Scots Pine 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 tr (sc, ch2) – counts as 1 tr
- chN chain N number of times
- dc 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
- tr treble crochet
- yoh yarn over hook
Video Instruction
This video tutorial includes information on how to:
- Make the beg dc and beg tr and join rounds neatly
- Create and join into puff stitches
- Weave ends as you go
Charted Instruction
Written Instruction
Rnd 1 MR, beg tr, (ch1, tr) 11 times, ch1, ss in beg tr. [12 tr, 12 sp]
Rnd 2 Beg dc in sp, (2dc in same sp, dc in next sp) 12 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [36 dc]
Rnd 3 Sc in same st as join, * ch5, sc in next st, ch7, sc in next st, ch5, sc in next st, (ch2, sk1, sc) 3 times, rep from * 3 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [24 sc, 24 sp]
Rnd 4 Ss in first 2 chs, * (sc, ch5, sc) in sp, (sc, ch5) 3 times in next sp, sc in same sp, (sc, ch5, sc) in next sp, 2sc in next sp, sc in next sp, 2sc in next sp, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [52 sc, 20 sp]
Rnd 5 Ss in first ch, * 3sc in sp, 2sc in next sp, (sc, ch3, sc) in next sp, 2sc in next sp, 3sc in next sp, sk 3 sc, (ch1, dc) 3 times in next dc, ch1, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [12 dc, 48 sc, 20 sp]
Rnd 6 (Sc in 5 sts, 3sc in corner sp, sc in 14 sts) 4 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]