Carousel Pinwheel

Carousel Pinwheel
-Note-

This is for a 4inch pinwheel. If you'd like it smaller, just stop and tie off at the end of rounds 2-4. If you'd like it bigger, I'll do my best to figure that out for you if you leave a message in the comments.

-Another Note-

The two color threads will wrap around each other. You'll have to stop ever once in a while to unwind them. The easiest way to do this is to just let the unfinished wheel hang free and just let it turn.

ch5, sl st into first ch to form a ring

Round 1: Ch4, 14tc into ring. Do one more tc, but do not pull through on the last part. You will have two loops on your hook. With a new color, sl st onto the hook. Pull through the last tc with that new color, but do not tie off the old color. (It will not show up on the pinwheel yet.) Sl st into the 4th of the ch4 at the beginning of this round. It is important that you sl st into the 4th st and NOT the top of the first tc.

Round 2: (This is when your new color will show up) ch2, switch colors, ch1, *dc AROUND the base of the closest tc. Before pulling through the last part of the dc, switch colors. Pull through and dc into the next st. Before pulling through the last part of the dc, switch colors. Repeat * around. After switching colors for the last time, sl st into the third of the ch3.

Round 3-4: Ch3, dc into the same st, switching colors at the top of the dc. *With the new color, dc around the base of the radiating post. Before completing the dc, switch colors. With the new color, 2dc into the next st. Repeat * around. After switching colors for the last time, sl st into the third of the ch3.