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Bricks In the Round Motif

Bricks in the Round Motif

Designed By Julie A. Bolduc

The name for this motif comes from the fact that the way the stitces are worked on the sides looks like brick work. This is a fairly easy motif to make and can be easily worked into a table runner, placemats, or any item that can be made from square thread motifs.

Materials Needed:
Small amount size 10 crochet cotton.
Knit-Cro-Sheen in Ecru was used for the example.
Size 7 Steel crochet hook. Boye was used.
Tapestry needle

Yarn Thickness: 10thread
Gauge: 8sc=1"
Finished Size: 2 ½"x 2 ½".
Skill Level: Beginner

In the picture to the right is the detail of where to insert your hook when making a st in rows 3, 4 & 5. Detail for ch3prt

Instructions
RND 1: Ch 6, join with sl st to first ch to form ring. Ch 3, dc inring. Ch 2. *2 dc in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 times more. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. You should now have 8 ch 2 sps.

RND 2: Sl st to and into the first ch2 sp. Ch 3, dc in same sp. Ch 2, 2 dc in same sp. Ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hk. *Sk next ch2 sp. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 sp. Ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hk. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.

Now do you see the ch3 dc in 3rd ch from hk? Well you will be working on the ch 3 part in the next 3 rnds. It will be referred to as ch3prt for Chain 3 part. See picture for detail

RND 3: Sl st to the ch 2 sp. Ch 3, dc in same sp. Ch 2, 2dc in same sp. (Ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hk. Dc in ch3prt. Ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hk) *2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch2 sp. Repeat bet (). Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.

RND 4: Sl st to the ch 2 sp. Ch 3, dc in same sp, ch 2, 2 dc, in same sp. [(Ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hk, dc in ch3prt.) Repeat bet() one more time. Ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hk]. *2 dc , ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 sp. Repeat bet []. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to top of ch 3.

RND 5: Sl st to first ch 2 sp. Ch 3, dc in same ch 2 sp. ch 4, 2 dc in same ch 2 sp. [Ch 4,(sc in ch3prt, ch 4) Repeat bet () 2 more times.] * 2 dc, ch 4, 2 dc in next ch 2 sp. Repeat bet []. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st top of ch 3. Fasten off.

To use this with more of the same motifs in a project, you can either make all of them first and hand stitch them together or you can do the following on RND 5 of each subsequent one after the first one has been made. Instead of ch 4 on rnd 5, ch 2, sc in first motif on the ch 4 sp of rnd 5, ch 2 sc in ch3prt of second motif and so on until it is joined.

Design written in March 1998 Copyright © 1998-2007 by Julie A. Bolduc p108002

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