| V Is for Valentine Square |
| Designed by Melanie Stiles Copyright February 2001 Finished size: 7 inches Materials: Small amount of worsted weight yarn in 2 colors (pink and white), size G crochet hook Beg V-st: ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc V-stitch: 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc With pink, ch 12; join with a sl st to form a ring. Rnd 1: Ch 3, work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ring, work V-st in ring 7 times. Join in top of beg ch-3 Rnd 2: Sl st into first ch-2 sp, work beg V-st in same sp, sk next 4 dc, * V-st in next ch-2 sp, sk next 4 dc; rep from * around. Join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3. (8 V-sts) Rnd 3: Sl st into first ch-2 sp, work beg V-st in same sp, sk next 2 dc, work V-st in sp between 2 V-sts, work V-st in next V-st, sk next 2 dc, work V-st in sp between next 2 V-sts, sk next 2 dc, * work V-st in next ch-2 sp, sk next 2 dc, work V-st in sp between next 2 V-sts, work V st in next V-st, sk next 2 dc, work V-st in sap between next 2 V-sts; rep from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3. (16 V-sts) Rnd 4: Sl st into first ch-2 sp, work beg V-st in same sp, work V-st in each ch-2 sp around, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-3. Finish off pink. Rnd 5: Join white with a sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) [sc in sp between next 2 V-sts, 3 sc in ch-2 sp of next V-st] three times, sc between next 2 V-sts, * in next V-st work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) [ sc in sp between next 2 V-sts, 3 sc in next V-st} three times, sc in sp between next 2 V-sts; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3. Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in each st to ch-3 corner sp, * work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc), dc in each st across to corner sp; rep from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg ch-3. Finish off white. Rnd 7: Join pink with a sl st in any ch=3 corner sp, * work 3 sc in corner sp, sc in each st across to next corner sp; rep from * around. Finish off and weave in all ends. |
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