Easy
Basic stitches, simple shaping and finishing.
Basic stitches, simple shaping and finishing.
Yarn: medium worsted yarn
Color – 7 colors – new color changed at the start of each round
Hook: 4.00 mm
Size: 23 cm x 23 cm (approx. 9 inches)
Notes:
Tension/Gauge is not necessary for this project to be perfect
I use US Crochet stitch terminology
Abbreviations:
CH – chain
SL ST – slip stitch
SC – single crochet
DC – double crochet
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Foundation Ring:
Make a 6 CH and join with a SL ST into the first CH to form a ring
RND 1:
CH 3 (counts as 1 DC), work 2 DC into rnd, CH 3. *Work 3 DC into ring, CH 3,. Repeat from * twice more, join with a SL ST into the top of first 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
CH 3 (counts as 1 DC), work 2 DC into rnd, CH 3. *Work 3 DC into ring, CH 3,. Repeat from * twice more, join with a SL ST into the top of first 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
RND 2: (Change Color)
Join yarn to any 3 CH corner space with a SL ST, CH 3, work (2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC) into same space to make corner. *CH 1, work (3 DC, CH 3, 3 DC) into next 3 CH space. Repeat from * twice more, CH 1, join with a SL ST into top of first 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Join yarn to any 3 CH corner space with a SL ST, CH 3, work (2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC) into same space to make corner. *CH 1, work (3 DC, CH 3, 3 DC) into next 3 CH space. Repeat from * twice more, CH 1, join with a SL ST into top of first 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
RND 3: (Change Color)
Join yarn to any 3 CH corner space with a SL ST, CH 3 work (2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC) into same space to make corner. *CH 1, work 3 DC into next 1 CH space, CH 1 work (3 DC, CH 3, 3 DC) into next CH 3 space. Repeat from * twice more, CH 1, work 3 DC into next 1 CH space, CH 1, join with a SL ST into the top of the first 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
RND 4: (Change Color)
Join yarn to any 3 CH corner space with a SL ST, CH 3 work (2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC) into same space to make corner. *(CH 1, work 3 DC into next 1 CH space) x 2, CH 1 work (3 DC, CH 3, 3 DC) into next CH 3 space. Repeat from * twice more, (CH 1, work 3 DC into next 1 CH space) x 2, CH 1, join with a SL ST into the top of the first 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
RND 5: (Change Color)
Join yarn to any 3 CH corner space with a SL ST, CH 3 work (2 DC, CH 3, 3 DC) into same space to make corner. *(CH 1, work 3 DC into next 1 CH space) x 3, CH 1 work (3 DC, CH 3, 3 DC) into next CH 3 space. Repeat from * twice more, (CH 1, work 3 DC into next 1 CH space) x 3, CH 1, join with a SL ST into the top of the first 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
RND 6: (Change Color)
Join yarn to any DC from previous round. CH 1, work 1 SC into each DC and 1 CH space or previous round, working 5 SC into each CH 3 corner space. Join with a SL ST into first SC.
RND 7: CH 1, work 1 SC into every SC of previous round, working 3 SC into center ST of the 5 SC corner groups, join with a SL ST into first SC.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
RND 8: (Change Color)
Join yarn into any SC ( NOT THE CORNERS), CH 3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into every SC of previous round, work 3 DC into the center ST of the 3 SC corner groups. Join with a SL ST into the top of the first 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Join yarn into any SC ( NOT THE CORNERS), CH 3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into every SC of previous round, work 3 DC into the center ST of the 3 SC corner groups. Join with a SL ST into the top of the first 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
RND 9: (Change Color)
Join yarn into any DC ( NOT THE CORNERS), CH 3 (counts as 1 DC), work 1 DC into every DC of previous round, work 3 DC into the center ST of the 3 DC corner groups. Join with a SL ST into the top of the first 3 CH.
RND 10: CH 1, work 1 SC into each DC of the previous round, working 3 DC into center ST of the 3 DC corner groups. Join with a SL ST into first SC.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
