Galahad

 

Galahad

At long last we have come to Galahad, the most faithful and pure of Arthur's knights.  Galahad will forever be remembered as the knight who achieved success in the ultimate quest - the search for the Holy Grail!  If you make this square, perhaps you will discover a grail as well - it's a little hidden, but in there!

This square is the 9th and final 12" square 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 skill and features unusual center construction.

Huge thanks to the following Ravelry members for testing this square:

MawMawsGarden, danika2407, Wuzzel, PaulinaSmith, hrdnglynne, Catinmylap

I appreciate each and every one of you!!!

I hope you enjoy the pattern.

-Lisa

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 Hobby Lobby 'I Love This Yarn' in the following colors:

	Land Version (end)		Celtic Colorway (top)
A	Graphite	1	Greybeard
B	Sungold	2	Sea Blue
C	Burnt Pumpkin	3	Antique Teal
D	Red	4	Light Sage
E	Aubergine	5	Forest
F	Mid Green	6	Navy
G	Greybeard
H	Mixed Berry
I	Purple

Hook Size/Gauge:

Using an H size hook and worsted weight yarn I was able to obtain a 12” square.

Basic Terms/Abbreviations Used (US):

ch – chain                                                            FPhdc  – front post half double crochet

yo – yarn over                                                     BPhdc – back post half double crochet

slst – slip stitch                                                   FPdc – front post double crochet              

sc – single crochet                                              BPdc – back post double crochet

hdc – half double crochet                                  FPtr – front post triple

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 first ch – beginning loop made.

Round 1:

Ch 3 – counts as first dc.  (2 dc) in beginning loop.  [Ch 2, (3 dc) in beginning loop] 3 times.  Ch 2 and join with a slst to third chain of beginning ch-3 and fasten off.  12 dc and 4 ch-2 corner spaces.

Round 2:

Special Stitch – 4 dc popcorn – 4dc pop – (4 dc) in indicated stitch or space.  Drop loop from hook.  Insert hook from front to back through beginning dc, pick up dropped loop and pull through.  Ch 1 to close.  For pattern purposes closing ch does not count toward subsequent chains.

Join color B/2 with a standing sc in the first dc of any side.  * Ch 2, skip the next stitch, sc in the next stitch, slst into the next corner space.  (Ch 3, 4dc pop, ch 2, 4dc pop) in same space.  Ch 2 – traveling chain made. Turn your work over - working on the back side - slst into the ch-2 space between popcorns.  Turn work over again –  working on the front side again - Ch 3, 4dc pop in the same ch-2 space working over the  traveling  chain you just made and enclosing it.  Ch 3, slst in the same space that you just made a popcorn in – to the left of that popcorn.  Ch 3, slst in the Round 1 corner that contains the first 2 popcorns of the sequence - to the left of the second popcorn.  Sc in the first dc of the next side – which will likely be hidden behind your slst and popcorn.*   Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting last  sc on final repeat.  Join with a slst to beginning sc and fasten off.  12 popcorn, 8 scs, 4 ch-2 spaces between popcorn, 4 traveling ch-2 spaces between popcorn – now enclosed, 16 ch-3 spaces on the sides of popcorn and 4 ch-2 spaces between popcorn clusters – THESE ARE NOW YOUR NEW CORNER SPACES.

Photos, left to right:  (Ch 3, 4dc pop, ch 2, 4dc pop) in corner space;  Ch 2, turn your work over, and slst into the ch-2 space between pops – shown from back side; from the front side again, Ch 3; 4dc pop in the space between popcorns working over and enclosing the traveling ch-2; the top popcorn complete – ch 3; slst in the same space you made the top popcorn in – to the left of that popcorn; Ch3, slst in the Round 1 corner space that contains the first 2 pops of the sequence.

Round 3:

Special Stitch – Chain 3 Picot (ch 3 picot) – ch 3 and slst into the front loop and left vertical bar of the last stitch made (photos above: yellow highlights front loop and left vertical bar; hook inserted into front loop and vertical bar – photos from different pattern).

