EEEK! There's a Spider in the Barn!

Photo tutorial for

Spider in the Barn Square by Sally Ives, her website is:  CrochetSal

This is the 6 in square for October for the 2012 BAMCAL Group on Ravelry.

This is a fun square.  I think it looked more like a spider's web, than a spider, but I think it depends on what colors you use.  As usual, I will keep the designer's words in BLACK, and anything I add will be in BLUE.

If anyone has corrections or changes, be sure to leave a comment or message me on Ravelry.  I also want to say that I know I add extra directions that you probably don't really need, just to be extra clear.

Materials: Worsted weight yarn in two colours.
Aluminum crochet hook size G (4.25mm)

Special Stitches:
DTR (double triple) = yo 3 times, insert hook in next st, draw up loop.   (Yo, draw through 2 loops) 4 times.
FPDTR (front post double triple) = as above, but worked around post of specified st.
FPTR (front post triple) =  yo twice, insert hook around post of specified st.  pull up loop.  (Yo, draw through 2
loops) 3 times.
Blp = back loop of stitch


With Col A, ch 4, sl st in 1st ch to form ring.

Rnd 1:

Ch3 (counts as dc),

15 dc in ring.  (join with sl in top of first dc - ch3) (16 dc)

Rnd 2:

Ch3 (counts as dc),  

dc in same st.  

2dc in each st around.   

(join with sl in top of first dc - ch3) FO A.(32)

Rnd 3:

Join B in any st.  

Ch1, sc in same st. 

(ch2, sk 1 st, sc in next) around.  

Ch1, sc in first st
to join.  

Rnd 4:

 Ch3 (counts as dc),

dc in same space around post of sc.

*2hdc in next ch2 space,

2sc in next space.  

2hdc in next space. 

(2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next space for corner. 

Repeat from * around, ending with 2dc, (ending with the first 2dc of the corner)

ch1 in same space as first 2dc.   Join with sl in top of first dc - ch3 , FO B.

Rnd 5:

Join A in any corner ch1 space.

Ch3 (counts as dc), dc in same sp.

*dtr (remember to wrap the hook 3 times) fpdtc

into unworked loop of rnd 2 (FPDTR).  

2dc in same space as first 2dc.   (corner made)

Dc in 3 sts,

dtr into unworked loop of rnd 2.

(Dc in 2 sts,  

dtr into next unworked loop of rnd 2)

 twice. 

Dc in 3 sts.  

2dc in next corner space.  

Repeat from * around.   

Join with sl in top of original ch3/dc , FO.

 Rnd 6:

Join B in top of any corner dtr.  

Ch3 (counts as dc) (dc, ch1, 2dc) in same st.   (corner made)

Dc around,

working (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in each corner dtr.

Join with sl in top of first ch3/dc, FO.

Rnd 7: # (see note below round)

Join A in blp of ch1 corner st.  

FPDTR (3 wraps) around post of dtr below. 

 Sl st in same corner st.  

Continue working in blps only:

*sl st in 6 sts,

FPTR (around post of dtr below, only 2 wraps)  

sk next st of rnd 6.  

Sl st in 3 sts,

FPTR (around post of dtr below),

sk 1 st, sl st in 4 sts,

FPTR,

sk next st, sl st in 5 sts. 

(Sl st, FPDTR, sl st) in corner st.  

Repeat from * around.   

Join, FO. 

Weave in ends.

#Note:  I feel that the lines are a bit uneven distributed as written in the pattern.  Instead, I hooked:

make corner, sl st in 6 sts, FPTR, sk next st, sl st in 4 sts,  FPTR, sk next st, sl st in next 3 sts, FPTR, sk next st, sl st in next 5 sts, make corner.

Enjoy!  It is a fun pattern.

Thanks to CrochetSal for sharing it with us.

Stay safe and well.

Yours,

f1bercat

Shaping the planet with SPIDERS!