Canasta square pattern


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Canasta square

Yarn: Scheepjes Catona in 4 colors
Hook-size: 3.0 mm Clover Amour
Size
: appr. 13*13 cm after blocking

Good to know
  •  Total number of stitches between (-) at the end of each round.
  •  Start each round with a standing stitch or replace with chains;  ch1 = 1 sc, ch2 = 1 hdc, ch3 = 1 dc.
  • Close each round with a slst in first st or with an invisible join.
Abbreviations US

st/sts – stitch/stitches
ch
 – chain
chsp – chain-space
slst – slip-stitch
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
dc3tog – double crochet 3 together

pop – popcorn; 4 dc in same stitch, remove loop from hook, place hook from the front in the first dc, put loop back on hook, yarn over and pull through, ch1 to close (ch1 does NOT count as a stitch).

(-) – made in the same st/chsp
*-* –
repeat around or given number of times

Color scheme

Color 1 – 246
Color 2 – 106
Color 3 – 128
Color 4 – 394

Pattern

Ch5, slst in first ch to make a ring.
1. (Color 1). *pop, ch4*, repeat *-* 4 times in total.
(4 pop, 4 ch4-sp)

2. (Color 2). Begin in a chsp.
*(dc3tog, ch3, dc3tog) in chsp, (fpdc, ch1, fpdc) around pop*.
(8 dc3tog, 8 fpdc, 4 ch3-sp, 4ch1-sp)

3. (Color 1). Begin in a ch1-sp.
*1 dc in ch1-sp, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc in dc3tog, (dc3tog, ch3, dc3tog) in ch3-sp, 2 dc in dc3tog, fpdc around fpdc*.
(8 dc3tog, 8 fpdc, 20 dc, 4 dc3-sp)

4. (Color 3). Begin in a ch3-sp.
*(dc3tog, ch3, dc3tog) in ch3-sp, fpdc around dc3tog, 2 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc around fpdc*.
(8 dc3tog, 16 fpdc, 20 dc, 4 ch3-sp)

5. (Color 1). Begin in a ch3-sp.
*(dc3tog, ch3, dc3tog) in ch3-sp, 2 dc in dc3tog, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc in dc3tog*.
(8 dc3tog, 16 fpdc, 36 dc, 4 ch3-sp)

6. (Color 2). Begin in a ch3-sp.
*(dc3tog, ch3, dc3tog) in ch3-sp, fpdc around dc3tog, skip 1 st, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, skip 1 st, fpdc around dc3tog*.
(8 dc3tog, 24 fpdc, 28 dc, 4 ch3-sp)

7. (Color 1). Begin in a ch3-sp.
*(dc3tog, ch3, dc3tog) in ch3-sp, fpdc around dc3tog, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, fpdc around dc3tog*.
(8 dc3tog, 4 ch3-sp, 24 fpdc, 28 dc)

8. (Color 3). Begin in a ch3-sp.
*(dc3tog, ch3, dc3tog) in ch3-sp, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc, fpdc around fpdc, 1 dc*.
(8 dc3tog, 48 fpdc, 36 dc, 4 ch3-sp)

9. (Color 4). Crochet in BLO.
*(2 sc, ch2, 2 sc) in ch3-sp, 19 sc*.
(84 sc, 4 ch2-sp)

Cut yarn, secure ends. Block your square for the best result!

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