Cypress Square
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Introduction
Each of the VVCAL 2018 Squares were dedicated to a tree by one of the members of my CypressTextiles Tree Huggers Facebook group.
The Cypress Square was named by Jan Bohler and Kim Pennell. Thank you both.
Materials and Measurements
- Yarn: Scheepjes Softfun (affiliate link) – (60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic); (140m/50g)
- Color: If using the Warm Neutrals palette, make 5 square each of 9 colors, and 6 squares each of 3 colors, leaving the cream out for joining and border.
- Hook: US Size 4.5mm
- Size: 6 inches
Key Stitch Descriptions
- beg beginning
- beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
- beg tr (sc, ch2) – counts as 1 tr
- chN chain N number of times
- dc double crochet
- lp loop
- MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
- sc single crochet
- sp space (chain space)
- ss slip stitch
- st stitch
- tr treble crochet
- yoh yarn over hook
Video Instruction
This video tutorial includes information on how to:
- Make the beg dc and beg tr and join rounds neatly
- Weave ends as you go
Charted Instruction
Written Instruction
Rnd 1 MR, beg tr, (ch1, tr) 11 times, ch1, ss in beg tr. [12 tr, 12 sp]
Rnd 2 (Sc, ch3, sc) in 12 sps, ss in first sc. [24 sc, 12 sp]
Rnd 3 Ss in first ch, sc in same sp, (ch3, sc in next sp) 11 times, ch3, ss in first sc. [12 sc, 12 sp]
Rnd 4 Ss in first ch, beg dc in sp, * ch3, 2dc in same sp, (ch3, sc in next sp) 2 times, ch3, 2dc in next sp), rep from * 3 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [16 dc, 8 sc, 16 sp]
Rnd 5 Ss in first ch, beg dc in sp, * ch3, 3dc in same sp, (4dc in next sp, 3dc in next sp) 2 times, rep from * 3 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [68 dc, 4 sp]
Rnd 6 (5sc in corner sp, sc in all sts/sps to next corner) 4 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]