To start: Begin at the bottom-Section 1 in the accompanying drawings-by ch 105 (117, 129). Turn and dc in the fourth stitch from the hook all the way across. This will yield 102 (114, 126) sts ...

Chain (ch) 12 in main color (MC). Row 1: Double crochet (dc) in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across (10 dc). Ch 2, turn. Rows 2-8: 1 dc in each dc across, ch 2 turn. On 8th row, fasten off. Ch ...