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Published on January 22, 2016

Crochet Motif – Nicolas Square

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Charted instruction:

Written instruction (US Terms):

For UK Terms and Video Instruction, scroll down.

Special stitches

  • Beg DC = (SC, Ch-1)
  • Beg TR = (SC, Ch-2)

Foundation: Ch-3 and join in first Ch to make ring. You may also make a magic circle if you prefer that method. Also feel free to chain more stitches if you are used to chaining 4 or 5. I like to chain 3 for my ring, because I like the center hole to disappear when I weave ends.

Work 6 Rounds as follows…

Round 1: All in ring, working over center tail so as to pull center circle closed tight when square is complete: Make Beg TR, (3DC, TR) 3 times, 3DC, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg TR _12 DC, 4 TR total_    

Round 2: (Beg TR, 2DC) in same stitch as join, **DC in next 3 stitches, (2DC, TR, 2DC) in next TR -corner made- repeat from ** 2 times more, DC in next 3 stitches, 2DC in same stitch as Beg TR, join with a slip stitch to top of Beg TR.  _28 DC, 4 TR total_

Round 3: (Beg TR, 2DC) in same stitch as join, **DC in next 7 stitches, (2DC, TR, 2DC) in next TR -corner made- repeat from ** 2 times more, DC in next 7 stitches, 2DC in same stitch as Beg TR, join with a slip stitch to top of Beg TR.  _44 DC, 4 TR total_

Round 4: (Beg DC, chain 3, DC) in same stitch as join, **Chain 1, (DC, Chain 1, skip 1 stitch) 5 times, (DC, Chain 3, DC) in corner TR -corner made- , repeat from ** 3 times, omitting final corner join with a slip stitch to top of Beg DC.  _28 DC, 4 corner chain-3 spaces, 24 chain-1 spaces total_

Round 5: (Beg DC, DC, TR, 2DC) in first chain corner space, **DC in all DC and chain spaces across to corner chain space, (2DC, TR, 2DC) in corner, repeat from ** twice more, DC in all DC and chain spaces across, join with a slip stitch to top of Beg DC  _68 DC, 4 TR total_

Round 6: SC in all stitches around, putting 5SC in all 4 TR corners, join with a slip stitch to first SC, cut yarn and weave ends _88 SC total_

Written instruction (UK Terms):

Special stitches

  • Beg tr = (1dc, Ch-1)
  • Beg DTR = (1dc, Ch-2)

Foundation: Ch-3 and join in first Ch to make ring. You may also make a magic circle if you prefer that method. Also feel free to chain more stitches if you are used to chaining 4 or 5. I like to chain 3 for my ring, because I like the center hole to disappear when I weave ends.

Round 1: All in ring, Make Beg dtr , (3tr, 1dtr) 3 times, 3tr, join with a slip stitch in top of Beg dtr_12 tr, 4 dtr total_    

Round 2: (Beg DTR, 2tr) in same stitch as join, **1tr in next 3 stitches, (2tr, 1DTR, 2tr) in next dtr -corner made- repeat from ** 2 times more, 1tr in next 3 stitches, 2tr in same stitch as Beg dtr, join with a slip stitch to top of Beg dtr.  _28 tr, 4 dtr total_

Round 3: (Beg DTR, 2tr) in same stitch as join, **1tr in next 7 stitches, (2tr, 1dtr, 2tr) in next dtr -corner made- repeat from ** 2 times more, 1tr in next 7 stitches, 2tr in same stitch as Beg dtr, join with a slip stitch to top of Beg dtr.  _44 tr, 4 dtr total_

Round 4: (Beg tr, chain 3, 1tr) in same stitch as join, **Chain 1, (1tr, Chain 1, skip 1 stitch) 5 times, (1tr, Chain 3, 1tr) in corner DTR -corner made- , repeat from ** 3 times, omitting final corner join with a slip stitch to top of Beg tr.  _28 tr, 4 corner chain-3 spaces, 24 chain-1 spaces total_

Round 5: (Beg tr, 1tr, 1dtr, 2tr) in first chain corner space, **1tr in all tr and chain spaces across to corner chain space, (2tr, 1dtr, 2tr) in corner, repeat from ** twice more, 1tr in all tr and chain spaces across, join with a slip stitch to top of Beg tr _68 tr, 4 dtr total_

Round 6: 1dc in all stitches around, putting 5dc in all 4 dtr corners, join with a slip stitch to first dc, cut yarn and weave ends _88 dc total_

Video Instruction

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Rachele C.

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