VVCAL 2018
Published on September 9, 2018

Crochet Motif: Crabapple Square

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Crabapple 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 2dc cluster: (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps
  • 2trcl 2tr cluster: * yoh 2 times, insert hook in st, yoh, pull up lp, (yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, rep from * 1 time, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps
  • beg beginning
  • beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
  • beg pcorn beginning popcorn: (Beg dc, 3dc) in same st/sp, release lp, insert hook front to back in beg dc, grab lp, pull lp to front of work
  • chN chain N number of times
  • dc double crochet
  • lp loop
  • MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
  • pcorn popcorn: 4dc in st/sp indicated, release lp, insert hook front to back in first dc, grab lp, pull lp to front of work
  • 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 popcorn stitch and join rounds neatly
  • Create and join into popcorn stitches
  • Weave ends as you go

Charted Instruction

Written Instruction

Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, (ch3, 3dc) 4 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [12 dc, 4 sp]

Rnd 2 Beg pcorn in sp, * (ch2, 2dccl) twice in same sp, ch2, pcorn in same sp, ch1, pcorn in next sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final pcorn, ss in beg pcorn. [8 pcorn, 8 2dccl, 16 sp]

Rnd 3 * Sc in next sp, ch3, (2trcl, ch2) 3 times in corner sp, 2trcl in same sp, ch3, sc in next 2 sps, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [16 2trcl, 12 sc, 20 sp]

Rnd 4 Ss in 2 chs, sc in sp, * 2sc in next sp, ch1, (2dccl, ch2) 2 times in corner sp, 2dccl in same sp, ch1, 2sc in next sp, sc in next sp, ch2, sk 1 sc, pcorn in next sc, ch2, sc in next sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final sc, ss in first sc. [4 pcorn, 12 2dccl, 24 sc, 24 sp]

Rnd 5 (Sc in next 2 sts, sc in next sp, 2sc in next sp, ch3, 2sc in next sp, sc in next sp, sc in next 3 sts, 3hdc in next sp, hdc in pcorn, 3hdc in next sp, sc in next st) 4 times, ss in first sc. [28 hdc, 48 sc, 4 sp]

Rnd 6 (Sc in next 4 sts, 3sc in corner sp, sc in next 15 sts) 4 times, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]