HEARTS ABOUND 12" SQ

 

Heart's Abound

12" Square with "I" Hook

Copyright © 2010 Aurora Suominen

Special Stitches:

~BEG CORNER: Sl St into Ch-2 space, and work ch-3, dc, ch-2, 2dc. Corner made.

~CORNER: Work 2 DC, Ch-2, 2 DC in next Ch2 space.

~Double FPDC: Work 2 FPDC around post of next dc in previous round.

~Single FPDC: Work 1 FPDC around both posts of next double fpdc.

~Note: Anytime you see, "Stitches" this means any dc, sc, fpdc, ch1 space.

Ch 4 and join to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch3, work 9 DC in ring, Join (10)

Round 2: Ch3 (counts as 1st DC now and throughout) DC in same stitch, Work 2 DC in each stitch around. Join (20)

Round 3: Ch2, Work a 3dc decrease, Ch7 *4 double crochet decrease, Ch7* Repeat around and join in top of first star point. (5 Star Points, and 5 Ch7 spaces)

Round 4: Slip stitch into Ch7 space, Ch1 *2 sc, FPTR around post of dc in row 2, 2 sc all in same Ch7 space. Ch3 and skip star point, repeat and join.

Round 5: Ch3 DC in each stitch, working 3 DC in each of the ch3 spaces.  Join  (40dc)

Round 6: Loosely Slip stitch into next 3 stitches, Ch3, DC, Ch2, 2 DC in same stitch. *DC in next 4 stitches, Work a double FPDC around post of next dc of rnd 5.  DC in next 4 stitches, work corner in next stitch* Repeat around and join.  48dc, 4 dbl fpdc

Round 7: Beg Corner, * DC in next 5 stitches,  Work a double FPDC, single FPDC, double FPDC.  DC in next 5 stitches, work Corner in next ch2 space.*Repeat and join.

Round 8: Beg Corner, *DC in next 6 stitches, work a double FPDC, Single FPDC, FPDC, single FPDC, double FPDC.   DC in next 6 stitches, work corner in next ch2 space.* Repeat and join

Round 9: Beg Corner * DC in next 7stitches, Slip stitch in next dc, skip next stitch, work 6DC in next dc, skip next dc, slip stitch in next dc, skip next dc, workd 6DC in next dc, skip next dc, slip stitch in next dc.  DC in next 7 dc, work Corner*  Repeat around and join.

Round 10 Slip stitch into corner ch2 space, and work Ch1, SC, ch2, SC *SC in next 9 stitches, slip stitch in next slip stitch.  Ch4, skip 6 dc of heart hump, (look behind heart at the middle slip stitch, see the 2 horizontal loops? SC in that, Ch4, skip 6 dc of next heart hump, slip stitch in next slip stitch.  SC in next 9 stitches.   In next corner ch2 space, work a SC, ch2, SC.* Repeat around and join.

Round 11: Beg Corner *DC in next 10 sc.  Skip slip stitch, work 5DC in next ch4 space, DC in next sc (between heart humps) 5DC in next ch4 space, skip slip stitch, DC in next 10 sc.  Work corner in corner ch2 space, Repeat around and join.

Round 12: Beg Corner, *DC in next 12 stitches, Work a TR in skipped slip stitch of round 11, DC in next 11, Work TR in skipped slip stitch of round 11 (this one might be harder than the first, but find it, and work your hook into it) DC in next 12 stitches.  Work Corner in next Ch2 space. *Repeat around and join.

Original Pattern by Aurora Suominen Copyright © 2010

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