Cold outside

This is the first pattern of my „representing the 4 seasons“- series. Here comes the winter 6“ square. Take a cup of tea and warm up with this little one:

Skill level: easy

Material:

• yarn of your choice (aran weight for 6“) in white (w), dark blue (db), middle blue (mb), grey (gr) and dark green (dg)
• hook Nr. 5 or the hook recommended for your yarn
• scissors
• yarn needle

Abbreviations:

• ch – chain
• slst – slip stitch
• p – puff
• fpsc – front post single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• FO – fasten off
• st – stitch
• bl – back loop
• sp - space

Special stitches:

• puff: pull up a long loop, yarn over, *insert hook into the indicated stitch, yarn over, pull hook through*, repeat from *-* two more times, yarn over, pull through all 7 loops on hook, ch 1 to close (ch does not count as a st)
• fan: dc, ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc
• V: dc, ch 1, dc
• corner: hdc, ch 2, hdc

Pattern:

1.:

(w) Ch 6, slst to form a ring (or make magic circle to start)

2.:

(w) (p, ch 2)x6, join with slst to top of p, do not FO. (6 p, 6 ch 2)

3.:

(w) (slst into next ch 2- space, ch 2, p, ch 2, fpsc around p)x6; slst into first slst, FO. (6 p, 12 ch 2, 6 fpsc, 6 slst)

4.:

(db) Start with a standing dc between fpsc and slst, 2 dc into same space. (fpsc around p, ch 3, 3 dc into next space between fpsc and slst)x6 (omitting the last 3 dc), join with a slst to standing dc, FO. (18 dc, 6 fpsc, 6 ch 3)

5.:

(mb) start with standing sc in first dc of any 3 dc group. (2 sc, fpsc around fpsc, 2 hdc around Rd. 3 and 4- ch together, sc)x6 (omitting the last sc), join with slst to standing sc, FO. (36 st: 18 sc, 6 fpsc, 12 hdc)

6.: (The "squaring" round)

(gr) start with a standing dc (= first dc of the first fan) in a fpsc. (fan, skip 1 st, in bl only until next fan: 2 hdc, 2 sc, 2 hdc, skip 1 st)x4, join with slst to standing dc, FO. (4 fans, 16 hdc, 8 sc)

7.:

(dg) start with a standing dc (= first dc of the first fan) [fan in fan ch- 2 space, V between fan and hdc, (skip 1 st, V)x2, V between hdc and fan]x4, join with slst to standing dc, FO. (4 fans, 16 V)

8.:

(db) (corner in fan ch-2 space, hdc in each st and sp until next fan ch-2 space)x4, FO. (4 corners, 72 hdc)

That's it! Have fun!

Thanks to my testers madaboutpooh, MawMawsGarden and Callydrias. Your help was really great!

made by MawMawsGarden

made by madaboutpooh

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