| Firecracker Square |
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| Designed by Melanie Stiles Copyright July 2000 Finished size: 7 inches Materials: Small amounts of red, white, and blue worsted weight yarn, size I crochet hook Rnd 1: With white, ch 5, in 5th ch from hook work (dc, ch 1) 11 times, join with a sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-5. Drop white. Do not finish off. Rnd 2: Join red with a sl st in first ch-1 sp of Rnd 1, ch-1, sc in same sp, ch 2, * sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2; rep from * around, join with a sl st in beg. ch-1.Drop red. Do not finish off. Rnd 3: Pick up white with a sl st into first ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in same sp, ch 1, * 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1; rep from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch 3. (24 dc, 12 ch-2 sps). S; st in next dc. Drop white, do not finish off. Rnd 4: Pick up red with a sl st in first ch-1 sp, ch 1, * sc in same sp, ch 3, ; rep from * around, join with a sl st in beg. ch-1. Drop red, do not finish off. Rnd 5: Pick up white with a sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 1, * 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 1; rep from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch 3. (36 dc, 12 ch-3 sps). S; st in next 2 dc. Drop white, do not finish off. Rnd 6: Pick up red with a sl st in first ch-1 sp, ch 1, * sc in same sp, ch 5, ; rep from * around, join with a sl st in beg. ch-1. Finish off red. Rnd 7: Pick up white with a sl st in first sc of Rnd 6, ch 4, in same sc work (trc, ch 2, 2 trc), ch 1, work 5 dc over next ch-5 loop, ch 1, work 5 sc over next ch-5 loop, ch 1, work 5 dc over next ch-5 loop, ch 1, * in next sc work (2 trc, ch 2, 2 trc), ch 1, work 5 dc over next ch-5 loop, ch 1, work 5 sc over next ch-5 loop, ch 1, work 5 dc over next ch-5 loop, ch 1; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-4. Sl st in next trc. Drop white, do not finish off. Rnd 8: Join blue with a sl st in first ch-2 corners sp of Rnd 7, ch 1, * in corner sp work (sc, ch 3, sc), ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk next 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk next 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3; rep from * 3 times more, join with a sl st in beg ch-1. Drop blue, do not finish off. Rnd 9: Pick up white with a sl st in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, in same sp work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc), 2 dc in each ch-3 sp across to next ch-2 corner sp, * in same sp work (2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc), 2 dc in each ch-3 sp across to next ch-3 corner sp; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-3. Finish off white. Rnd 10: Pick up blue with a sl st in first ch-2 corner sp, ch 1, * work 5 sc in same sp, sc in each dc across to next ch-2 corner sp; rep from * three times more, join with a sl st in beg. ch-1. Finish off blue and weave in all ends. |