Wish Upon a Star - 12" Square

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Wish Upon a Star

Designed by: Melinda Miller

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SKILL LEVEL:         Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE:      12” square

MATERIALS:           Worsted weight yarn

Crochet hook size H / 5.0 mm

Tapestry needle

STITCH GUIDE:      Sl St= slip stitch

Sc = single crochet

Hdc= half double crochet

Dc= double crochet

Tr= triple crochet

COMMENCE PATTERN:

Rnd. 1: With Color A, ch 4, work 8 hdc in first ch, join with sl st to top of 3rd ch in beg ch-4.

Rnd. 2: Ch 2 (count as hdc), 1 hdc in same st, work 2 hdc in each st around, join with sl st to beg hdc. (18 hdc)

Rnd. 3: Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same st, skip 2 st, *in next st work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), skip 2 st, rep from * around, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-3, (6 shells).

Rnd. 4: Sl st into next ch-2 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp, sc in sp between next

shells, *in center of next shell work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc), sc in sp between next shells, rep from * around, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Finish off Color A.

Rnd. 5: Join new color with sc to any ch-3 sp, ch 4, *sk 3 dc, dc in sc, ch 4, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 4, repeat from * around, sl st to beg sc.

Rnd. 6: Sl st into next ch-4 sp, ch 1, 6 sc into each ch-4 sp around, join with sl st to beg sc. (72 sc)

Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 3 st, hdc in next 3 st, dc in next 2 st, [1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr] in next st, dc in next 2 st, hdc in next 3 st, sc in next 3 st, *sc in next 4 st, hdc in next 3 st, dc in next 2 st, [1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr] in next st, dc in next 2 st, hdc in next 3 st, sc in next 3 next st; rep from * twice more, join with sl st in first sc. (19 st on each side)

Rnd. 8: Ch 3 (count as dc), *1 dc in each st to corner, in corner sp work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), rep from * around square, join with sl st to beg dc. (23 dc on each side) Finish off.

Rnd. 9: Join new color to any corner sp with sl st, ch 6 (count as 1 dc, ch 3), 1 dc in dame sp, *ch 2, sk 2 dc, 1 dc in next dc, rep from * to next corner, in corner sp work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc), rep pat around square, join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-6. (8 ch-2 sps on each side)

Rnd. 10: Sl st into corner ch-3 sp, ch 3 (count as 1 dc), in same sp work 4 dc, *in each ch-2 sp work 3 dc, in corner sp work 5 dc, rep from * around square, join with sl st to beg dc. (28 dc on each side) Finish off.

Rnd. 11: Join new color with sl st to 3^rd dc of any 5 dc corner group, ch 5 (count as 1 dc, ch 3), 1 dc in same sp, *ch 2, sk 3 dc, 1 dc in between posts of next 2 dc, rep from * to next corner st, in corner st work (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc), rep pat around square, join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-5. (10 ch-2 sps on each side)

Rnd. 12: Repeat Rnd. 10. (34 dc on each side)

Rnd. 13: Ch 2 (count as 1 hdc), *1 hdc in each dc to corner st, in corner st work 3 hdc, rep from * around square, join with sl st to beg hdc. (36 hdc on each side) Finish off, weave in ends, block.          

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