Live Oak 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 Live Oak Square was named by Ashley DuVall and Glenda Ramage. Thank you both.
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
- 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, (sc, ch8) 8 times, ss in first sc. [8 sc, 8 sp]
Rnd 2 Ss in first 3 chs, sc in sp, (ch4, sc in next sp) 7 times, ch4, ss in first sc. [8 sc, 8 sp]
Rnd 3 5sc in 8 sps, ss in first sc. [40 sc]
Rnd 4 Ss in next st, beg dc, * ch3, 2dc in same st, (ch1, sk1, dc) 4 times, ch1, sk1, 2dc in next st, rep from * 3 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [32 dc, 24 sp]
Rnd 5 Ss in first ch, beg dc in sp, * ch3, 2dc in same sp, ch1, sk1, dc, (ch1, dc in dc) 5 times, ch1, 2dc in sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [40 dc, 32 sp]
Rnd 6 (3sc in corner sp, 17sc) 4 times, ss in first sc. [80 sc]
Rnd 7 (3sc in corner st, 19sc) 4 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]