This pattern was originally printed in Afghan Book No. 289, by The Spool Cotton Company, copyright 1952. It uses the Red Heart Yarn of that time. Size based on the original yarns: 47 x 62 inches MATERIALS:CHADWICK’S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 4 Ply, Art. E.232: 16 skeins (1 oz. “Tangle-Proof” Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 686 … Continue reading Siesta
Tag: Crochet Square
Treasury Square
Base Ring: Using A, ch4, join with slip st Round 1: Ch1, [1sc in ring, ch10] 8 times, slip st to 1st sc. Fasten off A Round 2: Join B at top of any ch-10 sp, ch3 (count as 1dc), 2dc into same sp, * [3dc, ch2, 3dc] into next sp for corner, 3dc into … Continue reading Treasury Square
Begonia Square
Despite containing bobble stitches, this is a fairly basic square. It is only 2 rounds Special Abbreviation: Bobble = work 5tr until 1 loop of each remains on hook, yo and draw through all 6 loops on hook Base Ring: Using A, ch4, join with slip st Round 1: Using A, ch4, work 4tr until … Continue reading Begonia Square
Spanish Square
Base Ring: Ch8, join with slip st Round 1: Ch1, 16sc into ring, slip st to 1st sc, (16 sts) Round 2: Ch1, 1sc into same place as ch-1, [ch7, skip 3 sts, 1sc into next st] 3 times, ch7, skip 3 sts, slip st to 1st sc. Round 3: Slip st into next dc … Continue reading Spanish Square
Frozen Star
Special Abbreviation: Cluster: dtr4tog Base Ring: Ch12, join with slip st Round1: Ch1, 24sc into ring, slip st to 1st sc. (24 sts) Round 2: Ch6, dtr3tog over next 3 sts (counts as dtr4tog), [ch7, dtr4tog over same st as last leg of previous cluster and next 3 sts] 7 times, ch7, slip st to … Continue reading Frozen Star
Prairie Motif
This is a 2 colored square Special Abbreviation: Popcorn = 4dc into next ch sp, drop loop from hook, insert hook under 2 loops at top of 1st of the 4dc and through dropped loop, draw loop through dc Base Ring: Using A, ch12, join with slip st Round 1: Ch5 (count as 1tr, ch1), … Continue reading Prairie Motif
Doily Square
Special Abbreviations: Tr2tog: 2tr into ring until 1 loop of each remains on hook, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook Bobble: work 3dc into sp until 1 loop of each remains on hook, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook. Base Ring: Ch10 join with slip st Round 1: Ch4, … Continue reading Doily Square
Floral Lace
Special Abbreviation: Dc2tog = 1dc into next dc until 2 loops remain on hook, skip 2dc, 1 dc into next dc until 3 loops remain on hook, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook Base Ring: Ch10, join with slip st Round 1: Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 31dc into ring, slip st to … Continue reading Floral Lace
Arcade Diamond
Base Ring: Ch6, join with slip st Round 1: Ch3 (count as 1dc), 15dc into ring, slip st to 3rd of ch-3 (16dc) Round 2: Ch5 (count as 1dc, ch2), * 1dc into next dc, ch2; rep from * 14 more times, slip st to 3rd of ch-5 Round 3: Slip st into 1st sp, … Continue reading Arcade Diamond
Italian Square
This is another square that has the puff stitch to it, Having made this one before, to me at least, it looks best being made in a solid color Special Abbreviations: [yo, insert hook into sp, yo and draw loop through] 4 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook. Base Ring: Ch4, join … Continue reading Italian Square