Summer Consequences Square

Members of the 2022 Crochet Block-a-month CAL (BAMCAL) group came together to design a square. Different members took it in turns to create a round or two and the square evolved. This is the result.

Designers:

Lettice
Adrienne
Elizabeth
Sandra
Jilly
Femke
Claire
Lynne
P
Jo

Abbreviations (US terms)

bpdc - back post double crochet
ch - chain
dc - double crochet
fpdc - front post double crochet
fpdtr - front post double treble
fphdc - front post half double crochet
fpsc - front post single crochet
fptr - front post treble
fptr2tog - front post treble, two together
fptr3tog - front post treble, three together
hdc - half double crochet
sc - single crochet
slst - slip stitch
st - stitch
tr - treble
yo - yarn over hook

Special stitches

3dc cluster: Work a dc up to the last 2 loops on hook. Work another dc in same st until there are 3 loops on the hook. Work another dc in same st until there are 4 loops on the hook. Yo, pull through 4 loops on hook.

Popcorn: Work 4 dc in same st, drop loop from hook, insert the hook from front to back through top of first dc made, place dropped loop on the hook and pull through. Ch 1 to close the popcorn.

Picot: Ch 3, slst into the first ch of the ch-3.

Shallow bpdc: Shallow back post double crochet. Video demonstration from Moogly (this should start at 4.40): https://youtu.be/kjWHqtpocSM?t=280

V stitch: (dc, ch 1, dc) into one stitch.

X stitch: Skip a st, dc in next st, dc in missed st working behind (or in front of) first dc.

Pattern (US terms)

Ch 4, join to 1st ch to form starting ring.

Round 1
Ch 4 (counts as 1st dc, ch 1); [3dc cluster, ch 1, dc, ch 1] x3. 3 dc cluster, ch 1, join to 3rd ch of starting ch. Finish off. (4 3dc clusters, 4 dc, 8 ch-1, total)
- Lettice

Round 2
Join new color in a ch-1 space before a dc; ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), 2 more dc in same space; fpdc around dc, 3 dc in ch-1 space; fpdc around cluster. Repeat around, join to 3rd ch of starting ch. Finish off. (8 fpdc, 24 dc, total)
- Adrienne

Round 3
Slst with new yarn in the space before any fpdc. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), [dc in the same space, fpdc around fpdc, 2 dc in space after the fpdc, skip 1 st (partly hidden by previous dc), popcorn in the next st, skip 1 st, dc in the space before the next fpdc]. Repeat from [ to ] 7 more times, omitting the final dc on the last repeat. Slst to the top of the starting ch-3. Finish off. (8 popcorn, 8 fpdc, 32 dc - 48 sts, total)
- Elizabeth

Round 4
Start in the space directly before any popcorn.
[popcorn* in that space, ch 3, fpdc around popcorn from round 3, picot, ch 3, popcorn in the space after round 3 popcorn, skip 2 stitches, dc in next st (should be the fpdc), hdc, sc, sc in the space before next popcorn, fpsc around popcorn, sc into space after the popcorn, sc, hdc, dc, skip 2 stitches] x4.
Slst into first popcorn. Finish off. (8 popcorn, 8 ch-3, 4 fpdc, 4 picot, 8 dc, 8 hdc, 16 sc, 4 fpsc in total)
* First popcorn is started with a standing dc.
- Sandra

Round 5
Start in ch space before any corner fpdc/picot with a slst; ch 1 (not a stitch), (2 sc, hdc, dc) in that space,
[ch 1 (lying over the picot), (dc, hdc, 2 sc) into next ch space, fpsc around next st (should be popcorn), hdc, 3 sc, fphdc around round 3 popcorn, skip round 4 sc behind. Back to round 4: 3 sc, hdc, fpsc around popcorn. Into ch space make (2 sc, hdc, dc)] x4, omitting final (2sc, hdc, dc). Slst to first st. Fasten off. (2 dc, 4 hdc, 10 sc, 2 fpsc, 1 fphdc, 1 ch-1, per side)
- Adrienne

Round 6
[(dc, ch3, dc) in corner ch space. Skip first st then make shallow bpdc across] x4.
(2dc, 3ch, 18 shallow bpdc, per side)
- Jilly

Round 7
Start in any corner ch space.
[sc, ch 1, popcorn in round 5 corner ch (between the round 6 dc already there, and in front of all other stitches); ch 1, go back to round 6: sc in same round 6 corner space; tr into the round 4 picot, go back to round 6: skip 1 st (hidden by the st just made), 6 sc, fptr around round 5 fpdc (in the middle of a side), go back to round 6: sk 1 st (hidden by the st just made), 3 sc, fptr around round 5 fpdc; go back to round 6: skip 1 st (hidden by the st just made); 6 sc, tr into round 4 picot, skip last 2 sts of the side] x4.
Slst in first sc. Finish off. (17 sc, 2 ch-1, 1 popcorn, 2 tr, 2 fptr, per side)
- Sandra

