Daisy’s Nine Square Crochet Along 2019

Square 2 – Four Squared

This week we are playing with making circles into squares, just four of them, but I’ve given you two
different patterns. As always, it’s up to you where you change colour, unless otherwise directed.
Special stitches
Popcorn – dc4 stitches in the same stitch, remove your hook, pass it through the first dc, pick up
the loop from the last stitch, yo, pull through the loop and ch1 before moving on, it will be the ch1
that is the stitch you count for the following round
Cable – skip one stitch, in the next three sts dc, dc back into the previously skipped stitch

Circle 1
1. ch2, dc12 into 2nd ch from hook, or make a magic loop and work 12 dc into the loop, keep
your colour, join with slst to first dc (12 sts)
2. ch3 (counts as dc) dc in same st, dc2 in each st around, join with slst to 3rd ch of beginning
ch3 (24 sts)
3. ch3 (counts as bpdc), bpdc around same stitch *bpdc, bpdc2 around next st* repeat to end,
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bpdc around last stitch, join with slst to 3rd ch of beginning ch3 (36 sts)
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4. Working between the stitches of Round 3, ch2 (counts as hdc), hdc in same space, hdc in
each of the next 2 spaces, *hdc2 in the next space, hdc in each of the next 2 spaces*
repeat to end, slst into second ch (48 sts)
5. ch3 (counts as dc), bpdc around same stitch, bpdc around each of the next 3 sts, *bpdc2
around the next st, bpdc around next 3 sts* repeat to end, slst into 3rd ch of beginning ch3
(60 sts)

6. Working in the back loops (the second and third loop) of all sts, ch3 (counts as dc), dc in
the st before (creates a dc criss cross), *skip next st, dc into next st, dc in previously
skipped st* repeat to end, join with slst to 3rd ch of beginning ch3 (60 sts)

7. Working between the sts of Round 6, ch3, dc in same space, dc in next 4 spaces *dc2, dc
in next 4 sts* repeat to end, join with slst to 3rd ch of beginning ch3 (72 sts)
8. Working between the sts of Round 7, ch3, dc in same space, dc1, popcorn (dc4), dc1,
popcorn, dc1, *dc2, dc1, popcorn (dc4), dc1, popcorn (dc4), dc1* repeat to end, join with a
slst in 3rd ch of beginning ch3 (84 sts)
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9. ch3 (counts as dc), dc in all stitches of Round 8, when you come to a popcorn, dc in the ch1
closing stitch, join with slst to 3rd ch of beginning ch3, (84 sts, check your count)
10. Working between the sts of Round 9, ch3 (counts as dc), dc in same space, dc in next 6
spaces, *dc2 in next space, dc in next 6 spaces* to end, join with slst to 3rd ch of beginning
ch3 (96 sts)
11. ch3 (counts as bpdc), bpdc around same stitch, bpdc around next 7 stitches, *bpdc2, bpdc
next 7 stitches*, join with slst into 3rd ch of beginning ch3 (108 sts)

12. Time to square the circle: start wherever you’d like, you can stripe the rounds or keep it all
one colour
[ch3 (counts as double crochet), dc, ch2, dc2] all in same stitch (corner created)], *dc in
next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 12 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 4 sts to corner,
(dc2 ch2 dc2)* repeat to end omitting the last corner and slst into the 3rd ch of beginning
ch3 (30 sts each side)
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 13. Starting in any corner, [ch2 (counts as hdc), hdc, ch2, hdc2], *bphdc next 6 sts, bpsc next
18 sts (to the last six sts), bphdc next 6 sts, [(hdc2 ch2 hdc2) corner created]* repeat on all
sides omitting the last corner, slst into 2nd ch of beginning ch2 (34 sts each side)

14. Starting in any corner [ch2 (counts as hdc) hdc, ch2, hdc2], then on the sides *dc in next 4
sts, hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 18 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, dc in next 4 sts, to corner (hdc2
ch2 hdc2)* repeat to last corner, omit last corner, slst into 2nd ch of beginning ch2(38sts
each side)
15. Starting in any corner, [ch3 (counts as dc), dc, ch2, dc] *dc in each st across, [(dc2, ch2,
dc2) corner created],* repeat to slst into the 3rd ch of beginning ch3. (42 sts each side)
16. Starting in any corner, *[(sc, ch2, sc) corner created], sc in each st across to corner,* repeat
3 times (46 sts each side)

Block to square.
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Circle 2
1. ch2 and into the 2nd ch from hook (or make a magic loop) work *dc1 ch1* repeat six times
(6dc and 6 ch1-sp)
2. Start in chsp ch3 (counts as a bpdc1) dc3 in same sp *bpdc1 around next dc, dc3 into
chsp* repeat to end, slst into 3rd ch of beginning ch 3 (24 sts)

3. Working between the stitches of Round 2, ch3 (counts as dc), dc in same space, dc next
*dc2, dc in next* to end, slst into 3rd ch of beginning ch3 (36 sts)
4. Working in bp ch2, bphdc around same stitch, bphdc around next 2 sts *bphdc2 around
next st, bphdc around next 2 sts* repeat to end, slst into 2nd ch of beginning ch2 (48 sts)
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5. ch3 (counts as dc) dc same stitch, dc, popcorn (dc4), dc *dc2, dc in next st, popcorn in
next st, dc next in next st* slst in 3rd ch of beginning ch 3 (60 sts)

6. Starting in any stitch, sc all the way around, in the popcorn stitches sc into the ch made to
close the stitch 60sts, check count) keep the yarn
7. ch3 (counts as dc), dc into same stitch, cable dc over next four sts(skip one, dc in next
three sts, dc in skipped st), *2dc, cable st* repeat to end, slst into 3rd ch of beginning ch3
(72 sts)

8. Working in back loops, blch2, blhdc same stitch, blhdc in next 5 sts *2blhdc, blhdc in next 5
sts* repeat to end, slst (84 sts)
9. Working in bp, ch3 (counts as bpdc), bpdc same stitch, bpdc around next 6 sts *2bpdc,
bpdc around next 6 sts* repeat to end, slst into 3rd ch of beginning ch 3 (96 sts)
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 10. Working between the sts of Round 9, ch3 (counts as dc), dc in same stitch, dc in next 7 sts,
*2dc, dc next in 7 sts* repeat to end, slst into 3rd ch of beginning ch3 (108 sts)
11-15. Repeat Rounds 12 to 16 of Circle 1 (46 sts each side)

Block to square
Please refer to the blocking advice in the Introduction.
Join all four of your squares together. With right (or good) sides facing, work a sc through both
back loops, sc into the corners too.
We will now do a sc round all the way around the block, with a sc in each chsp join, and in the
corners you will (sc1 ch2 sc1) – 96 sts each side

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