Palm Tree 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 Palm Tree Square was named by Darlene Strasburg and Stephanie Hickman. 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
- 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 beg 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
- hdc half 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
- yoh yarn over hook
Video Instruction
This video tutorial includes information on how to:
- Make the beg dc and cluster sts
- Join rounds neatly into a cluster st
- Weave ends as you go
Charted Instruction
Written Instruction
Rnd 1 MR, beg 4dccl, (ch4, 4dccl) 3 times, ch4, ss in beg 4dccl. [4 4dccl, 4 sp]
Rnd 2 Beg dc in sp, (6dc in same sp, ch1, dc in next sp) 4 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [28 dc, 4 sp]
Rnd 3 Beg dc in next st, (ch1, dc in next dc st) 27 times, ch1, ss in beg dc. [28 dc, 28 sp]
Rnd 4 * Sc in sp, sc in next st, hdc in sp, (dc, ch3, dc) in next st, hdc in sp, sc in 5 sts/sps, sk 1 ch, sc in 3 sts/sps, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [8 dc, 8 hdc, 40 sc, 4 sp]
Rnd 5 * Sc in next st, ch2, (sc, ch2, sc) in corner sp, (ch2, sk2, sc) 3 times, ch2, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [24 sc, 24 sp]
Rnd 6 Beg dc in sp (counts as 1 hdc here), * 2hdc in same sp, (hdc, ch3, hdc) in corner sp, 3hdc in 4 sps, hdc in next sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [68 hdc, 4 sp]
Rnd 7 (Sc in all sts/sps to next corner, 5sc in corner sp) 4 times, ss in all sts/sps to beginning, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]