Magnolia 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 Magnolia Square was named by Ginette Pope, Gloria Hill, Diane G Montgomery, Patricia Ullrich, Lynn Mawson, Jasmine Ford, Glenda Ramage, and Joanne Priel. Thank you all.
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 (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, pull yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, pull yarn through 3 lps
- beg beginning
- beg 2dccl (beg dc, dc) in st/sp
- beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
- beg dc5tog beginning dc 5 together: beg dc, (yoh, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, pull yarn through 2 lps) 4 times, yoh, pull yarn through 5 lps
- chN chain N number of times
- dc double crochet
- dc5tog (yoh, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, pull yarn through 2 lps) 5 times, yoh, pull yarn through 6 lps
- 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 join rounds neatly
- Make a 2-round “petal”
- Make a neat treble crochet
- Weave ends as you go
Charted Instruction
Written Instruction
Rnd 1 MR, beg 2dccl, (ch2, 2dccl) 7 times, ch2, ss in 2dccl. [8 2dccl, 8 sp]
Rnd 2 Beg dc in sp, (4dc in same sp, dc in next sp) 8 times omitting final st, do not join the round. [40 dc]
Rnd 3 Beg dc5tog over the first 5 sts of round 2 (note: place the beg dc in the beg dc of round 2, without joining the round first), (ch4, dc5tog over next 5 sts) 7 times, ch4, ss in beg dc5tog. [8 dc5tog, 8 sp]
Rnd 4 Beg dc in sp, (7dc in same sp, ch1, dc in next sp) 8 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [64 dc, 8 sp]
Rnd 5 Ss in next st, (sc in next st/sp, ch2, sk2) 24 times, ss in first sc. [24 sc, 24 sp]
Rnd 6 Beg dc in sp, * 2dc in same sp, 3sc in next sp, sc in sc, 3sc in next sp, 3dc in next sp, sk 1 sp, (3tr, ch3, 3tr) in next sc, sk 1 sp, dc in next sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [24 tr, 24 dc, 28 sc, 4 sp]
Rnd 7 (Sc in all sts to corner, 3sc in corner) 4 times, sc in all sts to beg, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]