Design by Maria Jansson Brygt @Micmarmik
The story behind the pattern.
I wanted to do a octagon that didn’t have much chain space between the stitches, so it covers for example an old pillow with a pattern on the frontside and if you want to do a bag without lining. I ended up with a square but also a octagon if you stop crocheting before the last four rounds.
Introduction
I have divided the The Blossom Medallion square pattern in to four parts, such as the flower in the middle (Center r.1-10), the colorful octagon around the flower (Inner frame r.11-15), the more discrete octagon (Outer frame r. 16-21) and if you want to do the octagon in to a square (corners r. 22-25). The stitches in the pictures are the stitches I crocheted (not what they count as).
| Yarn | Scheepjes Catona – 100% Mercerized cotton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hook | 2.5 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | 8.3×8.3 inches (21×21 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yarn quantities and colors for the square in the pattern
Yarn – Scheepjes Catona (50 g = 125 m) – Total use for a square 59,5 g
- R. 1 – Yellow Gold 208 – 0,5 g used
- R. 2 – Snow White 106 – 0,5 g used
- R. 3 – Tyrian Purple 128 – 0,5 g used
- R. 4 – Powder Pink 238 – 1 g used
- R. 5, 6 – Tulip 222 – 2,5 g used
- R. 7 – Fresia 519 – 2,5 g used
- R. 8,9, 23, 25 – Dark Teal 401 – 10,5 g used
- R. 10 – Tropic 253 – 1 g used
- R. 11 – Lime Juice 392 – 2 g used
- R. 12, 15 – Kiwi 205 – 5 g used
- R. 13 – Lemon Chiffon 100 – 3 g used
- R. 14 – Lemon 280 – 3 g used
- R. 16 – Jade 514 – 2 g used
- R. 17, 18 – Saffron 249 – 4 g used
- R. 19 – Ginger Gold 383 – 4 g used
- R. 20, 21, 22, 24 – Champagne 248 – 17,5 g used
Alternatives
The pattern below can be adjusted, depending on your own preferences. For example:
- The initial ch on round 1 can be made with a magic ring.
- You can start each round with a standing stitch wherever possible, instead of ch.
- You can end rounds with either an invisible join or with a sl st.
- I prefer to weave in the ends after each round, for best result. You can choose to do that after finishing all rounds as well.
Please tag your work with @micmarmik and #blossommedallionsquare.
Center (Round 1-10)
1 Start with color 208.
Ch 2 (counts as ch 1, 1 sc), 7 sc in the first ch.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc.
Tighten the ring by pulling the short yarn thread. Cut the yarn. (Total 1 ch, 8 sc)
2 Change to color 106.
*«2 sc» (counts as ch 1, 1 sc in first repetition) in each stitch* 8 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 16 sc)
3 Change to color 128.
*«2 sc» (counts as ch 1, 1 sc in first repetition), ch 1, skip 1 st* 8 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Cut the yarn. (Total 8 ch, 16 sc)
4 Change to color 238.
*«3 dc» (counts as ch 3, 2 dc in first repetition) in ch-1 sp, skip 1 st, 1 sl st in next st* 8 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first dc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 8 sl st, 24 dc).
5 Change to color 222.
Start the round in the first dc of three.
*«2 sc» (counts as ch 1, 1 sc in first repetition), 1 sc, «2 sc», 1 sl st in the sl st* 8 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Do not cut yarn.
(Total 8 sl st, 40 sc)
6 Continue with color 222.
1 sl st to next st, 1 hdc (counts as ch 2 ), «2 dc», «2 dc», 1 hdc, 1 FPhdc around sl st on r.4, *skip 1 st, 1 hdc «2 dc», «2 dc», 1 hdc, 1 FPhdc around sl st on r.4* 7 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first hdc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 16 hdc, 8 FPhdc, 32 dc)
7 Change to color 519.
Start the round in the first dc of four.
*«2 hdc» (counts as ch 2, 1 hdc in first repetition), «2 dc», 1 tr, «2 dc», «2 hdc», skip 1 FPhdc and 1 hdc* 8 times.
Change to color 401 when you finish with 1 sl st in the first hdc. Cut the yarn you crocheted with this round.
(Total 32 hdc, 32 dc, 8 tr)
8 Note! Crochet in all stitches, easy to forget stitch after FPhdc.
*9 sl st BLO, 1 FPdc around FPhdc on r.6* 8 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first sl st. Do not cut the yarn.
(Total 72 sl st, 8 FPdc)
9 Continue with color 401.
4 sl st BLO, ch 2, 4 sl st BLO, 1 FPhdc around FPdc in r.8 *Skip 1 sl st, crochet 4 sl st BLO, ch 2, 4 sl st BLO, 1 FPhdc around FPdc on r.8* 7 times.
Change to color 253 when you finish with 1 sl st in the first sl st. Cut the yarn you crocheted with this round. (Total 64 sl st, 16 ch, 8 FPhdc)
10 Note! It can be difficult to see the sl st after the FPhdc, it should also be crocheted in.
*4 sl st BLO, 1 sl st in ch, ch 2, 1 sl st in next ch, 4 sl st BLO, 1 FPhdc around FPhdc on r.9* 8 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sl st. Cut the yarn. (Total 80 sl st, 16 ch, 8 FPhdc)
Inner frame (Round 11-15)
11 Change to color 392.
Start the round in one of the eight corners, the corners in this round are crocheted in the first ch on ch-2 sp r.9 behind ch-2 sp on r.10.
*«1 hdc (counts as ch 2 in first repetition), ch 1, 1 hdc» in the first ch on ch-2 sp on r.9, skip 1 sl st, crochet 10 hdc BLO* 8 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first hdc. Cut the yarn. (Total 8 ch, 96 hdc)
12 Change to color 205.
Start the round in the ch-1 sp in one of the eight corners.
