| Burst of Spring Square |
 |
| Designed by Melanie Stiles Copyright April 2000 Finished size: 7 inches Materials: worsted weight yarn in 6 colors: Color A (white), Color B (lavender), Color C ( pink), Color D ( blue), Color E (yellow, Color F (green)) size I crochet hook Beg. Puff st: Ch 2. Working loosely, (yo, insert hook in sp indicated, yo and pull up a loop) 3 times, yo and pull through all 7 Lps on hook. Puff St. : Working loosely, (yo, insert hook in sp indicated, yo and pull up a loop) 4 times, yo and pull through all 9 lps on hook. with Color A, ch 4. Rnd 1: 11 dc in fourth ch from hook. join in top of beg. ch 4. Finish off Color A. Rnd 2: Join Color B with sl st in any dc, ch 2, work beg. puff st in same st, ch 1, work (puff st, ch 1) in each st around. Finish off Color B. - 12 puff sts. Rnd 3: Join Color C with sl st in any ch-1 sp, in same sp work (beg. puff st, ch 1, puff st, ch 1), in each ch-1 sp around work (puff st, ch 1, puff st, ch 1). Join with a sl st in top of beg. puff st. Finish off Color C. - 24 puff sts. Rnd 4: Join Color D with sl st in any ch-1 sp, work beg puff st in same sp, ch 1, in each remaining ch-1 sp around work (puff st, ch 1). Join with a sl st in top of beg puff st. Finish off Color D. - 24 puff sts. Rnd 5: Join Color E with a sl st in any ch-1 sp, in same sp work (beg puff st, ch 1, puff st, ch 1), work puff st in next ch-1 sp, * in next ch-1 sp work (puff st, ch 1, puff st, ch 1), work puff st in next ch-1 sp; rep from * around, join with a sl st in top of beg puff st. Finish off Color E. - 36 puff sts. Rnd 6: Join Color F with sl st in any ch-1 sp, work beg puff st in same sp, ch 1, in each remaining ch-1 sp around work (puff st, ch 1). Join with a sl st in top of beg puff st. Finish off Color F. - 366 puff sts. Rnd 7: Join Color A with a sl st in any ch-1 sp, ch 4, n same sp work (trc, ch 2, 2 trc), 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, 2 hdc in next ch-1 sp, 2 sc in each of next 4 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc in next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, * in next ch-1 sp work (2 trc, ch 2, 2 trc), 2 trc), 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, 2 hdc in next ch-1 sp, 2 sc in each of next 4 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc in next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp,; rep from * twice more, join with a sl st in top of beg. ch-4 Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in each st around, working 3 sc in each ch-2 corner sp. Finish off and weave in all ends. |