SmoothFox's Cool 2B Square 6 in. Square Tutorial

This square is the 6" square for the 2012BAMCAL Group on Ravelry.  In a previous blog, I posted round photos because I did not have permission from the designer to do a full tutorial.  She has since gotten back to me.

A huge thank you to SmoothFox for allowing this tutorial.  Please check out her Etsy Store, Ravelry Store and her blog:  SmoothFoxLover.  Remember, this square was designed for a charity, Online Angels.  SmoothFox asks that if you make this square, you make a second one to send to Online Angels.  Here is the Information:

Mail to:

Online Angels

Attn: SmoothFox

36 B Pine Drive

Pottsville, PA 17901

Please include your name, State or Country and square count on a small note so

that Mary with Online Angels can send SmoothFox  your info to post on her blog.

The original instructions will be in black, any notes or comments I make will be in blue.

Instructions:

Hook Size: I/9 5.50 mm

I tend to hook loosely, so I am using hook size H 5.0mm

SPECIAL STITCHES:

FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet –

Yarn over,

 insert hook behind post of stitch (from front to back),  

yarn over,

pull through, bring up even with last stitch completed,

yarn over, pull through 2 loops,(2 loops on hook),

yarn over, pull through remaining 2 loops to complete stitch

Round 1:

Using Color A ch 4,

join with a slip st in 4th ch from hook to form a ring,

ch 3 counts as dc in this and all rounds, 2 dc, ch 2,

 *(3 dc, ch 2) 3 times; join with a slip st in the top of beg ch-3.  

 Finish off. (12 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

I did not finish off here because I did not want to change color.  

Round 1

Round 2:

Using color B join with a slip st in any corner,  

(since I did not change color, I slip stitched to the corner, making 2 ss in corner space so the next stitches would be in the left side of the corner space)

ch 3, dc in same corner,

*fpdc around first st,

dc in next st,  

fpdc around last st, **

(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner,* 

repeat from * to * 2 times

and from * to ** once;   

2 dc in beg corner,

 join with ch 1 plus hdc in top of beg ch-3. 

 (8 fpdc, 20 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Round 2

Round 3:

Ch 3, dc in same corner, (make the dc around the hdc from the previous round counts as 2dc)

*sk 1 st, [fpdc around the next st,  

dc in next st]  

2 times,

fpdc around next st, sk last st, **

(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner,*  

 repeat from * to * 2 times  

and from * to ** once,  

2 dc in beg corner;

join with ch 1 plus hdc in top of beg ch-3.

Finish off. (12 fpdc, 24 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Round 3

Round 4:

Using color A join with slip st in any corner, ch 3, dc in same corner,

*[sk 1 st, 2 dc in next st] 4 times,

sk last st, **(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner,*

repeat from * to * 2 times

and from * to * once,

2 dc in beg corner; join with ch 1 plus hdc in top of beg ch-3.

(48 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Round 4

Note: Excluding corners, all stitches in next round are worked in the

center/middle of the 2 dc groupings and not between the 2 dc groupings

Round 5:

Ch 3, dc in same corner, (make the dc around the hdc from the previous round counts as 2 dc)

*sk 1 st, [2 dc before next st, sk 2 sts]

 5 times,  

2 dc before next st, sk 1 last st, **

(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner,* 

repeat from * to * 2 times  

and from * to * once,

2 dc in beg corner;

join with ch 1 plus hdc.  

Finish off.

(64 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Round 5 Final Round

 Again, Thank You, SmoothFox.


Stay safe and well.
Yours,
f1bercat
shaping the planet one more cool 2B square at a time