SNOWFLAKE BREEZE 6" SQUARE

Snowflake Breeze Designed by: Aurora Suominen

 Snowflake Breeze
Designed by: Aurora Suominen Copyright © 2011
6” Square w/ “H” hook and WW yarn.  I used Red Heart

Special sts/Abbreviations: Vst= DC, Ch2, DC in sp or st indicated. ~BPDC=Back Post Double Crochet

~Notes: Anytime you see, "Sts" this means any dc, sc, bpdc, or ch spaces.

Ch4, join to form a ring.  

Rnd 1: Ch3, DC in ring.  [Ch2, 2DC in ring] 5Xs.  Ch2 and join in top of beg ch3. (12dc, 6ch2)

Rnd 2: Sl st in next dc & ch2sp.  Ch3, 2DC in same. [Ch2, skip 2dc, 3DC in next ch2sp]5Xs.  Ch2 and join in top of beg ch3. (18dc, 6ch2)

Rnd 3: Sl st in next dc, Ch5 (counts as dc & ch2) DC in same dc. [+Ch1, skip dc, V st in ch2sp, Ch1, skip dc+, V st in dc]5Xs.  Repeat +to+ once and join in 3rd ch of beg ch5. (12vst & 12 ch1sp)

Rnd 4: Sl st in ch2 sp, Ch3, DC, Ch2, 2DC.  [SC in 7sts,  (2DC, Ch2, 2DC) in next ch2sp]5Xs. SC in last 7sts and join in top of beg ch3.  (24dc, 42sc)

Rnd 5: *NOTE* (You will be working around the sts of rnd 3, as well as behind your work.)
Ch1, BPDC around dc from rnd 3 (directly under your joining st 1st dc in Vst) BPDC around next dc. [+2DC in skipped dc of rnd 2 (the 3dc group)+ BPDC around next 2dc of rnd 3]11Xs. Repeat +to+ once and join in top of the 1st bpdc.  
*NOTE* If using a background color, BEFORE you fasten off snowflake color, count next 8sts and place a marker in this st.  IF using same color throughout square, you can do the same as above and Fasten Off or you can Sl st in next 8sts and start on rnd 6 with the Ch3.  (48dc)

Rnd 6: Join w/ a sl st in marked st.  Ch3, DC, Ch2, 2DC in same st.  [DC in 11sts, (2DC, Ch2, 2DC) in next st.]3Xs.  DC in last 11sts and join in top of beg ch3.  (60dc)

Rnd 7: Sl st into ch2 sp, Ch1, 3SC in same st.  [SC in 15dc, 3SC in next ch2sp]3Xs.  SC in last 15sts and join in 1st sc.  (72sc)

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