His Design 6” square

Updated  rnd 6 and 7 corners- 5/11/12

Front Post Double Crochet- FPdc
Instructions: yo, insert hook behind post of stitch (from front to back), yo, pull through, bring up even with last stitch completed, yo, pull through 2 loops, (2 loops on hook), yo, pull through rem 2 lps to complete stitch

Back Post Double Crochet -BPdc
Instructions: yo, insert hook into the back of your stitch (in other words from back to front), go in front of the post, pull through (3 loops on hook) bringing stitch up to height of previous stitch, yo, pull through 2 loops (2 loops remaining),
yo, pull through remaining 2 loops to complete stitch

No Begining Chain Double Crochet –NBchDc  (also known as No turning ch dc stitch)

Video tutorial resource

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LxYpo-tyi8

Front Post Slip Stitch- FPSl st – remove hook from loop insert hook, from front to back, in between NTchDc and next dc st, grab loop with hook and pull through, do not yarn over to complete sl st. You will be making the NTchDc st in next rnd with that loop.

Back Post Slip Stitch- BPSl st- remove hook from loop on hook, turn work insert hook between beg ch and next dc st form back to front, grab loop and pull through to back. Do not yarn over to complete sl st. You will be making the NTchDc in next rnd with that loop.

 To Start- Ch 6, sl st to 1^st ch to form ring,

Rnd 1

 ch3, 2dc, ch 1 into ring, (3dc, ch 1) 3 times. BPSl st to ch-3 beg ch.

Rnd 2

NBchDC, BPdc a second time around beg ch, *BPdc 2 times around each post, ch 2, * **FPdc 2 times around each of the next 3 posts of dc below, ch 2**

Repeat *to * into next 3 dc below, repeat ** to ** into next 3 dc below. FPSlst to the NBchdc in beginning of  this rnd.

Rnd 3

NBchDc , *FPdc in each post of previous rnd, ch 3 * Repeat * to * around. FPSlst to NBchdc.

Rnd 4

NBchDc, FPdc in each of the next 5 fpdc, *( ch2, trc around ch-2 and ch-3 of rnd 2 and 3 corners, ch 2) corner made, BPdc around each of the next 6 fpdc*  FPdc around each of the next 6 fpdc, Repeat * to *  FPSlst to NBchdc.

Rnd 5

NBchDc, FPdc around next 5 fpdc sts, *( ch2, dc in ch-2 sp below, ch 1, Dc in ch-2 sp below, ch 2) Corner made. BPdc in next 6 BPdc sts*, Repeat corner, FPdc around next 6 FPdc sts, repeat * to * , FPSlst to NBchdc.

Rnd 6

NBchDc, FPdc around next 5 fpdc sts, ( ch2, dc in ch-2 sp, ch2, [dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc] all in ch-2 sp, ch2, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch2) corner made,* FPdc in the next 6 sts, repeat corner*.  Repeat * to*  3 times. FPSlst to NBchdc.

Rnd 7

NBchdc, FPdc in next 5 sts, ( ch1, dc in ch-2 sp, ch1, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch1, 2 dc in ch-1 sp, ch2, 2dc in next ch-1 sp , ch1, dc in ch-2 sp, ch1, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1) corner made. *FPdc in next 6 sts, repeat coner,*  Repeat * to * 3 times. Do a regular slst to NBchdc and bind off.

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