Plumeria 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 Plumeria Square was named by Sabrina Newton. Thank you.
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
- 4dccl 4dc cluster: (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 4 times, yoh, draw yarn through 5 lps
- beg beginning
- beg 4dccl beginning 4dc cluster: beg dc, (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through 4 lps
- beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
- chN chain N number of times
- dc double crochet
- lp loop
- MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
- puff st (yoh, insert hook in st, yoh, pull up lp) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all lps
- sc single crochet
- sp space (chain space)
- ss slip stitch
- st stitch
- yoh yarn over hook
Video Instruction
This video tutorial includes information on how to:
- Make the beg dc, and puff st
- Join rounds neatly into a cluster st
- Weave ends as you go
Charted Instruction
Written Instruction
Rnd 1 MR, elongate working lp to puff st height, (puff st, ch1) 8 times, ss in puff st. [8 puff st, 8 sp]
Rnd 2 Beg dc in sp, (2dc in same sp, ch1, dc in next sp) 8 times, ss in beg dc. [24 dc, 8 sp]
Rnd 3 Beg 4dccl in next st, (ch2, puff st in sp, ch3, sk 1 dc, 4dccl in next st) 8 times, ss in beg 4dccl. [8 puff st, 8 4dccl, 16 sp]
Rnd 4 (2sc, ch1, 2sc) in 16 sps, ss in first sc. [64 sc, 16 sp]
Rnd 5 Ss in next st, (sc in sp, ch3) 16 times, ss in first sc. [16 sc, 16 sp]
Rnd 6 (3sc in 2 sps, puff st in next sp, ch2, puff st in same sp, ch3, puff st in same sp, ch2, puff st in same sp, ch1, 3sc in next sp) 4 times, ss in first sc. [16 puff st, 36 sc, 16 sp]
Rnd 7 (Sc in first 6 sts, 2sc before puff st, 2sc in ch-2 sp, 5sc in ch-3 sp, 2sc in ch-2 sp, 2sc in ch-1 sp, sc in 3 sts) 4 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]