MyissaG's Crochet

January Square
Copyright 2003 Melissa Green














12 inch square
Materials:
Size H hook
WW yarn in 2 colors
Approx 2 oz's of main color, approx 1 oz of contrasting color



(with main color)
Ch 5, join to create ring.

Rnd 1-Ch 1,sc in ring (ch 3, sc in ring) 7 times, ch 3, join in beg sc.

Rnd 2-Sl st in 1st ch 3 sp, ch 1 (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) in each ch 3 sp around, join in beg sc.
Finish off Main color
(with contrasting color)

Rnd 3-Join w/ a sl st in any dc, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in sm sp, ch 2, sc in next dc, ch 2 ( 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next dc, ch 2) rep around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch 3.

Rnd 4-Ch 3, dc in next dc ( 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 corner, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch 2 sp, dc in next sc, 2 dc in next ch 2 sp, dc in last 2 dc's) 3 times, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 corner, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch 2 sp, dc in next sc, 2 dc in next ch 2 sp, join in 3rd ch of beg ch 3.
Finish of Contrasting color.

(with main color)
Rnd 5- Join w/ a sl st in any ch 2 corner, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in sm sp, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next 2 dc 3 times, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1, sk last dc ( 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 corner, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next 2 dc 3 times, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next 2 dc's, ch 1, sk last dc) 3 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch 3.

Rnd 6- Ch 4, sk last dc ( *2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 corner, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk ch 1 sp, dc in next dc 4 times, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk ch 1 sp,* dc in next dc, ch 1, sk last dc) 3 times, rep from * to * once more, join in 3rd ch of beg ch 4.
Finish off main color

Rnd 7-Join w/ a sl st in any ch 2 corner, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in sm sp, dc in each dc and each ch 1 sp across ( 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 corner, dc in each dc and each ch 1 sp across) 3 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch 3.
Finish off Contrasting color)

(with main color)

Rnd 8-Join w/ a sl st in any ch 2 corner, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in sm sp, ch 1, sk 1 dc across, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 corner, ch 1, sk 1 dc,<>across) rep around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch 3.

Rnd 9-Ch 3, dc in next dc (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 corner dc in next 2 dc, and next ch 1 sp across, dc in last 2 dc) rep around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch 3.

Rnd 10-Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc ( 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 corner, dc in each dc and each ch 2 sp **place 2 dc's in each ch 2 sp** across) rep around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch 3.
Finish off Main color.
(with contrasting color)

Rnd 11-Join w/ a sl st in any ch 2 corner, ch 1, 3 sc in sm sp, sc in each st across, ( 3 sc in next ch 2 sp, sc in each st across) rep around, join in beg sc.
Finish off
Weave in all ends