Percival
Percival
Percival is a fascinating character in the Legends of King Arthur! Many scholars believe that Percival dates back to early Welsh Arthurian traditions where he may have been called Peredur, meaning 'hard-steel spear.' Either way, Percival is certainly a knight who had a true calling on his life. Likely of noble birth, Percival's mother hides him away in the forest after the death of his father. Here, she attempts to protect him from all the ways of man, but at last it was not to be! One day, a group of knights travels through the woods and when Percival sees them he is enamored. He soon heads off to become a knight in King Arthur's court, thereby fulfilling his destiny. Notably, Percival becomes one of just two knights to join Galahad in his successful pursuit of the Grail - a worthy accomplishment indeed!
This square is the 6th in a series of squares inspired by the Legends of King Arthur. Like the tales themselves, this pattern is not for the faint of heart. It requires INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED level skill.
Huge thanks to the following Ravelry members for testing this square.
madaboutpooh, MawMawsGarden, skyhookdesigns, Wuzzel, Danika2407, and Kaikelasa
I appreciate all you do!!
A free version of the pattern follows, or you can download a printable PDF from my Ravelry store for a nominal fee HERE.
I really hope you enjoy the pattern!
I really hope you enjoy the pattern!
-Lisa
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Materials:
·
Size H/5 mm crochet hook;
·
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends;
·
Worsted weight yarns in the brand/color of your
choice.
I used the following colors
(note letters for land version, number for Celtic version):
Percival
by Land
(photo
above)
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Celtic
Colorway
(photo
end)
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A
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Graphite
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1
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Antique Teal
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B
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Greybeard
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2
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Greybeard
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C
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Sungold
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3
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Sea Blue
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D
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Burnt Pumpkin
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4
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Light Sage
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E
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Red
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5
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Navy
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F
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Mid Green
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6
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Forest
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G
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Mixed Berry
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H
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Purple
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I
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Aubergine
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Hook Size/Gauge:
Using an H size hook I was able to obtain a 12” square.
Basic
Terms/Abbreviations (US):
ch – chain BPsc
– back post single crochet
yo – yarn over BPhdc – back post half double crochet
slst – slip stitch BPdc
– back post double crochet
sc – single crochet FPdc
– front post double crochet
hdc – half double crochet FPtr
– front post triple crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – triple crochet
FPsc – front post single crochet
For reference ease, special stitches are defined in the
rounds they are used in.
Beginning Loop:
With color A/1, ch 4.
Join with a slst to beginning ch – beginning
loop made.
Round 1:
Ch 3 – counts as beginning
dc. (15 dc) in beginning loop. Join with a slst to 3rd ch of
beginning ch-3 and fasten off. 16 dc.
Round
2:
Special Instruction – Shallow Post Stitches - For a more even look, work your back post stitches
‘shallow’ in this and future rounds, or at the very top of your
stitches, just under the front and back loops and above the 3rd loop of your
stitches rather than dropping beneath the 3rd loop and working around the post
itself (see photo above – hook entering stitch from back to front above the 3rd loop
and arrow is showing where hook will exit from front to back above 3rd loop to
complete the stitch. Photo from
different pattern).
Join color
B/2 with a standing BPsc around the 3rd stitch before the Round 1 join.
BPsc around the next stitch,*(Hdc, dc, tr) in the next stitch, ch 3, (tr, dc,
hdc) in the next stitch – shell made. BPsc around the next 2
stithes.* Repeat * to * 3 more times,
omitting last 2 BPsc on final repeat.
Join with a slst to beginning BPsc and fasten off. 8 tr, 8 dc, 8 hdc, 8 BPsc and 4 ch-3
spaces.
Round
3:
You should have a set of 2
FPscs between each shell – in this round you will be working into these FPscs
only and skipping all the trs, dcs, hdcs, and ch-3 spaces that make up the
shells.
Special Stitch – Extra Large Extended mini
puff – XLxmp – yo, insert hook into indicated stitch
or space, pull up a loop – 3 LOOPS ON HOOK.
Yo, insert hook into same indicated stitch or space, pull up a loop – 5
LOOP ON HOOK. Yo, pull through 3 loops,
[yo, pull through 2 loops] twice.
