AUTUMN CLUSTERS OCTOBER 2011 12" SQUARE

Autumn Clusters by Aurora Suominen

~Autumn Clusters~

Designed by: Aurora Suominen Copyright © 2011
12” Square with “H” hook and WW yarn. I used Red heart.  

My Abbreviations:  CL=Cluster,  BPDC=Back Post Double Crochet.

SPECIAL STITCHES: ~BEG CORNER:  Work ch-3, dc, ch-2, 2dc in st or sp indicated. Corner made. ~CORNER: Work 2 DC, Ch-2, 2 DC in next Ch2 space. ~BEG CL: Ch2 and keeping last loop of each dc on hook, 2 dc in st or sp indicated; YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook. ~CLUSTER St (CL): Keeping last loop of each dc on hook, 3 dc in st or  sp indicated; YO and draw through all 4 loops on hook. NOTES: Anytime you see, "Stitches" this means any dc, sc, fpdc, ch1 space. ~++: When you see “Repeat ++ once” this means to repeat the pattern instructions in between the +

Round 1: Ch4 and work 11DC in 4th ch from hook.  Join with a sl st  in 3rd ch of beg ch4. (12 DC)

Round 2: BEG CL. (see special sts)  *Ch1, CL in next st.* Repeat around or (11Xs).  Ch1 and join in top of first cl.  (12 cl & 12 ch1 sp)

Round 3: Sl st in next ch1 sp and BEG CL.  (Ch2, sk next cl and work a CL in next ch1 sp)11times.  Ch2, sk next cl and join in top of first cl.  (12 cl & 12 ch2 sp)

Round 4: (Work 3DC in next ch2 sp, sl st in top of next cl) 11 times. 3DC in last ch2 sp and join in 1st sl st.  (36 dc & 12 ss)

Round 5: Ch5 (counts as dc & ch2) (+Skip 1dc, BPDC around next dc, ch2, skip 1 dc,+ DC in next sl st, CH2) 11 times. Repeat  ++ once and  join in 3rd st of beg ch3. (24dc & 24 Ch2 sp)

Round 6: Sl st into ch2 sp, and BEG CL.  (Ch2, sk next dc, work a 3DC CL in next ch2sp) 23 times.  Ch2, sk next st and join in top of beg cl.  (24 cl & 24 ch2)

Round 7: Ch4, 3TC, Ch3, 4TC in same st.  [+Ch1, DC in 3sts, SC in  5sts, DC in 3sts.  Ch1+  In next CL work 4TC, Ch3, 4TC.] 3 times. Repeat ++ once and join in 3rd ch of beg ch4.  sl st in next 3 tc and into ch3 sp.  (24dc, 32tc, 20sc)

Round 8: Ch1, 3SC in same sp.  [SC in 21 sts. 3SC in next ch3 sp.]3Xs. SC in last 21sts. Join in 1st sc. (96sc)

Round 9: Sl st into next sc and BEG Corner  [+HDC in 7sts, DC in 9sts, HDC in 7sts.+  IN next sc,  work a corner.]3Xs. Repeat ++ once and join in 3rd ch of beg ch3. (56hdc, 52dc)

Round 10: Sl st into ch2 sp and Beg Corner [+DC in 2sts. (Ch1, Skip 1 st,  CL in next st)11xs.  Ch1, Skip 1st, DC in 2sts+. In next ch2 sp, work corner.]3Xs. Repeat ++ once and join in 3rd ch of beg ch3.  (44cl, 48ch1 sp, 32dc)

Round 11: Sl st into ch2 sp and Beg Corner  [+DC in 4sts, (Ch1, CL in sp, skip next cl)12Xs.  Ch1, DC in 4sts+.  In next Ch2 sp work corner.]3xs. Repeat ++ once and join in 3rd ch of beg ch3. (48dc, 52ch1, 48cl)

Round 12: Sl st into ch2 sp, Ch1, 3SC.  SC in each dc, ch1 sp, and CL across to next Ch2 sp, work 3SC in sp. Join to 1st sc.   Fasten Off.

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