VVCAL 2018
Published on June 7, 2018

Crochet Motif: Crepe Myrtle Square

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Crepe Myrtle 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 Crepe Mrtyle Square was named by Gina Logan and Heidi Ebel. Thank you both.

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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
  • beg dc4tog beginning dc 4 together: beg dc, (yoh, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, pull yarn through 2 lps) 3 times, yoh, pull yarn through 4 lps
  • chN chain N number of times
  • dc double crochet
  • dc4tog (yoh, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, pull yarn through 2 lps) 4 times, yoh, pull yarn through 5 lps
  • 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
  • Make a 2-round “petal”
  • Weave ends as you go

Charted Instruction

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Written Instruction

Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, 11dc, ss in beg dc. [12 dc]

Rnd 2 Elongate lp to height of a puff st, (puff st in next st, ch2) 12 times, ss in first ch of rnd. [12 puff st, 12 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg dc in sp, (3dc in same sp, dc in next sp) 12 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [48 dc]

Rnd 4 Beg dc4tog over first 4 sts incl joining st, (ch4, dc4tog) 11 times, ch4, ss in beg dc4tog. [12 dc4tog, 12 sp]

Rnd 5 Ss in first 2 chs, beg dc in sp, (ch3, 3dc in same sp, 4sc in next sp, sc in dc4tog, 4sc in next sp, 3dc in next sp) 4 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [24 dc, 36 sc, 4 sp]

Rnd 6 (5sc in corner sp, 15sc) 4 times, ss in first st. [80 sc]

Rnd 7 Sc in next st, (3sc in corner, 19sc) 4 times omitting final st, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]