Marlo's Crochet Corner

September Aran Square

Materials Needed: H hook, no dye lot worsted weight yarn

Finished size: 12 inches

Directions:

Special stitches:

Shell- dc, ch 1, dc

ch 5 join with a sl st to form a ring

Round 1 - ch 3, work 15 dc in ring, join with a sl st to top of ch 3

Round 2 - ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *ch 3, sk a st, sc in next st* repeat from *to* 7 times, ch 3 join to top of beg sc

Round 3 - sl st into ch 3 sp, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dcs in same sp, *in next sp work 2dc, ch 2, 2 dc* repeat from *to* 7 times, join with a sl st to top of beg ch 3

Round 4 - sl st into next dc and next ch 2 sp, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dcs in same sp, ch 2 *in next sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, ch 2* repeat from *to* 7 times, join with a sl st to top of beg ch 3

Round 5 - sl st into next dc and next ch 2 sp, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dcs in same sp, ch 1, dc in next ch 2 sp, ch 1 *in next sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, ch 1, dc in next ch 2 sp, ch 1 * repeat from *to* 7 times, join with a sl st to top of beg ch 3

Round 6 - sl st into next dc and next ch 2 sp, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dcs in same sp, (in next ch 1 sp work 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) repeat twice *in next sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs, (in next ch 1 sp work 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) repeat twice* repeat from *to* 7 times, join with a sl st to top of beg ch 3

Round 7 - sl st into next dc and next ch 2 sp, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dcs in same sp ** ch 2, (in next ch 1 sp work 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) repeat twice, ch 2, sc in next ch 2 sp, ch 2,( in next ch 1 sp work 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) repeat twice, ch 2,* in next ch 2 sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs* *repeat from ** to ** 3 times, repeat from ** to * once, join with a sl st to top of ch 3

Round 8 - sl st into next dc and next ch 2 sp, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dcs in same sp ** ch 1, work shell in next ch 2 sp, shell in next 2 ch 1 sps, ch 1, shell in next sc, ch 1, shell in the next 2 ch1 sps and in the next ch 2 sp, ch 1,* in next ch 2 sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs** repeat from ** to ** 3 times repeat from ** to * once, join with a sl st to top of ch 3

Round 9- sl st into next dc and next ch 2 sp, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dcs in same sp ** ch 2, work 3 dcs in next shell, ch 1, dc in next shell, ch 1, ( 3dcs in net shell ch 1) 3 times, dc in next shell, ch 1, 3 dcs in next shell ch 2,* in next ch 2 sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs** from **to** repeat 3 times from **to* repeat once, join with a sl st to top of ch 3

Round 10 - sl st into next dc and next ch 2 sp, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dcs in same sp ** dc in next st, ch 1, sk a st, dc in next st, (shell in next ch sp) 2 times, (dc in next st, ch 1, sk a st, dc in next st, ch 1) 2 times, dc in next st, ch 1, sk a st, dc in next st, (shell in next ch sp) 2 times dc in next st, ch 1, sk a st, dc in next st, shell in next ch sp* sk 2 sts, work corner 2 dcs, ch 2 2 dcs** repeat from **to** 3 times, repeat from **to* once, join with a sl st to top of ch 3

Round 11 - sl st into next dc and next ch 2 sp, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dcs in same sp ** dc in next 2 sts, shell in next shell sp and in next ch sp, shell in the next 2 shell sps, shell in the next 3 ch sps, shell in the next 2 shell sps, shell in next ch sp, shell in next shell sp, dc in next 2 dcs, *in next ch 2 sp work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs** repeat from **to** 3 times, repeat from ** to * once

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