Blessed Square is the 24th square in the Riverwood Square Crochet Along Series! Make several of this square to make a blanket or use it for other projects. Enjoy!
Our Blessed Square is so happy to finally be joining the Riverwood Squares and not having to stay in the vault. He has been patiently waiting his turn to join the family and hopes that you are just as excited about him as you have been about his siblings. Are you ready to start joining these beautiful squares? We will start joining the Riverwood siblings together to make our gorgeous Riverwood throw this Friday November 1st. Are you ready? I hope by now you have decided as to what you will do with your gorgeous masterpiece?
Level of Difficulty
Beginner/Intermediate
Yarn
Red Heart Chic Sheep, #4 Worsted; Color A (VIP), Color B (Suede), Color C (Polo), Color D (Linen), 20 yards (roughly)
Hook and Notions
Size Hook: I/9 (5.5 mm), scissors, stitch markers and blunt needle
Measurement
9 inches
Gauge
4 inches = 17 dc on Round 7
Abbreviations
Ch/chs = chain/chains
Sc = single crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Dc = double crochet
BLO = back loop only
Tr = treble crochet
I decided to name this last square in the Riverwood Square series Blessed because we truly are blessed.
Notes
Chain 1 at beginning of round does not count unless otherwise stated.
Chain 2 at beginning of round counts as a hdc unless otherwise stated.
Chain 3 at beginning of round counts as a dc unless otherwise stated.
Corner – work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)
Special Stitches
BLO (Back Loop Only) – Working in the back loop only of indicated stitch
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Instructions
COLORS: A – VIP; B – Suede; C – Polo; D – Linen
Working with Color C
Chain 4 (See Notes), slip stitch to form a ring
Round 1: Chain 4 (See Notes), *dc, chain 1,* repeat around 11 more times; join with a slip stitch into 3rd chain of chain 4. (12 dc, 12 ch 1 sps) Fasten off and weave in ends. Join Color B in any chain 1 space.
Round 2: Chain 1 (See Notes), work 2 dc in each chain 1 space around; join with a slip stitch in 1st hdc. (18 hdc, 6 ch 2 sps) Fasten off and weave in ends. Join Color A in any dc. (24 dc)
Round 3: Chain 1 (See Notes), *work Cross Stitch (See Special Stitches), work 2 tr in skipped dc on RND 1,* repeat from*to* around; join with a slip stitch in 1st lef of Cross Stitch. (12 Cross Stitches, 24 tr) Fasten off and weave in ends. Join Color C in any left of the Cross Stitch.
Round 4: Chain 2 (See Notes), *skip Cross Stitch, work 3 dc between 2 tr, chain 2,* repeat from *to* around; join with a slip stitch in 1st chain of chain 2. (12 FPdc, 24 hdc, 6 V sts) Fasten off and weave in ends. Join Color B in any dc of 3 dc set.
Round 5: Chain 1 (See Notes), sc in same space, sc in next 2 dc, *sc in chain 2 space, sc in next 3 dc,* repeat from *to* around; join with a slip stitch in 1st sc. (48 sc) Fasten off and weave in ends. Join Color A in any sc.
Round 6: Chain 3 (See Notes), work (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) into same stitch as join, (FIRST CORNER), *chain 3, skip next 3 stitches, sc in next stitch, chain 3, skip next 3 stitches, sc in next stitch, chain 3, skip next 3 stitches, work Corner (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next stitch,* repeat from *to* around 2 more times; join with a slip stitch into 3rd chain of chain 3. (4 corners, 8 sc, 12 ch 3 sp) Fasten off and weave in ends. Join Color C in any chain 2 Corner space
Round 7: Work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) into same corner space, *dc into next 3 dc, work 4 dc into next chain 3 space, dc in next sc, work 5 dc into the next chain 3 space, dc in the next sc, work 4 dc into next chain 3 space, dc into next 3 dc, work Corner,* 2 more times; join with a slip stitch into 1st dc. (21 dc on each side = 84 dc & 4 Corners) Fasten off and weave in ends. Join Color B in any chain 2 Corner space
Round 8: Chain 1 (doesn’t count), *work corner (See Notes), BLO dc in each dc across,* repeat from *to* 3 more times; join with a slip stitch in 1st dc. (16 dc, 25 BLO dc = 100 BLO dc, 4 ch 2 spaces) Fasten off and weave in ends. Join Color A in any chain 2 Corner space
Round 9: Chain 1 (doesn’t count), *work 3 hdc in the corner chain 2 space, hdc in each stitch around,* repeat from *to* around; join with a slip stitch in in top of 1st hdc. (128 hdc) Fasten off and weave in ends.
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Happy Hookin!
XO, Mistie
