Chapter 7 • Square and Hexagonal Granny Squares 201
Sachem Blossom Motif
The picots in this motif draw the eye to the blossom in the
center. When combined, the chain spaces on the last round
look like railroad ties.
Picot: Ch 3, sl st to 1st ch.
Ch 10, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc 24 times in ring, sl st to 1st sc, do not
turn—24 sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc-cl in 1st sc, [ch 3, sk 1 sc, 3 dc-cl in next
sc] twice, ch 5, sk 1 sc, 3 dc-cl in next sc; rep from twice
more, [ch 3, sk 1 sc, 3 dc-cl in next sc] twice, ch 2, dc in top
of 2 dc-cl, do not turn—12 dc-cl.
Rnd 3: Ch 5 (counts as tr, ch-sp), [tr, picot, tr, ch 1, tr,
picot, tr] around post of dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc-cl, sc in next
dc-cl, ch 2, [(tr, picot, tr, ch 1) 4 times, tr, picot, tr] in next
ch-5 sp; rep from twice, ch 2, sk 1 dc-cl, sc in next dc-cl,
ch 2, [(tr, picot, tr, ch 1) twice, tr, picot] in next ch-2 sp, sl
st to 4th ch of t-ch, do not turn—40 tr.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in next ch, ch 5, sk (tr, picot, tr), sc in next
ch-1 sp, *ch 5, sk (tr, picot, tr), dc2tog in next 2 ch-2 sps,
[ch 5, sk (tr, picot, tr), sc in next ch-1 sp] 4 times; rep from
- twice, ch 5, sk (tr, picot, tr), dc2tog in next 2 ch-2 sps, [ch
5, sk (tr, picot, tr) sc in next ch-1 sp] twice, ch 2, dc in 1st
sc, do not turn—20 ch-sps.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, 3 sc around post of dc, [3 sc, ch 3, 3 sc] in ea
ch-5 sp around, 3 sc in last ch-sp, ch 3, sl st in 1st sc, do not
turn—120 sc.
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