Round 8
[2 dc in sc before corner popcorn, tr in ch space, ch 2, tr in ch space, 2 dc in sc (corner made), fpdc in fptr, skip next st, V stitch in next st, skip next st, dc, skip next st, V stitch, ch 1, skip 2 sts, popcorn in next st (should be the middle one of the 3 between the fpdc’s of the round before), ch 1, skip 2 sts, V stitch in next st, skip next st, dc, skip next st, V stitch, fpdc in fptr] x4.
Slst in first dc. Fasten off. (24 dc, 16 V stitch, 8 fpsc, 4 fphdc, 8 fpdc, 4 popcorn, 4 ch-1, total)
- Femke

Round 9
Start in any corner.
[V stitch, fptr around popcorn from round 7, fpdtr around fptr from round 7, skip hidden st and work an X stitch in next 2 sts (the 2 dcs from round 8), fpdtr around same fptr, but put behind the previous fpdtr; popcorn in V stitch of round 8, X stitch over the next 2 sts, popcorn in V stitch of round, fptr in fptr of round 7, fpdc around popcorn of round 8, fptr in fptr of round 8, popcorn in V stitch of round 8, X stitch over next 2 sts, popcorn in V stitch of round, fpdtr around fptr of round 7, X stitch over the next 2 sts (the 2 dcs from round 8), fpdtr around fptr of round 8, but put behind the previous fpdtr; fptr around popcorn of round 7] x4.
Slst into first the dc of beginning V stitch. Fasten off. (1 V stitch, 4 fptr, 4 fpdtr, 4 X stitch, 4 popcorn, 1 fpdc, per side)
- Claire

Round 10
Start in any corner ch space.
[(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner chain space, dc, fptr2tog (first leg around fptr and the second leg around first fpdtr), V stitch in X stitch (working between the dcs of the X stitch), fptr (around 2nd fptr), fpdc around popcorn, V stitch in X stitch, fpdc around popcorn, dc (in fptr before central round 8 popcorn), fptr3tog (placing the first leg around the fptr just worked into, the second leg around the fpdc, and the third leg around the fptr after the central popcorn); dc in fptr after central round 8 popcorn (which already has the third leg of fptr3tog around it), fpdc around popcorn, V stitch in X stitch, fpdc around popcorn, fptr around fpdtr, V stitch in X stitch, fptr2tog (first leg around fpdtr, second leg around fptr), dc] x 4.
Slst in first dc. Fasten off. (8 dc, 2 fptr2tog, 4 V stitch, 2 fptr, 4 fpdc, 1 fptr3tog, plus ch 2 corners, per side)
- Lynne

Round 11
[Make (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) into corner ch-2 space; hdc into back loop of next 5 sts; dc into ch-1 space of V stitch; hdc into back loop of next 4 sts; dc into ch-1 space of V stitch; hdc into back loop of next 3 sts; fphdc around fptr2tog from round 10; hdc into back loop of next 3 sts; dc into ch-1 space of V stitch; hdc into back loop of next 4 sts; dc into ch-1 space of V stitch; hdc into back loop of next 5 sts] x4.
(33 sts per side, inc corner sts)
This round can be made by exchanging hdcs for dcs, and dcs for trs if you need to enlarge the square, or down to scs and hdcs to make it smaller.
- P

Round 12
Start in any corner.
[(2hdc ch 2 2hdc) into corner ch-2 space; {hdc, fpdc} across x16, hdc] x4.
(21 hdc 16 fpdc - 37 sts total, per side)
- Jo

Round 13
Make a finishing round of your choice, in stitches of a suitable length to bring your square to the required size, adding one stitch at each corner per side to bring the stitch count per side to 39.
- You!

Spring Consequences Square

Members of the 2023 Crochet Block-a-month CAL (BAMCAL) group came together to design a square. Different members took it in turns to create a round or two and the square evolved. This is the result.

