Vs and Fans Window Square
An original design by Sandi Marshall
This square has a separate layer with a different color that shows through an openwork portion of the main piece. This results in a two-color square but you only have to work with one color at a time while crocheting it. The part of each square with the double layer is thick and an afghan made with multiples of this square would be a very warm afghan.
It could be a fun scrap yarn project, experimenting with different color combinations.
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Materials Used In The Example:
Worsted weight yarn
U.S. Size G or H crochet hook
Finished size: about 6 inches square
Gauge: 3 1/2 sc = 1", 4 single crochet rows = 1"
How To Slip Stitch (sl st) = Insert hook in stitch, wrap yarn over hook, pull yarn through the stitch and through the loop on the hook, at the same time.
How To Crochet In The Back Loop Or Front Loop Only - http://crochet.about.com/library/blbackfrontloop.htm
Directions:
Chain 22.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea ch across (21 sc).
Rows 2 - 7: ch 1, sc in ea sc across. (21 sc)
Row 8: Work this row in the front loops only for the entire row.
The remaining loop of each sc will be used later to attach the background panel piece.
ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each of next 2 sc,
skip 3 sc, then make a shell by working (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) all in next sc,
skip next 3 sc, dc in next sc, skip next 3 sc,
then (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) all in next sc, skip next 3 sc,
dc in each of last 3 sc.
Row 9: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, skip next 3 dc of shell, in chain-1 space work 3 sc, then ch 3, skip next 3 dc of shell, dc in next dc, ch 3, skip next 3 dc of next shell, in chain-1 space work 3 sc, then ch 3, skip next 3 dc of shell, dc in each of last 3 dc.
Row 10: The v-stitch used in this row is made by working (dc, ch 1, dc) all in one same stitch. ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 2, skip the ch-3, skip next sc, then v-stitch in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, skip the next ch-3, v-stitch in next dc, ch 1, skip the next ch-3, skip next sc, then v-stitch in next sc, ch 2, skip next sc, skip the next ch-3, dc in each of last 3 dc.
Row 11: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each of next 2 dc, skip first ch-2, skip next dc of first v-stitch, then make a shell by working (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) all in the ch-1 space in the center of that first v-stitch, dc in the ch-1 sp in the center of the next v-stitch, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) all in the ch-1 space in the center of the next v-stitch, skip the 2nd dc of the last v-stitch, skip the last ch-2, dc in each of last 3 dc.
Rows 12, 13: Repeat rows 9 and 10 once more.
Row 14: ch 1, sc in first dc, sc in each of next 2 dc, 2 sc in ch-2 space, * sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 in the center of the v-stitch, sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 space **, repeat the directions between * and ** once, then sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 in the center of the v-stitch, sc in next dc, 2 sc in last ch-2 space, sc in each of last 3 dc.
Row 15: ch 1, sc in back loop only of ea sc across. The remaining loops will be used later, when attaching the background panel piece.
Rows 16 - 21: ch 1, sc in ea sc across. (21 sc)
End off. Weave in ends.
The Background Piece: With the wrong side of the front piece facing you (the
side with the remaining loop showing across row 8), attach a contrasting color yarn
in the remaining loop
of the first sc of row 8. It will be easiest to crochet this row if you fold the front
piece back at row 8, while you crochet in the remaining loops across the row.
Background Piece Row 1:
ch 1, sc in the remaining loop of the first sc.
sc in the remaining loop of ea sc across. (21 sc)
Background Piece Rows 2 - 12: ch 1, sc in ea sc across. (21 sc)
Background Piece Finishing Row: sl st through both pieces at the same time
for this row, by inserting the hook through the background piece sc and also through
the remaining loop of sc of the front piece, then wrap yarn over the hook and pull the
yarn through all stitches at the same time (slip stitch made through two layers).
Make a slip stitch in the manner (through two layers) for each sc across the row. This
joins the top of the background piece to the front piece.
Adding The Outside Round: Use the same color as you used in the front piece.
With the right side of the front piece facing you, attach yarn in the first sc of the last row
at the top of the square. ch 1, sc in ea sc across the row, for corner, ch 2,
sc in end of first row along the side, sc in end of ea of next 5 rows.
* For the next part, crochet around both layers to join the edges of the
front piece and the background piece. Working around the dc posts on the edge of the
front piece and, at the same time, through the ends of the sc rows of the background piece,
work 2 sc around ea dc post on the edge of the next 6 rows of the front piece.
Now, back to working through a single layer for the single crochet rows of the front piece.
sc in end of ea of next 6 rows. ** For corner, ch 2, sc in ea sc along other side of square.
ch 2 for the next corner, sc in end of ea of next 6 rows. Repeat the directions from * to **
once. For corner, ch 2, sl st in the first sc made in this outside round.
End off. Weave in ends.
Copyright - This is an original design by Sandi Marshall.
This Vs and Fans Window Square Pattern and the pattern photos are copyright
2006 by Sandi Marshall.
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For free pattern instructions for converting two finished Vs and Fans Window Squares into a purse with a drawstring top, see: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa031706.htm
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