across, ch-1, turn. (14 sts)
ROW 2-189: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 189 fasten off.
Remove outer hoop from embroidery hoop set. Unscrew and pull off metal rings. With needle and matching crochet thread sew long edges of cover tog to form a tube. Insert prepared hoop into tube and sew ends tog.
SMALL HOOP COVER:
ROW 1: With Mexicana and 7 hook ch-12, hdc 3rd ch from hook, hdc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (10 sts)
ROW 2-111: Hdc ea st across, ch-1, turn. End row 111 fasten off.
Remove outer hoop from embroidery hoop set. Unscrew and pull off metal rings. With needle and matching crochet thread sew long edges of cover tog to form a tube. Insert prepared hoop into tube and sew end tog.
CLOWN’S BODY:
With Blues and 7 hook ch-3, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 12 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (12 sts)
RND 2: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (18 sts)
RND 3-4: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. (24 sts)(32 sts)
RND 5-12: Hdc ea st around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn. End rnd 12 fasten off.
BOTTOM FOR CLOWN BODY:
With Blues and 7 hook rep rnd 1-4 of body, fasten off end rnd 4. With needle and crochet thread sew bottom to bottom of body after filling with all but four of the smaller wooden beads.
CLOWN’S COLLAR:
With Blues and 7 hook rep rnd 1-2 of body.