Chapter 7 • Square and Hexagonal Granny Squares 199
Sweetheart Lace Motif
This large motif has lovely lace that transforms from a circle to a
square.
Ch 7, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch-1 sp), [dc, ch 1] 15 times in
ring, sl st to 3rd ch of t-ch, do not turn—16 dc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, [sc, ch 3] in ea ch-1 sp around to last ch-1 sp, sc in ch
1 sp, ch 1, hdc in 1st sc, do not turn—16 sc.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, [ch 4, sc] in ea ch-3 sp around,
ch 2, hdc in 1st sc, do not turn—16 ch-sps.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, [ch 5, sc] in ea ch-4 sp around,
ch 2, dc in 1st sc, do not turn—16 ch-sps.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc around post of dc, [ch 1, dc in
ch-5 sp] 8 times, ch 1, [sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5]
twice, sc in next ch-5 sp; rep from around to
last 3 ch-5 sps, [ch 1, dc in ch-5 sp] 8 times, ch
1, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch
2, dc in 1st sc, do not turn—44 ch-sps.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc around post of dc, [ch 2, dc in
dc] 8 times total, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sc
in next ch-5 sp; rep from around to last 2 ch-5
sps, [ch 2, dc in dc] 8 times total, ch 2, sc in next
ch-5 sp, ch 2, dc in 1st sc, do not turn—40 ch-
sps.
Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc around post of dc, [ch 3, dc in
dc] 3 times, ch 3, sk 1 ch-2 sp, [3 dc, ch 7, 3 dc]
in next ch-2 sp, sk 1 ch-2 sp, [ch 3, dc in dc]
3 times, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp; rep from
around, sl st to 1st sc, fasten off—36 ch-sps.
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