Sun in the sky

 Sun in the sky

This one is the 2^nd square from Mariofreak. And the second square for his cushion 'the 4 seasons'.

Pattern uses U.S. Terms

Skill level: medium

Size: 20 cm or 9 inch

Material:

• yarn of your choice (aran weight) in yellow (Y) and different shades of skyblue (B)

• hook Nr. 6

• scissors

• yarn needle

Abbreviations:

• ch – chain

• slst – slip stitch

• sc - single crochet

• dc – double crochet

• tc – treble crochet

• qdc – quadruple crochet

• bpdc – back post double crochet

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

• fo – fasten off

• st – stitch

• sk - skip

• 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. (Y) Ch 4, slst to the first ch to close circle.

Do not fo.

2. (Y) 9 dc into the circle. Slst to first st, Do not fo (9 dc).

3. (Y) 18 dc in each dc. Slst to first st. Do not fo (18 dc)

4. (Y) ch 4, (6 CS, ch 6)x6 . Slst to first CS, fo

5. (B) Start at a rd 3 dc where you have worked the second leg of a CS. Working behind all stitches already there. (dc in that dc, bpdc around first leg of rd 4 CS, dc in the rd 3 dc between the two legs, fpdc around second leg)x 6 (18 bpdc, 6 dc)

6. (B) Start in any st: 2 qdc in each st all around (48 qdc)

7. (B) This is the squaring round. Start in any st. [( 2 tc, ch 2, 2 tc)= corner made, 2 dc, hdc, 5 sc, hdc, 2 dc]x4 (16 tc, 16 dc, 8 hdc, 20 sc, 4 ch-2)

8. (B) Start in any corner. [(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) = corner made, sk hidden st, 14 dc] x4 . Slst to first st, fo (72 dc, 4 ch-2)

9. (B) Start in any corner. [(dc, ch 2, dc) = corner made, 6 V- Stitches] x4. Slst to first st, fo. (24 V, 8 dc, 4 ch-2)

surface stitches in colour Y between Rd. 3 / 4

Fix the yellow chains with a little bit of yellow yarn to form the rays of the sun. Suggestion by Loewenzahm: you can do that with your surface stitches as well!

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

Tested by Loewenzahm: