Wattle 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.
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 dc4tog beg dc, (yoh, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through 4 lps on hook
- chN chain N number of times
- dc double crochet
- dc4tog (yoh, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook) 4 times, yoh, draw yarn through 5 lps on hook
- 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
- Weave ends as you go
Charted Instruction
Written Instruction
Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, 15dc, ss in beg dc. [16 dc]
Rnd 2 Beginning in next st, beg dc4tog, (ch6, dc4tog) 3 times, ch6, ss in first dc4tog. [4 dc4tog, 4 sp]
Rnd 3 Beg dc in sp, (10dc in same sp, ch1, dc in next sp) 4 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [44 dc, 4 sp]
Rnd 4 Beg dc in next st, * (ch1, dc in next st) 4 times, ch3, dc in same st, (ch1, dc in next st) 4 times, ch1, sk 2 dc, dc in next st, rep from * 3 times omitting final dc, ss in beg dc. [40 dc, 40 sp]
Rnd 5 * Sc in next sp, (ch3, sc in next sp) 4 times, ch3, sc in previous sp, (ch3, sc in same sp) 4 times, ch3, sk 1 sp, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [40 sc, 40 sp]
Rnd 6 (2sc in 4 sps, 3sc in next sp) 8 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]