Mordred
Mordred
Mordred! The arch-enemy of Arthur who bears a name that has become tantamount with evil and betrayal. Variously portrayed as the villainous nephew of Arthur or the illegitimate son of Arthur through an incestuous relationship, either way, Mordred's fate is hopelessly intertwined with that of the King's. Ultimately, it is he that deals Arthur his final blow at the Battle of Camlann, but not before being fatally wounded by Arthur himself.
This is the 7th square in a series of squares inspired by The Legend's of King Arthur. Watch for additional patterns to be released in the coming months! You can link to the other patterns at the bottom of this post.
Please note - this pattern, like the legends themselves, is not for the faint of heart. It is an ADVANCED-INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED pattern.
A huge shout-out to the following Ravelry members for volunteering to test this square:
Mawmawsgarden, madaboutpooh, skyhookdesigns, danika2407, Wuzzel, absintheofmalice, kaikelasa
I appreciate each of you - thank you!
A FREE version of the pattern follows, or you can download a printable PDF from my Ravelry store for a nominal fee HERE.
Enjoy the pattern!
-Lisa
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Materials:
· Size
H/5 mm crochet hook;
· 8
stitch markers;
· 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):
Mordred
by Land
(photo
end)
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Celtic
Colorway
(photo
above)
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A
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Graphite
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1
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Greybeard
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B
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Sungold
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2
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Antique Teal
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C
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Burnt Pumpkin
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3
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Sea Blue
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D
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Red
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4
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Navy
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E
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Aubergine
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5
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Light Sage
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F
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Greybeard
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6
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Forest
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G
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Purple
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H
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Mid Green
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I
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Mixed Berry
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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 BPhdc – back post half double crochet
yo – yarn over BPdc
– back post double crochet
slst – slip stitch FPtr
– front post triple crochet
sc – single crochet FLO
– front loop only
hdc – half double crochet BLO
– back loop only
dc – double crochet
tr – triple crochet
dbltr – double triple crochet
For reference ease, special stitches are defined in the
rounds they are used in. In-round notes are highlighted blue.
Round 1:
With color A/1, ch 4 – counts
as first dc. Dc in the first ch of beginning ch-4 – you will be treating this beginning ch as your beginning
loop. [Ch 3, (2 dc) in the first ch of beginning
ch-4 again] 3 times. Ch 3, Join with a
slst to 4th ch of beginning ch-4.
DO NOT fasten off. 8 dc and 4
ch-3 spaces.
Round
2:
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.
Ch 3 - counts as first dc. XLxmp in same
stitch as join, (XLxmp, dc) in the next stitch, Ch 4, skip the next ch-3 space,
[(dc, XLxmp) in the next stitch, (XLxmp, dc) in the next stitch, ch 4, skip the
next ch-3 space] 3 times. Join with a
slst to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3.
DO NOT fasten off. 8 dc, 8
XLxmp, and 4 ch-4 spaces.
Round
3:
Slst into
the next stitch, ch 3 - counts as first
dc. *XLxmp between
the stitch just worked in and the next stitch, dc in the next stitch – which may be hidden by the XLxmp just made.
Ch 6, skip the next {stitch, ch-4 space, and stitch}, dc in the next
stitch.* Repeat * to * 3 more times,
omitting last dc on final repeat. Join
with a slst to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3 and fasten off. 8 dc, 4 XLxmp, and 4 ch-6 spaces.
Cupping a bit at this
point is normal.
Round
4:
In the prior round, we
skipped 2 Round 2 stitches per side.
Please refer to the photo – we will be working into each of these
stitches twice in this round. For
reference ease, we will refer to them as the ‘first skipped stitch of Round 2’
and the ‘second skipped stitch of round 2’.
You will have a first and second skipped stitch for each repeat/side. See
photo below – orange marker shows ‘first skipped stitch’ and the blue marker shows
‘second skipped stitch’.
It may be helpful to know
- with the triples worked in front of our other stitches, we will be forming an
‘x’. It may be helpful to study the
step-by-step photos at the end of this round prior to starting it.
Join color
B/2 with a standing sc in any ch-6 space.
(Ch 4, sc) in same space. *Dropping to Round 2 and working behind your Round
3 ch-6 space – tr in the first skipped stitch from
Round 2. Continuing to work in Round 2 but in front of your
Round 3 stitches
- skip the next 3 Round 3 stitches and
tr in the second skipped stitch from Round 2.