Join color
C/3 with a standing dc in the 1st BPsc of any 2-BPsc set. (Dc,
XLxmp) in the same stitch. (XLxmp, 2 dc)
in the next stitch. [Ch 3, pull your
chain behind the next shell, (2 dc, XLxmp) in the next stich, (XLxmp, 2 dc) in
the next stitch] 3 times. Ch 3, pull
chain behind the next shell, join with a slst to beginning standing dc and
fasten off. 8 XLxmp, 16 dc, and 4 ch-3
spaces.
Special Stitch – Small Puff – sm puff
- Insert your hook into the indicated
stitch. Pull up a loop – 2 LOOPS ON
HOOK. Yo and insert hook into same
stitch. Pull up a loop – 4 LOOPS ON
HOOK. Yo and insert hook into same
stitch. Pull up a loop – 6 LOOPS ON
HOOK. YO and pull through all 6 loops. Close stitch with a chain. Closing chain does not count
as a stitch for pattern purposes. Don’t make these too tight as you will be
working into them in the next round.
Special Stitch – 2 Double Crochet
Cluster – 2dc clstr - Yo and insert hook into indicated stitch or
space - pull up a loop. Yo and pull
through 2 loops – 2 LOOPS ON HOOK. Yo
and insert hook into same stitch or space – pull up a loop. Yo and pull through 2 loops – 3 LOOPS ON
HOOK. Yo and pull through all 3 loops.
Join color B/2 with a standing sc in the first dc after a
ch-3 space, *sm puff in the next stitch, sc in the next stitch, sm puff
between the stitch just worked in and the next stitch, sc in the next stitch
– which will be slightly hidden by the
puff just made, sm puff
in the next stitch, sc in the next stitch.
Ch 3, (2dc clstr, ch 3, 2dc clstr) in the ch-3 space, ch 3 – clstr shell made. Sc in the first
stitch after the space just worked in.*
Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting the last sc on final repeat. Join with a slst to beginning sc and fasten
off. 12 puffs, 16 sc, 8 2dc clstrs,
and 12 ch-3 spaces.
Round 5:
Special Stitch – Extra Large Extended
mini puff – XLxmp – yo, insert hook into indicated stitch
or space, pull up a loop – 3 LOOPS ON HOOK.
Yo, insert hook into same indicated stitch or space, pull up a loop – 5
LOOP ON HOOK. Yo, pull through 3 loops,
[yo, pull through 2 loops] twice.
When
looking at your puff stitches, you should have a space before the puff that
appears like a stitch, and a closing chain on top of the puff that appears like
a stitch – see photo above – needle is going through space before puff and stitch
marker is going through closing chain on top of puff (colors don’t necessarily
match round color). We will be treating
both of these as stitches during this round.
Join color D/4 with a standing dc in the first stitch after
the last ch-3 of a clstr shell. Dc in the same stitch as join. *Dc in the next stitch, XLxmp in the next 6
stitches, dc in the next stitch, (2 dc) in the next stitch. Ch 3, skip the next clstr shell and pull your
chain behind these stitches, (2 dc) in the first stitch following the clstr
shell.* Repeat * to * 3 more times,
omitting last 2 dc on final repeat. Join
with a slst to beginning dc and fasten off.
24 dc, 24 XLxmp, and 4 ch-3 spaces.
At
the end of round 5, you will thread your clstr shells from Round 4 through the
ch-3 spaces of your shells from Round 2, Jacob’s Ladder style. Pull them so that your clusters come completely
through the ch-space – see photos below.
Round 6:
Special Stitch – Small Puff
– sm puff - Insert
your hook into the indicated stitch.
Pull up a loop – 2 LOOPS ON HOOK.
Yo and insert hook into same stitch.
Pull up a loop – 4 LOOPS ON HOOK.
Yo and insert hook into same stitch.
Pull up a loop – 6 LOOPS ON HOOK.
YO and pull through all 6 loops.
Close stitch with a chain. Closing chain does not count as a stitch for pattern purposes. Don’t make these too tight as you will be
working into them in the next round.
Special Stitch – 2 Double Crochet
Cluster – 2dc clstr - Yo and insert hook into indicated stitch or
space - pull up a loop. Yo and pull
through 2 loops – 2 LOOPS ON HOOK. Yo
and insert hook into same stitch or space – pull up a loop. Yo and pull through 2 loops – 3 LOOPS ON
HOOK. Yo and pull through all 3 loops.
