Bricks In the Round Motif

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.

Bricks In the Round Motif

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