VVCAL 2018
Published on August 31, 2018

Crochet Motif: Golden Ash Square

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Golden Ash 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.

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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

  • 2dccl (yoh insert hook into st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps on hook
  • beg beginning
  • beg 2dccl (beg dc, dc) in same st/sp – beg does not count as a st here
  • beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
  • beg dc3tog beg dc, (yoh insert hook into next st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps on hook
  • chN chain N number of times
  • dc double crochet
  • dc3tog (yoh insert hook into next st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through 4 lps on hook
  • 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 join rounds neatly
  • Create and join into cluster sts
  • Weave ends as you go

Charted Instruction

Written Instruction

Rnd 1 MR, beg 2dccl, (ch2, 2dccl) 7 times, ch2, ss in beg 2dccl. [8 2dccl, 8 sp]

Rnd 2 * (Sc, ch1, 3dc, ch1, sc) in next sp, (sc, ch10) 5 times in next sp, sc in same sp, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [12 dc, 32 sc, 28 sp]

Rnd 3 Ss in first ch, beg dc3tog over 3 dc, * ch3, sc in ch-10 sp, (ch1, sc in next sp) 2 times, ch3, sc in same sp, (ch1, sc in next sp) 2 times, ch3, dc3tog over 3 dc,  rep from * 3 times omitting final dc3tog, ss in beg dc3tog. [4 dc3tog, 24 sc, 28 sp]

Rnd 4 (3sc in next sp, 2hdc in next 2 sps, 5sc in corner sp, 2hdc in next 2 sps, 3sc in next sp, ch1) 4 times, ss in first sc. [8 hdc, 44 sc, 4 sp]

Rnd 5 (Sc in all sts/sps to corner st, 3sc in corner st) 4 times, sc in all sts/sps to beginning, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]