Irish Square

IRISH SQUARE

Motif

Comments: I really like Irish crochet, but I really hate to crochet it! Picots, small thread, crocheting all those little pieces to join, again and again... it can be really a pain. So, this is my first (and probably last) attempt at the Irish crocheting world, with a classic motif (the seven-petal flower) very simplified, and crocheted with a thick thread. Anyway, it is a challenging pattern, and I cannot imagine to crochet a bedspread all composed of this motives!

Size : 6" (15 cm)

Material :Pearl cotton # 5, hook 1.9 mm (Boye steel#5), light blue; you can substitute with Cebelia #5 or equivalent cordonnet thread (but the gauge can slightly vary); you may want to give a look to my you may want to give a look to my virtual store if you need materials.

Stitches : ch, sl st, sc, dc, tr, picot= 3 ch, sl st in first ch

Difficulty: challenging

Directions

Square

Start with 4 ch, join with sl st to first ch

1. 12 sc in lp; join with sl st to first st.

2.*dc in next sc , 2 ch, sk next sc* ; Repeat * to * 6 times, join with sl st to first st.

3.*(dc, 2 ch, dc) in next sp* ; Repeat * to * 6 times, join with sl st to first st.

4.*(dc, 4 ch, dc) = dc corner in next sp, 1 ch, dc in next st, dc in next ch, 1 ch* ; Repeat * to * 4 times, join with sl st to first st.

5.* dc corner in dc corner, 1 ch, (dc in next st, dc in next ch) along the side * ; Repeat * to * 4 times, join with sl st to first st.

6.* (1 tr, 4 ch, 1 tr) = tr corner in dc corner, 1 ch, (tr in next dc, 1 ch) along the side * ; Repeat * to * 4 times, join with sl st to first st.

7.* tr corner in tr corner, (tr in next 1-ch sp, 2 ch) along the side * ; Repeat * to * 4 times, join with sl st to first st.

8.* tr corner in tr corner, (tr in next 1-ch sp, 2 ch) along the side * ; Repeat * to * 4 times, join with sl st to first st.

9.* tr corner in tr corner, (tr in next 1-ch sp, 2 ch) along the side * ; Repeat * to * 4 times, join with sl st to first st.

10.* tr in corner sp, 3 ch,(sc in next tr, 4 ch, sk a tr)along the side, 3 ch* ; Repeat * to * 4 times, join with sl st to first st.

11. * (dc, picot) twice in corner tr, dc in corner tr, 3 ch, (sc in next lp, 2 ch, picot, 2 ch) 8 times, 3 ch* ; Repeat * to * 4 times, join with sl st to first st. Cut thread.

Flower

Corolla

Start with 13+1ch;

1. sc in 2nd ch and remaining chs, 1 ch, turn

2 (sc in next sc) 5 times, 7 ch, turn, 1 ch, (sc in next ch)7 times, (sc in next sc) 8 times; 1 ch, turn

3-14. Repeat Row 2

15. Fold vertically the corolla back to back, join the shortest side with sc stitches.

Petals (make 7)

Start with 18 ch, turn;

1. *5 ch, sk 2 st, dc in next st, (2 ch, sk 2 st, dc in next st) 4 times, 2 ch, sk 2 st, sc in last st*;Do not turn, continue and crochet * to * on the other side od starting chains.Join with sl st to first st

2. ( 3 sc in next sp) 5 times, 10 sc in last sp, (3 sc in next sp) 4 times, 6 sc in last sp. Join with sl st to first st.

3.*dc in next sc* ; Repeat * to * all around. Join with sl st to first st.

4. *(sc in next dc) 5 times, picot* ; Repeat * to * all around. Join with sl st to first st. Cut thread, fix ends.

Finishing

Sew petals to the square, partially overlapping them . Sew corolla on petals, at the center of the square. Help you with the picture for layout.

N.B.

Substitute ever (also if not explicitly said) first st in a row as follows:
- first sc with 1 ch, sc;
- first hdc with 2 ch;
- first dc with 3 ch;
- first tr with 4 ch...and so on;
When you read "sl st to <location>", where the location is not immediately contiguous to last st, this means of course "an appropriate number of sl sts for reaching <location>".
Also if I do not specify it, if you lasted prev row on a st (say st1), while you must start next row in another st (say st2), make an appropriate number of sl sts to reach st2.

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