| Ruffled Collar Square |
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| Designed by Melanie Stiles Copyright January 2000 Finished Size: 7� Materials: Small amounts of 2 colors of worsted weight yarn, size G crochet hook Beg. Puff st: Ch 2. Working loosely, (yo, insert hook in sp indicated, yo and pull up a loop) 3 times, yo and pull through all 7 Lps on hook. Puff St. : Working loosely, (yo, insert hook in sp indicated, yo and pull up a loop) 4 times, yo and pull through all 9 lps on hook. Rnd 1: With color A, Ch 4, 11 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join with a sl st in top of beg. ch. - 12 dc. Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same sp as joining; 2 dc in each remaining dc around, join - 24 dc. Rnd 3: Ch 3, working in back loops only, dc in same sp as joining and in next dc, * 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc; rep from * around; join - 36 dc Rnd 4: Ch 3, working in both loops, dc in same st as joining and in next 2 dc; * dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc; rep from * around, join - 48 dc. Rnd 5: Ch 4, trc in same sp as joining, in same sp work (ch 2, 2 trc),* dc in each of next 2 dc, hdc in each of next 2 dc, sc in each of next 3 dc, hdc in each of next 2 dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, in next dc work (2 trc, ch 2, 2 trc); rep from * twice more, work dc in each of next 2 dc, hdc in each of next 2 dc, sc in each of next 3 dc, hdc in each of next 2 dc, dc in each of next 2 dc; join in top of beg ch 4. Rnd 6: Sl st into ch 2 corner sp, in same sp work beg. puff st, ch 3, puff st, * (ch 1, sk next st, puff st in next st) across to next corner sp, in corner sp work (ch 1, puff st, ch 3, puff st.); rep. from * twice more, (ch 1, sk next st, puff st in next st) across ; join Rnd 7: Sl st into ch 2 corner sp, in same sp work beg. puff st, ch 3, puff st, * (ch 1, puff st in next ch 1 sp,) across to next corner sp, in corner sp work (ch 1, puff st, ch 3, puff st.); rep. from * twice more; (ch 1, puff st in next ch 1 sp) across; join. Rnd 8: Sl st into corner sp, ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), * (dc in top of next puff st, 2 dc in next ch 1 sp) across to next corner sp, in corner sp work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc); repeat from * twice more, (dc in top of next dc, 2 dc in next ch 1 sp) across, join. Finish off color A. Ruffled collar: Join color B with a sl st in any unworked front lp of rnd 3. Row 1: Working in short rows, ch 5. sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across; sl st into next front lp of square rnd 3; turn (4 sc). Row 2: Working in back lps only; ch 1, sk sl st; sc in each st across; turn. Row 3: Working in back lps only, ch 1, sc in each st across, sl st in front lp of next st on square rnd 3, turn. Next row: Repeat rows 2 and 3 alternately until last st on square rnd 3 is used. At end of last row, sl st first and last rows together. Ch 1. Ruffled collar finishing: Rnd 1: Working in ends of short rows, sc evenly spaced around collar. join with a sl st to beg. ch 1. Rnd 2. Ch 1, sc in same st as joining; (ch 4, sk next sc, sc in next sc) around, ch 4, sl st into beg. ch 1. Finish off color B. |