In Rustier
Ch4, sl st to first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch3 (counts as a tr), 11tr into the ring. Sl st into the blo of the top of the beginning 3ch. (12 sts)
Round 2: Ch3, tr into blo of the same stitch. 2tr into blo of each stitch around. Sl st into the top of the beginning ch3. (24 sts)
Fasten off. Use this tail end to join the tree rings slice to the top of the first st of row 34. You can do this in whatever way you wish, but I did a couple of whip stitches, using the top of the st of row 34 and that of the st you sl st to of the slice to anchor the shawl and slice together. Weave in both ends of your tree rings slice.
In Kushy
Row 35 (RS): 2htr into the last st of row 34. Htr into each st and ch space across, finishing with 1htr into the last ch sp. Sl st into blo of the fourth, fifth and sixth tr (the beginning ch3 does count as a tr) of the tree rings slice. Turn. (95 sts - 3 sl st do not count as sts)
Row 36 (WS): Dtr into each st across until 1 st remains, 2dtr into the last st. (96 sts)
Row 37 (RS): Standing htr into the last st of row 36, htr into the same st. Htr into the space between the first and second dtr, and continue along placing 1 htr into the space between the dtrs (not into the top of dtr). Finish with 1 htr into the space between the tree rings slice and the first dtr of row 36. Skip 1 st in the tree rings slice, then sl st blo into the next 2 st. Turn. (98 sts – the 2 sl st do not count as sts)
Row 38 (WS): 2dc into the last st of row 37. Dc into each st across until 1 st remains. 2dc into the last st. (100 sts)
Fasten off.
