Stitch Tutorial 2 for Never Fading Flower Square by Nellas April

2012 Crochet  Block-A-Month CAL

March 6 in Square

Never Fading Flower Square by Nellas April

Tutorial 2

Good morning.

Here is a multi-colored version of the tutorial I posted yesterday, changing colors at every round. I am not doing a full tutorial here, just the color changes.I would like to thank Nellas April for this sweet square.  She has generously given this design as a free Ravelry download.  Please check out her other designs on Ravelry here

Crocheted on US size I  5.5mm hook I got 6"  exactly, but I tend to crochet loosely.

Round 1

no changes  

Round 1 finished

Round 2

ignore instructions to ss

Join Next color with ss in any ch2 sp

[make loop for hook,

insert hook into any ch2 sp THEN slip yarn onto hook

pull loop through  

Yo, pull through loop]

Continue instructions as written.

Round 2 finished

Round 3

ignore instructions to ss

Join next color with Sc in any ch4 sp

[with new color on hook, insert hook into any ch2 sp

Yo, pull loop through

Yo, pull through both loops] counts as first Sc

Begin round with 3Sc in same ch 4 space. (4 sc in ch 4 space)  

Continue instructions as written.

Round 3 finished

Round 4

Join next color with Sc in first of any 4 Sc group

[with new color on hook insert hook into Sc, Yo and pull through,  

Yo, pull through both loops] counts as first Sc  

Begin round with 3 Sc.  

Round 4 finished

Continue instructions as written.  

Round 5

Join next color with Sc in same stitch as where you bound off last color.

[With new color on hook, insert hook into sc  

Yo, pull through, Yo and pull through both loops] counts as first sc.  

Begin round with 8 sc in next 8 sts.  

Round 5 finished

Continue instructions as written.

Finish off. EEK!  Weave in ALL ends

Finished except for blocking

I just love the way the double crochet clusters are split to give an even more star-like flower.  I also really love the magic loop.  I have been crocheting forever, since I was very young, anyway, and this was a new technique for me.  (no jokes about old cats and new tricks, please)

Have a great day.

f1bercat

Shaping the planet one woven-in square at a time