FREE PATTERN: Tunisian Entrelac Motif #5
by Lena Fedotova (ravliki on Ravelry)
Rialto DK by Debbie Bliss, 100% wool, 105 m per 50 g skein, in shades Ecru, Citrus, and Pool
Regular crochet hook 4mm
Yarn needle to weave in ends
FINISHED SIZE15 cm x 15 cm
ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)C – color, ch(s) – chain(s), RetP – return pass, sl st – slip stitch, sp(s) – space(s), st(s) – stitch(es), Tss – Tunisian simple stitch, YO – yarn over
INSTRUCTIONS
START (Center Square)
With ะก1, ch 5.Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, pull up 4 loops (5 loops on hook). RetP (for this square only): YO and draw through 1 loop on hook, *YO and draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * across, leave last loop on hook.
Rows 2–3: Tss in next 4 sts, RetP.
Bind off: Sl st in next 4 sts.
Cut yarn and fasten off.
FIRST ROUND OF SQUARES (Top Square)
With C2, pull up a loop from any corner st of the Center Square, ch 4.
With C2, pull up a loop from any corner st of the Center Square, ch 4.
Row 1: Pull up 3 loops across ch and 1 loop from next border st (5 loops on hook). RetP (for this and all remaining squares): *YO, draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * across, leave last loop on hook.
Rows 2-3: Tss in next 3 sts, pull up 1 loop from next border st (5 loops on hook), RetP.
Bind off: Sl st in next 3 sts, sl st in last border st used.
Repeat Top Square instructions three more times for 4 squares in total around Centre Square. Do not cut yarn, fix it by enlarging loop and bringing your yarn ball/skein through. Tighten loop. No loops on hook.
SECOND ROUND OF SQUARES
First square
With C2, pull up a loop from right corner st of Top Square (lay your yarn loosely up to corner, do not pull. The strand will be worked over and hidden under the stitches of the last square), ch 4. Repeat Top Square instructions. Do not cut yarn. Join C3 by pulling a loop through the loop on hook. Tighten C2 loop.
Second square (Corner Square)
Second square (Corner Square)
With C3 and working over C2 yarn (to bring it closer to its next starting point), work one Corner Square.
Row 1: Pull up 3 loops across next edge and 1 loop from first border st of next square, RetP.
Rows 2-3: Tss in next 3 sts, pull up 1 loop from next border st, RetP.
Bind off.
Do not cut yarn.
Re-join C2 yarn by pulling a loop through the loop on hook, work one Top Square, then switch to C3. Work the remaining sides in the same manner. Do not cut C2, fix it and move to right corner st of the 1st Top Square of round.
THIRD ROUND OF SQUARES
Repeat Second Round of Squares instructions working one Top Square in C2 and two Corner Squares in C3 per side for 12 squares in total.
Repeat Second Round of Squares instructions working one Top Square in C2 and two Corner Squares in C3 per side for 12 squares in total.
FIRST PARTIAL ROWS OF SQUARES
With C3, pull up a loop from left corner st of any Top Square. Work three Corner Squares. Cut yarn and fasten off. Repeat for the remaining sides.
SECOND PARTIAL ROWS OF SQUARES
With C2, work two Corner Squares per side.
THIRD PARTIAL ROWS OF SQUARES
With C1, work one Corner Square in each remaining corner.
LAYOUT DIAGRAMS (3x3 motifs)
1. Original motif layout (left).
2. Make it look like a flower again by working additional motifs in the different colors (right).
3. Colorful geometry: work the opposite petals of each flower in a different color (left).
4. Gradient layout! Choose two sets of three colors from light to dark and alternate them in such manner: motif #1 uses colors from light to dark in each petal, and from dark to light in space squares between the petals. Motif #2 is worked in th same manner but the color sets are switched (right).
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