Marlo's Crochet Corner

April Crochet Along Square

FPHDC- YO, insert hook from front to back and to front again around the vertical post (upright part) of st, YO and draw yarn through, YO and complete hdc

BPHDC- YO, reaching over top of piece and working on opposite side (right side) of work, insert hook from right to left around vertical post of next st, YO and draw yarn through, YO and complete hdc

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

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

BPTC- YO hook twice, reaching over top of piece and working on opposite side of work, insert hook from right to left around vertical post of next st, YO and draw yarn through, (YO and draw through 2 loops on hook) three times

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

BPDC- YO, reaching over top of piece and working on opposite side (right side) of work, insert hook from right to left around vertical post of next st, YO and draw yarn through, YO and complete dc.

ch 5 join with a sl st to form a ring

Round 1- ch 2, work 2 more hdc, ch 2, (3 hdc, ch 2 )3 times join with a sl st to top of ch 2

Round 2 - ch 2, hdc in next 2 sts, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc in next ch 2 sp, hdc in next 3 sts,) 3 times, 2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc in next ch 2 sp, join with a sl st around the front post of beg ch 2,

Round 3 - ch 2, (bphdc around next st, fphdc around next st,)2 times, *2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc in next ch 2 sp, (fphdc around next st, bphdc around next st) 3 times, fphdc around next st* repeat from *to* 3 times, 2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc in next ch 2 sp, fphdc around next st, bphdc, around next st, join with a sl st to top of ch 2

Round 4 - ch 2, hdc in next 6 sts, *2 hdc, ch 2 2 hdc in next ch 2 sp, hdc in next 11 sts* repeat from *to* 3 times, 2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc in next ch 2 sp, hdc in next 4 sts, sl st in top of ch 2

Round 5 - sl st in next hdc, ch 3, dc in st in front of ch 3 just made (beg cr st just made) , *skip a st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st (cross stitch just made)* repeat from *to * 3 times, dc in next st, *2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 sp, work 7 cr st across, dc in next st,* repeat from *to* 3 times, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 sp, work 3 cr st, join with a sl st to the top of ch 3

Round 6 - ch 3, dc in next 10 sts, (work 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next corner space, dc in next 19 sts) 3 times, work 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next corner space, dc in next 8 sts, join with a sl st to the top of ch 3 FASTEN OFF YARN

Round 7 - join yarn with a sl st to any corner space, ch 1 * work 2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc in the same space, ( ch 3, sk 2 sts, sc in next st ) 7 times, ch 3 * repeat from *to* 4 times, join with a sl st to the first sc

Round 8 - ch 2, hdc in next st, * in next corner sp work 2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc, hdc in next 2 sts, (3 hdc in next ch 3 sp) 8 times, hdc in next 2 sts* repeat from *to* 3 times, in next corner sp work 2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc, hdc in next 2 sts, (3 hdc in next ch 3 sp) 8 times , join with a sl st to the top of ch 2, DO NOT FASTEN OFF we will continue next week

Round 9 - ch 4, TC in next 3 sts, * in corner sp work 2 TC, ch 2, 2 TC, TC in next 32 sts * repeat from *to* 3 times, in corner sp work 2 TC, ch 2, 2 TC, TC in next 28 sts, join with a sl st around the back post of ch 4

Round 10 - ch 4, bptc in next 5 sts, * in corner space work 2 TC, ch 2, 2 TC, bptc in next 36 sts* repeat from *to* 3 times, in corner space work 2 TC, ch 2, 2 TC, bptc in next 30 sts, join wth a sl st around the back post of beg ch 4

Round 11 - ch 3, bpdc in next 7 sts, * in corner space work 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, bpdc in next 40 sts* repeat from *to* 3 times, in corner space work 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, bpdc in next 32 sts , join with a sl st to the top of ch 3 Fasten off.