Pecan Tree 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
- 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
- Create chains behind a “petal” to make a flower
- Weave ends as you go
Charted Instruction
Written Instruction
Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, 15dc, ss in beg dc. [16dc]
Rnd 2 (Sc in next st, 2sc in next st) 8 times, ss in first sc. [24 sc]
Rnd 3 (Sc in next st, ch1, sc in next st, ch3, sk1) 8 times, ss in first sc. [16 sc, 16 sp]
Rnd 4 Ss in ch, and in sc, (sc, ch1, 5dc, ch1, sc) in 8 sps around, do not join rnd. [40 dc, 16 sc, 16 sp]
Rnd 5 Release lp from hook, insert hook back to front through first sc of previous rnd, grab lp, pull lp to back of work, (ch5, working *behind* “petal” sc in ch-1 sp) 8 times, do not join rnd. [8 sc, 8 sp]
Rnd 6 * 5sc in first ch-sp of previous rnd, (4dc, ch3, 4dc) in next sp, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. [32 dc, 20 sc, 4 sp]
Rnd 7 Beg dc in next st, * (ch1, sk1, dc) 3 times, ch1, (3dc, ch2, 3dc) in corner sp, (ch1, sk1, dc) 3 times, rep from * 3 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [48 dc, 32 sp]
Rnd 8 (Sc in all sts/sps to corner, 3sc in corner) 4 times, sc in all sts/sps to beginning, ss in first sc, cut yarn. [88 sc]