Designers

Lettice
Adrienne
Deborah
Sandra

Anne
Katrina
Threas
Ellen
Jo

Abbreviations - US terms

• blsc – back loop single crochet

• bpdc – back post double crochet

• bphdc – back post half double crochet

• ch – chain

• dc – double crochet

• dc2tog – double crochet 2 together

• dtr – double treble

• fo – fasten off

• fpdc – front post double crochet

• fphdc – front post half double crochet

• fpsc – front post single crochet

• fptr – front post treble crochet

• hdc – half double crochet

• popcorn – popcorn stitch (see below)

• puff – puff stitch (see below)

• rd - round

• sc – single crochet

• slst – slip stitch

• sk – skip

• sp - space

• st – stitch

• tr – treble crochet

• V – V-stitch (see below)

• yo – yarn over

Special stitches (in alphabetic order):

bouquet: Slst into first tr, 2 picot; change to rd 5 ch-sp: sc, 2 picot; back to rd 6: slst into 2nd tr, 2 picot; change to rd 5 ch-sp: sc, 2 picot; back to rd 6: slst to 3rd tr

front post puff: puff (see below), front post worked.

picot: ch 3, slst into third chain from hook

popcorn: 5 dc in indicated st. Remove hook from loop and insert into first dc. Take the actual loop again and pull through. Ch 1 to close.

puff: (yo, insert hook, draw up a loop) x4, yo and draw through all loops. ch1 to close

shell stitch: 7 dc into one st

V-stitch: (dc, ch 1, dc) in same st

General Note: The first stitch of a rd is a standing stitch, unless otherwise stated. If you don't feel comfortable with standing stitches, you can slst and work ch stitches instead of the first st (ch 1 for sc, ch 2 for hdc, ch 3 for dc, ch 4 for tr).

Pattern:

Begin with ch 6, slst to close circle

Round 1

Ch 3 (replaces first dc), ch 2, (dc, ch 2) x7. Slst to third ch. Don’t fo. [8 dc, 8 ch-2 in total]
Adrienne

Round 2

Slst to next ch-sp, (front post puff around dc, ch 1) x8. Slst to first front post puff, fo. [8 front post puffs, 8 ch-1 in total]
Adrienne

Round 3

Start in any ch-sp: (hdc, ch 1, hdc into ch-sp, fpdc around puff) x8. Slst to join, don’t fo. (16 hdc, 8 ch-1, 8 fpdc)
Deborah

Round 4

Work only in indicated st, sk all other st: slst to next ch-1, ch 3 (replaces first dc), 4 dc into same sp, fpsc around fpdc, (5 dc into next ch-1 sp, fpsc around fpdc) x7. Slst to join, fo. [8 petals, 8 fpsc in total]

Deborah

Round 5

Start with a standing st around the first dc of a petal: (5 bpdc, ch 3, sk 1 st) ×8. Slst to first bpdc, fo. [40 bpdc, 8 ch-3 in total]
Anne

Round 6

Start with a standing st in first bpdc of a 5 bpdc group: (5 blsc in rd 5 bpdc, 3 fptr around rd 4 fpsc [keep rd 5 ch-3 behind your work]) x8. Slst to first bpsc, fo. [40 blsc, 24 fptr in total]
Threas

Round 7

Note: We recommend you work the slip stitches loosely as you will be working into them in the next rd. You could make bouquets a different colour from shells by chaining 3 behind 3 fptrs, Or bp slst in fptrs for a little ribbon effect under bouquets with shell colour, then come back in with another colour and add flowers and chaining 5 behind shells.

Start in any third sc of a 5 sc group: (shell stitch, bouquet, slst into next 5 sc, bouquet) x4. Slst to first dc, fo. [4 shells, 8 bouquets, 20 slst in total]
Threas

Round 8

With wrong side facing. Consider placing stitch markers in the 2 sc in each rd 7 bouquet to make this rd easier.

Start in the first dc of a shell: (sc, ch 4, sk 5 dc, sc in next st [should be last dc of shell], 4 dc in first sc below picots. 4 dc in second sc below picots, sk slst in last fptr, sc in next slst, sk one slst, sc in next two slst, sk one slst, sc in next slst. 4 dc in first sc behind picots, 4 dc in second sc behind picots) x4. Slst to beginning sc. fo. Make sure to pull picots to the right side at the end (or as you go).  [64 dc, 24 sc, 4 ch-4 in total]
Katrina

Round 9

With Right side facing:

Start in a sc before a ch-sp: (dc in sc, 2 dc in ch-4, sc in 4th dc of rd 7 shell, back to rd 8: 2 dc in same ch-4, dc in sc, ch 3, sc between the 4th and 5th dc of rd 8, ch 2, sk 4 st, tr, 2 dtr in next stitch, ch 2, 2 dtr in next stitch, tr, ch 2, sc between 4th and 5th dc of rd 8, ch 3, sk 4 st) x4. Slst to beginning dc. fo. [16 dtr, 8 tr, 28 dc, 12 sc, 12 ch-2, 8 ch-3 in total]
Katrina

