Here is a pretty flower square just in time for Christmas gifts. It would be real nice worked up in Christmas poinsettia colors.

BLOOMING LACE AFGHAN SQUARE

12” Square

Designed by: Melinda Miller

SKILL LEVEL:                      

Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE:                  

12” square

MATERIALS:                       

Worsted weight yarn

Crochet hook size H / 5.0 mm

Tapestry needle

STITCH GUIDE:                  

Sc = single crochet

Dc = double crochet

Hdc = half double crochet

Tr = triple crochet (2 yo before starting the stitch)

Dtr = double triple crochet (3 yo before starting the stitch)

V-st = dc, ch 1, dc in same stitch

DTRCL (double triple cluster) = 1 dtr in each of next 3 st leaving last loop of each st on hook (4 loops on hook), yo and through all 4 loops.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Rnd 1: Ch 4 (last 3 ch count as dc), 1 dc in 4th ch from hk, 14 dc in same st, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. (15 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 2 dc in each dc around; join with a sl st to beg ch-3. Fasten off.  (30 dc)

Rnd 3: Attach new color to any dc with sl st, ch 5, [in next dc work 1 dtr leaving 1 loop on hook] twice, yo and pull through all 3 loops, ch 6, *in next dc work DTRCL, ch 6, repeat from * 8 more times, attach with sl st to 5^th ch of beg ch 5. Fasten off. (10 DTRCL)

Rnd. 4: Attach new color with sl st to any ch-6 space, ch 2 (count as 1 hdc), work 5 hdc in same space, *in next ch-6 space work 6 hdc, repeat from * around, sl st to beg hdc. (60 hdc)

Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in top of beg ch. (72 sts)

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, 3 tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, 3 tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 next sts; rep from * twice more join with sl st in first sc. (19 st on each side)

Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, tr in next st, 5 tr in next st, tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, *sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, tr in next st, 5 tr in next st, tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts; rep from *twice more; join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. (23 st on each side)

Rnd. 8: Attach new color with sl st to any 3^rd tr in 5-tr corner group, ch 1, 3 sc in same st, work 1 sc in each st around square, working 3 sc in middle corner st, join with sl st to beg sc. (25 sc on each side)

Rnd. 9: Sl st into next st (corner st), ch 4, in same st work [1 dc, ch 1, V-st, ch 1], *sk next st, dc in next sc, ch 1, rep from * to corner st, in corner st work [V-st, ch 1, V-st, ch 1] – corner group made, cont pat around square, join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-4.

Rnd. 10: Sl st into ch-1 space, ch 4, in next ch-1 sp work [V-st, ch 1, V-st, ch-1] – corner group made, *dc into next ch-1 sp, ch 1, rep from * to corner, work corner group in next ch-1 sp, cont pat around square, join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off.

Rnd. 11: Attach new color with sl st to any corner ch-1 sp, ch 3, in same st work [1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc], 1 dc in each dc and ch-1 sp to next corner st, in corner st work [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc], cont pat around square, join with sl st to beg ch-3.

Rnd. 12: Ch 3, 1 dc in each dc, in corner work  [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc], continue pat around square, join with sl st to beg ch 3. Fasten off, weave in ends, block.

Copyright – This  Blooming Lace Pattern and the pattern photos are copyright 2011 by Melinda Miller. Free for your own personal use only. Per copyright law, do not redistribute (with or without charge) in any form.(Redistributing to others includes by photocopies, scanning, emailing, putting on a CD, posting in Internet forum messages, putting on another web site and any other manner of distribution.)