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Victorian Baubles Afghan Square
by Priscilla Hewitt ©2000
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Materials:
Worsted weight acrylic “soft” yarn
Crochet hook size F
Gauge: Rounds 1-3 = a little over 3 1/4”
Finished size: 7”
Stitches used:
Picot: Ch 4, sl st in the 4th ch from hook
Bauble: Work 5 dc in the next picot, turn, skip 4 dc, sc in the next dc, turn,
sc in the next ch 1 sp
Ch 5, join with a sl st to form ring
Round 1: Ch 7 (to count as the first dc and the ch 4 of the first picot), sl st
in the 4th ch from hook, ch 1, (dc in ring, picot, ch 1) 7 times, join with a sl
st to the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 3. (8 picots)
Round 2: Sl st into the first picot, ch 3 to count as the first dc, work 4 more
dc in the same picot, turn, sc in the top of the beginning ch 3, turn, sc in
the next ch 1 sp; work a bauble in each remaining picot around; do not
join. (8 baubles)
Round 3: Ch 6 to count as the first trc and the first ch 2, sc in the center dc
of the next bauble, (ch 2, trc in the next sc (between baubles), ch 2, sc in
the center dc of the next bauble) 7 times, ch 2, join with a sl st to the third
ch of the beginning ch 6.
Round 4: Sl st in the next ch, ch 5 to count as the first dc and the first ch 2,
dc in the same sp, (dc, ch 2, dc) in each ch 2 sp around; join with a sl st to
the 3rd ch of the beginning ch 5. (16 ch 2 spaces)
Round 5: Sl st into the first ch 2 sp, ch 8 (to count as the first trc and the
ch 4 of the first picot), sl st in the 4th ch from hook, trc in the same ch 2
sp, ch 1, (dtrc, picot, dtrc, ch 1) in the same ch 2 sp, (trc, picot, trc, ch 1)
in the same ch 2 sp; (dc, picot, dc, ch 1) in the next ch 2 sp, (hdc, picot,
hdc, ch 1) in the next ch 2 sp, (dc, picot, dc, ch 1) in the next ch 2 sp, *
(trc, picot, trc, ch 1, dtrc, picot, dtrc, ch 1, trc, picot, trc, ch 1) all in the
next ch 2 sp for corner, (dc, picot, dc, ch 1) in the next ch 2 sp, (hdc, picot,
hdc, ch 1) in the next ch 2 sp, (dc, picot, dc, ch 1) in the next ch 2 sp*
Repeat from * to * 2 times; join with a sl st to the 4th ch of the beginning
ch 8. (24 picots)
Round 6: Sl st into the first picot, ch 3 to count as the first dc, work 4 more
dc in the same picot, turn, sc in the top of the beginning ch 3, turn, sc in
the next ch 1 sp; work a bauble in each remaining picot around; do not
join. (24 baubles)
Round 7: Ch 5 to count as the first trc and the first ch 1, sc in the center dc
of the next bauble, ch 1, trc in the next sc between baubles, ch 1, (sc, ch 3,
sc, ch 1) in the center dc of the next bauble, *(trc in the next sc between
baubles, ch 1, sc in the center dc of the next bauble) 5 times, trc in the
next sc between baubles, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 1) in the center dc of the
next bauble* Repeat from * to * 2 times; (trc in the next sc between
baubles, ch 1, sc in the center dc of the next bauble) 4 times; ch 1, join
with a sl st to the 4th ch of the beginning ch 5.
Round 8: Sl st into the first ch 1 sp, ch 1, sc in the same sp, (ch 2, sc in the
next ch 1 sp) 2 times, (ch 2, sc, ch 3, sc) all in the next ch 3 sp; *(ch 2, sc
in the next ch 1 sp) 12 times, (ch 2, sc, ch 3, sc) all in the next ch 3 sp*
Repeat from * to * 2 times; (ch 2, sc in the next ch 1 sp) 12 times; ch 2,
join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.