 1, (dc 1, ch 1, dc 1) in 2ch-sp, dc 1 in each st to 1ch-sp, dc 1 in 1ch-sp, *dc 1 in each st to 2ch-sp, (dc 1, ch 1, dc 1) in 2ch-sp, dc 1 in each st to 1ch-sp, dc 1 in 1ch-sp; rep from * around until 3 sts remaining, dc 3, sl st to 1st dc to join. (66)