Saturday, September 21, 2013

Block of the month - September

this block is adaption of a pattern found here
there are useful graphics to refer to, however I have changed the amounts of chains used.
4mm hook, 8ply wool in yellow, white or cream, green & favourite colour, see below pics for variations

5 tr cluster = yarn over, insert the hook into the next treble, yarn over, draw the yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw the yarn through 2 loops on the hook. repeat 4 times. yarn over, draw through 6 loops on hook.

Round 1 - Using yellow, ch3 join, ch3, tr, (ch2. 2tr) x 5 times, ch2 and join to beg ch3

Round 2 - Using white or cream, join in ch 2 space,  ch4 (counts as a tr and ch1 sp)
                * 5tr, ch1 in next ch2 sp, repeat from * 4 times,
                  4 tr in next ch2 space, join to 3rd ch in beginning ch4

Round 3 - ch 5 (counts as a tr and ch2 sp) *1tr in next 5 tr, ch2. repeat 4 times
                tr in next  4 tr join to 3rd ch in the beginning ch5. slip stitch into ch2 space.

Round 4 - *ch4, 5tr cluster in the next 5 tr, ch4, dc in next ch2 space, repeat from * 4 times
                  ch4, 5tr cluster in the next 5 tr, ch4 and join to first ch of beg ch 4
             
   Round 5 - use colour of choice (same as petal, or darker) this row is around post
                join to first treble of group of 5 in round 2, 3 treble around post,
                 3tr around first post in rnd 3, 3tr around first post of rnd 4, tr in top of cluster
                 3tr around last post of rnd 4, 3 tr around last post of round 3
                 3tr around last post of round 2, dc in between th 2tr in round 1, join to beg.
             
Round 6 - using green, join to ch4 space after dc, *4 treble in ch4 space, (3dtr, ch2, 3dtr (cnr))
               in next 4 ch space, 4 tr in next 4ch space, tr in top of cluster, 4 tr in next ch 4 space,
               (3dtr, ch2, 3dtr) in next 4 ch space, 4 tr in next 4ch space, tr in next dc,
              Repeat from * join to beginning.

Round 7 - using favourite colour join to corner, (ch3, 1tr, ch2, 2tr)
              *tr in between each tr to corner, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) Repeat from * twice
              tr in between ech tr to corner join to top of beg ch3

Round 8 - slip stitch to corner, (ch3, 1tr, ch2, 2tr)
                * skipping 1st and last tr, tr in between each tr to corner,
                 (2tr, ch2, 2tr) Repeat from * twice. skipping 1st and last tr,
                 tr in between each tr to corner join to top of beg ch3

Round 9 - repeat round 9
This sq is pretty much the pattern as above, round 2 to 4 are mauve

   Left sq has one colour till round 6, right sq has yellow then mauve, white for round 5







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