HIGH IN THE GARDEN
51 SKILL LEVEL
Go pro YOU WILL NEED
■ Any DK yarn in green, yellow,
dark blue, light blue and pink ■ Any laceweight yarn in yellow
and black
■ A 5mm (US H/8) hook
■ A 1mm (US 10 steel) hook MEASUREMENTS
Square measures approx 12x12cm (4¾x4¾in) ABBREVIATIONS
leaf cl (Dc, ch8) 3 times in same st, dc in same st
flower cl Work 6tr in next st and in centre ch-8 sp of leaf cl
mock popcorn Dc in st, change to pink, ch4, ss in same st as prev dc, change to green
large bobble *Yrh twice, insert hook into next st, yrh and pull up a loop, (yrh and pull through 2 loops on hook) twice; rep from * 6 times more, yrh and pull through all eight loops on hook
For a full list, see page 88 of
Simply Crochet magazine NOTES
Square is worked in rows bottom up. Change colour on the final yrh of st before change is indicated.
HIGH IN THE GARDEN
Using a 5mm hook and green, ch23. Row 1 (RS) Tr in fourth ch from hook and each ch across, turn. [20 sts]
Row 2 Ch1, dc in each st across,
turn. Row 3 Ch1, dc in first 3 sts, mock popcorn in next st, dc in next 5 sts, mock popcorn, dc in next 6 sts, mock popcorn, dc in next 3 sts, turn.
Row 4 As Row 2.
Row 5 Ch1, dc in first 3 sts, FPdtr around second tr 4 rows below, FPdtr around seventh tr 4 rows below, skip 2 sts on current row, dc in next st, mock popcorn, dc in next 2 sts, FPdtr around eighth tr 4 rows below, FPdtr around 13th tr 4 rows below, skip 2 sts on current row, dc in next 2 sts, mock popcorn, dc in next st, FPdtr around 14th tr 4 rows below, FPdtr around 19th tr 4 rows below, skip 2 sts on current row, dc in next 3 sts, turn. Row 6 Ch1, dc in first 3 sts, dc in 2 skipped sts 2 rows below, (dc in next 4 sts, dc in 2 skipped sts 2 rows below) twice, dc in next 3 sts, turn. Row 7 Ch1, dc in next st, mock popcorn, dc in next 16 sts, mock popcorn, dc in next st, turn.
Row 8 As Row 2.
Row 9 Ch1, dc in next st, FPdtr around post of 2FPdtr 4 rows below to left of hook, skip 1 st on current row, dc in next 2 sts, mock popcorn, dc in next st, *FPdtr around post of same 2FPdtr 4 rows below to right of hook, FPdtr around post of next 2FPdtr 4 rows below to left of hook, skip 2 sts on current row, dc in next 2 sts, mock popcorn, dc in next st; rep from * once more, FPdtr around post of same 2FPdtr 4 rows below to right of hook, skip 1 st on current row, dc in next st, turn.
Row 10 Ch1, dc in next st, dc in next skipped st 2 rows below, (dc in next 4 sts, dc in next 2 skipped sts 2 rows below) twice, dc in next 4 sts, dc in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, turn.
Row 11 Ch1, dc in next st, mock popcorn, dc in next 11 sts, mock popcorn, dc in next 6 sts, turn. Row 12 As Row 2.
Row 13 Ch1, dc in first 3 sts, FPdtr around post of next FPdtr 4 rows below to right of hook, FPdtr around post of next 2-FPdtr 4 rows below to left of hook, skip 2 sts on current row, dc in next 2 sts, mock popcorn, dc in next st, FPdtr around post of same 2-FPdtr 4 rows below to right of hook, FPdtr around post of next 2-FPdtr 4 rows below to left of hook, skip 2 sts on current row, dc in next 4 sts, FPdtr around post of same 2-FPdtr 4 rows below to right of hook, FPdtr around post of next FPdtr 4 rows below to left of hook, skip 2 sts on current row, dc in next st, mock popcorn, dc in next st, turn.
Row 14 Ch1, dc in first 3 sts, dc in next 2 skipped sts 2 rows below, (dc in next 4 sts, dc in next 2 skipped sts 2 rows below) twice, dc in next 3 sts, change to dark blue. Rows 15-16 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
Row 17 Ss in fl of each st across. Fasten off.
With RS facing, join light blue in first unused bl from Row 16.
Row 18 (RS) Ch1, dc in each unused bl across, turn.
Rows 19-20 Ch1, dc in each st across, turn.
Row 21 Ch1, dc in first 13 sts, change to yellow, large bobble, dc in next st, change to light blue, dc in final 5 sts, turn.
Rows 22-24 Ch1, dc in each st
across, turn. Fasten off. BEE
Make as Bee on page 37. Sew to the Square.