Materials Used In The Example:
Worsted weight yarn -
Color A: Red Heart Super Saver color 0792 Sandy Print
Color B: Red Heart Super Saver color 0360 Cafe
US Size H hook
Finished Size: When made with the materials listed, the finished size is about 11 inches square.
Worsted weight yarn -
Color A: Red Heart Super Saver color 0792 Sandy Print
Color B: Red Heart Super Saver color 0360 Cafe
US Size H hook
Finished Size: When made with the materials listed, the finished size is about 11 inches square.
Shell: In this pattern, a shell is made up of 5 double crochet all made in one same stitch.
Abbreviations: ch = chain, dc = double crochet, ea = each, sc = single crochet, sp = space
Pattern Instructions, by Sandi Marshall:
Starting chain: With color A, chain 38.
Row 1: (work in one loop only of the starting chain so that there will be a remaining loop left for each chain that will be used when crocheting the outside round), sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea ch across. (37 sc)
Row 2: ch 1 to turn, sc in first sc, *skip next 2 sc, 5 dc in next sc (shell made), skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 5 more times.
Starting chain: With color A, chain 38.
Row 1: (work in one loop only of the starting chain so that there will be a remaining loop left for each chain that will be used when crocheting the outside round), sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea ch across. (37 sc)
Row 2: ch 1 to turn, sc in first sc, *skip next 2 sc, 5 dc in next sc (shell made), skip next 2 sc, sc in next sc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 5 more times.
Row 3: change to color B. ch 3 (counts as first dc), make 2 dc in the first sc (which is at the base of the ch-3 just made), * skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc (which is the dc in the center of the shell), skip next 2 dc, 5 dc in next sc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc (which is the dc in the center of the shell), skip next 2 dc, 3 dc in last sc.
Row 4: ch 1 to turn, sc in first sc, skip next 2 dc, 5 dc in next sc (shell made), * skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc (which is the dc in the center of the shell), skip next 2 dc, 5 dc in next sc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 4 more times, then skip next 2 dc, sc in the last dc (which is the ch-3 turning chain that started the previous row, which counted as a dc).
Row 5: With color A, repeat row 3.
Row 6: With color A, repeat row 4.
Row 7: With color B, repeat row 3.
Row 8: With color B, ch 1, sc in first dc, * hdc in next dc, dc in ea of next 3 stitches, hdc in next dc, sc in next dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 5 more times.
Row 9: With color A, ch 1 to turn, sc in ea stitch across. (37 sc)
Rows 10 - 17: Repeat rows 2 - 9.
Rows 18 - 23: Repeat rows 2 - 8.
Row 6: With color A, repeat row 4.
Row 7: With color B, repeat row 3.
Row 8: With color B, ch 1, sc in first dc, * hdc in next dc, dc in ea of next 3 stitches, hdc in next dc, sc in next dc **, repeat the directions between * and ** 5 more times.
Row 9: With color A, ch 1 to turn, sc in ea stitch across. (37 sc)
Rows 10 - 17: Repeat rows 2 - 9.
Rows 18 - 23: Repeat rows 2 - 8.
Outside Round: With color B, ch 1, turn, sc in ea stitch across Row 23, next: (do not turn), ch 2 for corner, then working down the side of the square, sc in the end of each sc row and make 2 sc around the dc post at the edge of each dc row along that side, ch 2 for corner, then sc in remaining loop of starting chain along the bottom edge of the square, ch 2 for corner, then working along the next side of the square, sc in the end of each sc row and make 2 sc around the dc post at the edge of each dc row along that side, ch 2 for corner, sl st in the first sc of this round.
End off. Weave in ends.
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Pattern by Sandi Marshall. Pattern instructions and photos are copyright (c) 2007 by Sandi Marshall, licensed to About.com, Inc. Pattern is for your own personal (not-for-profit) use only. Per copyright law, do not redistribute in any form, even for free. If others would like to have the pattern instructions, please give them the URL for this page, so that they may come to this site to print out the pattern for themselves. Thank you. I appreciate it.
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Pattern by Sandi Marshall. Pattern instructions and photos are copyright (c) 2007 by Sandi Marshall, licensed to About.com, Inc. Pattern is for your own personal (not-for-profit) use only. Per copyright law, do not redistribute in any form, even for free. If others would like to have the pattern instructions, please give them the URL for this page, so that they may come to this site to print out the pattern for themselves. Thank you. I appreciate it.
Copyright on the Web - Being on the Web Doesn't Make it Public Domain
