Crochet Sunny Skies Square

Notes: Bold print:Repeated in pattern. Join: W/slst in beg st. Fpsts are worked going to the right of you work, instead of in the normal direction. 

Rnd 1: W/A, Ch4, Work 15dc in 4th ch from hook. join in top of ch4. (16dc)

Rnd 2: Ch3, dc in same st. [Dc in next st, 2dc in next st] Repeat around, join. (24dc)

*Fp sts are worked in rnd below & to the right of your work,

Rnd 3: Ch3, dc in next st. [Fpdc in the “single” dc of rnd 2, dc in same st as dc worked before fpst you just did. Dc in next 3sts] Repeat around ending w/dc in last st, join. (40dc)

Rnd 4: Ch3, dc in 4sts [Fpdc in fpst of rnd 3, dc in same st as dc worked before fpst, dc in next 5sts] Repeat around minus last 5dc, join. (56dc)

Rnd 5: Ch3, fpdc in fpst of rnd 4, dc in same st as ch3. [Dc in 7sts, fpdc in fpst of rnd 4, dc in same st as dc worked before fpst you just did] Repeat around, ending w/dc in last 6sts, join. (72dc)

Rnd 6: Ch3, dc in 3sts. [Fpdc in fpst of rnd 5, dc in same st as dc worked before fpst, dc in 9sts] Repeat around, ending w/dc in last 5sts, join in front loop of ch3. (88dc)

Rnd 7: Ch1, sc in same lp, sc in flo of each st around, join, fastening off color A. (88sc)

Rnd 8: Join B in any unused (back) loop of rnd 6, (behind work), (ch3, dc, ch1, 2dc in same lp. [Dc in next 6lps, hdc in 9lps, dc in 6lps, (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next lp, corner made.] Repeat around, minus last corner, join. (64dc, 36hdc)

Rnd 9: Ch3, dc in next st. [Corner in next sp, dc in 8sts, hdc in 9sts, dc in 8sts] Repeat around, ending w/dc in last 6sts, join. (80dc, 36hdc)

Rnd 10: Ch4, sk1, dc in next st, ch1, sk1, [Corner in next sp, (ch1, sk1, dc in next st)14x] Repeat around, ending w/ch1, sk1, join in 3rd st of beg ch4. (72dc)

Rnd 11: Ch3, dc in each st/sp to corner ch1sp, [Work corner in corner ch1sp, dc in each st/sp across, (33sts)] Repeat around, join. (148dc)

*Measure your sq and add a round of sc, hdc, or dc. As with any square, your size may vary depending on your tension, choice of yarn and hook size. One of my sqs measured a bit over 11” so I worked a sc, but with the solid color I had to use a dc to get to 12”

Rnd 12: Ch1, sc in same st, sc in next 7sts. [3sc in next sp, sc in next 37sts] Repeat around, ending w/sc in last 29sts, join.

If using a hdc or dc, work same as above, ch2 or ch3, but you can use the corners we used throughout pattern.