Crochet Your Mood Blanket 2014 - March Square - Free pattern

Yes, it's time again for a new Square for March!

I was pondering what to do for this square. In the meanwhile I was working on a few other projects, My Watermelophant, a new spring flower project and my Color Explosion Ottoman.

I was watching the kids play and their inflatable ottomans were just bugging me. I don't like stuff with popular characters on it. I think it's ugggggly. But the kids like it and I can't stop other people from giving it to them. So I told Aoibhinn I will make a pretty rainbow cover. She wasn't to sure. But as soon as I finished it, she loved it! Now I have to make another one for the boy. Because he likes the lovely colours as well! And I have a few more requests, but I have to figure out supplies and price first before I can commit to orders.

I love it. It lights up the room by just sitting there!!!

But we're here for the March Square and it's a beauty!!

You can download a PDF file here!

I will only do the first 3 rows in picture, as the rest of the square is the same as the Januari and Februari squares. This square has 1 row less, as row 3 is a double row.

I changed yarn, from Roma scheepjeswol to Stylecraft Special DK. I found this amazing woman who sells Stylecraft DK and New Fashion DK on Instagram and facebook. I ordered 24 skeins and am in love!!! It's so nice to work with! But I have to change hooksize now aswell.

So this square is made with Stylecraft Special DK and hook size 4.5mm. Square will measure 15cm/6" with my gauge. Please keep in mind, I crochet loose, so to get the same size you may have to go up a hook size.

Half DC or TR is only the first step of a DC/TR, you don't pull through last loop, you leave loop on hook until specified to pull through.

3HalfDC

R1, MC, 11DC, SLST to first DC - 12 st

R2, pull up a loop the height of a DC, *Puff stitch (*YO, Pull up a loop* 4 times), CH1* repeat around - 12 puffstitches

R3, SLST in to next CH1Space, CH2, DC2cluster, on top of cluster, *CH4, HalfTR, HalfDC in first CH, 3HalfDC in next CH1Space, pull through 6 loops, CH4, HalfTR, HalfDC in first CH, 3HalfDC in same CH1Space, 3HalfDC in next CH1Space, pull through 9 loops* repeat around until last CH1Space, CH4, HalfTR, HalfDC in first CH, 3HalfDC in next CH1Space, pull through 6 loops, CH4, HalfTR, HalfDC in first CH, 3HalfDC in same CH1Space, insert hook in eye on top of first cluster, YO, pull through eye and pull through 6loops on hook - 12 arcs

R4, *4SC, CH2* in each CH4Space around - 72st

R5, CH2, 2DC in last created CH2Space, 6DC in next CH2Space, (6DC, CH2, 6DC) in next CH2Space, 6DC in next CH2Space, *6DC in next CH2Space, (6DC, CH2, 6DC) in next CH2Space, 6DC in next CH2Space* Repeat all around, at the end add 3DC to your first DC’s to make 5 plus CH2, SLST to first DC

R6, *CH3, SLST on top of next 6HDCshell, CH3, SLST on top of next 6HDCshell, CH3, SLST in corner, CH3, SLST in same cornerspace, *CH3, SLST on top of each next 6HDCshell until you reach the corner*, CH3, SLST in corner, CH3, SLST in same cornerspace, *CH3, SLST on top of each next 6HDCshell until you reach the corner*, CH3, SLST in corner, CH3, SLST in same cornerspace, *CH3, SLST on top of each next 6HDCshell until you reach the corner*, CH3, SLST in corner, CH3, SLST in same cornerspace, CH3, SLST on top of next 6HDCshell CH3, SLST to first SLST

R7, SLST into next CH3Space, CH2, 3HDC in same CH3Space, *4HDC in each of next CH3Spaces until you reach a corner, 2HDC, CH2, 2HDC in corner space* repeat all around, SLST to first HDC.

Hope you like it and would love to see some finished squares!!!

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