Albertine Square

Albertine is my contribution to the 2022 Moogly Crochet Along. If you haven’t already joined this crochet along, take a look at mooglyblog.com to see the squares for this year. This is the eighth year for this crochet along and I’m proud to join 23 other designers again this year.

Albertine starts as a circle and ends up as a square–a configuration I love to use in designing crochet squares. This one uses a combination of clusters and simple stitches to create a wheel design. I hope you enjoy it.

Albertine 12” Crochet Square

By Carolyn Christmas

Terms: This pattern is written in US terms

Size: 12” square

Skill level: Intermediate

Materials

4 colors worsted/aran/weight category 4 yarn

I used Red Heart with Love yarn in these colors:

• A–Oxford (light blue)
• B–True Blue (dark blue)
• C–Bluebell (medium blue)
• D–White

Crochet hook size J/10/6.00mm or your preferred size with your chosen yarn. Final rounds can be adjusted to accommodate your hook size and gauge.

Gauge: Gauge is not critical as final rounds can be adjusted to make 12” square.

Abbreviations

• Ch       chain
• Sc       single crochet
• Hdc     half double crochet
• Dc       double crochet
• Tr        treble crochet
• Dtr      double treble crochet
• Sl st    slip stitch
• St(s)    stitch(es)
• Lp        loop
• Sp(s)   space(s)
• Beg cl  beginning cluster
• Cl        cluster

Instructions

Rnd 1: With color A, ch 5, join with sl st to form ring (or make the magic ring), ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), (dc in ring, ch 1) 7 times, join with sl st in third ch of ch-4. Fasten off. (8 dc, 8 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 2: Join color B with sl st in any ch-1 sp, ch 2, (yo, pull up lp in same ch-1 sp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, yo, pull through 3 lps on hook—beg cl made, ch 3, [yo, pull up lp in next ch-1 sp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, (yo, pull up lp in same ch-1 sp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, yo, pull through 4 lps on hook–cl made, ch 3], (cl in next ch-1 sp, ch 3) around, join with sl st in top of beg cl. Fasten off. (8 cl, 8 ch-3 sps)

Rnd 3: Join color A with sc in top of any cl, sc in same st, *sc in next ch-3 sp (for first repeat only, mark sc just made), working in front of ch-3 sp, dc in next dc on rnd 1, sc in same ch-3 sp**, 2 sc in top of next cl; repeat from * around ending last repeat at **, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. (8 dc, 32 sc)

Rnd 4: Join color C with sl st in marked sc, ch 3 (counts as first dc) (or work standing dc in marked sc), * ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 2 sts, ch 1, do not skip a stitch, dc in next 2 sts; repeat from * until 4 sts remain, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next 2 sts, ch 1, do not skip a st, dc in last st, sl st in top of first dc. Fasten off. (32 dc, 16 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 5: Repeat rnd 2 with color D. (16 cl, 16 ch-3 sps)

Rnd 6: Join color C with sc in top of any cl, sc in same st, *sc in next ch-3 sp (for first repeat only, mark sc just made), working in front of ch-3 sp, dc between next 2 dc on rnd 4, sc in same ch-3 sp**, 2 sc in top of next cl; repeat from * around ending last repeat at **, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. (16 dc, 64 sc)

Rnd 7: Repeat rnd 4 with color B. (64 dc, 32 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 8: Join color A with sl st in ch-1 sp above skipped dc on rnd 6, ch 2, beg cl in same ch-1 sp, ch 2, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, (cl in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2) around, join with sl st in top of beg cl. Fasten off. (16 cl, 16 dc, 32 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 9: Join color B with sc in top of any cl, * [sc in next ch-2 sp, working in front of ch-2 sp, dc between next 2 dc on rnd 7, sc in same ch-2 sp] (for first repeat only, mark sc just made), skip next dc; repeat [ to ], sc in next cl; repeat from * around until one ch-2 sp remains, sc in ch-2 sp, working in front of ch-2 sp, dc between next 2 dc on rnd 7, sc in same ch-2 sp, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. (32 dc, 80 sc)

Rnd 10: Join color D with sc in marked sc, sc in next 9 sts, *hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, tr in next 2 sts, dtr in next 2 sts, 2 dtr in next st, ch 2, 2 dtr in next st, dtr in next 2 sts, tr in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts**, sc in next 10 sts; repeat from * around ending last repeat at **, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. (30 sts on each side with ch-2 in each corner)

Rnd 11: Join color C with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc) (or work standing dc in any corner ch-2 sp), (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same corner sp, *dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 24 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next st**,  (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around ending last repeat at **, join with sl st in top of first dc. Fasten off. (34 sts on each side with ch-2 in each corner)

Note: There are several options for rnd 12. Depending on how much more is needed, this rnd may be worked in sc, hdc or dc to obtain 12” size. Rnd 12 may also be repeated as needed in to obtain 12” size. For mine, I needed a round of dc.

Rnd 12 in sc: Join color B with sc in any ch-2 corner sp, ch 2, sc in same sp, sc in each st around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp, join. Fasten off. (36 sc on each side with ch-2 in each corner)

Rnd 12 in hdc: Join color B with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 2 (counts as first hdc) (or work standing hdc in any corner ch-2 sp), (hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in same sp, hdc in each st around with (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in each corner ch-2 sp, join. Fasten off. (38 hdc on each side with ch-2 in each corner)

Rnd 12 in dc: Join color B with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc) (or work standing dc in any ch-2 corner sp), (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, dc in each st around with (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each corner sp, join. Fasten off. (38 dc on each side with ch-2 in each corner)

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