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Lotus Flower – Part 4

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Step 60  – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC
  2. 2 FDC around the 2 white DCs, skip 2 blue stitches, SCstep 060-1
  3. 2 FDC around the 2 white DCs, skip 2 blue stitches, 2 SC
  4. DC in front loop of blue stitch, skip next blue stitchstep 060-2
  5. repeat from (1) to (4) 2 more timesstep 060-3
  6. 2SC, 2FDC around white DC, skip 2 blue stitches, SC
  7. 2 FDCs around the white DCs, skip 2 blue stitches, 5 SCstep 060-4
  8. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 3 SC instead of  5 SC and join with slip stitch.step 060-5

Step 61  – Purple Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on white SC to be done in back loop

  1. 39 SC (3rd & 4th on white DC). Close any pockets you can along the way.step 061-1
  2. TR in front loop of blue stitch, skip white stitchstep 061-2step 061-3
  3. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 061-4

Step 62  – Brown Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on purple SC to be done in back loop

  1. 2 SC (1st on purple TR)step 062-1
  2. 2 FTR around brown DCs, skip 2 purple stitches, 3SCstep 062-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of  3 SC and join with slip stitch.step 062-3

Step 63  – White Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on brown SC to be done in back loop

  1. 5SC (4th and 5th on brown DC)
  2. FDC around 1st white DCstep 063-1
  3. Cluster 2 FDC  around 2nd and 3rd white DC
  4. FDC around 4th white DCstep 063-2
  5. Skip 3 brown stitches, 3SC (1st and 2nd on brown DCs)
  6. FDC around white DC, skip 1 brown stitch, 3SC
  7. Repeat from (2) to (6) 2 more times
  8. Repeat (2) to (4) one timestep 063-3
  9. Skip 3 brown stitches, 7SC
  10. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 063-4

Step 64  – Purple Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on white SC to be done in back loop

  1. SC (on 2nd SC from white DC)step 064-1
  2. TR in front loop of white SC, skip SC, SC
  3. FDC around purple DC, skip white stitch, SCstep 064-2
  4. TR in front loop of white SCstep 064-3
  5. 7 SC
  6. DC in white front loopstep 064-4
  7. DC in purple front loopstep 064-5
  8. Skip white stitch, SC (on white DC)
  9. DC in purple front loopstep 064-6
  10. DC in white front loop, skip white stitch, 7SCstep 064-7
  11. Repeat (6) to (10) two more timesstep 064-8.jpg
  12. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 6 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 064-9.jpg

Step 65  – Brown Yarn

  1. SC (on 4th SC from purple DC)
  2. 2 FDC around brown DCs, skip 3 purple stitches, SCstep 065-1
  3. (DC in front loop of brown stitch, skip 1 purple stitch, SC) twicestep 065-2step 065-3
  4. 2 FDC around brown DCs, skip 3 purple stitchesstep 065-4step 065-5
  5. SC, 2 FDC around brown DCs, skip 2 purple stitches, 7SCstep 065-6
  6. 2 FDC around brown DCs, skip 2 purple stitches
  7. Repeat from (5) to (6) 2 more timesstep 065-6
  8. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 065-7

Step 66  – White Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on brown SC to be done in back loop

  1. SC (on 2nd brown DC)
  2. Cluster of 3FDCs (first FDC around 1st white DC, 2nd FDC around the white DC cluster in the middle, 3rd FDC around last white DC), skip SC, 9 SCstep 066-1
  3. Cluster of 3FDCs (first FDC around 1st white DC, 2nd FDC around the white DC cluster in the middle, 3rd FDC around last white DC)step 066-2
  4. Skip 1 brown stitch, 2 SC
  5. 3 DC in front loop of white DC, skip 2 brown stitches, 3SCstep 066-3
  6. 3 DC in front loop of white DC, skip 2 brown stitches, 2SC
  7. Repeat (3) to (6) 2 more timesstep 066-4
  8. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of  2SC and join with slip stitch.ste 066-5

Step 67  – Purple Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on white SC to be done in back loop

