Marlo's Crochet Corner

November Aran Square

Materials Needed: 3 ozs of worsted weight yarn, H hook

Directions:

Special Stitiches:

Cluster - YO, insert hook into indicated st and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook, (yo, insert hook in same st and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops) 2 times, yo and pull through all 4 remaining loops on hook

Triple Crochet -TC- YO hook twice, insert hook in stitch indicated, YO, draw a loop through, ( YO, draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times

Beginning Cross Stitch (beg cr st) - ch 3, working over ch-3 just made, dc in first stitch of this round

Cross Stitch (cr st) - skip next st, dc in next st, working around last st made dc in skipped st

Popcorn - work 5 dc in stitch indicated, remove hook from yarn, insert hook in first dc of the group, pull the dropped loop through

ch 5, join with a sl st to form a ring

Round 1 - ch 4, work 15 TC in the ring just formed, join with a sl to top of beg ch 4

Round 2 - ch 3, dc in same st, work 2 dcs in each of the next 2 sts, **in next st work, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dcs, work 2 dcs in each of the next 3 sts** repeat from **to** 3 times in next st work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, join with a sl st to the top of beg ch 3

Round 3 - sl st in next st, ch 3, work beg cr st , work cr st 4 times, ** in next ch 2 sp work, 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, work cr st 5 times** repeat form **to** 3 times, in next ch 2 sp work, 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, work cr st once, join with a sl st to beg ch 3

Round 4 - ch 4, TC in next 9 sts,** in next ch 2 sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, TC in next 14 sts** repeat from **to** 3 times in next ch 2 sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, TC in next 4 sts

Round 5 - ch 2,( YO, insert hook into same st and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook) repeat 2 times, yo and pull through all 3 remaining loops on hook, (ch 1, sk a st, cluster in next st) repeat 5 times, ch 1 sk a st, ** in next ch 2 sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs (cluster in next st, ch 1 sk a st ) repeat 9 times** repeat from ** to ** 3 times, in next ch 2 sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs (cluster in next st, ch 1 sk a st ) repeat 3 times, join with a sl st to the top of first cluster

Round 6 - ch 4, TC in next 13 sts, **in next ch 2 sp work, 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, TC in next 22 sts** repeat from **to** 3 times, in next ch 2 sp work, 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, TC in next 8 sts, join with a sl st to the top of ch 3

Round 7 - ch 3, (popcorn in next st, dc in next 2 sts) repeat 5 times ** in next ch 2 sp, work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, dc in next 2 sts, (popcorn in next st, dc in next 2 sts) repeat 8 times** repeat from **to** 3 times in next ch 2 sp, work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, dc in next 2 sts, (popcorn in next st, dc in next 2 sts) repeat 2 times, popcorn in next st, dc in next st, join with a sl st to the top of beg ch 3

Round 8 - ch 4, TC in next 17 sts, **in next ch 2 sp work 2 TC, ch 2, 2 TC, TC in next 30 sts** repeat from **to** 3 times, in next ch 2 sp work 2 TC, ch 2, 2 TC, TC in next 12 sts, join with a sl st to to the top of beg ch 4

Fasten off