Round 10
Start in any corner: {(2dc, ch 2, 2 dc) into corner ch-2, fpdc around next 3 st, tr into 3rd dc of rd 8 4 dc group (in front of rd 9), back to rd 9: ch 1, sk ch-2 sp, hdc into sc, 3 hdc into ch-3 sp, sc into next 2 dc, ch 1, sk 1 st, front post puff around sc, ch 1, sk 1 st, sc into next 2 dc, 3 hdc into ch-3 sp, hdc into sc, ch 1, now to rd 8: tr into 2nd dc of rd 8 4dc group (in front of rd 9), back to rd 9: sk ch-2 sp, fpdc around next 3 st}×4. Slst to first dc, fo.  [Per side: 4 dc, 6 fpdc, 2 tr, 4 ch-1, 8 hdc, 4 sc, 1 front post puff]
Sandra

Round 11
Note: All stitches worked into rd 8 and 9 will be in front of rd 10. The dc2tog will outline and lift the rd 10 puff. When forming this stitch try not to cover the puff as you stitch the second leg. It goes very tightly around the sides of the puff. If you find this too tricky, you can substitute dc2tr tog, but your puff won’t stand out quite so perkily. When stitching around the rd 9 dtrs, just work below the rd 10 stitches already there.

Start in a corner ch-2 with a standing st. {(hdc, ch 1, hdc), 3 fptr around 1st rd 9 dtr, sk 3 st, hdc in each of next 2 st, V in rd 9 ch-sp below worked between rd 10 tr and rd 10 hdc, sk 3 rd 10 st (will be tr, ch-1, hdc), sc in each of next 5 st, dc2 tog in rd 8 ch-sp below and either side of puff (one leg either side of sc), sk 3 rd 10 st (should be ch-1, puff, ch-1), sc in each of next 5 st, V in rd 9 ch below worked between rd 10 hdc and rd 10 tr, sk 3 rd 10 st, (should be hdc, ch-1, tr) , hdc in each of next 2 st, 3 fptr around last rd 9 dtr, sk 3 rd 10 st} x4, sl st to 1st hdc to join. fo. You will need to winkle the puff out from the dc2 tog. Once you do this it will stand out beautifully. [Per side: 6 fptr, 2 V, 1 dc2tog, 6 hdc, 10 sc. 29 sts plus corner ch-1]
Lettice

Round 12
Start in any corner {(3dc cluster, ch 2, dc, ch 2, 3dc cluster), ch 1, sk first 2 stitches, V in middle fptr from previous rd, ch 1, sk 1 st, 2 hdc, ch 1, sk 1 st (should be first leg of V), popcorn around ch of V, ch 1, sk 1 st (should be second leg of V), 5 bphdc, 1 fphdc, 5 bphdc, ch 1, sk 1 st (should be first leg of V), popcorn around ch of V, ch 1, sk 1 st (should be second leg of V), 2 hdc, ch 1, sk 1 st, V in middle fptr from previous rd, ch 1, sk last 2 stitches} x4, sl st to 3 dc cluster to join, fo. [Per side: 2 3dc cluster, 8 ch-1, 2 V, 2 popcorn, 10 bphdc, 4 hdc, 1 fpdc. 33 sts plus corner dc/ ch-2]
Ellen

Round 13

Start in any corner dc: (tr into corner dc, ch 1, popcorn into the ch-2 sp, fphdc around cluster, V in ch-1 sp, popcorn in ch-sp of V, 2 dc in ch-1 sp, bpdc around each of next 2 st, sk ch-1 sp, fphdc around popcorn, sk ch-1 sp, bpdc around each of next 5 st, fpdc around next st, bpdc around each of next 5 st, sk ch-1 sp, fphdc around popcorn, sk ch-1 sp, bpdc around each of next 2 st, 2 dc in ch-1 sp, popcorn in ch-sp of V, V in ch-1 sp, fphdc around cluster, popcorn into ch-2 sp, ch 1) x4, slst to 1st tr to join. fo. [Per side: 2 ch-1, 4 popcorn, 2 V, 4 dc, 14 bpdc, 4 fphdc, 1 fpdc. 4 corner tr. 35 sts]
Anne

Round 14 (For size this rd can be hdc or dc)

Start in any corner tr: {(fpsc, ch 2, fpsc around same corner tr) = corner, sc in ch-sp, fpsc around popcorn, sc in next st, sc in first leg, in ch-1, and in second leg of V, fphdc around popcorn, hdc in next 21 stitches, fphdc around popcorn, sc in first leg, in ch-1, and in second leg of V, sc in next st, fpsc around popcorn, sc in ch-sp} x4. Slst to first fpsc, fo. [4 fpsc, 10 sc, 2 fphdc, 21 hdc plus corner ch-2. 37 sts per side]
Jo

Round 15 (For size this rd can be hdc or dc)

Start in any corner ch-sp: {(Sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-2 sp, (sc into back loop and third loop together) x 37. (This can be back loop only if you wish but using the two loops adds strength to the rd) } x4, slst into first sc to join. [39 sc per side, ch-2 corners]
Jo