Materials:
Worsted Weight Yarn
Approx. 2 oz. of each color
Size G hook
Stitch Guide:
Beginning Cluster: Ch 3, *YO twice, insert hook in sp indicated, YO and pull up a loop (YO and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice; repeat from * 2 times more, YO and draw through all 4 loops on hook.
Cluster: *YO twice, insert hook in sp indicated, YO and pull up loop, (YO and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice; repeat from * 3 times more, YO and draw through all 5 loops on hook.
Instructions:
Ch 10, join to form ring.
Rnd 1: Work Bgn Cluster in ring, (ch 5, work Cluster in ring) 7 times, ch 2, dc in top of Bgn Cluster to form last ch-5 sp: 8 clusters and 8 ch-5 sps.
Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in last ch-5 sp made, ch 3, slip st in top of last sc made( picot made), * ch 7, sc in next ch-5 sp, work picot; repeat from * around , ch 3, tr in first sc to form last ch-7 sp.
Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in last ch-7 sp made, ch 8 (sc in next ch-7 sp, ch 8) around, join with slip st to first sc.
Rnd 4: slip st in first ch-8 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc), (4 dc, ch 3, 5 dc) in same sp, ch 1 * (5 dc, ch 3, 5 dc) in next ch-8 sp, ch 1; repeat from * around; join with slip st to first dc, finish off and join second color: 80 dc and 16 sps.
Rnd 5: ch 4, (skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1) twice, skip next ch, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch, ch 1, *[dc in next dc, ch 1, (skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1) twice] 2 times, skip next ch, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch, ch 1; repeat from * 6 times more, dc in next dc, (ch1, skip next dc, dc in next dc) twice, sc in first dc to form last ch-1 sp: 64 dc and 64 sps.
Rnd 6: ch 9, tr in last ch-1 sp made * # ch 2, skip next 3 ch-1 sps, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in next dc, (sc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc) 7 times, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, skip next 3 ch-1 sps#, (tr, ch 5, tr) in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * 2 times more, then repeat from # to # once; join with slip st to 4th ch of bgn ch-9; 76 sc and 12 sps.
Rnd 7: slip st into ch-5 sp, bgn cluster, ( ch 5, cluster in same sp) 3 times, ch 2, dc in each sc and ch-1 sp across,* ch 2, skip next ch-2 sp, work cluster in next ch-5 sp,( ch 5, work cluster in same sp) 3 times, ch 2, dc in each sc and ch-1 sp across; repeat from * 2 times more, ch 1, sc in top of bgn cluster to form last ch-2 sp.
Rnd 8: ch 3, 3 dc in next ch-5 sp, ( 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-5 sp, 3 dc in next ch-5 sp, * 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in each dc across, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, 3 dc in next ch-5 sp, ( 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-5 sp, 3 dc in next ch-5 sp; repeat from * 2 times more, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in each dc across, 1 dc in next ch-2 sp, slip st in 3rd chain of bgn ch-3.
Rnd 9: ch 3, dc in next 6 dc, * ( 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp, dc in each dc across; repeat from * 3 times more, join with slip st in 3rd ch of bgn ch-3, finish off and weave in tails.
Work Rnd 9 in dc, hdc, or sc as needed to make your square 12 inches!
