DESIGN BY BENDY CARTER
44 x 54 inches
Dark Horse LLC Fantasy acrylic/nylon medium (worsted) weight yarn (3½ oz/205 yds/100g per skein):
3 skeins each #24 red, #28 royal blue and #29 dark green
2 skeins #26 dark yellow
1 skein each #17 winter white and #01 black
Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
Beginning Squares = 2½ inches square; 5 dc rows = 3 inches
Chain-3 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Corner decrease (corner dec): Yo, insert hook in ch-2 corner ch sp on this Square, yo, pull lp through, insert hook in ch-2 corner ch sp of next ch, yo, pull lp through, yo, pull through 3 lps on hook, yo, pull though all lps on hook.
Make 22.
Rnd 1: With winter white, ch 4, (2 dc, {ch 2, 3 dc} 3 times) in 4th ch from hook, ch 1, sc in 3rd ch of ch-4 forming last ch sp, do not turn. (4 dc groups)
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in same ch sp, *fptr (see Stitch Guide) around next st, dc in next st, fptr around next st**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in same ch sp as beg ch-3, ch 2, join (see Pattern Notes) in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Leaving long end, fasten off.
Make 23.
Rnd 1: With black, ch 4, (2 dc, {ch 2, 3 dc} 3 times) in 4th ch from hook, ch 1, sc in 3rd ch of ch-4 forming last ch sp, do not turn. (4 dc groups)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same ch sp, *dc in each of next 3 sts**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in same ch sp as beg ch-3, ch 2, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Leaving long end, fasten off.
Sew Squares tog to form a rectangle of 5 Squares wide by 9 Squares long, alternating colors, with Beginning Black Squares in each corner as shown in photo.
Rnd 1: Join red in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in same ch sp, *dc in each of next 7 sts, [corner dec (see Special Stitch), dc in each of next 7 sts] across to next corner ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in same ch sp as beg ch-3, ch 1, join with sc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 forming last ch sp. (43 dc across each short edge & 75 dc across each long edge, total 236 dc)
Rnds 2–4: Ch 3, dc in same ch sp, *dc in each st across to next corner ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in same ch sp as beg ch-3, ch 1, join with sc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (284 dc at end of last row)
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in same ch sp, *dc in each st across to next corner ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in same ch sp as beg ch-3, ch 2, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (300 dc)
Rnd 6: Join royal blue in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in same ch sp, dc in each st around with (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each corner ch sp, ending with 2 dc in same corner ch sp as beg ch-3, ch 1, join with sc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 forming last ch sp. (63 dc across each short edge & 95 dc across each long edge, total 316 dc)
Rnds 7–9: Ch 3, dc in same ch sp, *fptr around next st, [dc in next st, fptr around next st] across to next corner ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in same ch sp as beg ch-3, ch 1, join with sc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (364 dc)
Rnd 10: Ch 3, dc in same ch sp, *fptr around next st, [dc in next st, fptr around next st] across to next corner ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in same ch sp as beg ch-3, ch 2, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (380 dc)
Rnd 11: Using dark yellow, rep rnd 6. (83 dc across each short edge & 115 dc across each long edge, total 396 dc)
Rnds 12–15: Rep rnds 2–5. (460 dc at end of last rnd)
Rnd 16: Using dark green, rep rnd 6. (103 dc across each short edge & 135 dc across each long edge, total 476 dc)
Rnds 17–20: Rep rnds 7–10. (540 dc at end of last rnd)
Rnd 21: Using red, rep rnd 6. (123 dc across each short edge & 155 dc across each long edge, total 556 dc)
Rnds 22–25: Rep rnds 2–5. (620 dc at end of last rnd)
Rnd 1: Join royal blue with sc in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch sp, sc in each st around with (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner ch sp, join in beg sc. (141 sc across each short edge & 173 sc across each long edge, total 628 sc)
Rnd 2: Sl st in ch-1 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in same ch sp, *fpsc (see Stitch Guide) around next st, [bpsc (see Stitch Guide) around next st, fpsc around next st] across to corner ch sp**, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc.
Rnd 3: Sl st in first ch-1 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same ch sp, *bpsc around next st, [fpsc around next st, bpsc around next st] across to next corner ch sp**, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off.