| Blue Ice Square |
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| Designed by Melanie Stiles Copyright March 2001 Finished size: 7 inches Materials, small amounts of worsted weight yarn in two colors, A (white) and B (blue), size H crochet hook LFP Trc (Long front post trc): yo twice, insert hook from front to back around post of st 2 rows below, work off as for reg. trc. LFP Dc (Long Front Post Dc); yo once, insert hook from front to back around post of st 2 rows below, work off as for reg. dc. With white, ch 5, join with a sl st to form a ring. Rnd 1: Ch 3; 2 dc in ring, ch 2, * 3 dc in ring, ch 2; rep from * twice more, join in top of beg. ch 3. Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * in corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), dc in next 3 dc; rep from * twice more, in next corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), join. Finish off color A. Rnd 3: Join Color B with a sl st in any ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, in same sp work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc), * dc in next 3 sts, LFP trc around post of st 2 rows below, dc in next 3 dc, in corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc); rep from * twice more, dc in next 3 dc, LFP trc around post of st 2 rows below, dc in last 3 dc. join. Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next st, in corner spo work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), * dc in next 3 dc, LFP trc around post of dc 2 rows below, dc in next 3 sts, LFP trc around st 2 rows below, dc in next 3 sts, in corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc); rep from * twice more, dc in next 3 sts, LFP trc around st 2 rows below, dc in next 3 sts, LFP trc around st 2 rows below, dc in last st. join. Finish off color B. Rnd 5: Join color A with sl st in any ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, in same sp work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc), * dc in next 3 sts, LFP trc around st 2 rows below, dc in next 7 sts, LFP trc around st 2 rows below, dc in next 3 sts, in ch-2 corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc); rep from * twice more, dc in next 3 sts, LFP trc around st 2 rows below, dc in last 3 sts. join. Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in next st, in corner spo work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), * dc in next 3 dc, LFP trc around post of dc 2 rows below, dc in next 11 sts, LFP trc around st 2 rows below, dc in next31 sts, in corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc); rep from * twice more, dc in next 3 sts, LFP trc around st 2 rows below, dc in next 11 sts, LFP trc around st 2 rows below, dc in last st. join. Finish off color A. Rnd 7: Join color B with sl st in any ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, in same sp work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc), * dc in next 3 sts, LFP dc around st 2 rows below, dc in next 15 sts, LFP dc around st 2 rows below, dc in next 3 sts, in ch-2 corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc); rep from * twice more, dc in next 3 sts, LFP dc around st 2 rows below, dc in last 3 sts. join. Finish off and weave in all ends. |