VVCAL 2018

Crochet Motif: Bonsai Square

Bonsai 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 Bonsai Tree was suggested by Donna Bayle Bird and Sharon Smiles. Thank you.

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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
  • 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 join rounds neatly
  • Create and join into puff stitches
  • Weave ends as you go

Charted Instruction

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Written Instruction

Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, (ch2, dc, ch1, dc) 4 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [8 dc, 8 sp]

Rnd 2 Ss in first ch, beg dc in sp, (ch2, 2dc in same sp, ch1, puff st in ch-1 sp, ch2, 2dc in next sp) 4 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [4 puff st, 16 dc, 12 sp]

Rnd 3 Elongate working lp to the height of a puff st, * (puff st in corner sp, ch2) 4 times, (dc in next sp, ch1) 2 times, rep from * 3 times, ss in first puff st. [16 puff st, 8 dc, 24 sp]

Rnd 4 * 3sc in next sp, (2sc, ch3, 2sc) in corner sp, 3sc in next sp, sc in next 5 sts/sps, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [60 sc, 4 sp]

Rnd 5 Beg dc in next st, * ch1, (puff st in corner sp, ch2) 4 times, sk3, (dc, ch1, sk1) 4 times, dc, rep from * 3 times, ss in beg dc. [16 puff st, 20 dc, 36 sp]

Rnd 6 (2sc in next 2 sps, 5sc in corner sp, 2sc in next 4 sps, sc in dc, 2sc in next 2 sps) 4 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]