Returning to Round 3, working in
the 3 stitches just skipped and behind the tr just made – sc in the first stitch, ch 2, skip
the next stitch, sc in the next stitch - corner
made. Returning
to Round 2, working in front of your round 3 stitches and the tr just
made – tr in the first skipped stitch from
round 2 again – it may be easiest
to enter this stitch from back to front as 1st photo 2nd
row shows - ‘x’ made. Continuing to work in Round 2 but behind the next
Round 3 ch-6 space – tr in the second skipped stitch from
Round 2 again – this stitch
already contains a tr crochet. Returning to round 3
– (sc, ch 4, sc) in the
next ch-6 space.* Repeat * to * 3 more
times, omitting (sc, ch 4, sc) on final repeat.
Join with a slst to beginning sc and fasten off. 16 tr, 16 sc, 4 ch-2 spaces, and 4 ch-4
spaces.
You may pull a bit after
this round too. This is normal - it
should flatten out over the next few rounds.
Round
5:
Special Stitch – Chain 2 Picot – ch 2 picot
– ch 2 and slst into the front
loop and left vertical bar of the last stitch made- see photos: first photo -
yellow highlights front loop and left vertical bar; second photo - hook
inserted into front loop and vertical bar – photos from a different pattern.
Note – we will be working
into our ch-2 picots in Round 7. Don’t
work them too tight. If you are worried
about accessing them, you can make ch-3 picots, but the end look may be a bit
looser.
Join color
C/3 with a standing sc in any sc after a ch-4 space. *Skip the next 3 stitches, (tr, ch 2 picot,
tr, ch 2 picot, dc, ch 2 picot) in next corner space – first set of stitches made. Ch 4, (dc, ch 2 picot, tr, ch 2
picot, tr, ch 2 picot) in same ch-2 space – second set of stitches made - place a stitch marker in
the Round 4 corner space, between the two set of stitches just made (see
round photo) – we will be working into this corner again in the next round,
between these sets of stitch. Skip the next 3 stitches – first
may be slightly twisted and hidden, sc in the next stitch.
Ch 4, skip the next ch-4 space, sc in the next stitch.* Repeat * to * 3 more time, omitting last sc
on final repeat. Join with a slst to
beginning sc and fasten off. 4 tr, 2
dc, 6 ch-2 picot, 2 sc, and 1 ch-4 space per side.
Round
6:
Over the last several
rounds, we have been creating a ‘ladder’ of stitches on our sides. Familiarize
yourself with this ladder of spaces as we will be working up and down this
ladder of chains in this round. See photo below – round numbers
are labeled to the right of corresponding ch-spaces. The stitch marker marks
your beginning ch-space – you will be working into this as well.
DO NOT shallow post your stitches in this round, but work fully
around the posts of the stitches.
In Round 5 we worked ch-4
spaces at the corners and on the sides - Join color D/4 with a standing sc in any sc after a ‘side’ ch-4 space. *BPhdc
around the next 3 stitches. Dropping to Round 4 and working in front of, not over,
your Round 5 corner space – (2 tr) in the Round 4 corner space between the sets of stitches
already there – where you place your
marker. Returning to Round 5 –
(dc, ch 2, dc) in the Round 5 corner space. Dropping
to Round 4 and working in front of, not over, your Round 5 corner space again – (2 tr) in the Round 4 corner where
you placed your stitch marker again.
Returning to Round 5 – BPhdc around the next 3 stitches, sc in the next stitch. Working
down your ladder of stitches, in front of, not over, your other round chains
and stitches – skip
the next Round 5 ch-sp, sc in the Round 4 ch-sp, sc in the Round 3 ch-sp, ch
1, sc in the Round 2 ch-sp, ch 1, sc in the Round 1 ch-sp, ch 1,
sc in the beginning ch. Working up your ladder of stitches, in front of, not over
your other round chains and stitches – ch 1, sc in
the Round 1 ch-sp again, ch 1, sc in the Round 2 ch-sp again, ch 1,
sc in the Round 3 ch-sp again, sc in the Round 4 ch-sp again, skip the Round 5
ch-sp, sc in the next Round 5 stitch.*
Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting last sc on final repeat. Join with a slst to beginning sc and fasten
off. 23 stitches per side including those worked in chs and 6 ch-1 spaces.
