Douglas Fir 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 Douglas Fir Tree was suggested by Andrea Holme. 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
- beg beginning
- beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
- beg pcorn beginning popcorn: (beg dc, 3dc in same st, release lp, insert hook front to back in beg dc, grab lp, pull lp to front of work to close popcorn
- chN chain N number of times
- dc double crochet
- lp loop
- MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
- pcorn popcorn: 4dc in same st, release lp, insert hook front to back in first dc, grab lp, pull lp to front of work to close popcorn
- 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 join rounds neatly
- Create popcorn sts
- Weave ends as you go
Charted Instruction
Written Instruction
Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, (ch3, 2dc) 4 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [8 dc, 4 sp]
Rnd 2 Ss in first ch, * (sc in sp, ch5) 3 times, sc in same sp, ch3, rep from * in 3 rem corner sps, ss in first sc. [16 sc, 16 sp]
Rnd 3 Ss in first 2 chs, * sc in ch-5 sp, ch2, sc in next sp, ch3, sc in same sp, ch 2, sc in next sp, ch1, pcorn in ch-3 sp, ch1, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [4 pcorn, 16 sc, 20 sp]
Rnd 4 Beg pcorn in sp, * ch1, (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3 sp, ch1, pcorn in next sp, (ch1, 2dc in ch-1 sp) 2 times, ch1, pcorn in next sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final pcorn, ss in beg pcorn. [8 pcorn, 32 dc, 24 sp]
Rnd 5 Beg dc in ch-1 sp, * dc in 2 sts, ch1, (pcorn, ch3, pcorn) in corner sp, ch1, dc in 2 sts, dc in sp, ch1, dc in next 7 sts/sps, ch1, dc in next sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [8 pcorn, 52 dc, 20 sp]
Rnd 6 (Sc in all sts/sps to corner sp skipping over pcorns, 5sc in corner sp) 4 times, sc in all sts/sps to beg skipping over pcorns, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]