Join color B/2 with a standing sc in the first dc after a
ch-3 space. Sc in the next stitch, *[sm puff in the next stitch, sc in the next
stitch] twice. You worked 3 sm puff stitches in Round 4, dropping to the
middle puff from this round, which should be directly below your next stitch – FPdc around the middle puff from Round 4. Returning to Round 5 – [sc in the next stitch, sm puff in the next stitch] twice. Sc in the next 2 stitches. Ch 3, (2dc clstr, ch 2, 2dc clstr) in
the ch-3 space, ch 3 – clstr shell made. Sc
in the next 2 stitches.* Repeat * to * 3
more times, omitting last 2 sc on final repeat.
Join with a slst to beginning sc and fasten off. 32 sc, 16 puffs, 4 FPdc, 8 2dc clstrs, 4 ch-2
spaces and 8 ch-3 spaces.
Round 7:
When
looking at your puff stitches, you should have a space before the puff that
appears like a stitch, and a closing chain on top that appears like a stitch. We will be treating both of these as stitches
during this round – just like we did in Round 5.
Join color E/5 with a standing dc in the first stitch
after the last ch-3 of a clstr shell. Dc in the next 4 stitches, *(dc, ch 1,
dc) in the next stitch – corner point
made, dc in the next
5 stitches, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the next stitch – corner point made, dc in the next 5 stitches. Skip the next clstr shell – dc in the next 5
stitches.*
Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting last 5 dc on final
repeat. Join with a slst to beginning dc
and fasten off. 76 dc and 8 ch-1.
At
the end of Round 7, you will thread your clstr shells from Round 6 through the
ch-3 spaces of your clstr shells from Round 4, Jacob’s Ladder style. Pull them so that your clusters come all the
way through the ch-space – see before and after in photos below.
Round 8:
Note:
in the prior round we skipped our clstr shells, thereby creating a sort of
‘gap’ behind them – see photo – stitch marker shows ‘gap’. We will be working into this gap in this
round and simply referring to it as the Round 7 gap. Before starting this
round, make sure all your side cluster stitches are woven together as we will
secure them in this round.
Special Stitch – Extra Large Extended
mini puff – XLxmp – yo, insert hook into indicated stitch
or space, pull up a loop – 3 LOOPS ON HOOK.
Yo, insert hook into same indicated stitch or space, pull up a loop – 5
LOOP ON HOOK. Yo, pull through 3 loops,
[yo, pull through 2 loops] twice.
At
each ‘corner’ we created 2 corner points - Join color B/2 with a standing sc in the ch-1 space of the first corner
point after any clstr shell. (Ch 1, sc)
in the same space, *sc in the next 3 stitches.
Dropping to Round 6 – FPtr around the Round 6 FPdc. Returning
to Round 7 – skip the next stitch, sc in the next
3 stitches, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the next ch-1 space, sc in the next 4 stitches. Skip
the next 2 stitches. Working in the
Round 6 ch-2 space – between
clusters – and the Round 7 gap directly behind it
together – (dc, ch 1, XLxmp, ch 1, XLxmp, ch 1, dc) – side shell made. Returning to Round 7 – skip the next 2 stitches – the first will be hidden - sc in the next 4 stitches, (sc, ch
1, sc) in the next ch-1 space.* Repeat *
to * 3 more times, omitting last (sc, ch 1, sc) on final repeat. Join with a slst to beginning sc and fasten
off, or alternatively, use an invisible join as we will be back posting in the
next round. 72 sc, 4 FPtr, 8 dc, 8 XLxmp, and 20 ch-1 spaces.
Round 9:
Remember
to work your post stitches shallow in this round too, except when
working around the posts of the shells.
In
Round 8 we made ch-1 spaces between the stitches of our side shells, and ch-1
spaces at our corner points - Join color A/3 with a standing dc in the ch-1 space of a corner point
following any shell. (Ch 1, dc) in the
same space. *BPdc around the next 3
stitches, skip the next stitch, (FPdc, ch 2, FPdc) around the next FPtr – corner made. Skip the next stitch, BPdc around the next 3
stitches, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the next ch-1 space, BPdc around the next 4
stitches, ch 3, skip the next stitch, BPsc around the first stitch of the
shell. [Ch 1, skip the ch-1 space, BPsc
around the next stitch] 3 times. Ch 3,
skip the next stitch, BPdc around the next 4 stitches. (Dc, ch 1, dc) in the next ch-1 space.*
Repeat * to * 3 more times omitting last (dc, ch 1, dc) on final repeat. Join with a slst to beginning BPdc and fasten
off. 24 stitches, 5 ch-1 spaces, and 2 ch-3s per
side.
