VVCAL 2018
Published on September 9, 2018

Crochet Motif: Scots Pine Square

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Scots Pine 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.

Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees in coniferous woodland, Abernethy Forest, remnant of the Caledonian Forest in Strathspey, Scotland. (Photo by: Arterra/UIG via Getty Images)

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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
  • Create and join into puff stitches
  • 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 Beg dc in sp, (2dc in same sp, dc in next sp) 12 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [36 dc]

Rnd 3 Sc in same st as join, * ch5, sc in next st, ch7, sc in next st, ch5, sc in next st, (ch2, sk1, sc) 3 times, rep from * 3 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [24 sc, 24 sp]

Rnd 4 Ss in first 2 chs, * (sc, ch5, sc) in sp, (sc, ch5) 3 times in next sp, sc in same sp, (sc, ch5, sc) in next sp, 2sc in next sp, sc in next sp, 2sc in next sp, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [52 sc, 20 sp]

Rnd 5 Ss in first ch, * 3sc in sp, 2sc in next sp, (sc, ch3, sc) in next sp, 2sc in next sp, 3sc in next sp, sk 3 sc, (ch1, dc) 3 times in next dc, ch1, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [12 dc, 48 sc, 20 sp]

Rnd 6 (Sc in 5 sts, 3sc in corner sp, sc in 14 sts) 4 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]