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Crochet Afghan Block / Crochet Motif #84

Hi There,
There is another, 4th square for a 25 squares blanket. This time I decided to create a square with a flower motif in a middle.
As usual in all squares for this project, you need to work into several rounds at a time, so it is complicated at some rounds, and therefore this pattern is not beginner-friendly.

Yarn: weight 4, worsted Hook: 5 mm Size: 9.5 inches, 24 cm

Crochet Terms: US
Abbreviations: st – stitch, sl-st – slip stitch, ch – chain, sc – single crochet, hdc – half double crochet, dc – double crochet, tr – treble crochet, fp – front post, bp – back post, fl – front loop, bl – back loop. puff st – Yarn over, insert hook in indicated st or space, yarn over and pull through, repeat 4 times, 9 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 9 loops. Cluster of 3dc -Yarn over, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in same stitch or space. 4 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops. 

ROUND 1. Magic ring (R1.1) , ch2 (R1.2), *dc into ring, ch2 (R1.3)*, repeat ** 8 times. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R1.4)

ROUND 2. Join with a standing bpsc around any dc (R2.1), *ch2, puff st in ch2 space, ch2, bpsc around next st (R2.2)*, repeat ** 8 times, omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R2.3)

ROUND 3. Join with a standing sc in any ch2 space before any puff st (R3.1), *skip next st, 2sc in ch2 space, fptr around dc of round 1, skip bpsc of round 2, 2sc in ch2 space (R3.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R3.3)

ROUND 4. Join with a standing fpsc around any puff st of round 2, *ch3, bpsc around skipped bpsc of round 2, ch3, fpsc around next skipped puff st of round 2 (R4.1)(R4.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. (R4.3)(R4.4)

ROUND 5. ch1fpsc around same st (R5.1), *skip (ch3, bpsc, ch3), 7dc in fptr of round 3, fpsc around next st of round 4 (R5.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R5.3)

ROUND 6. Join with a standing sc in any fpsc of round 4 (R6.1),*3sc in ch3 space of round 4, skip next st of round 4, 3sc in next ch3 space of round 4, sc in next st of round 4 (R6.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. (R6.3)(R6.4)

ROUND 7. ch1, sc in same st (R7.1), *sc in next 2 sts, bpsc around corresponding 4th dc of round 5, ch3, skip next 4 sts of round 6, cluster of 3dc in next st, ch3, skip next 4 sts, bpsc around next 4th dc of round 6, sc in next 3 sts of round 6 (R7.2)(R7.3)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. (R7.4)

ROUND 8. ch1, sc in same st (R8.1), *sc in next 2 sts, fpsc around next st, in ch3 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, in ch3 space (hdc, 5dc, hdc), fpsc around next st, sc in next 3 sts (R8.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R8.3)

ROUND 9. Join with a standing bpsc around any 2nd hdc made in ch3 space of round 7 before cluster of 3dc (R9.1), *ch2, skip next st, bpsc around next 7 sts, skip next st, fpsc around next 2 sts, fptr around corresponding fpsc of round 4 under fpsc of round 5 made around same st, skip next st of round 8, fpsc around next 2 sts, skip next st, bpsc around next 7 sts (R9.2)(R9.3)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R9.4)

ROUND 10. Join with a standing fpdc around any fptr (R10.1), *ch2, skip next 2 sts, fpsc around next 5 sts, skip next 2 sts, in ch2 space (puff st, ch1, puff st, ch1, puff st), skip next 2 sts, fpsc around next 5 sts, ch2, skip next 2 sts, fpdc around next st (R10.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpdc. Join to standing fpdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R10.3)

ROUND 11. Join with a standing fphdc around any 1st puff st made in ch2 space, *4hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, 4hdc in ch1 space, fphdc around next st, bphdc around next 5 sts, working in front of ch2 space of round 10 dc in 2 skipped fpsc of round 9, skip ch2 of round 10, sc in next st, working in front of ch2 space of round 10 dc in next 2 skipped fpsc of round 9, skip ch2 of round 10, bphdc around next 5 sts, fphdc around next st (R11.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fphdc. Join to standing fphdc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R11.2)

ROUND 12. Join with a standing bpsc around any fphdc made around 1st puff st of round 10 made in ch2 space of round 9 (R12.1), *bpsc around next 2 sts, tr in ch2 space of round 9 between 1st and 2nd puff sts made in same space, bpsc around next st of round 11, bphdc around next st, around next st (fpdc, ch1, fpdc), bphdc around next st, bpsc around next st, tr in ch2 space of round 9 between 2nd and 3rd puff sts made in same space, bpsc around next 8 sts, skip next st, fptr around fpdc of round 10, fpsc around next 3 sts of round 11, fptr around same fpdc of round 10, skip next st of round 11, bpsc around next 6 sts (R12.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last bpsc. Join to standing bpsc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R12.3)

ROUND 13. Join with a standing fpsc around any 1st tr made in ch2 space of round 9 (R13.1), *bl sc in next 2 sts, fpsc around next st, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), fpsc around next st, bl sc in next 2 sts, fpsc around next st, bl sc in next 8 sts, fpsc around next st, bl sc in next 3 sts, fpsc around next st, bl sc in next 8 sts, fpsc around next st  (R13.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. (R13.3)

ROUND 14. ch1sc in same st, *sc in next sts, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc), sc in next 27 sts*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R14.1)

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