Don’t
worry if you are a bit wavy at this point – the stitches will tighten up in the
next few of rounds.
Round 10:
Special Stitch – Extended Triple Cluster – Ex trclstr - yo 2 times, insert hook into first
indicated stitch/space and pull up a loop.
[Yo, pull through 2 loops] twice – 2 LOOPS ON HOOK. Yo 2 times, insert hook into same
stitch/space and pull up a loop. [Yo,
pull through 2 loops] twice – 3 LOOPS ON HOOK.
Yo 2 times, insert hook into same stitch/space and pull up a loop. [Yo, pull through 2 loops] twice – 4 LOOPS ON
HOOK. Yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull
through last 3 loops.
Special Stitch – Extra Large Extended
mini puff – XLxmp – yo, insert hook into indicated stitch
or space, pull up a loop – 3 LOOPS ON HOOK.
Yo, insert hook into same indicated stitch or space, pull up a loop – 5
LOOP ON HOOK. Yo, pull through 3 loops, [yo,
pull through 2 loops] twice.
Join color F/6 with a standing dc in any corner
space. (Ch 3, ex trclstr, ch 3, dc) in
same space. *Ch 1, skip the next 3
stitches, sc in the BLO of the next 2 stitches, sc in the BLO of the next ch-1,
sc in the BLO of the next 5 stitches. Skip
the next {ch-3 space and stitch}. Working through the Round 8 ch-1 space and
around the next Round 9 ch-1 space together – (dc, XLxmp, dc). Skip the next stitch - working through the next Round 8 ch-1 space and around the
Round 9 ch-1 space together – (XLxmp, 2 dc, XLxmp). Skip the next stitch - working through the Round 8 ch-1 space and around the
Round 9 ch-1 space together – (dc, XLxmp, dc) – giant shell
made. Returning
to just Round 9 – Skip the next {stitch and ch-3 space},
sc in the BLO of the next 5 stitches, sc in the BLO of the next ch-1, sc in the
BLO of the next 2 stitches, ch 1, skip the next 3 stitches, (dc, ch 3, ex
trclstr, ch 3, dc) in the next corner space.*
Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting corner sequence on final
repeat. Join with a slst to beginning dc
and fasten off. 28 stitches, 2 ch-1
spaces, and 2 ch-3 spaces per side, plus 4 corner ex trclstrs.
Round 11:
Join color A/3 with a standing dc in any ch-3 space
before a corner ex trclstr. (2 dc) in same space. *(FPdc, ch 2, FPdc) around
the next corner clstr, (3 dc) in the next ch-3 space, BPdc around the next dc. Skip the next ch-1 space. Dropping
to Round 9, working in the skipped FLOs only and skipping all the Round 10
stitches located in the BLOs, dc in the first skipped FLO, hdc in the next 7 FLOs. Returning to Round 10 – ch 1, sc in the next 10 stitches of your giant shell,
ch 1. Dropping back to Round 9, working
in the skipped FLOs only and skipping all the Round 10 stitches located in the
BLOs, hdc in the next
7 FLOs, dc in the last skipped FLO. Returning
to Round 10 -
skip the ch-1 space, BPdc around the dc, (3 dc) in the next ch-3 space.*
Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting
last (3 dc) on final repeat. Join with a
slst to beginning dc and fasten off, or alternatively, join with an invisible
join as we will be back posting in the next round. 36 stitches and 2 ch-1 spaces per side.
You
may not be laying perfectly flat, but the next few rounds should help with
that.
Round 12:
Remember
to shallow back post in this round.
Special Stitch – Front Post Double Crochet 2 Together –
FPdc 2tog –
yo, insert hook from front to back to front around post of first indicated
stitch, pull up a loop. Yo, pull through 2 loops – 2 LOOPS ON HOOK. Yo, insert hook from front to back to front
around the post of the second indicated stitch, pull up a loop. Yo, pull through 2 loops – 3 LOOPS ON
HOOK. Yo, pull through all 3 loops.