At the end of this round,
pull your ch-2 picots forward – they may have gotten kind of pushed back or
hidden behind your Round 6 stitches. You
should have 3 on each side of the corner space. Remove all stitch markers if you haven’t
already.
Recommended – pry apart the stitches worked into your ‘ladder’ in
order to expose the ch-spaces between them again. We will be working in some of these chains
again in the next round.
Round
7:
Special Instruction – Shallow Post Stitches - For a more even look and for easier access, work your
back post stitches ‘shallow’ in this and subsequent rounds. To do this, make the back post stitch at the
very top of your stitches, just under the front and back loops and above the
3rd loop rather than dropping beneath the 3rd loop and working around the post
itself (see photo below – 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
E/5 with a standing sc in any corner space.
(Ch 5, sc) in same space. *BPhdc
around the next 3 stitches, skip the next 3 stitches – dropping to Round 5 and working in front of, not over,
your skipped Round 6 stitches - hdc in the next 3 ch-2 picots. Skipping your next Round 6 stitch and all the stitches
worked up and down the chain ladder, and working in front of, not over, the
other round chains and stitches between any stitches already there – hdc in the next Round 5 ch-sp, dbltr in the Round 1
ch-sp, tr in the Round 2 ch-sp, dbltr in the Round 1 ch-sp again, hdc in
the Round 5 ch-sp again. Skipping the next 4 Round 6 stitches and working in front
of, not over them – hdc in the next 3 ch-2 picots. BPhdc around the last 3 stitches of side,
(sc, ch 5, sc) in the next corner space.*
Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting corner sequence 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. 19
stitches per side.
Round
8:
Remember to shallow post
your stitches in this round.
Join color
F/6 with a standing BPhdc in the first stitch after any corner space. *BPhdc in the next 4 stitches, BPdc in the
next 3 stitches, ch 3, skip the next 3 stitches, BPdc in the next 3 stitches, BPhdc
in the next 5 stitches. Ch 4, skip the
next corner space and pulling your ch behind that space, BPhdc in the first
stitch of the next side.* Repeat * to *
3 more times, omitting last BPhdc on final repeat. Join with a slst to beginning BPhdc and fasten
off. 16 stitches and 1 ch-3 space per
side. 1 ch-4 corner space behind each
Round 7 corner space.
Round
9:
Join color
G/5 with a standing sc in any Round 7 ch-5 corner space. (Ch 5, sc) in same space. *Returning
to Round 8 - sc in
the BLO of the next 6 stitches. You should have a skipped {dbltr, tr, dbltr} on each side
from Round 7 – working in front of your other round stitches – tr in the first skipped dbltr of
the side. Returning to Round 8 – skip the stitch directly behind the tr just made, sc in the BLO of the
next stitch, ch 2, skip the next ch-3 space, sc in the BLO of the next stitch. Dropping
to Round 7 again – working in front of your other round stitches –
tr in the 2nd skipped dbltr of the side – you will already have passed this stitch and will be
working somewhat backward. Returning to
Round 8 – skip the stitch directly behind the tr
just made, sc in the BLO of the last 6 stitches of side. Working in the Round 7 corner space – (sc, ch 5, sc).
Skip the Round 8 corner space directly behind the corner just worked
in.* Repeat * to * 3 more times,
omitting last corner sequence on final repeat.
Join with a slst to beginning sc and fasten off, or alternatively, use
an invisible join as we will be posting around this stitch in the next
round. 18 stitches per side and 1 ch-
2 space.
Round
10:
Special Stitch
– 3 Triple Popcorn – 3tr pop – Work 3 tr in indicated stitch. Drop the loop from your hook and insert hook
from front to back in the first stitch of group. Pick up the dropped loop and pull through
stitch. Close with a ch 1. Closing
chain does not count as a stitch.
Remember to shallow post
your stitches in this round.
Working behind your Round
9 corner - Join color H/2 with a standing tr in
any skipped Round 8 ch-4 corner space.
(Ch 2, tr) in the same corner space.
*Returning to Round 9 - skip the Round 9
corner space, BPhdc around the first stitch of side. Working
in the skipped FLOs from Round 8, in front of your Round 9 stitches and
skipping these stitches –
dc in the FLO of the
next 6 stitches. Returning to Round 9 – hdc in the next tr. Returning to Round 8 and working in front your Round 9
stitches and space – dc in the
next skipped FLO, tr in the skipped ch-3 space.
