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Crochet square stitch

Guide

Materials

Fingering weight yarn, and crochet hook size 2.5 - 2.75 mm / C.
You may use any yarn of your choice, and a suitable hook.


Techniques used in this stitch

UK / US crochet term:

Chain stitch – ch

Double crochet / Single crochet – dc/sc

Treble / Double crochet – tr / dc

Double treble / Treble – dtr/tr

Font Post double crochet / single crochet – FPdc/sc

Puff stitch – pff: yarn over, insert hook into st (or space of 3ch), yarn over, draw yarn through stitch. Repeat preceding step 2 times. Yarn over and draw through all loops on hook.

Stitch – st

Foundation Chain: Multiples of 10 + 2

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Row 1: Skip 1ch, * 1dc/sc in next ch, 4ch, skip 4ch; rep from *, make 1dc/sc in last ch and turn.

Row 2: Make 1ch and 1dc/sc in dc/sc below, * 7dtr/tr in next space of 4ch, 1ch, 7dtr/tr in next space of 4ch, 3ch; rep from *, 7dtr/tr in next space of 4ch, 1ch, 7dtr/tr in next space of 4ch, 1dc/sc in last dc/sc below, turn.

Row 3: Make 1ch and 1dc/sc in dc/sc below, * 1FPdc/sc over each of next 7dtr/tr below, 1ch, 1FPdc/sc over each of next 7dtr/tr below, 1dc/sc in foundation ch; rep from *,

1FPdc/sc over each of next 7dtr/tr below, 1ch, 1FPdc/sc over each of next 7dtr/tr below, 1dc/sc in last dc/sc below, turn.

Row 4: Make 4ch and 1pff in first dc/sc below, * make 3ch, 1dc/sc in space of 1ch, 3ch, work 1pff + 2ch + 1pff in space of 3ch of Row 2; rep from *,

make 3ch, 1dc/sc in space of 1ch, 3ch, work 1pff + 1ch + 1tr/dc in last dc/sc below, do not turn..

Row 5: Fasten to third ch of row below, make 4ch, 4dtr/tr in space of 4ch, 3dtr/tr in next space of 3ch, * 3ch, 3dtr/tr in next space of 3ch, work 4dtr/tr + 2ch + 4dtr/tr in space of 2ch, 3dtr/tr in next space of 3ch; rep from *, 3ch, 3dtr/tr in next space of 3ch, work 4dtr/tr in space of 1ch, 1dtr/tr in last tr/dc below, turn.

Row 6: Make 1ch and 1dc/sc in first dtr/tr below, * 1FPdc/sc over each of next 7dtr/tr below, 1dc/sc in space of 1ch of Row 2,

1FPdc/sc over each of next 7dtr/tr below, 1ch; rep from *, work 1dc/sc in fourth ch instead 1ch at end of row, do not turn.

Row 7: Fasten to first dc/sc of row below, make 1ch and 1dc/sc in same st, * make 3ch, work 1pff + 2ch + 1pff in space of 3ch of Row 5, 3ch, 1dc/sc in space of 1ch; rep from *, work 1dc/sc in last dc/sc at end of row, turn.

Row 8: Make 1ch and 1dc/sc in first dc/sc below, * 3dtr/tr in next space of 3ch, work 4dtr/tr + 1ch + 4dtr/tr in space of 2ch, 3dtr/tr in next space of 3ch, 3ch; rep from*, work 1dc/sc in dc/sc below instead 3ch at end of row, turn.

Row 9: Make 1ch and 1dc/sc in last dtr/tr of Row 5,

* 1FPdc/sc over each of next 7dtr/tr below, 1ch, 1FPdc/sc over each of next 7dtr/tr below, 1dc/sc in space of 1ch of Row 5; rep from *,

1FPdc/sc over each of next 7dtr/tr below, 1ch, 1FPdc/sc over each of next 7dtr/tr below, 1dc/sc in third ch of Row 5, turn.

Repeat rows 4 – 9 until you have reached your desired length.

Colors & Rows: * 1 – pink, 2 & 3 – grey *.

Color combination in 3 color

Colors & rows:* 1 – pink, 2 & 3 – maroon, 3 – pink, 4 & 5 –beige *.

Color combination in green colors

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