| Thinking of Spring Square |
| Designed by Melanie Stiles Copyright April 2001 Note: Instructions are written for multi-colored square. Finished size: 7 inches Materials: Worsted weight yarn in 4 spring colors, size H crochet hook Beg. 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. Cluster: Insert hook into stitch indicated, (yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook) tree times, yo and draw through all loops on hook. With color A, ch 5, join with a slip st to form a ring. Rnd 1: Work beg. cluster in ring, ch 3, * work cluster in ring, ch 3; rep from * 4 times more, join with a sl st in top of beg. cluster. Cut color A. Rnd 2: Join color B with a sl st in any ch-3 sp, work beg. cluster in sp, ch 3, work cluster in same ch-3 sp; ch 3, * in next ch-3 sp work (Chester, ch 3, cluster) ch 3; rep. from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg. cluster. Rnd 3: Sl st into ch-3 sp, work beg. cluster in sp, ch 2, work cluster in same ch-3 sp; ch 2, * in next ch-3 sp work (Chester, ch 2, cluster) ch 2; rep. from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg. cluster.. Cut color B. Rnd 4: Join color C with a sl st in any ch-2 sp, work beg. cluster in sp, ch 3, * work cluster in next ch-2 sp; rep. from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg. cluster. Cut color C. Rnd 5: Join color D with a sl st in any ch-3 sp, ch 4, in same sp work (trc, ch 2, 2 trc), 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, 3 hdc in next ch-3 sp, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp, 3 hdc in next ch-3 sp,3 dc in next ch-3 sp, * in next ch-3 sp work (2 trc, ch 2, 2 trc) (corner sp made), 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, 3 hdc in next ch-3 sp, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp, 3 hdc in next ch-3 sp,3 dc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * twice more. join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-4. Rnd 6:: Sl st into ch 2 sp of first corner, ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc), dc in each st across to next corner sp, * in ch-2 corner sp work (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc), dc in each st across to next corner sp; rep from * twice more. join with a sl st in to of beg. ch 3. Finish off and weave in all ends. |
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