Week 2

Yarn Colour for this Square

• Dancing in the Sea: Merino Soft Lautrec (630) or Colour Crafter Alphen (1722)
  
• Dancing in the Rain: Merino Soft Giotto (613) or Colour Crafter Helmond (1724)
  
• Dancing under the Stars: Merino Soft Klee (622) or Colour Crafter Kampen (1035)
  

Abbreviations (UK terms used throughout)

ch chain
dc double crochet
htr half treble crochet
ss slip stitch
sst Star Stitch (see pattern instructions for explanation)
RS Right side
WS Wrong side

Pattern: Make 4 squares

Ch33.
Row 1 (RS): Starting in 2nd ch from hook, draw up loop in each of next 5 ch, yrh, draw through all loops on hook, ch1 (first sst made), *draw up loop through eyelet at centre of previous star, draw up loop around last spoke of previous star, draw up loop in same ch as base of last spoke of previous star, draw up loop in each of next 2 ch, yrh, draw through all loops on hook, ch1 (next sst made); repeat from * another 12 times, htr in last ch, turn. [14 sst, 1 htr]
Row 2 (WS): Ch2 (counts as htr here and throughout pattern), *2htr in eyelet of star; repeat from * another 13 times, htr in last st, turn. [30 htr]
Row 3 (RS): Ch3, starting in 2nd ch from hook, draw up loop in each of next 2 ch, draw up loop in each of first 3 htr, yrh, draw trhough all loops on hook, ch1 (first sst made), *draw up loop through eyelet of previous star, draw up loop around last spoke of previous star, draw up loop in same st as base of last spoke of previous star, draw up loop in each of next 2 sts, yrh, draw through all loops on hook, ch1 (next sst made); repeat from * another 12 times, htr in last ch, turn. [14 sst, 1 htr]
Row 4 (WS): As row 2.
Row 5-16: Repeat (rows 3 and 4) 6 more times, do not fasten off.

Edging
Round 1 (RS): Ch1 (does not count as st), work 26 dc evenly along each side of the square, with 3dc in each corner, ss to first dc. Fasten off, weave in ends, add contrast thread and block.

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