| Early Harvest Square |
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| Designed by Melanie Stiles Copyright August 2000 Finished size: 7 inches Materials, Small amount of worsted weight yarn in Harvest Gold, size H crochet hook Cross Stitch: Sk next st, dc in next st, working around dc just made, dc in skipped st. Rnd 1: Ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 2, * 2 dc in same ch, ch 2, rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-4 Rnd 2: Sl st into next ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, in same sp work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc),ch 1, work cross stitch, ch 1, in next corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 1 * work cross stitch, ch 1, in next corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), ch 1; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-3. Rnd 3: Sl st into first ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, in same sp work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc), dc in each st and ch-1 sp across to next corner sp, work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner sp, * dc in each st and ch-1 sp across to next corner sp; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-3 (12 dc on each side). Rnd 4: Sl st into first ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, in same sp work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc), + ch 1, sk next dc, work cross stitch, ++ rep from + to ++ 3 times more, ch 1, * in next ch-2 corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), rep from + to ++ 4 times, ch 1; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-3. Rnd 5: Repeat Rnd 3 ( 21 dc on each side). Rnd 6: Sl st into first ch-2 corner sp, ch 5, dc in same sp, ch 1 + sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1 ++ rep from + to ++ across to next ch-2 corner sp, * in corner sp work (dc, ch 2, dc), ch 1, rep from + to ++ across to next corner sp; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-3. Rnd 7: Sl st into first ch-2 corner sp, ch 5, dc in same sp, 2 dc in each ch-1 sp across to next ch-2 corner sp, * in corner sp work (dc, ch 2, dc), work 2 dc in each ch-1 sp across to next ch-2 corner sp; rep. from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3. Rnd 8: Ch 1, work sc in each dc around, working 3 sc in each ch-2 corner sp. finish off and weave in ends. |