Daisy’s Nine Square Crochet Along 2019
Square 9 - Shells
This is our last big square and we are working from the centre out. I have done mine with a set
colour for the odd rows, but you could mix this up and see what patterns you can make
1. ch2, *dc1, ch1* into 2nd ch from hook, repeat 7 times or make a magic loop and work ch4
(1st dc + ch1), *dc1, ch1* into the loop, repeat 7 times, tighten the loop, slst into the 1 st dc or
the 3rd ch of the beginning ch4 (8 dc, 8 ch-sps)
(you can carry this background colour up behind the even rows by switching to the next
colour when you have the last two loops on your hook)
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2. Starting in a ch-sp, ch1 (does not count as a st), sc, *dc7 in next ch-sp, sc in next ch-sp *
repeat from * to * twice, dc7 in last ch-sp, slst into first sc (28 dc, 4 sc)
3. Starting in a sc, ch4 (counts as dc + ch1), dc1, ch3, dc1, ch1, dc1 into the same stitch,
*ch5, (dc1 ch1 dc1 ch3 dc1 ch1 dc1) into the next sc* repeat from * to * twice, ch5, slst into
the 3rd ch of beginning ch4 (4 dc, 1 ch5sp each side plus corner ch-sp)
4. Starting in any ch3 corner, ch1 (does not count as a st), sc *dc7 in next ch-sp, sc into the 4th
dc from previous round over the ch, dc7 in next ch-sp, sc in the ch3 corner*, repeat around
to the last corner, omitting the last sc, slst into the first sc (14 dc, 1 sc each corner, 1 sc
each side side)
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5. Starting in any corner sc, ch4 (counts as 1st dc + ch1), dc1, ch3, dc1, ch1, dc1 into the
same st, *ch5, {dc1, ch1, dc1 (side)} into next sc, ch5, {dc1, ch1, dc1, ch3, dc1, ch1, dc1
(corner made)} into corner sc,* repeat from * to * around to end, omitting last corner, slst
into 3rd ch of beginning ch4 (6 dc, 2 ch5sps each side plus corner ch-sp)
6. Starting in any ch3 corner, ch1 (does not count as a st), sc, *dc7 in the next ch-sp, sc into
4th dc from previous round over the ch, dc7 into next ch-sp, sc into 4th dc from previous
round over ch, dc7 in next ch-sp, sc into ch3 corner*, repeat from * to * around to the end,
omitting the last sc, slst into the 1st sc (21 dc each side, 1 sc in each corner and 2 sc on the
sides)
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Rounds 7 – 24 - Repeat Rounds 5 and 6 until you have 24 rounds in total
Round 25 - Complete another Round 5, in place of working a ch5 – work (ch2, sc into the 4th dc of
previous row, ch2)
Round 26 – Starting in any corner ch3sp, ch2 (counts as hdc), hdc, ch2, hdc2, [*hdc2 into ch1sp,
hdc2 into ch2sp, hdc into sc, hdc2 into ch2sp*, repeat from * to * across to corner ch3sp, (hdc2,
ch2, hdc2)], repeat [ to ] on all sides, omitting last corner, slst into 2 nd ch of beginning ch2 (90 sts
each side plus corner ch-sp)
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Round 27 – Starting in any corner ch-sp, ch2 (counts as hdc), hdc2, ch2, hdc3, *hdc to corner ch-
sp, corner (hdc3, ch2, hdc3)*, repeat from * to * around to end, omitting last corner, slst into 2 nd ch
of beginning ch2 (96 st each side plus corner ch-sp)
You now have nine large squares and its time to join them together in 3 rows of 3 squares, then
join the panels of those 3 rows of 3 together. With right (or good) sides facing, work a sc through
both loops of every stitch, sc into the corners also.
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