Join color C/3 with a standing dc in any ch-2 corner space between popcorn clusters. (Ch 2, dc) in the same space. *FPdc around the next sc.  Skip the next slst.  Working up the right side of your popcorns in the ch-3 spaces that run along the sides of the popcorns and around the popcorns themselves – (3 sc) in the first ch-3 space, FPhdc around the next popcorn, (3 hdc) in the next ch-3 space.  FPdc around the top popcorn.  Ch 3 picot in the top of FPdc just made. Working down the left side of your popcorns in the ch-3 spaces that run along the sides of the popcorns and around the popcorns themselves – (3 hdc) in the next ch-3 space, FPhdc around the next popcorn, (3 sc) in the next ch-3 space.  Skip the next slst and FPdc around the next sc.  (Dc, ch 2, dc) in the next ch-2 corner space.*  Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting last (dc, ch 2, dc) on final repeat.  Join with a slst to beginning dc and fasten off. 12 FPdc, 8 FPhdc, 24 sc, 24 hdc, 8 dc, 4 ch-3 picot, and 4 ch-2 corner spaces.

Photos, left to right: where to join; work up the right side of your popcorns in the ch-3 spaces;  work down the left side of your popcorns in the ch-3 spaces; finished.

Please note – your piece may be unwieldy after this round and may remain so on and off for the next couple of rounds.  This is normal though may be a bit fiddly to work with.

Round 4:

Special Stitch – 4 dc popcorn – 4dc pop – (4 dc) in indicated stitch or space.  Drop loop from hook.  Insert hook from front to back through beginning dc, pick up dropped loop and pull through.  Ch 1 to close.  For pattern purposes closing ch does not count toward subsequent chains.

Join color D/4 with a slst in any ch-2 corner space. *(Ch 3, 4dc pop, ch 2, 4dc pop) in same  space.  Ch 2 – traveling chain made. Turn your work over - working on the back side - slst into the ch-2 space between popcorns.  Turn work over again –  working on the front side again - ch 3, 4dc pop in the same ch-2 working over the  traveling  chain you just made and enclosing it.  Ch 3, slst in the same space that you just made a popcorn in – to the left of that popcorn.  Ch 3, slst in the Round 3 ch-2 space that contains the  first 2 popcorns of the sequence - to the left of the second popcorn. Sc in the next 2 stitches – don’t miss the first hidden stitch. Ch 5 and pull your ch behind the Round 3 stitches worked along the sides of your popcorns skipping all of them.  Sc in the last 2 stitches before the next corner space. Slst into the next ch-2 space.*  Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting last slst on final repeat.  Join with a slst to beginning slst and fasten off. 12 popcorn, 16 scs, 4 ch-5 spaces, 16 ch-3 spaces on the sides of popcorn, plus 4 ch-2 spaces between popcorn and 4 traveling ch-2 spaces between popcorns now enclosed.

Round 5:

Special Stitch – Chain 3 Picot - ch 3 picot – ch 3 and slst into the front loop and left vertical bar of the last stitch made (same as picot made in Round 3 – for more information photo Round 3).

Join color E/5 with a standing dc in any ch-5 space. (5 dc) in the same space.  *Your next 2 stitches should  be worked into an FPdc and dc from Round 3 – dropping to Round 3 and working in front of the Round 4 stitches already there - FPtr around the next Round 3 FPdc, FPtr around the next Round 3 dc.  Skip the Round 4 stitches located directly behind the FPtrs just made. Working up the right side of your popcorns in the ch-3 spaces that run along the sides of the popcorns and around the popcorns themselves – (3 sc) in the first ch-3 space, FPhdc around the next popcorn, (3 hdc) in the next ch-3 space.  FPdc around the top popcorn.  Ch 3 picot in the FPdc just made. Working down the left side of your popcorns in the ch-3 spaces that run along the sides of the popcorns and around the popcorns when themselves – (3 hdc) in the next ch-3 space, FPhdc around the next popcorn, (3 sc) in the next space.  Your next 2 stitches should  be worked into a dc and FPdc from Round 3 – dropping to Round 3 and working in front of the Round 4 stitches already there - FPtr around the next Round 3 dc, FPtr around the next Round 3 FPdc.  Skip the Round 4 stitches located directly behind the FPtrs just made. Returning to Round 4 – (6 dc) in the next ch-5 space.*  Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting (6 dc) on final repeat.  Join with a slst to beginning dc and fasten off.  16 FPtr, 8 FPhdc, 4 FPdc, 24 dc, 24 hdc, 24 sc, and 4 ch-3 picots.

