AgrarianArtisan Designs - Octoghan Square
MOTIF 1 – OCTOGHAN
ABBREVIATIONS
Standard Abbreviations
st stitch
sp space
Symbol UK crochet US crochet
stitch stitch
(abbreviation) (abbreviation)
Slip stitch (ss) Slip stitch (sl st)
Chain (ch) Chain (ch)
Treble (tr) Double crochet
(dc)
Double treble Treble (tr)
(dtr)
Triple treble (ttr) Double treble
(dtr)
Front post Front post treble
double treble (fptr)
(fpdtr)
©Valerie Bracegirdle 2016
AgrarianArtisan Designs - Octoghan Square
CHART
©Valerie Bracegirdle 2016
AgrarianArtisan Designs - Octoghan Square
PATTERN IN ENGLISH CROCHET TERMS
Note about tension: sometimes post stitches pull your work in and can affect your tension/gauge.
To test your tension, the first 3 rounds should measure approx. 5” across. If you don’t get this
measurement then please change your hook size.
Foundation: Make a 5ch foundation ch and join into a ring with a ss
Round 1: 3ch (counts as 1tr), 15tr into ring, join to 3rd st of original 3ch with a ss. (16 sts)
Round 2: 3ch (counts as 1tr), 1tr in st at base of ch, *1tr in and 1fpdtr around the next st, 2tr in
next st; repeat from * to last st, 1tr in and 1fpdtr around the last st, join to 3rd st of original 3ch with
a ss. (32 sts)
Round 3: 3ch (counts as 1tr), 1tr in st at base of ch, *1ch, miss 1 st, 2tr in next st, 1fpdtr around
next st, 2tr in next st; repeat from * to end of round finishing the last repeat after the fpdtr, join to
3rd st of original 3ch with a ss. (8 1ch-sps with 5sts inbetween them)
Round 4: 3ch (counts as 1tr), 1tr in st at base of ch, *1ch, miss 1 st, 1tr in 1ch-sp, 1ch, miss 1 st,
2tr in next st, 1fpdtr around next st, 2tr in next st; repeat from * to end of round finishing the last
repeat after the fpdtr, join to 3rd st of original 3ch with a ss. (16 1ch-sps)
Round 5: 3ch (counts as 1tr), 1tr in st at base of ch, *(1ch, miss 1 st, 1tr in 1ch-sp) twice, 1ch, miss
1 st, 2tr in next st, 1fpdtr around next st, 2tr in next st; repeat from * to end of round finishing the
last repeat after the fpdtr, join to 3rd st of original 3ch with a ss. (24 1ch-sps)
Round 6: 3ch (counts as 1tr), 1tr in st at base of ch, *1ch, miss 1 st, 1dtr in 1ch-sp, 1ch, miss 1 st,
(1ttr, 2ch, 1ttr, 1ch) in next 1ch-sp, miss 1 st, 1dtr in next 1ch-sp, 1ch, miss 1 st, 2tr in next st,
1fpdtr around next st, 2tr in next st, (1ch, miss 1 st, 1tr in 1ch-sp) 3 times, 1ch, miss 1 st, 2tr in
next st, 1fpdtr around next st, 2tr in next st; repeat from * to end of round finishing the last repeat
after the fpdtr, join to 3rd st of original 3ch with a ss.
(32 1ch-sps and 4 2ch-sps)
Round 7: 4ch (counts as 1tr, 1ch), *(miss 1 st, 1tr in 1ch-sp, 1ch) twice, miss 1 st, (1dtr, 2ch, 1dtr,
1ch) in next 2ch-sp, miss 1 st, (1tr in next 1ch-sp, 1ch, miss 1 st) twice, 1tr in next st, 1fpdtr around
next st, 1tr in next st, (1ch, miss 1 st, 1tr in 1ch-sp) 4 times, 1ch, miss 1 st, 1tr in next st, 1fpdtr
around next st, 1tr in next st, 1ch; repeat from * to end of round finishing the last repeat after the
fpdtr, join to 3rd st of original 3ch with a ss.
Round 8: 3ch (counts as 1tr), work the sts in this round as follows:
1fpdtr around each fpdtr from last round
1tr in each tr, dtr and 1ch-sp from previous round
(1tr, 1dtr, 2ch, 1dtr, 1tr) in each 2ch-sp in the corners,
Finish by joining to 3rd st of original 3ch with a ss.
Round 9: 3ch (counts as 1tr), work the sts in this round as follows:
1tr in each st along each side and (2tr, 2ch, 2tr) in each 2ch-sp in the corners,
Finish by joining to 3rd st of original 3ch with a ss.
Break yarn and fasten off.
You should have 35tr along each side and a 2ch-sp at each corner.
©Valerie Bracegirdle 2016