  1. 5 SCstep 067-1
  2. (FDC around purple DC, skip 1 white stitch, SC) twicestep 067-2step 067-3
  3. FDC around purple DC, skip 1 white stitch, 8 SC
  4. Cluster of 2 FDC (1st FDC around 1st and 2nd purple DCs together, and 2nd FDC around 3rd and 4th purple DCs together)step 067-4step 067-5
  5. Skip 3 white stitches, 11 SC
  6. Repeat (4) to (5) one more time
  7. Cluster of 2 FDC (1st FDC around 1st and 2nd purple DCs together, and 2nd FDC around 3rd and 4th purple DCs together)
  8. Skip 3 white stitches, 8 SC
  9. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 3 SC instead of  8 SC and join with slip stitch.step 067-6

Step 68  – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st on 3rd SC from the purple cluster)
  2. FDC around brown DCstep 068-1
  3. Cluster 2 FDC around 2nd and 3rd brown DC
  4. FDC around brown DC, skip 2 purple stitches, SC
  5. DC in front loop of brown stitch, skip 1 purple stitch, SCstep 068-2
  6. (FDC around brown DC, skip 1 purple stitch, SC) twicestep 068-3step 068-4
  7. DC in front loop of brown stitch, skip 1 purple stitch, SCstep 068-5
  8. FDC around 1st brown DC
  9. Cluster 2 FDC around 2nd and 3rd brown DC
  10. FDC around 4th brown DC, skip 2 purple stitches, 9 SC
  11. FDC around brown DC
  12. Cluster 2 FDC around 2nd and 3rd brown DC
  13. FDC around 4th brown DC, skip 3 purple stitches, 9 SCstep 068-6step 068-7
  14. Repeat (11) to (13) one more time
  15. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 7 SC instead of  9 SC and join with slip stitch.step 068-8

Step 69  – White Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on brown SC to be done in back loop

  1. 13 SC (1st and 13th on brown cluster)
  2. 2 FDC around white DCsstep 069-1
  3. DC in the front loop of next white DCstep 069-2
  4. FDC around same white DC as in step 3step 069-3
  5. FDC around purple clusterstep 069-4
  6. FDC around next white DCstep 069-5
  7. DC in front loop of same white DC as in step 6step 069-6
  8. 2 FDCs around next white DCs
  9. SC on brown cluster
  10. Repeat from (3) to (9) two more timesstep 069-7
  11. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 069-8

Lotus Flower – Part 3

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Step 40  – Brown Yarn

  1. 15 SC (4th on the white cluster)step 040-1
  2. Cluster of 2 FTR in next 2 brown DCs, Skip 1 white stitch, 23 SC (12th on white cluster)step 040-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 8 SC instead of  23 SC and join with slip stitch.step 040-3

Step 41  – Blue Yarn

  1. 4 SC (1st on 8th SC after brown cluster)step 041-1
  2. Cluster of 2 FTR through the blue TR, Skip 1 brown stitch, 23 SC (12th on the brown cluster)step 041-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 19 SC instead of  23 SC and join with slip stitch.step 041-3

Step 42  – Brown Yarn

You should have 193 stitches now in the previous row. We need to increase this to 196 (a number divisible by 7) in this row.  SC all the way round in each stitch but add 3 sadditional stitches along the way (I spread mine out – making 2 SC in 1 stitch every 65 stitches). Join with slip stitch.

Step 43  – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC in back loops, Skip 2 brown stitches, 3 DC in next stitchstep 043-1
  2. SC in same stitch, 3 DCs in the same stitch,step 043-2
  3. Skip 2 stitches, Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 043-3

Step 44  – Blue Yarn

  1. 6 SC (1st on 6th DC)step 044-1
  2. Cluster in white SC, 8 SCstep 044-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  6 SC and join with slip stitchstep 044-3

Step 45  – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st in 4th blue SC from cluster)step 045-1
  2. 3 FDC in white DCs, SC in blue clusterstep 045-2
  3. 3 FDC in white DCs
  4. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitchstep 045-3

Step 46  – Brown Yarn

  1. SC on last white DCstep 046-1
  2. 2 TR in front brown loop (see pic), Skip 2 white stitches, 7SCstep 046-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 6 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 046-3

Step 47 – White Yarn

Use back loop when working in brown TR or SC

  1. 6 SC (1st on the 6th SC are around brown DC)step 047-1
  2. Cluster of 6 DCs in white DC step 047-2step 047-3step 047-4
  3. Skip 3 brown stitches, repeat from (1) all gthe way round and join with slip stitch.step 047-5