Dropping to round 7 and working in front of your other
round chains and spaces - 3tr pop in the skipped
tr. Returning to Round 8 and working in front
of your Round 9 stitches and space – tr in the ch-3 space again, dc in the next skipped FLO. Returning to Round 9 – hdc in the next triple. Working
in the skipped FLOs from Round 8, in front of the Round 9 stitches and skipping
these stitches – dc in the next 6 FLOs. Returning
to Round 9 - BPhdc
around the last stitch of the side. Skip the next Round 9 corner space. Working behind it, (tr, ch 2, tr) in the next
Round 8 corner space.* Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting corner
sequence on final repeat. Join with a
slst to beginning tr and fasten off. 23 stitches per side.
Round 11:
Special
stitch – Front Post Triple 2 Together - FPtr 2tog – Yo twice. Insert hook from front to
back to front around the post of the first indicated stitch and draw up a loop.
[Yo , pull through 2 loops] twice – 2 LOOPS ON HOOK. Yo twice. Insert hook from front to back to
front around the post of the last indicated stitch and draw up a loop. [Yo ,
pull through 2 loops] twice – 3 LOOPS ON HOOK.
Yo and draw through all 3 loops.
Join color G/5 with a standing sc in any Round 9 ch-5 corner
space. (Ch 5, sc) in the same space. *Returning to Round 10 – sc in the
BLO of the next 6 stitches – the 1st stitch may be hidden. In Round 9, we worked 2 triples, now on
each side of the popcorn – FPtr around the Round 9 tr to
the right of the popcorn – work over the top of the hdc already in this stitch.
Returning to Round 10 – skip the stitch directly behind the FPtr just made, sc in the BLO of
the next 4 stitches. Working around the 2 triples
from Round 9 again – FPtr 2tog around the triple just before the popcorn and around the
triple just after the popcorn. Returning to Round 10 – skip the
stitch directly behind the FPtr 2tog just made – which should be the popcorn – sc in the BLO of the
next 4 stitches. Dropping to Round 9 again – FPtr around the Round 9
tr to the left of the popcorn again – work over the top of the stitches already there. Returning to Round 10 – skip the
stitch directly behind the FPtr just made, sc in the BLO of the last 6 stitches
of side. (Sc, ch 5, sc) in the next Round 9 corner space, skipping the Round 10 corner space
directly behind it.* Repeat * to * 3
more times, omitting corner sequence on final repeat. Join with a slst to beginning sc, or
alternatively join with and invisible join as we will be back posting around
this stitch in the next round. 25
stitches per side.
Round 12: Take this round one step at a time as it is
challenging!
Note
– when working into the skipped FLOs from Round 10, we will only be working
into the stitches that already contain an sc in the BLO – not the other Round
10 stitches. Make sure you are being
careful to check that you are working in the correct FLOs or things might not
line up right in future rounds.
Remember to shallow post
your stitches in this round.
Working behind your Round 11
corner - join color F/6 with a standing tr in any Round 10 ch-2 corner
space. (Ch 2, tr) in the same
space. *Returning to Round 11 – skip the Round 11
corner space, BPhdc around the first stitch of side. Working in the skipped FLOs
from Round 10, in front of your Round 11
stitches, skipping these stitches – dc in the FLO of the next 6 stitches – the 1st stitch may be hidden. Returning to Round 11 – hdc in the next
FPtr. Working in the skipped FLOs from Round 10 again, in front of your Round 11 stitches and skipping these
stitches - dc in the
FLO of the next 4 stitches. Returning to Round 11 – hdc in the next FPtr
2tog. Working in the skipped FLOs from Round 10 again, in front of your Round 11 stitches and skipping these
stitches – dc in the
FLO of the next 4 stitches. Returning to Round 11 – hdc in
the next FPtr. Working
in the skipped FLOs from Round 10 again, in
front of your Round 11 stitches and skipping these stitches – dc in the
FLO of the next 6 stitches. Returning to Round 11 – BPhdc
around the last stitch of side. Skip the
Round 11 corner space, (tr, ch 2, tr) in the Round 10 corner space
directly behind it.* Repeat * to * 3
more times, omitting corner sequence on final repeat. Join with a slst to beginning tr and fasten
off. 27 stitches per side.
