Red_Flower

Red Flower Square

Designed by Melanie Stiles
Copyright July 2001

Finished size: 7 inches
Materials, Small amounts of worsted weight yarn in two colors, size I crochet hook

Beg. DC Cluster: Ch 2, (yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice, yo and draw through all loops on hook.
DC Cluster: Yo, insert hook into stitch indicated, (yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook) three times, yo and draw through all loops on hook.

With color A, ch 5, join with a sl st to form a ring
Rnd 1:Ch 1, work 8 sc in ring, join with s sl st. Finish off color A.
Rnd 2: Join color B with a sl st in same st as joining, ch 3; dc in same ch as joining, 2 dc in next sc and in each remaining sc around, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-3 (16 dc)
.Rnd 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp as joining, ch 1, sk next st, * 3 dc in next st, ch 1, sk nest st; rep from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-3. (24 dc, 8 ch-1 sps).
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, sk next ch-1 sp, * dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next ch-1 sp; rep from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-3. (24 dc, 8 ch-3 sps).
Rnd 5: Beg. dc cluster over first 2 dc, ch 8, sk next ch-3 sp, * dc cluster over next 3 dc, ch 8, sk next ch-3 sp; rep from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg dc cluster. Finish off color B.
Rnd 6: Rejoin color A with a sl st in to of beg dc cluster, ch 1, sc in same sp as joining,. Working in front of piece, 2 dc over ch-8 sp of rnd 5, trc over ch 3 sp of Rnd 4:, drc over ch-1 sp of Rnd 3, trc over ch-3 sp of rnd 4, 2 dc over ch-8 sp of Rnd 5, sc in top of next dc cluster, * 2 dc over ch-8 sp of Rnd 5, trc over ch-3 sp of Rnd 4, drc over ch-1 sp of Rnd 3, trc over ch-3 sp of Rnd 4, 2 dc over ch-8 sp of rnd 5, sc in top of next dc cluster; rep from * around, join with a sl st in beg. ch-1.
Rnd 7: Ch 6, trc in same sp as joining; dc in each of next 2 sts, hdc in each of next 3 sts, sc in each of next 5 sts, hdc in each of next 3 sts, dc in each of next 2 sts, * in next st work (trc, ch 2, trc) (corner sp made), dc in each of next 2 sts, hdc in each of next 3 sts, sc in each of next 5 sts, hdc in each of next 3 sts, dc in each of next 2 sts; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-6.
Rnd 8: St st into first ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, in same sp work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc), dc in each st across to next corner sp, * in corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), dc in each st across to next corner sp; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-3.
Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in same sp as joining and in each dc around, working 3 sc in each ch-2 corner sp. Finish off and weave in all ends.