Step 48 – White Yarn

1 CH, SC all the way round and join with slip stitch

Step 49 – Brown Yarn

  1. SC in the SC before white clusterstep 049-1
  2. Cluster 2 DCs in brown front loops (this is done with one DC in brown front loop before the white cluster and the 2nd DC in brown front loop straight after the white cluster – when complete, you will get an inverted “V” shape around the white cluster as seen in the 2nd photo below)step 049-2step 049-3
  3. DC in the same brown front loop used for the 2nd brown DC which you made as part of the brown DC cluster above – therefore you will now have 2 DCs in the 2nd brown front loop ( the one after the white cluster)
  4. DC in the next brown front loop
  5. FDC in leg of  brown TRstep 049-4
  6. 2 FDCs in leg of 2nd  brown TR
  7. DC in next brown front loop.
  8. Repeat from (2) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 049-5

Step 50 – Blue Yarn

You should have 196 stitches now in the previous row. We need to decrease this to 192 in this row.  SC all the way round in each stitch, closing any pockets, and also reducing by the 4 stitches along the way. Join with slip stitch.

step 050-1

Step 51 – White Yarn

HDC in back loop of each stitch all the way round and join with slip stitch.

step 051-1

Step 52 – Brown Yarn

N.B. Any SC falling on white SC to be done in back loop

  1. 2 DC in same blue SC front loopstep 052-1
  2. Skip 1white stitch, 3 SCstep 052-2
  3. Skip 1 blue stitch 2 DC in next blue SCstep 052-3
  4. Skip 1 white stitch, SC
  5. Skip 3 blue stitches, repeat from (1) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish on step 4 and join with slip stitch.step 052-4

Step 53 – Blue Yarn

  1. 5 SC (1st, 3rd, 4th on brown DC)step 053-1
  2. DC in blue front loop
  3. skip 1 brown stitch, 7 SCstep 053-2
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 053-3

Step 54 – White Yarn

  1. 5 SCstep 054-1
  2. DC in front loop of white HDC
  3. FDC in leg of same HDC, Skip 1 blue stitch, SC in back loop of blue DCstep 054-2
  4. DC in front loop of white HDC
  5. FDC in leg of same HDC, skip 1 blue stitch
  6. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 054-3

Step 55 – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC (on white DCs)step 055-1
  2. 2 FDC on legs of brown DCsstep 055-2
  3. 2 FDs on legs of next brown DCs, Skip 5 white stitches,
  4. 5 SCstep 055-3
  5. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 3 SC instead of  5 SC and join with slip stitch.step 055-4

Step 56 – Blue Yarn

  1. 8 SC ( 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th fall on brown DC) and close any pockets as you go alongstep 056-1
  2. DC in front loop of blue DCstep 056-2
  3. DC in leg of same DC, Skip 1 brown stitch,
  4. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitch.step 056-3

Step 57 – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC (on blue DCs)step 057-1
  2. 2 FDC on white DC, Skip 2 blue stitches, 4 SC in back loop
  3. 2 FDC on white DC, skip 2 blue stitches,step 057-2
  4. Repeat from (1) all the way round and join with slip stitchstep 057-3

Step 58 – Brown Yarn

  1. 5 SCstep 058-1
  2. 2 FDC in the brown DCs, Skip 1 white stitch, SCstep 058-2
  3. 2 FDC in the brown DCs, Skip 2 white stitches, 6 SC, closing pockets along the way
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of  6 SC and join with slip stitch.step 058-3

Step 59 – Blue Yarn

  1. 2 SCstep 059-1
  2. Cluster of 2 DC in blue DCs, Skip 2 brown stitches, 9 SCsstep 059-2
  3. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 7 SC instead of  9 SC and join with slip stitch.step 059-3

Lotus Flower – Part 2

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Step 21 – Purple Yarn

  1. SC into 5th SC from white DCstep 021-1
  2. FDC into 1st purple DC
  3. DC into front loop of next purple DC (you will see the white cluster infront of it)
  4. FDC into 3rd purple DCstep 021-2
  5. Skip 3 white stitches, SC
  6. FDC into each purple DC (i.e 3 FDCs)
  7. Skip 3 white stitches, 3 SC
  8. FDC into each purple DC (i.e 3FDCs)
  9. Skip 3 white stitches, repeat from (1) all the way round. and join with slip stitch.step 021-3