Round 13:
Special
stitch – Front Post Triple 2 Together - FPtr 2tog – Yo twice. Insert hook from front to
back to front around the post of the first indicated stitch and draw up a loop.
[Yo , pull through 2 loops] twice – 2 LOOPS ON HOOK. Yo twice. Insert hook from front to back to
front around the post of the last indicated stitch and draw up a loop. [Yo ,
pull through 2 loops] twice – 3 LOOPS ON HOOK.
Yo and draw through all 3 loops.
Join color I/5 with a standing hdc through your Round 11 ch-5 corner
space and the Round 12 corner space directly behind it together. (Ch 2, hdc)
through the same spaces together. *Returning to Round 12 only – sc in the
next 11 stitches
– don’t miss the first ‘hidden’ stitch. In Round 11 we made a FPtr on each side of the
popcorn and a FPtr 2tog over the top of the popcorn – working around these
stitches – FPtr 2tog around the FPtr to the right of the
popcorn and around the FPtr 2tog over the top of the popcorn. Returning to Round 12 – skip the stitch directly behind FPtr 2tog just made, sc in the next 4
stitches. Working around
the front post stitches from Round 11 again – FPtr 2tog around the FPtr 2tog over the top of the popcorn and around
the FPtr to the left of the popcorn. Returning to Round 12 – do not skip
the stitch directly behind the FPtr 2tog just made, sc in the last 11 stitches
of side. (Hdc, ch 2, Hdc) in the Round
11 and Round 12 corner spaces together.* Repeat * to * 3 more times,
omitting corner sequence on final repeat.
Join with a slst to beginning hdc and fasten off, or alternatively use
an invisible join as we will be back posting in the next round. 30 stitches
per side.
Round 14:
Remember to shallow post
your stitches in this round.
Join color E/1 with a standing hdc in any
corner space. (Ch 2, hdc) in the same
space. *BPhdc around the next 12
stitches, ch 1, skip the next stitch, BPhdc around the next 4 stitches, ch 1,
skip the next stitch, BPhdc around the last 12 stitches of 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, DO
NOT fasten off. 30 stitches and 2 ch-1 spaces per side.
Round 15:
Ch 2 – counts as first hdc. *(Dc, ch 2, dc) in the next
corner space. Hdc in
each stitch and ch-1 space across side.*
Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting last hdc on final repeat. Join with a slst to 2nd ch of beginning ch-2
and fasten off. 34 stitches per side.
Round 16:
In this round, we are going to
work spike stitches over the tops of some of our Round 15 stitches. Because these stitches will totally obscure
some stitches, it can be difficult to know where to start again after working
them, so before starting this round we are going to place some stitch markers
to make it easier. Take a moment and place
a stitch marker in the 18th and 22nd stitch of each side. You need to mark these stitches in order
to work this round – it is written assuming you have placed them.
Special Stitch – Spike Stitch - spike – working over the top of your prior round
stitches, insert hook in indicated stitch or space and pull up a
loop. Pull loop up to same height as the
current round – 2 LOOPS ON HOOK. Yo and
pull through both loops.
Join color B/6 with a standing sc in any
corner space. (Ch 2, sc) in same
space. *Skip the first stitch of the
side, sc in the next 13 stitches. You should have a ch-1 space from Round 14 that already contains an
hdc – we will be working our next
stitches into this space over the top of the stitch already in there – (3 x spike) in the Round 14 ch-1 space enclosing the stitch already in
the space. Returning to Round 15 - sc in the stitch that contains your first stitch marker of the side,
sc in the next stitch. Working into the next Round 14 ch-1 space and over the stitch already
there – (3 spike) in the Round 14 ch-1 space enclosing
the stitch already in the space. Returning to Round 15 – sc in the stitch
that contains your next stitch marker, sc in the last 12 stitches of side. (Sc,
ch 2, sc) in the next corner space.*
Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting corner sequence on final
repeat. Join with a slst to beginning sc,
or alternatively join with an invisible join as we will be back posting in the
next round. 36 stitches per side.
Remove all stitch markers if
you haven’t already done so.
Round 17:
Join color A/4 with a standing hdc in any
corner space. (Hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the same space. *BPhdc around each stitch
of the side. (2 hdc, ch 2, 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
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To link to the Arthur pattern, click here.
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