Casablanca Square

Skill Level:

Finished Size:

Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn:
  background color 1: 100 yds
  contrasting color 2: 75 yds.
• Hook: J 6.00 mm
• Stitch Markers
• Tapestry needle for weaving ends

Gauge:


Abbreviations, Notes and Tips:

• FP: front post
• tog: together
Special Stitches
• CL = tr2tog in the same stitch – This is a cluster stitch, but I find it easier to think of it as working 2 tr stitches together in one. To make this stitch work a tr crochet until you have 2 loops left on the hook, then work another in the same stitch until you have 3 loops on the hook, yarn over and pull through all loops.
• Bobble = dc4tog in the same stitch – This is similar to the concept for the CL above. You will work 4 dc in the same stitch but only complete each of them halfway, then you will yarn over and pull the yarn through all 5 loops on the hook.
• Tapestry Crochet Tutorial
General Notes:
• The beginning ch1 or ch2 of a round does NOT count as a stitch, unless noted.
• Join rounds with a slip stitch to first stitch of the round. Start each round in the same stitch as the join.
• When a number precedes a stitch, it means to work the number indicated in the next stitch, (example: 3dc means work 3 double crochets in the next stitch).
• Helpful tip: When working rounds 15 to 19, I state to fasten off and join in the corner, however, if you prefer to minimize the number of ends to weave, you may sl st in each stitch until you reach the corner.
• Blue text indicates stitches in the contrasting color (color 2).

Instructions:

With color 1, make magic loop.
• Round 1: Ch4 (counts as dc + ch1), [dc, ch1 in center of loop] 11 times, join to 3rd st of beginning ch4. (12 dc + 12 ch)
• Round 2: Ch1, sc in each dc and ch1 space to end, join. (24)
• Round 3: Join Color 2, ch2 (does not count as st), working around dc 2 rows below,
  *CL around next dc, 2sc in next st*, repeat between * to end, join. (36)
• Round 4: Ch1, sc in each CL and sc to end, join. (36 sc)
• Round 5: Ch1, *hdc 2, 2 hdc in next st*, repeat between * to end, join. (48 hdc)
Gauge Check: Diameter = 4.5"

• Round 6: Join Color 2 in the st directly above the CL in Round 3,
  Ch1, *FPtr around CL two rows below, sc next 3 sts*, repeat between * to end, join. (48 sts)
• Round 7: Ch1, *sc 3, 2sc in next st*, repeat between * to end, join, sl st into next st. (60 sc)
• Round 8: Ch1, sc 3 (this should bring you to the stitch between two FPtr 2 rows below),
  Join Color 2, *FPtr2tog working around tr to the right and tr to the left of current position, sc 4*, repeat between * until 2 sts remain, FPtr2tog, sc in last st, join. (12 FPtr2tog + 48 sc]
• Round 9: Ch1, sc 3, *2sc in FPtr2tog, sc next 4 sts*, repeat between * until 2 sts remain, 2sc in FPtr2tog, sc in last st, join. Fasten off. Place stitch marker in any stitch directly above FPtr2tog. (72 sc)
Gauge Check: Diameter = 6.5"

• Round 10: Tip: Check that the bobbles are sitting in the center of the “V” shape formed by the post stitches in Round 6 as you go along.
  TURN to work from wrong side, join Color 1 in marked stitch, ch1, sc in the same st and next 2 sts, join Color 2, *Bobble in next st, sc 5* repeat between * until 3 sts remain, Bobble in next st, sc in last 2 sts, join. (12 Bobbles + 60 sc)

Appearance after round 10


• Round 11: Join Color 2, TURN to work from right side, ch1, *FPtr around the FPtr2tog 3 rows below, ch1, work another FPtr around the same FPtr2tog (skip only 1 stitch, not two), sc 5*, repeat between * to end, join. (84 sts + 12 ch1 spaces)
• Round 12: Ch1, *sc in FPtr, 2sc in ch1 space, sc in next FPtr, sc 5*, repeat between * to end, join. (108 sc)
Gauge Check: Diameter = 8.5"
• Round 13: Ch1, sc in each st to end, join. Fasten off. (108 sc)
  Tip: Look at Round 11, choose the first FPtr of a grouping where there are two together, trace it to the sc above it in Round 13, then count 1 stitch to the right and mark that stitch.

Starting Round 13


• Round 14 (Worked in Color 2): Tip: This round will form the corners to transition from a circle to a square.
  Entire round is worked in Color 2 join yarn in marked stitch, ch1, starting in same st, *sc 1, hdc 1, dc 1, ch2, dc 1, hdc 1, sc 1, [FPtr around FPtr to the right three rows below, sc 1, FPtr around FPtr to the left three rows below, sc 6], repeat between [ ] once; FPtr around FPtr to the right three rows below, sc 1, FPtr around FPtr to the left three rows below*; repeat between * to end, join. Fasten off. (27 sts on each side + ch2 in each corner)
• Round 15: Join in any corner, ch2, *{3dc, ch2, 3dc} in corner space, hdc 2, 2dc, [FPdc2tog around next two FPtr (skip sc between the two FPtr), sc 6] repeat between [ ] once, FPdc2tog around next two FPtr (skip sc between the two FPtr), 2dc, hdc 2*; repeat between * to end, join. Fasten off. (29 sts on each side + ch2 in each corner)
• Round 16: Join in any corner, ch1, *[sc 1, ch2, sc 1} in corner, sc 5, hdc 1, dc 3, hdc 1, sc 4, hdc 1, sc 4, hdc 1, dc 3, hdc 1, sc 5*, repeat between * to end, join. Fasten off. (31 sts on each side + ch2 in each corner)
• Round 17: Join in any corner, ch2, *5dc in corner, leave next st unworked, [skip next st, dc 1, working in front of stitch just made, dc in skipped st], repeat between [ ] to corner*; repeat between * to end, join. Fasten off. (15 crossed sts on each side + 5dc in each corner)
• Round 18: Join in center dc of corner, ch1, *3sc in corner, working in back loop only, sc in each st to next corner*, repeat between * to end, join. Fasten off. (34 sts on each side + 3sc in each corner)
• Round 19: Join in center sc of corner, ch1, *{sc, hdc, sc} in corner, working in back loop only, sc in each st to next corner*, repeat between * to end, join. Fasten off. (36 sts on each side + 3sc in each corner)