This weekend was filled with good things: a walk to the farmers' market, seeing the final Harry Potter movie, spending time with new friends, and working on a mitered crochet design. I've worked up a pattern for you. I hope you like it! I'm currently using a pile of mitered squares to make a dishcloth pattern. I'll post the dishcloth pattern here on the blog when it's ready. And no, I have not forgotten about my rope doily rug pattern. It's in the works still.
by Allison Lutes
Free pattern courtesy of fieldwonderful.blogspot.com
Supplies:
Worsted weight yarn in two colors (not much—this is a great project for scrap yarn)
US Size H (5 mm) hook
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Stitches used:
ch—Chain stitch
sc—US single crochet (same as UK dc/double crochet)
sc2tog-- US single crochet two together (same as UK dc2tog)
How to sc2tog: Insert hook into next stitch. Yarn over and pull up loop (2 loops on hook). Insert hook into next stitch. Yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull through all three loops on hook. One decrease made.
Notes: This is a simple and hopefully straightforward pattern. To make a mitered square, you start with the largest side and gradually decrease with each row. I found that alternating a decrease of three stitches for one row and one stitch for the next row made a pretty even square. I've listed the stitch count at the end of each row so that you can easily keep track of the number of decreases.
I have tried to keep the instructions as simple as possible. For example, in the first row “12 sc” means one single crochet in each of the first twelve stitches. For this pattern, always crochet one single crochet per stitch except on the sc2tog, which have one single crochet per two stitches.
The turning chain does not count as the first stitch.
* * *
Let's begin, shall we?
To begin: With color A, ch 31.
Row 1: 12 sc, sc2tog 3 times, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (27 stitches)
Row 2: 13 sc, sc2tog, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (26 stitches)
Row 3: 10 sc, sc2tog 3 times, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (23 stitches)
Row 4: 11 sc, sc2tog, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (22 stitches)
Row 5: 8 sc, sc2tog 3 times, 7 sc. Sc one more time, switching to color B on last yarn over. Ch 1, turn. (19 stitches)
Row 6: 9 sc, sc2tog, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (18 stitches)
Row 7: 6 sc, sc2tog 3 times, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (15 stitches)
Row 8: 7 sc, sc2tog, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (14 stitches)
Row 9: 4 sc, sc2tog 3 times, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (11 stitches)
Row 10: 5 sc, sc2tog, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (10 stitches)
Row 11: 2 sc, sc2tog 3 times, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (7 stitches)
Row 12: 3 sc, sc2tog, sc to end. Ch 1, turn. (6 stitches)
Row 13: sc2tog 3 times. Ch 1, turn. (3 stitches)
Row 14: 1 sc, sc2tog. Ch 1, turn. (2 stitches)
Row 15: sc2tog. (1 stitch)
Cut yarn and weave in ends. Finished square measures approximately 4 in x 4 in (10 cm x 10 cm). Now make more and sew them together to make dishcloths, potholders, scarves, blankets, etc. Or simply add a border and you've got a cute coaster.
You can also find this pattern on Ravelry.
You can also find this pattern on Ravelry.
* * *
Feel free to use this pattern for your own personal use or for sale. If using it for sale, please give me credit by including my blog name (fieldwonderful.blogspot.com) with your crocheted product. Spread the crochet love!
Pattern copyright 2011 by Allison Lutes
Thesquare looks so cute. Sounds like a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this Allison... I was hoping you would! Happy Monday :)x
ReplyDeleteI'll print this out and give it a whirl....I'm in the midst of more grannies right now, this may well be a good change for me.
ReplyDeleteLovely! Curious to see how you're going to put it together in the dishcloth!
ReplyDeleteThis greek to me. I need to crack this code..one of these days. :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent tutorial! I am going to have to give it a try once I come out from under my WIP pile. :)
ReplyDelete