Modified version of Elisabeth Andree's Summer Blanket Square

Modified version of the Elisabeth Andree Summer Blanket Square

This is a modified version of Elisabeth Andree's japanese square that she used for her summer blanket here:
https://elisabethandree.wordpress.com/tag/summer-blanket/

She said she used a pattern from a Japanese book but I couldn't find a link to it anywhere, so I have written up the pattern myself. It may not be exactly what Elisabeth has done but it's as close as I could get. I also added a around of double crochet at the end because I need to squares to go together with some other squares I'm working on, so it's a bit different than this one:
https://elisabethandree.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/img_2490-scaled1000.jpg
but you can keep the border she used if you wish (I don't include instructions on how to do it though).

YOU WILL NEED:

8ply yarn
4mm hook

Pattern is written in US terms.
Rounds 1, 3 and 4 I have advised you of what you should have at the ends of these rounds to make sure you're on track. E.g. (6 ch5 spaces)

Ch4 and ss into first ch to form a circle
Round 1 - *ch5, ss into circle**, repeat from * to ** five times. (6 ch5 spaces)
Round 2 - sc 4 times in each ch5 space, ss into first sc of the round.
Round 3 - ch3, *2dc in next stitch, dc in next stitch**, repeat from * to ** until end of round. (36 stitches)
Round 4 - ch6, *dc in next 3 dc, ch3**, repeat from * to ** ten more times, dc in next two dc, ss into 3rd chain of beginning ch6. (12 lots of 3dc)
Round 5 - ss into ch3 space, ch4, 2tr, ch2, 3tr all into ch3 space, skip dc, dc into next dc, skip dc, 3hdc into ch3 space, skip dc, sc in next dc, skip dc, 3hdc in ch3 space, skip dc, dc in next dc, skip dc, *3tr, ch2, 3tr into ch3 space, skip dc, dc in next dc, skip dc, 3hdc in ch3 space, skip dc, sc in next dc, skip dc, 3hdc in ch3 space, skip dc, dc in next dc, skip dc**, repeat from * to ** to end of round, ss into top of beginning ch3.
Round 6 - ch3, dc in next 2 dc, *2dc, ch2, 2dc into ch3 space, dc in each dc**, repeat from * to ** to end of round, ss into top of beginning ch3.

If you would like to follow Elisabeth's Summer Blanket posts, then start here: https://elisabethandree.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/new-project-episode-1/

If you would like to take part in Yarn Corner's CAL for Kogo project, which we will be using this square for the month of June, then please request to join Yarn Corner on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157893757611209/ and look in the file section for details on this CAL, with all blankets made and delivered to Melbourne charity Kogo to help out people in need. Or the links for the squares are also available in this Pinterest album: http://www.pinterest.com/twilighttaggers/yc-cal-for-kogo/

Ella Rose square pattern

ELLA ROSE SQUARE

The ELLA ROSE SQUARE is a square that I modified from here:
http://www.rukodelie.by/content/?id=6260
as I wanted a slightly different look.

The Ella Rose square is not hard to master even though the pattern may look detailed and/or complicated. I have written it up so that the round joins are in the ch2 corner space, so you don't have the join line showing.

YOU WILL NEED:

8ply yarn
4mm or 4.5mm hook

Pattern is written in US terms

SPECIAL STITCH:
DC BOBBLE (a bobble of two double crochet) - work half way through a double crochet and leave the loop on the hook, work half way through another double crochet (in the same stitch as the other double crochet), yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook.

Start with a magic loop, or ch4 and ss to make a circle.

R1 - 8sc in to loop, ss to close the round.
R2 - ch8 (counts as half of a dc bobble and ch5 corner space), *dc bobble in next sc from previous round), ch5**, repeat * to ** six times, dc in same space as ch8, ss to 3rd ch of beginning ch8, ss in to ch 5 space.
R3 - ch5 (counts as dc and ch2 corner space), 4dc in ch5 space, *ch1, sc in next ch5 space, ch1, (4dc, ch2, 4dc) in next ch5 space**, repeat * to ** twice, ch1, sc in next ch5 space, ch1, 3dc in next ch5 space, ss to 3rd chain of beginning ch5, ss in to ch5 space.
R4 - ch5, 2dc in ch5 space, *dc in next 4 dc, dc in next ch1 space, dc in next sc, dc in next ch1 space, dc in next 4 dc, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in corner ch2 space**, repeat * to ** twice, dc in next 4 dc, dc in ch1 space, dc in next sc, dc in next ch1 space, dc in next 4 dc, dc in ch5 space, ss to 3rd chain of beginning ch5, ss in to ch2 space.

Repeat R4 for as many rounds as you want to make your square big enough.