Step 22 – Brown Yarn

  1. SC on 3rd purple DC
  2. Repeat (FDC into brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 3 SC) twice
  3. FDC into brown DC
  4. Skip purple stitch, SC
  5. FDC into brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 3 SC
  6. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2SC instead of  3 SC and join with slip stitch.step 022

Step 23 – White Yarn

  1. 11 SCstep 023-1
  2. FDC into white DC
  3. Skip brown stitch, 13 SCs
  4. Repeat from (1) all the way round.  N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2SC instead of 13 SC and join with slip stitch.step 023-2

Step 24 – Purple Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st in next SC after white DC)step 024-1
  2. DC3tog into the 3 purple DCs, Skip 1 white stitch, SC
  3. SC into back loop, 1 SC
  4. 3 FDC into purple DCs, Skip 1 white stitch, SC
  5. SC into back loop, 1 SC
  6. DC3tog into the 3 purple DCs, Skip 1 white stitch, 2 SC
  7. SC into back loop (on white DC)step 024-2
  8. Repeat from (1) all the way round and close with slip stitchstep 024-3

Step 25 – Brown Yarn

  1. 3 SC ( 1st on 3rd SC after DC3tog)step 025-1
  2. FTR2tog into brown DC and next brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 2 SCstep 025-2
  3. FDC into same brown DC as (2), Skip purple stitch, 3 SC
  4. FDC into next brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 2 SC
  5. FTR2tog into same brown DC as (4), and next brown DC, Skip puplre stitch, 5 SCstep 025-3
  6. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2SC instead of 5  SC and join with slip stitch.step 025-4

Step 26 – Blue Yarn

  1. SC on brown FTR2togstep 026-1
  2. 2 DC into front loop of white DC, Skip 2 brown stitches, SC in back loop of SCstep 026-2
  3. 2 DC in the same white front loop of white DC as in (2), Skip 2 brown stitches, 11 SC
  4. Repeat from (2) all around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 10 SC instead of 11  SC and join with slip stitch.step 026-3

Step 27 – White Yarn

  1. 4 SC ( 3rd and 4th on blue DCs), SC in back loop
  2. 4 SC (1st and 2nd on blue DCs)step 027-1
  3. 2 DC in front loop of white DC, Skip 2 blue stitches, 3 SC
  4. 2 DC in front loop of white SC, skip 2 blue stitchesstep 027-2
  5. Repeat from (1) all the way round and close with slip stitch.step 027-3

Step 28 – Purple Yarn

All SCs on white DCs to be done on back loop of white DC.

  1. 5 SC (1st on white DC) step 028-1
  2. PC (popcorn) in blue front loop, Skip next white stitch, 7 SC (5th and 6th on white DCs)step 028-2
  3. TR3tog into 3 purple DCs, Skip white stitch, 7 SC (2nd and 3rd on white DCs)step 028-3
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 028-4

Step 29 – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st on 2nd SC from TR3tog)step 029-1
  2. FTR into brown DC, 3 SC, SC in back loop
  3. 2 SC (one in popcorn , one in stitch closing popcorn), SC in back loop, 3 SC
  4. FTR into brown DC, 3 SCstep 029-2
  5. FTR2 tog into next 2 brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 3 SCstep 029-3
  6. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of  3 SC and join with slip stitch.step 029-4

Step 30 – Blue Yarn

  1. 4 SC (4th on brown DC)step 030-1
  2. FTR in next 2 blue DC, Skip 2 brown stitches, 6 SC
  3. FTR in next 2 blue DC, Skip 2 brown stitches, 9 SCstep 030-2
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 5 SC instead of  9 SC and join with slip stitch.step 030-3

Step 31 – White Yarn

  1. SC into SC after blue TR
  2. FTR into leg of first white DCstep 031-1
  3. TR in front loop of 2nd white DC
  4. FTR into leg of the same white DC
  5. FTR into leg of first white DC
  6. TR in front loop of 2nd white DC
  7. FTR into leg of the same white DC
  8. Skip 7 blue stitches, 12 SCstep 031-2
  9. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 11 SC instead of  12 SC and join with slip stitch.step 031-3

