March Around Jericho, 6” Square

By Heather Doughty Page 1
March Around Jericho, 6” Square
H hook
Stitches:
Ch: chain
dc : double crochet tr : treble sk: skip yo: yarn over sp(s): spaces
Special Stitches:
Puff Stitch: YO, insert hook in st, YO, pull loop through and bring up even with st, (YO, insert hk in same st, YO, pull loop through) 3 times (9 loops on hook), YO and draw through all loops on hook, ch 1 to lock. (You will be doing the (yo, pull up a loop) a total of 4 times to get the 9 loops)
Pattern: Ch 4, sl st to beginning ch to form a ring. Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), 11 dc into ring, join with a sl st to top of beginning ch-3. (12 dc) Rnd 2 : Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, join with a sl st in begging ch-3. (24 dc) Rnd 3 : (Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) all in the same st, *dc in next 5 sts, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next st,* repeat from * to * 2 more times, dc in next 5 sts, join with a sl st to top of beginning ch-3. (36 dc and 4 ch-1 sps) Rnd 4 : Sl st in next st, ch 3, *(tr, ch 2, tr) in ch-1 sp, dc in next st,** ( ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st) four times,* repeat from * to * 3 more times ending at ** on third repeat, then (ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st) 3 times, ch 1, join with a sl st to top of beginning ch-3. (8 tr, 4 ch-2 sps, 20 dc, 16 ch-1 sps) Rnd 5 : Sl st into tr, and into ch-2 sp,(ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, *sk next 2 sts, place 2 dc in each of next 4 ch-1 sps, sk last 2 sts,** corner as (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp,* repeat from * to * 3 more times ending at ** on third repeat, join with a sl st to top of beginning ch-3. (56 dc and 4 ch-1 sps) Rnd 6 : Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, *( ch 1, puff, ch 1) in ch-1 sp, dc in next 14 sts,* repeat from * to * 2 more times, (ch 1, puff, ch 1) in ch-1 sp, dc in next 11 sts, join with sl st to top of beginning ch-3. (56 dc, 4 puffs, 8 ch-1 sps) Rnd 7 : Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, *sc in ch-1 sp, 3 sc in top of puff, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in next 14 sts,* repeat from * to * 2 more times, sc in ch-1 sp, 3 sc in top of puff, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in next 11 sts, join with sl st to beginning sc. Fasten Off. (76 sc) Weave in ends.