APRIL DRAGONFLIES AROUND 12" SQ

 

Dragonflies Around 

12” Square with an “H” hook and Worsted Weight Yarn.

Designed by: Aurora Suominen Copyright © 2011

SPECIAL STS/NOTES: BEG CORNER: Slst into ch2 sp & work Ch3, DC, Ch2, 2DC.  WORK CORNER: 2DC, Ch2, 2DC in corner Ch2 sp.  FPDC: Front Post DC.  FPSC: Front post SC. POPCORN: Work 4DC in stitch specified and remove hook, insert hook in the 1st dc you made and then grab the loops from the last dc and pull through.  ~NOTES~ Ch3 counts as a st.  JOIN:  Join w/ slst in top of beg ch3. 

PATTERN: 

Rnd 1: Ch4, work 15DC in 4th ch from hook.  Join in 3rd ch of beg ch4.  (16dc)

Rnd 2: Ch3, DC, ch2, 2DC in same st.  [DC in 3dc, (2DC, Ch2, 2DC) in next dc] 3Xs.  DC in last 3dc.  (28dc)

Rnd 3:  BEG CORNER *see special sts.  [*DC in 3dc, FPDC around next dc, DC in 3dc*.  Work corner] 3Xs  Repeat +to+ once & join. (44dc)

Rnd 4: BEG CORNER. [*DC in 5dc, FPDC around next fpdc, DC in 5dc* work corner] 3Xs.  Repeat +to+ once & join.  (60dc)

Rnd 5: BEG CORNER  [*DC in 7dc, FPDC around next fpdc, DC in 7dc*, work corner] 3Xs.  Repeat +to+ once & join.  (76)

Rnd 6: BEG CORNER. *[DC in 9dc, FPDC around next fpdc, DC in 9dc*,  work corner] 3Xs.  Repeat +to+ once & join.   (92dc)

Rnd 7: BEG CORNER  *[Dc in 10dc, SC in next dc, ch-16, slst in top of sc just made,  SC in same dc, & ch-14, slst in top of sc just made (RIGHT WINGS MADE). FPDC around next fpdc.  SC in next dc & ch-14, slst in top of sc just made, SC in same dc, ch-16, slst  in top of sc just made (LEFT WINGS MADE) DC in 10dc*, work corner] 3Xs.  Repeat +to+ once & join.  (100dc)

Rnd 8: BEG CORNER  [*DC in 12dc, DC in between right wings.  Popcorn in next dc (above the fpdc).  DC in between left wings.  DC in 12dc*,  work a corner] 3Xs  Repeat +to+ once & join. (120dc)

Rnd 9: BEG CORNER  [+DC in 7dc, (catching the right ch-16 wing, dc in next). DC in 15dc, (catching the left ch-16 wing, dc in next). DC in 7DC.+  work a corner.] 3Xs  Repeat +to+ once & join.  (140dc)

Rnd 10: BEG CORNER  [+DC in 11dc (catching the right ch-14 wing, dc in next). DC in 11dc, (catching the left  ch-14 wing, dc in next).  DC in 11dc,  work corner] 3Xs.  Repeat +to+ once & join.  (156dc)

~April 2011 Square~ is from my, “12 Squares in Time” year long series on my blog.  If you like this square, please visit my blog to see more of the monthly squares.  

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