Round 6:

Join color F/1 with a standing dc in the 1^st dc of any 6-dc set.  Dc in the next stitch, *ch 5, skip the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 2 stitches.  FPtr around the next 2 stitches, BPdc around the next stitch -  which should be the first sc worked into the chains that run alongside the popcorns. Ch 5, pull the chain behind the popcorns skipping all the stitches worked into the ch-3 spaces except the last sc – BPdc around that sc – corner made.  FPtr around the next 2 stitches, dc in the next 2 stitches.*  Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting the last 2 dc on final repeat.  Join with a slst to beginning dc.  Fasten off.  10 stitches and 1 ch-5 space per side.  4 ch-5 corner spaces.

At the end of this round pull your ch-5 spaces on your sides through the Round 3 picots in front of them, Jacob’s Ladder style – see photos.  Place stitch markers in the loops to hold them in place until they are secured in the following round.

Round 7:

Join color F/1 with a standing dc in any ch-5 corner space. (5 dc) in the same space. *Dc in the next stitch, ch 1, FPdc around each of the next 2 FPtr, hdc in the next 2 stitches.  Make sure your ch-5 from the prior round is pulled through the top of your Round 3 picot – Jacob’s Ladder style - slst in this loop and remove stitch marker.  Hdc in the next 2 stitches, FPdc around the next 2 stitches. Ch 1, dc in the next stitch.  (6 dc) in the next ch-5 corner space.*  Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting (6 dc) on final repeat.  Join with a slst to beginning dc.  DO NOT fasten off. 13 stitches and 2 ch-1 spaces per side, and 6 dc per corner.

Round 8:

Ch 2 – counts as beginning hdc.  Dc in the next stitch, tr in the next stitch. *Dropping to Round 5 – (Sc, ch 2, sc) through the next Round 5 picot.  Returning to Round 7 – tr in the next stitch, dc in the next stitch, hdc in the next 2 stitches.  Sc in the next ch-1 space, sc in the next 9 stitches, sc in the next ch-1 space.  Hdc in the next 2 stitches, dc in the next stitch, tr in the next stitch.*  Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting last {hdc, dc, and tr} on final repeat.  Join with a slst to 2^nd ch of beginning ch-2 and fasten off. 21 stitches per side.

Round 9:

Join color G/4 with a standing hdc in any ch-2 corner space.  (Ch 2, hdc) in same space. *Hdc in next 8 stitches.  You should have 4 FPdcs from round 7 – 2 to the right of the center motif and 2 to the left of the center motif  – FPtr around each of the first 2 FPdcs from Round 7, skip the next 2 Round 8 stitches, hdc in the next stitch, FPtr around the last 2 FPdcs from Round 7, skip the next 2 Round 8 stitches, hdc in the next 8 stitches.  (Hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the next corner space.*  Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting corner sequence on final repeat.  Join sith a slst to beginning hdc and fasten off. 23 stitches per side.

Round 10:

Special Stitch – Front Post Double Crochet 4 Together – FPdc4tog -  Yo, insert hook from front to back to front around first indicated post, pull up a loop.  Yo, pull through 2 loops – 2 LOOPS ON HOOK. Yo, insert hook from front to back to front around second indicated post, pull up a loop.  Yo, pull through 2 loops – 3 LOOPS ON HOOK. Yo, insert hook from front to back to front around third indicated post, pull up a loop.  Yo, pull through 2 loops – 4 LOOPS ON HOOK.  Yo, insert hook from front to back to front around last indicated post, pull up a loop.  Yo, pull through 2 loops – 5 LOOPS ON HOOK.  Yo, pull through all 5 loops. 

Join color H/3 with a standing hdc in any corner space.  (Ch 2, hdc) in same space.  *Hdc in the next 10 stitches.  FPdc4tog around the 4 post stitches from Round 9, skipping the hdc in between. Ch 1  - do not make these ch-1s too tight as we will work into them in the next round.  Hdc in the stitch that has the last leg of the FPdc4tog already worked around it.  Hdc in last 9 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 and fasten off. 24 stitches per side including the closing ch-1 for the FPdc4tog.

Round 11:

Special Stitch – Giant Puff – yo, [Insert hook into same indicated stitch or space and pull up a loop, yo] 6 times – 13 LOOPS ON HOOK.  Pull through all 13 loops, ch 1 to close.  Closing chain does not count as a stitch for pattern purposes. Be sure to yo at the beginning of your puffs or they will have a ‘strand’ showing on the side of them!

