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Crochet Pattern

4.50 hook

Stitches used

Fp:  Front Post. 

     -YO, insert hook behind the post of the stitch from front to back to front.

     -YO, pull through. There are now three loops on hook.

     -YO and draw through two loops. Twice (Finish as you would a dc).

Sc: single crochet

Hdc: half double crochet

Tc:  treble crochet

     - YO twice, insert hook in stitch,

     -YO, pull through.  There are now four loops on hook.

      -YO and draw through two loops.  Three times.

Puffy stitch: tc  then sc , when repeated a number of times creates a  “puffy” look.

Diamond:

With colour A; Ch 3, sl st in 1^st ch to make circle.

Rnd 1:  Ch 3, 11 dc in circle (12 sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 2, fp around same st; *hdc in next st, fp around same st * repeat from * to * to end. Sl st in top of ch. ( 24 sts)

Rnd 3: Change to colour B:  Ch 2, hdc in next st, fp around same st, *hdc in next st, hdc and fp in next st; repeat from * to
* to end of circle.  Sl st in top of ch
(36 sts)

Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc in next st, sc in next 4 st, hdc in next st, 3 dc in next st ( corner made); * hdc in next 2 st, sc in next 4 st, hdc in next 2 st, 3 dc in next st
*; repeat from * to * twice ( 4 corners)

Rnd 5:  Puffy stitch round:  Change to colour A: Ch 1, sc in same st; tc in next st; * sc in next st, tc in next st *; repeat from
* to * twice  ; **[ tc, sc, ch, tc sc ]
in middle dc of corner; ( tc in next st, sc in next st,) 4 times** ; Repeat
from ** to ** 3 times.  Sl st in top of ch.

Rnd 6:  Change to colour B; ch 2, hdc in each st to corner ch; (2hdc, 1ch, 2hdc) in ch; *hdc in each st to next corner (2hdc,1ch,2hdc) in ch*; Repeat from * to * 3 times.  Hdc in next st. Join to top of ch 2.  End.

Triangle corner to create square:

With RS facing, join in corner ch, working in back loop, dec over next 2; sc in next 14 st, then dec over last 2 sts, ch 1. Turn (16 sts).

Row 2:  Dec over first 2 sts at beginning of row, sc in each st to last 2, then dec  over last 2 sts, ch 1. Turn. (-2 sts)

Continue row 2 until 1 sc remains.  End .  One triange complete.

Repeat on all sides.

Edge: 

Row 1: With RS facing; Join yarn at corner, ch 1,* 3 sc in corner, 25 sc evenly spaced along side ( 12, 1 in corner of small square, 12)*.  Repeat 3 more times.  Join with sl st in ch.

Row 2: Repeat row 1, remembering to increase 3 sc in each corner.

Measure width.  If 20 cm (8”) across, end leaving 1 metre tail.

If square is not 20 cm ( 8”) across, repeat row 2 until desired width then end, leaving 1 metre tail .