Sunday, September 6, 2009

Motif 6 - Crochet Motif Month

Prairie Motif
A bit of a challenge!

Special abbreviation: Popcorn = 4tr into next ch sp, drop loop from hook, insert hook under 2 loops at top of first of the 4 tr and through dropped loop, draw loop through tr.

Using A, 12 ch, join with sl st.
1st round: 5ch, [1 dtr in ring, 1ch] 15 times, sl st to top of 5ch (16 ch spaces)
2nd round: 4ch, 3tr into first ch sp, drop loop from hook, insert hook into 4th of 4ch and through dropped loop, draw loop through ch (count as 1st popcorn), sch, [popcorn, 2ch] 15 times, sl st to top of 4ch. Cast off A
3rd round: Join B in any 2ch space, 3ch, 3tr into same space, 2ch, 4tr into same sp (corner), *[3ch, 1dc into next 2 ch space] 3 times, 3ch, [4tr, 2ch, 4tr] into next 2 ch sp for corner, repeat from * twice more, [3ch, 1dc into next 2ch sp] 3 times, 3ch, sl st to top of 3ch.
4th round: sl st to first 2ch sp, 3ch, [3tr, 2ch, 4tr]into same sp, * ic miss next 3ch sp, [4tr into next 3ch space, 1ch] twice, [4tr,2ch,4tr] into corner space, repeat from * twice more, 1ch, miss next 3c sp, [4tr into next 3 ch space, 1ch] twice, sl st to top of 3ch. Cast off B
5th round: join A in a corner 2c sp, 3ch, [3tr, 2ch, 4tr] into same space, *[4tr into next 1ch sp] 3times, [4tr, 2ch,4tr] into corner sp; rep from* twice more, [4tr into next 1 ch sp] 3 times, sl st to top of 3ch.
Cast Off

2 comments:

  1. I have never seen one like this before, it is like a granny square started eating a circle. I want to have a go, but even now I should be finishing off my doll quilt for the swap!

    :)

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  2. I love this one, but I dont know if Im up to it. Im running behind lol. Oh well.. will c how I go.

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