Step 32 – Purple Yarn

  1. 12 SC (3rd,4th,5th,6th,7th & 8th are on white DC)step 032-1
  2. PC (popcorn) in front loop of purple stitch, Skip 2 white stitches, SC in front loop of white stitch.
  3. PC (popcorn) in front loop of purple stitch, Skip 1 white stitch, 14 SC. N.B – when doing SC, insert hook through blue stitches from Row 30 to close any pockets. step 032-3step 032-2
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of  14 SC and join with slip stitch. step 032-4

Step 33 – Brown Yarn

  1. 4 SC
  2. FTR into brown DC, 4 SCstep 033-1
  3. FTR into next brown DC, 15 SC (7th  and 10th in Popcorn closing loop)
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 11 SC instead of  15 SC and join with slip stitch.step 033-2

Step 34 – Blue Yarn

  1. SC (on 11th brown SC from brown DC)step 34-1
  2. FTR into blue DC x 2, Skip 1 brown stitch, 12 SC (4th 9th are on brown DC)
  3. FTR into blue DC x 2, Skip 1 brown stitch, 7 SC
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way around. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 6 SC instead of  7 SC and join with slip stitch.step 034-2

Step 35 – White Yarn

  1. 9SC (3rd and 4th are on blue DC)step 035-1
  2. FTR2tog in 1st and 2nd white DC
  3. FTR through next 2 white DCstep 035-2
  4. FTR2tog in 5th and 6th white DC, Skip 2 blue stitches, 21 SC (6th, 7th, 15th & 16th on blue DCs)step 035-2
  5. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 12 SC instead of  21 SC and join with slip stitch.step 036-3

Step 36 – Purple Yarn

  1. 21 SC (10th on white 1st tr2tog). N.B. close pocket with SC 11 and 12. step 036-1
  2. 4 TR in front white loop (see pic above), Skip 3 white stitches, Repeat from (1) all the way round and close with a slip stitch.step 036-2

Step 37 – Brown Yarn

  1. 10 SC (1st on 4th purple TR)
  2. FTR into brown DC, Skip one purple stitch, SCstep 037-1
  3. FTR into brown DC, Skip one purple stitch, 22 SC. N.B. close pocket with SC 11,12 & 13 SC
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 12 SC instead of  22 SC and join with slip stitch.step 037-2

Step 38 – Blue Yarn

  1. SC (1st on 12th SC from brown DC)step 038-1
  2. FTR through the 2 blue DCs, Skip 1 brown stitch, 19 SC
  3. FTR through the 2 blue DCs, Skip 1 brown stitch, 4 SCstep 038-2
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 3 SC instead of  4 SC and join with slip stitch.step 038-3

Step 39 – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st stitch on blue TR)step 039-1
  2. FDC4tog in 4 DC, Skip 2 blue stitches, 11 SCstep 039-2
  3. Do together (FTR in 2 white TRs,DC in next white TR,FTR in 2 white TRs), Skip next blue stitch, 11 SCsstep 039-3
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with 9 SC instead of  11 SC and join with slip stitch.step 039-4

Lotus Flower – Part 1

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04/05/2019 – Latest update: I have just found out that the designer of this awesome pattern is a very talented Russian lady named Evgenia Tychenko.  I am blown over by her talent! If you would like to see more of her wonderful designs then you should visit: https://vk.com/tychenko_crochet .

I came across this most beautiful project on a Russian site (https://www.liveinternet.ru/users/5915568/post413209748/) – and not surprisingly, the pattern was in Russian. So, like all non-Russian speakers, off I went to translate it using Google Translate . Let’s just say that the outcome was not what I hoped for. While Google Translate is an awesome tool, it is not geared towards specialist terms used in crochet – so this was quite a challenge. With lots of searches on pinterest, and other Russian sites, I managed to make some sense of the pattern. The rest was then fine-tuned using trial and error – and boy, did I have to redo large parts or what! Nonetheless, I would say that it was worth it!

I posted the end result on my facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/manjrisplace) and also in a number of crochet groups – and have been asked by many for the pattern. So, I have now published my translation of the pattern here in parts (Thank you Evgenia for your permission to do so!!). It has taken some time to do as I followed her method by photgraphing the project step by step as I went along, to make the pattern easier to follow. You can use your own colour scheme , but I have used for this instructionsal project brown, white (actually cream), purple and light blue. If you do try this project out, I would love to see some photos!

