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Diagonal V-Stitch Line Afghan Square

Designed by Sandi Marshall

by Sandi Marshall
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Diagonal v-st Square designed by Sandi Marshall© Sandi Marshall. Licensed to About.com, Inc

This square has a corner start, worked from one corner to the other corner, in a double crochet and v-stitch design.

Abbreviations: ch = chain, chs = chains, dc = double crochet, ea = each, hdc = half double crochet, sc = single crochet, st = stitch, sts = stitches

Materials: For a 6 inch square, worsted weight yarn, US size H hook

Special Stitch: v-stitch = (dc, ch 1, dc) all in one same place. Instruction Link: V-Stitch How-To

Starting Chain: Leaving a length to weave in later, chain 2.
Pattern Note: Turn at the end of each row (rows are worked along two sides of the square).
Row 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Row 2: ch 1, sc in first sc, ch 2, sc in last sc.
Row 3: ch 1, sc in first sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 space, sc in last sc.
Rows 4 - 7: ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in ea sc until you reach ch-2 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 space, sc in ea sc to end of row.
Row 8: ch 2 (counts as first hdc), hdc in ea of next 5 sc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-2 space, hdc in ea of next 6 sc.
Row 9: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next hdc, skip next hdc, v-st in next hdc, skip next hdc, dc in ea of next 2 hdc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 space, dc in ea of next 2 hdc, skip next hdc, v-st in next hdc, skip next hdc, dc in next hdc, dc in the top ch of the ch-2 at the end of the row.
Rows 10 - 14: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next dc, skip next dc of v-st, v-st in center of v-st, skip next dc of v-st, dc in ea dc until you reach the ch-2 corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 space, dc in ea dc until you reach the next v-st, skip next dc of v-st, v-st in center of v-st, skip next dc of v-st, dc in next dc, dc in the top ch of the ch-3 at the end of the row.
Outside Round: ch 1, 2 sc around ea dc post on end of ea row then sc in the end of ea sc row down this side of the square, ch 2 for corner, sc in the end of ea sc row then 2 sc around ea dc post on end of ea row along this next side of the square, ch 2 for corner, along next two sides of the square: sc in ea dc and also sc in the ch-1 in the center of ea v-st, with (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch-2 corner between these last two sides. At end, sl st in first sc of this round. End off. Weave in ends.

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