Danyel’s Square
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Materials
Yarn: Vanna’s Choice, Lion Brand Yarn
Tools: US Size (I/9) 5.5 mm crochet hook, measuring tape, scissors
Difficulty: Intermediate
Size: 12” x 12”
Gauge: 15 Sts and 6 pattern rows = 4”
Stitch Guide: Ch(s) – chain(s), Sc – single crochet, St(s) – stitch(es), Dc – double crochet, Sl St – slip stitch, RS – right side
Special Stitch
Popcorn: Work 6 Dc Sts into same place, remove hook from loop, insert hook into top of first Dc in group, insert hook into empty loop, pull loop through to close so that popcorn is apparent on RS.
Note: Use preferred method to change colors to taste.
Instructions
Form adjustable loop
Round 1 (RS): Ch 3 (first Dc), work 11 Dc into loop, Sl St to join —12 Dc
Round 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a St, now and throughout), (Popcorn, Ch 3) into each St around, Sl St into first ch-3 space to join – 12 Popcorn, 12 Ch-3 spaces
Round 3: Ch 2, [(Popcorn, Ch 3, Popcorn, Ch 3) into Ch-3 space, (Popcorn, Ch 3) into next 2 Ch-3 spaces] repeat 4 times, Sl St into first ch-3 space join – 16 Popcorn, 16 Ch-3 spaces
Round 4: Ch 2, [(Popcorn, Ch 3, Popcorn, Ch 3) into Ch-3 space, (Popcorn, Ch 3) into next 3 Ch-3 spaces] repeat 4 times, Sl St into first ch-3 space join – 20 Popcorn, 20 Ch-3 spaces
Round 5: Ch 2, [(Popcorn, Ch 3, Popcorn, Ch 3) into Ch-3 space, (Popcorn, Ch 3) into next 4 Ch-3 spaces] repeat 4 times, Sl St into first ch-3 space join – 24 Popcorn, 24 Ch-3 spaces
Round 6: Ch 2, [(Popcorn, Ch 3, Popcorn, Ch 3) into Ch-3 space, (Popcorn, Ch 3) into next 5 Ch-3 spaces] repeat 4 times, Sl St into first ch-3 space join – 28 Popcorn, 28 Ch-3 spaces
Round 7: Ch 1 (does not count as a St, now and throughout), [(Sc, Ch 3, Sc, Ch 3) into Ch-3 space, (Sc, Ch 3) into next 6 Ch-3 spaces] repeat 4 times, Sl St around first Sc to join – 32 Ch-3 spaces
Round 8: Ch 2 (first Dc), (2 Dc, Ch 3, 3 Dc) into Ch-3 space, [(Ch 1, (3 Dc, Ch 1) into next 7 Ch-3 spaces, (3 Dc, Ch 3, 3 Dc] repeat 3 times, Ch 1, (3 Dc, Ch 1) into next 7 Ch-3 spaces, Sl St into top of first Dc to join – 108 Dc, 4 Ch-3 spaces
Round 9: Sl St over to Ch-3 space, Ch 1, [Sc, Ch 3, Sc, Ch 3) into Ch-3 space, (Sc, Ch 3) into next 8 Ch-1 spaces] repeat 4 times, Sl St around first Sc to join – 40 Ch-3 spaces
Round 10: Ch 2 (first Dc), (2 Dc, Ch 3, 3 Dc) into Ch-3 space, [(Ch 1, (3 Dc, Ch 1) into next 7 Ch-3 spaces, (3 Dc, Ch 3, 3 Dc] repeat 3 times, Ch 1, (3 Dc, Ch 1) into next 7 Ch-3 spaces, Sl St into top of first Dc to join, fasten off – 108 Dc, 4 Ch-3 spaces