Elaine's Crochet Square

Elaine's Crochet Square

each square is 9 rows

(stars are repeats)

ch 5, join into ring or do Magic Ring

Row 1: Chain 2 (counts as 1 partial dc), 1 partial dc, yo and through the 2 loops, ch1. *Work 2 partial dc & then yo and through all 3 loops, ch1* 7 more times. 8 clusters total.

Row 2: sl st to 2nd chain, ch 1. *1sc, 3 dc, 1 sc in next chain loop space*. Repeat in each ch loop around. 8 total.

Row 3: sl st between two petals, ch 1, 1 sc in center of petal, ch 5. *1 sc in center of next petal, ch 5.* Repeat. 8 total. sl st to beginning ch 1.

Row 4: * 1 sc, 5 dc, 1 sc in the ch5 loop space * repeat in each ch5 loop space around - 8 total. Sl st at the beginning of the next petal

Row 5: (leaf row): ch 1 (=1 hdc) *ch 4, 1 sc in center of petal, ch 3.

Make Leaf: yo twice, hook into last sc of petal, yo = 4 loops on hook.

yo and through 2 loops 2 times - 2 loops remain.

yo twice and insert hook into same sc of the petal work, yo = 5 loops on hook

yo and through 2 loops 2 times = 3 loops remain

yo twice and insert hook into first sc of next petal, yo = 6 loops on hook.

yo and through 2 loops 2 times = 4 loops remain

yo twice and insert hook into same sc, yo = 7 loops on hook

yo and through 2 loops 2 times = 5 loops on hook

yo and through all 5 loops, (this completes 1 leaf)

ch 4,1 sc in center of dc of next petal, ch 4, 1 hdc between next 2 petals

Repeat from * 3 more times

ch 4, ending last repeat with sl st to 2nd ch at beg in rnd instead of 1 hdc.

Row 6: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), *4 dc in the ch 4 loop, 1 dc in the hdc.

make corner: 3 dc, , 2 tr, ch 4, 2 tr, 3 dc, 1 dc in the hdc* repeat all the way around, ending with a 4dc and a sl st to 2nd ch at beg of round

Row 7: ch 3 (counts as 1dc), dc in each stitch all the way around. When you come to a corner: 3 dc, ch2, 3 dc in the ch 4 space makes a corner.

sl st to 2nd ch at beg of round

Row 8: (skip space row) ch 4 (counts as a dc) ,* sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch1 all the way across. Make corner: 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in corner ch 2 space. Repeat all the way around.

sl st to 2nd ch at beg of round

Row 9: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), dc in every ch 1 sp and every dc across. Corner: 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc

I made 30 squares and crocheted them together, just using single crochet.

For the edging, I did a series of 9 stitches all the way across, making little arches, working one stitch in every stitch on the throw: 1 sc, 2 dc, 1 tr, 2 dc, 1 sc, 2 ss. I just repeated that little arch all the way around.