Join color G/4 with a standing hdc in any corner space.
(Ch 2, hdc) in same space. *BPhdc around
the next 4 stitches. Dropping to the
Round 10 dc that your next stitch is worked around, and working in front of your
Round 11 stitches – FPtr around the Round 10 dc. Returning
to Round 11 – skip
the stitch directly behind the FPtr just made,
BPhdc around the next
8 stitches, skip the ch-1 space. In Round
10, we made 3 sets of stitches to form a giant shell on each side – dropping to
Round 10 and working around the first set of these stitches – FPdc 2tog around the first and last dc of the set,
skipping the XLxmp in between. Returning to Round 11
– skip the stitch
directly behind the FPdc 2tog just made, BPhdc around the next 3 stitches. Dropping to Round 10 and working around the next set of
stitches of your giant shell – FPdc 2tog around the first XLxmp and
the last XLxmp of the next set, skipping the 2 dc in between. Returning to Round 11 – skip the next 2 stitches directly behind the
FPdc 2tog just made, BPhdc around the next 3 stitches. Dropping
to Round 10 and working around the next set of stitches of your giant shell – FPdc 2tog around the first dc and
the last dc of the next set, skipping the XLxmp in between. Returning
to Round 11 – skip the stitch directly behind the
FPdc 2tog just made, skip the ch-1 space, BPhdc around the next 8 stitches. Dropping to the Round 10 dc that your next stitch is
worked around, and working in front of your Round 11 stitches –
FPtr around the Round 10 dc. Returning to Round 11 – skip the stitch directly behind the FPtr just made,
BPhdc around the last 4 stitches of the side.
(Hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the next corner space.* Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting corner
sequence on final repeat. Join with a
slst to beginning hdc and fasten off, or alternatively join with an invisible
join as we will be back posting in the next round. 37 stitches per side.
Round 13:
Join color H/1 with a standing dc in any corner space.
(Ch 2, dc) in the same corner space. *BPhdc
around the next 5 stitches, FPdc around the FPtr, BPhdc around the next 7
stitches, skip the next stitch, FPdc around the next FPdc 2tog, BPsc around the
next 3 stitches, FPsc around the next FPdc 2tog, BPsc around the next 3
stitches, FPdc around the next FPdc 2tog, skip the next stitch, BPhdc around
the next 7 stitches, FPdc around the next FPtr, BPhdc around the next 5
stitches, (dc, ch 2, dc) in the next corner space.* Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting last
corner sequence on final repeat. Join with a slst to beginning dc.
If continuing in the same color (Celtic Version) - DO NOT fasten off! 37 stitches per side.
If changing colors (Land Version) – Fasten off. 37 stitches per side.
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Round 14:
If continuing with the same color (Celtic Version) – Slst into the next corner space. Ch
5 – counts as first dc and ch-2 space.
Dc in same corner space.
If changing colors (Land Version) -
Join color I with a standing dc in any corner space. (Ch 2, dc) in same
corner space.
*Skip the first stitch of side, dc in the next 13
stitches, hdc in the next 10 stitches, dc in the last 13 stitches across, (dc,
ch 2, dc) in the next corner space.*
Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting last corner sequence on final
repeat. Join with a slst to 3rd
ch of beginning ch-5 or to beginning dc and fasten off, or alternatively, use
an invisible join as we will be back posting in the next round.. 38 stitches per side.
Round 15:
Remember
to shallow back post in this round.
Join color B/5 with a standing hdc in any corner
space. (Ch 2, hdc) in same space as
join. *BPhdc around each stitch of the
side, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the next corner space.* Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting corner
sequence on final repeat. Join with a
slst to beginning hdc and fasten off. 40
stitches per side.
Please Remember:
This pattern was written
and designed by me, Lisa Mauser, for This Little Hook of Mine. I am happy to
share it with you, but this pattern belongs to me and I retain all
rights. You may not distribute, sell, or share this pattern,
or any parts of it. If you wish to share the pattern, please refer
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Though this pattern has
been tested, it is not perfect. If you find a mistake, please
message me on my blog or on Ravelry.
Thank you!!
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