You will need 4 colours of yarn. I used acrylic DK yarn and a size 4mm hook. The end result is a mat which is approximately 75cm in diameter. I dont know exactly how much yarn I used, but I would say around 200-250g of each colour will do the trick.

Instructions – Part 1

Legend:

CH – Chain Stitch
SC – Single Crochet
HDC –Half Double Crochet
DC – Double Crochet
TR – Treble Crochet
PC – Popcorn – 5 DC together in one loop. CH 1.
Cluster stitch – (Yarn over, insert hook into designated stitch, loop through) 3 times – now you will have 7 loops on the hook – yarn over and pull through all the stitches.

Method to join a new colour:

  1. Leave the last loop or colour free. Join new colour into 2nd stitch to the right from the free one with a SC.join colour - 1
  2. Insert hook into the next stitch (next to free loop of previous colour) and pull yarn through. Insert hook into free loop of previous colour. YO and pull through all 3 stitches. SC all the way round.join colour - 2join colour - 3

When you get to the start of the row, insert hook into the same loop as in step 1 and make an SC

 

Pattern

Step 1 – Brown Yarn

  1. CH 5. Close into ring
  2. 10 SC into the ring.
  3. 16 DC into ring over SCstep 001

Step 2 – White Yarn

  1. 2 DC in back loop of each DC from previous step, all the way round and close by slip stitch into first DCstep 002

Step 3 – Brown Yarn

  1. 2 SC
  2. 2DC in brown front loop
  3. skip 2 stitches (white loops), 2 SC, skip 1 brown front loop
  4. 2 DC in the next front loop
  5. repeat from (3) all the way round – close with slip stitchstep 003

Step 4 – Brown Yarn

  1. SC in each stitch. When doing SC in brown DC, capture also the back loop of white DC from previous row all the way round and close with slip stitch.

Step 5 – White Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st on 2nd brown DC)
    step 005-1
  2. 2 FDC on white DC from row 2, 4 SC , repeat all the way round. N.B. in the last repeat, finish with 2 SC instead of 4 SC. Close with a slip stitchstep 005-2step 005-3

Step 6 – Brown Yarn

  1. SC in 2nd white DC.step 006-1
  2. FDC in leg of brown DC.step 006-2
  3. DC in front loop of 1st brown DC
  4. DC in front half-loop of 2nd brown DCstep 006-3
  5. FDC in leg of 2nd brown DC
  6. Skip 4 white stitches. 2 SC, repeat from (2) all the way round. Close wth slip stitchstep 006-4

Step 7 – Brown Yarn

  1. SC in back loop of brown stitches from last row all the way round.step 007

Step 8 – White Yarn

  1. 6 SC.step 008-1
  2. FDC – immediately under both white DC from Previous rowstep 008-2step 008-3
  3. repeat from (1) all the way round. Close with a slip stitch.step 008-4

Step 9 – Purple Yarn

  1. 2 SC (1st in white DC)
  2. DC in front loop of the 2nd brown DC, skip SC from previous row, SC
  3. DC in front loop of the following DC, SC
  4. DC
  5. 3 SC (2nd on white DC), repeat from (2) till the end. N.B. in last repeat, finish with only 1 SC instead of 3 SC and slip stitch to closestep 009-1step 009-2

Step 10 – Brown Yarn

N.B. For all SCs falling on Purple DCs, work in the back loop.

  1. SC (in the 2nd purple SC).
  2. FDC in 1st brown DC, skip SC, SC
  3. FDC in 2nd brown DC, skip SC, SC
  4. FDC in 3rd brown DC, skip SC, SC
  5. FDC in 4th brown DC, skip SC,step 010-1
  6. repeat from (1) all the way round and close with slip stitch.step 010-2

Step 11 – White Yarn

  1. SC (in brown DC)
  2. FDC in white DC, skip stitch,
  3. 7 SC, repeat from (2) all the way round – N.B. in last repeat , finish with 6 SC instead of 7 SC. Close with slip stitch.step 011-1step 011-2

Step 12 – Purple Yarn

  1. 3 SC (starting at the last white SC)step 012-1
  2. Do (DC in front loop of purple DC, DC in leg of the same DC, skip stitch, SC) 3 timesstep 012-2
  3. 2 SC,
  4. repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. In last repeat, finish with 1 SC instead of 2 SC. Close with slip stitchstep 012-3

