Rubin flower

The rubin flower

This one is actually not my pattern – it is designed by my son Mariofreak and only tested by me. So it is a very special one – his first worked granny square ever and at the same time his first own square design. It is curling up a little bit in the middle – just that you know. But for me it is still very great and special! Thank you, Mariofreak!

Pattern uses U.S. Terms

Skill level: easy

Size: 20 cm or 9 inch

Material:

• yarn of your choice (aran weight) in red (R), cyan (C), light green (LG), blue (B), purple (P), dark green (DG)

• hook Nr. 6

• scissors

• yarn needle

Abbreviations:

• ch – chain

• slst – slip stitch

• sc - single crochet

• hdc – half double crochet

• htc – half treble crochet

• dc – double crochet

• tc – treble crochet

• dtc – double treble crochet

• CS – cross stitch (special stitch, explained below)

• fo – fasten off

• st – stitch

• sk - skip

• bl – back loop

• fl – front loop

• V – V- Stitch (dc, ch 1, dc)

Special stitch:

• Cross stitch: (Abbreviation: CS): Yarn over 2 times, insert hook through next st, yarn over, pull through st. 4 loops on the hook now. Yarn over. Pull yarn through two loops. 3 loops on the hook now. Yarn over, sk one st, pull hook through next st. Yarn over, pull trough st. 5 loops on the hook. (Yarn over, pull through two loops) four times, until there is only one loop left. Ch 1. Work a normal dc, pull the hook directly through the 'cross' for that dc.

Note: the first stitch of a round is a standing stitch, unless something else is said.

Pattern:

1. (R) Ch 4, slst to the first ch to close circle. Do not fo.

2. (R) (2 sc, ch 2)x4. Slst to first st, Do not fo (8 sc, 4 ch-2).

3. (R) slst to the ch-2- space located to the right. (sc into the ch-2 – space, 2 sc, sc into next ch- 2 space, ch 2)x4. Slst to first st, fo (16 sc, 4 ch-2)

4. (DG) Start at the ch-2- space. [(hdc, ch 2, hdc)= corner made, sk hidden st, 3 hdc]x4. Slst to first st, fo (20 hdc, 4 ch-2)

5. (B) Start in any corner. [(sc, ch 2, sc)= corner made, sk hidden st, (sc in fl, sc in bl)x2] x4. Slst to first st, fo. (8 sc, 8 sc in fl, 8 sc in bl, 4 ch-2)

6. (P) Start in any corner. [(tc, ch 2, tc)= corner made, sk hidden st, 2 CS, sk last st] x4. Slst to first st, fo (8 tc, 8 CS, 4 ch-2). At this time, the purple round will cup! Don't worry, that's what it should do for the blossoms.

7. (LG) Start in any corner. [(2 tc, ch 2, 2 tc)= corner made, dc into first st, hdc between next two st, sc between legs of first cross, sc between the kreuzstäbchen, sc between legs of second cross, hdc between next two st, dc into ch-2- space]x4. Slst to first st, fo. (16 tc, 8 dc, 8 hdc, 12 sc)

8. (B) Start in any corner. [(sc, ch 2, sc) = corner made, sk 5 st, (5 dtc, ch 3, 5 dtc), sk 5 st] x4. Slst to first st, fo (8 sc, 40 dtc, 4 ch-3, 4 ch-2)

9. (DG) Start in any corner (the ch- 3- space between the dtc- groups). [(2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) = corner made, sk first st. 3 sc, 2 hdc, dc into space between the 5-tc-group and the sc, 3 dc, dc into the space between the sc and the next 5-tc-group, 2 hdc, 3 sc] x4. Slst to first st, fo. (40 sc, 16 hdc, 20 dc, 4 ch-2)

10. (R) Start in any corner. [(2 htc, ch 2, 2 htc) = corner made. (skip 2 st, 3 htc in next st) x6, sk 1 st] x4. Slst to first st, fo (88 htc, 4 ch-2)

11. (P) Work on the back side. Start in any corner. [(sc, ch 2, sc) = corner made, sc all around.] x4. Slst to first st, fo (90 sc, 4 ch-2)

12. (B) Work on the front side. Start in any corner. [(dc, ch 2, dc) = corner made, sk 1 st, (V, sk 2 st)x8, sk 1 st] x4. Slst to first st, fo (32 V, 8 dc, 4 ch- 2)

Surface stitches in colour C between Rd. 3 / 4 and between Rd. 9 / 10

That's it! Have fun!Copyright Dec. 2020 by Mariofreak

Tested by Loewenzahm (without surface st):