WINTER STAR 6" SQUARE

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

ABBREVIATONS: ~BPDC=Back Post Double Crochet, SC DEC=Single crochet two sts together.

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

Ch4, Join to form a ring.  

Rnd 1: Ch3, DC in ring. [Ch2, 2DC in ring]4Xs.  Ch2, and join in top of beg ch3. (10dc, 5ch2)

Rnd 2: Ch1 SC in same st.  SC in next dc. [2DC, Ch2, 2DC in next ch2sp. SC in 2dc]4Xs. 2DC, Ch2, 2DC in last sp.  Join to 1st sc.  (20dc, 10sc)

Rnd 3: Sl st in 3sts and ch2 sp. Ch3, DC, Ch2, 2DC in same sp. [+SC in 2sts, SC DEC over 2sts.  SC in 2sts+ (2DC, Ch2, 2DC) in next ch2 sp.]4Xs. Repeat +to+ once and join in top of beg ch3. (20dc, 20sc, 5dec)

Rnd 4: Sl st in next st and sp, Ch1, 3SC in same sp. [+SC in 4sts, sl st in dec st, SC in 4sts+.  3SC in ch2 sp] 4Xs. Repeat +to+ once and join to 1st sc. (55sc, 5sl sts)

Rnd 5: *NOTE* (You will be working around the sts of rnd 3, as well as behind your work.)  Ch1, BPDC ar dc of rnd 3. (directly under your joining st) BPDC ar next 2dc, [+BPDC ar next 2sc, skip sl st, BPDC ar 2sc+. BPDC ar next 4dc]. 4Xs Repeat +to+ once.  BPDC ar last dc, skip Ch1st and join in top of 1st bpdc. (40bpdc)
*NOTE* If using a background color, BEFORE you fasten off star color, count next 6sts 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 6sts and start on rnd 6 with the Ch3.

Rnd 6: Join new color w/ a sl st in marked st.  Ch3, DC, Ch2, 2DC in same st.  [DC in 9sts, (2DC, Ch2, 2DC) in next st.]3Xs.  DC in last 9sts and join in top of beg ch3. (52dc)

Rnd 7: Sl st in ch2sp, Ch1, 3SC in same sp.  [SC in next 13sts, 3SC in ch2sp]3Xs.  SC in last 13sts and join in 1st sc. (64sc)  Fasten off.

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For more info on abbreviations and links to sites and videos that will help with certain stitches, please see my blog, “One Crochet Day at a time” at http://myblueangels.blogspot.com/