Join color I/6 with a standing dc in any corner space. (Ch 2, dc) in same space.  *Skip the first ‘hidden’ stitch, [hdc in the next stitch, ch 1, skip the next stitch] 4 times, hdc in the next stitch, ch 2, skip the {next stitch and the FPdc4tog}, giant puff in the ch-1 space located at the top of the FPdc4tog.  Ch 1 and slst in the closing ch of the puff just made. Ch 2, skip the next 2 stitches – be careful not to miss the first ‘hidden’ stitch, [hdc in the next stitch, ch 1, skip the next stitch] 4 times, hdc in the last stitch of side.  (Dc, ch 2, 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.  12 stitches, 8 ch-1 spaces, 2 ch-2 spaces and 1 giant puff with a ch-1 space on top per side.

Round 12:

Special Stitch – Extended mini puff - xmp – insert hook into indicated stitch or space, pull up a loop – 2 LOOPS ON HOOK.  Yo, insert hook into same indicated stitch or space, pull up a loop – 4 LOOPS ON HOOK.  Yo, pull through 3 loops, yo pull through last 2 loops.

Join color G/4 with a standing dc in any corner space.  (Dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same space. *Being careful not to miss the first ‘hidden’ stitch – dc in the next stitch, [xmp in the next stitch, dc in the next ch-1 sp] 4 times, xmp in the next stitch, dc in the ch-2 space.  (Dc, hdc, dc) in the ch-1 space at the top of the next giant puff, dc in the next ch-2 space,  [xmp in the next stitch, dc in the next ch-1 sp] 4 times, xmp in the next stitch, dc in the last stitch of side.   (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next corner space.*  Repeat * to * 3 more times, omitting the corner sequence on final repeat.  Join with a slst to beginning dc and fasten off. 29 stitches per side.

Round 13:

Join color B/2 with a standing dc in any corner space. (Dc, Ch 2, 2 dc) in the same space. *Skip the first ‘hidden’ stitch, hdc in the next 12 stitches.  FPdc around the next stitch, hdc in the stitch you just posted around, FPhdc around the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch, FPdc around the stitch just worked in.  Skip the next ‘hidden’ stitch, hdc in the last 12 stitches of the side. (2 dc, ch 2, 2 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.

If changing colors (land version):  Fasten off.  33 stitches per side.

If keeping the same color (celtic version): DO NOT fasten off.  33 stitches per side.

Round 14:

If changing colors:  Join color C with a standing hdc in any corner space, ch 2.

If keeping the same color:  Slst to corner sp.  Ch 4 – counts as 1^st hdc and ch-2 space.

Hdc in the same corner space. * Being careful not to miss the first ‘hidden’ stitch - [Hdc in the next 2 stitches, ch 1, skip the next stitch] 4 times.  Hdc in the next stitch, skip the next stitch, (FPdc, FPhdc) around the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch, FPhdc around the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch, (FPhdc, FPdc) around the next stitch, skip the next stitch, hdc in the next stitch.  [Ch 1, skip the next stitch, hdc in the next 2 stitches] 4 times.  (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. 27 stitches and 8 ch-1 spaces per side.

Round 15:

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 E/3 with a standing sc in any corner space. (Ch 2, sc) in the same space.  *Sc in the first ‘hidden’ stitch of side. [Sc in the next 2 stitches of Round 14. Working over the ch-1 space (enclosing it) and into the skipped stitch from Round 13 directly below it – spike stitch in the next skipped stitch from Round 13] 4 times.  Sc in the next stitch, FPsc around the next 2 stitches, sc in the next stitch, FPsc around the next stitch, sc in the next stitch, FPsc around the next 2 stitches, sc in the next stitch. [Working over the ch-1 space (enclosing it) and into the skipped stitch from Round 13 directly below it – spike stitch in the next skipped stitch from Round 13, Sc in the next 2 stitches of Round 14] 4 times.  Sc in the last stitch of the 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 and fasten off, or alternatively use an invisible join as we will be back posting in the next round.  37 stitches per side.

Round 16:

Join color A/6 with a standing hdc in any corner space. (Hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the same space. *Skip the first stitch of the side, BPhdc around each stitch across 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.

Photo above is a prototype square in the land colorway – please note rounds 11 and 12 were revised on final version.  Shown for color reference only.

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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 the party you are sharing it with to the original pattern link. Though this pattern has been tested, it is not perfect.  If you find a mistake, please let me know in the comments below or through the contact me button and I will fix it.

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