Strike-through
47 SKILL LEVEL
Tricky YOU WILL NEED
■ Any DK yarn in 1 colour ■ A 4.5mm (US 7) hook MEASUREMENTS
Square measure approx 10x10cm (4x4in) NOTES
Square is worked in a corner-tocorner (c2c) technique, increasing the number of sts up to the halfway point and then decreasing the number of sts to form a square shape. You can adapt the finished size by working the increasing until the straight edge measures your required size. STRIKE-THROUGH
Ch2. Row 1 (RS) 3htr in second ch from hook, turn. [3 sts]
Row 2 (WS) Ch1, 2htr in first st, htr in next st, 2htr in last st, turn. [5 sts]
Row 3 Ch1, 2htr in first st, htr in next 3 sts, 2htr in last st, turn. [7 sts] Row 4 Ch1, 2htr in first st, FPdtr around next 2 sts 2 rows below, htr in next st, FPdtr around next 2 sts 2 rows below, 2htr in last st, turn. [9 sts]
Row 5 Ch1, 2htr in first st, htr in each st to final st, 2htr in last st, turn. [11 sts]
Row 6 Ch1, 2htr in first st, htr in next 2 sts, skip next 3 sts, FPdtr around next 2 FPdtr sts 2 rows below, working behind the last 2 sts, htr in third skipped st, working in front of the last 3 sts, FPdtr around previous 2 FPdtr sts 2 rows below, htr in next 2 sts, 2htr in last st, turn. [13 sts]
Row 7 As Row 5. [15 sts]
Row 8 Ch1, 2htr in first st, htr in next 4 sts, FPdtr around next 2 sts 2 rows below, htr in next st, FPdtr around next 2 sts 2 rows below, htr in next 4 sts, 2htr in last st, turn. [17 sts]
Row 9 As Row 5. [19 sts]
Row 10 Ch1, 2htr in first st, htr in next 6 sts, skip next 3 sts, FPdtr around next 2 FPdtr sts 2 rows below, working behind the last 2 sts, htr in third skipped st, working in front of the last 3 sts, FPdtr around previous 2 FPdtr sts 2 rows below, htr in next 6 sts, 2htr in last st, turn. [21 sts]
Row 11 As Row 5. [23 sts]
Row 12 Ch1, (htr2tog) first 2 sts, htr in next 7 sts, FPdtr around next 2 sts 2 rows below, htr in next st, FPdtr around next 2 sts 2 rows below, htr in next 7 sts, (htr2tog) final 2 sts, turn. [21 sts]
Row 13 Ch1, (htr2tog) first 2 sts, htr in each st to final 2 sts, htr2tog, turn. [19 sts]
Row 14 Ch1, htr2tog, htr in next 5 sts, skip next 3 sts, FPdtr around next 2 FPdtr sts 2 rows below, working behind the last 2 sts, htr in 3rd skipped st, working in front of the last 3 sts, FPdtr around previous 2 FPdtr sts 2 rows below, htr in next 5 sts, htr2tog. [17 sts]
Row 15 As Row 13. [15 sts]
Row 16 Ch1, htr2tog, htr in next 3 sts, FPdtr around next 2 sts 2 rows below, htr in next st, FPdtr around next 2 sts 2 rows below, htr in next 3 sts, htr2tog. [13 sts]
Row 17 As Row 13. [11 sts]
Row 18 Ch1, htr2tog, htr in next st, skip next 3 sts, FPdtr around next 2 FPdtr sts 2 rows below, working behind the last 2 sts, htr in 3rd skipped st, working in front of the last 3 sts, FPdtr around previous 2 FPdtr sts 2 rows below, htr in next st, htr2tog. [9 sts]
Row 19 As Row 13. [7 sts]
Row 20 Ch1, htr2tog, FPdtr around next st 2 rows below, htr in next st, FPdtr around next st 2 rows below, htr2tog. [5 sts]
Row 21 As Row 13. [3 sts]
Row 22 Ch1, htr3tog. [1 st]
Fasten off and weave in ends.