Center Clusters Pillowghan Square

Designed by Julie A Bolduc

This pillowghan square can be easily made with several different colors or with a varaigated colored yarn. It is simple and would make a great take along project. With this pattern, you could easily make a pillowghan in about 12-13 hours or 13-14 nights if you make just one square per night. Then piece them all together on the 14th night.

Materials Needed
1.5 oz 2gm worsted weight acrylic yarn
Size H/8 aluminum crochet hook
Yarn Needle

Yarn Thickness 4mm
Gauge: 4dc=1"
Finished Size: 12"x12"
Skill Level: Beginner

Cluster cl: *Yo, insert hook in sp indicated, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2lps on hook. Rep from 2 times more. Yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.

Instructions
RND 1: Ch5, join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch3. Cl in ring. Dc in ring. Ch3. *Dc in ring. Cl in ring. Dc in ring. Ch3. Rep from * 2 times more. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 2: Ch3. Cl in next cl. Dc in next dc. Cl, dc, ch3, dc, cl in next ch3 corner sp. *Dc in next dc. Cl in next cl. Dc in next dc. Cl, dc, ch3, dc, cl in next ch3 corner sp. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 3: Ch1. (Sc in next cl. Sc in next dc. Sc in next cl. Sc in next dc. 2sc, ch2, 2sc in next ch3 corner sp. Sc in next dc. Sc in next cl.) *Sc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 4: Ch3. Dc in each of the next 6 sc. 2dc, ch2, 2dc in next ch2 corner sp. *Dc in each of the next 11 sc. 2dc, ch2, 2dc in next ch2 corner sp. Rep from * 2 times more. Dc in each of the next 5 sc. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 5: Ch3. Dc in each of the next 8 dc. 2dc, ch2, 2dc in next ch2 corner sp. *Dc in each of the next 15 sc. 2dc, ch2, 2dc in next ch2 corner sp. Rep from * 2 times more. Dc in each of the next 7 dc. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 6: Ch1. Sc in each of the next 9 dc. 2sc, ch2, 2sc in next ch2 corner sp. *Sc in each of the next 19 dc. 2sc, ch2, 2sc in next ch2 corner sp. Rep from * 2 times more. Sc in each of the next 9 dc. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 7: Ch2. Hdc in each of the next 11 sc. 1hdc, ch2, 1hdc in next ch2 corner sp. *Hdc in each of the next 23 sc. 1hdc, ch2, 1hdc in next ch2 corner sp. Rep from * 2 times more. Hdc in each of the next 11 sc. Join w/slst to top of ch2.

RND 8: Ch2. Hdc in each of the next 12 hdc. 2hdc, ch2, 2hdc in next ch2 corner sp. *Hdc in each of the next 25 hdc. 2hdc, ch2, 2hdc in next ch2 corner sp. Rep from * 2 times more. Hdc in each of the next 12 hdc. Join w/slst to top of ch2.

RND 9: Ch2. Hdc in each of the next 12 hdc. Sk next hdc. 1hdc, ch3, 1hdc in next ch2 corner sp. *Sk next hdc. Hdc in each of the next 27 hdc. Sk next hdc. 1hdc, ch3, 1hdc in next ch2 corner sp. Rep from * 2 times more. Hdc in each of the next 12 hdc. Join w/slst to top of ch2.

RND 10: Ch1. Sc in each of the next 14 hdc. Sk next hdc. 2sc, ch2, 2sc in next ch3 corner sp. *Sk next hdc. Sc in each of the next 28 sc. 2sc, ch2, 2sc in next ch3 corner sp. Rep from * 2 times more. Sk next hdc. Sc in each of the next 13 hdc. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 11: Ch3. Cl in next st. (Dc in next st. Cl in next st.) Rep bet ( )8 times more. Dc, ch2, dc in next ch2 corner sp. *Cl in next st. Rep bet ( )15 times. Dc, ch2, dc in next ch2 corner sp. Rep from * 2 times more. Cl in next st. Rep bet ( ) 6 times. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 12 & 13: Ch1. *Sc in each st across to the next corner. 2sc, ch2, 2sc in next ch2 corner sp. Rep from * 3 times more. Sc in each st to the beg of rnd. Join w/slst to ch1. At the end of rnd 13, fasten off and weave all ends into back of work.

Design written on Monday, May 14, 2001. Copyright ©2001 By Julie A. Bolduc p121001