Step 13 – Brown Yarn

For all SCs falling on purple DCs, work in back loop

  1. SC on 2nd purple DCstep 013-1
  2. FDC on brown DC, skip stitch
  3. SC, FDC on brown DC, skip stitch, 2 SC
  4. FDC on brown DC, skip stitch, 2 SC
  5. FDC on brown DC, skip stitch, 2 SCstep 013-2
  6. FDC for brown DC, skip stitch, repeat from (3) all the way round – and close with slip stitchstep 013-3

Step 14 – White Yarn

  1. 3 SC (3rd on brown DC)step 014-1
  2. repeat (FDC in white DC, skip Stitch, 10 SCs) all the way round. N.B. in last repeat finish with 7 SC instead of 10 SC and close with a slip stitchstep 014-2

Step 15 – Purple Yarn

  1. SC.step 015-1
  2. FDC in leg of purple DCstep 015-2
  3. DC in Front loop of the next purple DC
  4. FDC in the leg of the same DC, skip 2 white stitches, 3 SC
  5. Repeat (FDC in the leg of the purple DC, DC in Front loop of the next purple DC,FDC in the leg of the same DC, skip 2 white stitches, SC) 3 times
  6. 2SC
  7. Repeat from (5) all around. N.B. in the last repeat, do step 5 only twice instead of 3 times and skip the SC in second iteration. Close off with a slip stitchstep 015-3

Step 16 – Brown Yarn

For all SCs falling on Purple DCs work on back loop

  1. SC on 3rd purple DC in 2nd cluster of DCs from previous rowstep 016-1
  2. FDC in brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 3 SC
  3. FDC in brown DC, Skip purple stitch, SCstep 016-2
  4. Repeat (FDC in brown DC, Skip purple stitch, 3 SC) 3 times
  5. FDC in brown DC, Skip purple stitch, SC
  6. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. in the last repeat, finish with the FDC (i.e. miss the last SC from step 5) and close with a slip stitch.step 016-3.jpg

Step 17 – White Yarn

  1. 6 SC (2nd and 6th on brown DC)
  2. FDC in white DC
  3. Skip stitch, 6 SCstep 017-1
  4. Cluster stitch in front loop of 2nd purple DC of middle cluster of purple DCsstep 017-2
  5. Skip stitch, and repeat from (1) all the way round, and join with a slip stitchstep 017-3

Step 18 – Purple Yarn

  1. Start with SC on cluster stitch from last roundstep 018-1
  2. FDC into leg of 3rd purple DC, Skip stitch, SC
  3. FDC into each of the purple DC (total 3 FDC), Skip 3 white stitches, 3 SC
  4. FDC into each of the purple DC (total 3 FDC), Skip 3 white stitches, SC
  5. FDC into 1st purple DCstep -18-2
  6. Skip 1 white stitch, repeat from (1) all the way round and close with a slip stitchstep 018-3

Step 19 – Brown Yarn

Start in SC before cluster stitch from last row.

  1. 3 SC (2nd SC into cluster stitch back loop only)step 019-1
  2. FDC into brown DC, skip purple stitch, 3 SC
  3. FDC into brown DC, skip purple stitch, SC
  4. FDC into brown DC, skip purple stitch, 3 SC
  5. FDC into brown DC,step 019-2
  6. Skip purple stitch, repeat from (1) all around and close with slip stitchstep 019-3

Step 20 – White Yarn

  1. 9 SC (1st on brown DC)
  2. FDC into white DCstep 020-1
  3. Skip brown stitch, 13 SCs
  4. Repeat from (2) all the way round. N.B. on last repeat, finish with only 4SC instead of 13 SC and join with slip stitch.step 020-2

Charlotte’s Square

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This was the first ‘Internet’ pattern I tried. The source I used split the pattern into 3 parts. Here they are :

Here a couple of cushion covers I made using this pattern.

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The WoolEater aka Bavarian Stitch

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Hello fellow crocheters! This is one of the most beautiful stitches I have come across which is quite simple. You can find a very clear tutorial here.

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I made 12 squares and then joined them by crochet to make an afghan.

For each afghan, used 3 shades of a colour and white for the border. As an estimate, I used approximately 150g of each coloured wool, and around 200g of white.

I would love to see your creations and answer any questions you may have – so please drop me a line. hope you find this inspirational! Happy crocheting!