*«1 dc (counts as ch 3 in first repetition),ch 1, 1 dc» in ch-1 sp,**ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 dc in next st**5 times ch 1, skip 1 st* 8 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first dc. Cut the yarn. (Total 56 ch, 56 dc)
13 Change to color 100.
Start the round in the ch-1 sp in one of the eight corners.
*«1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition), 1 ldc in ch-1 sp on r.11, between the two dc on r.12, 1 sc» in ch-1 sp in the corner **skip 1 dc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, 1 ldc in the free st below on r.11** 6 times, skip 1 dc* 8 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Cut the yarn. (Total 64 sc, 56 ldc)
14 Change to color 280. Start the round in the ldc in one of the eight corners.
*«1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition), ch 1, 1 sc» in the ldc on the corner, 1 FPdc around dc on r.12, skip 2 sc, crochet 1 sc in ldc **1 FPdc around the dc on r.12, skip 1 sc, crochet 1 sc in ldc** 5 times 1 FPdc around the dc on r.12, skip 1 sc* 8 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 8 ch, 64 sc, 56 FPdc)
15 Change to color 205. Start the round in the ch-1 sp in one of the eight corners.
*«1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition), ch 1, 1 sc» in ch-1 sp **skip 1 sc, 1 sc in FPdc, 1 FPhdc around the FPdc r.14 (the one straight below the sc you just crocheted)** 7 times skip 1 sc* 8 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Cut the yarn. (Totalt 8 ch, 72 sc, 56 FPhdc)
Outer frame (Round 16-21)
16 Change to color 514. Start the round in the ch-1 sp in one of the eight corners.
*«1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition), ch 1, 1 sc» in ch-1 sp, skip 1 st, 15 sl st BLO* 8 times
Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Cut the yarn. (Total 120 sl st, 8 ch, 16 sc)
17 Change to color 249. Start the round in the ch-1 sp in one of the eight corners.
*1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition) in ch-1 sp, 17 sl st BLO* 8 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Do not cut yarn. (Total 136 sl st, 8 sc)
18 Continue with color 249.
*«1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition), ch 1, 1 sc» in sc on the corner (crochet through the st legs so it becomes a v), 17 sc BLO* 8 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Cut the yarn. (Total 8 ch, 152 sc)
19 Change to color 383. Start the round in the ch-1 sp in one of the eight corners.
*«1 hdc (counts as ch 2 in first repetition), ch 1, 1 hdc» in ch-1 sp, 18 hdc BLO* 8 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first hdc. Cut the yarn. (Total 8 ch, 160 hdc)
20 Change to color 248. Start the round in the ch-1 sp in one of the eight corners.
*«1 hdc (counts as ch 2 in first repetition ), ch 1, 1 hdc» in ch-1 sp, skip 1 hdc, 18 BPhdc, skip 1 hdc* 8 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first hdc. Do not cut the yarn. (Total 8 ch, 16 hdc, 144 BPhdc)
21 Continue with color 248.
1 sl st to ch-1 sp, the corner *«1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition), ch 1, 1 sc» in ch-1 sp, skip 1 hdc, 18 FPhdc, skip 1 hdc* 8 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Cut the yarn or make 1 sl st to the ch-1 sp in the corner, continue with 1 sl st to first st on r.20, where you should do the first hdc on next round.
(Total 8 ch, 16 sc, 144 FPhdc)
Corner (Round 22-25)
22 Continue with color 248. In this round you crochet in r.20 (behind r.21)
*4 hdc(= ch 2, 3 hdc in first repetition), 5 dc «2 tr» 5 dc, 4 hdc, ch 1 (behind corner), 19 sl st BLO, ch 1 (behind corner)* 4 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first hdc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 76 sl st BLO, 8 ch, 32 hdc, 40 dc, 8 tr)
23 Change to color 401. This round is crocheted in both round 22 and round 21.
Start the round in the beginning of a corner.
*1 sl st in ch-1 sp r.22, 2 FPhdc, 3 BPhdc, FPdc3tog, ch 1, 2 BPdc, «1 hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc» between 2 tr r.22, 2 BPdc, FPdc3tog, ch 1, 3 BPhdc, 2 FPhdc, 1 sl st in ch-1 sp r.22, 1 sl st BLO in the first FPhdc r.21, 17 sl st BLO r.21* 4 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sl st. Cut the yarn.
(Total 80 sl st, 12 ch, 8 hdc, 16 FPhdc, 24 BPhdc, 8 FPdctog, 16 BPdc)
24 Change to color 248. Start the round in the beginning of a corner.
*1 sl st in ch-1 sp r.22, behind sl st on r.23, 2 FPhdc, 3 BPdc, «3 FPdc» around FPdc3tog, 2 BPdc, «2 FPdc» around hdc, «1 hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc» in ch-1 sp, «2 FPdc» around hdc, 2 BPdc,«3 FPdc» around FPdc3tog, 3 BPdc, 2 FPhdc, 1 sl st in ch-1 sp r.22 behind sl st r.23, 18 sl st BLO on r.22* 4 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sl st. Cut the yarn.
(Total 80 sl st, ch 4, 8 hdc, 16 FPhdc, 40 BPdc, 40 FPdc)
25 Change to color 401. Start the round in the sl st r.24 before FPhdc in the beginning of a corner.
*3 sc BLO (counts as ch 1, 2 sc in first repetition), 3 BPhdc, 3 FPdc, 2 BPdc, 2 FPdc, 1 BPdc «1 hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc» in ch-1 sp, 1 BPdc, 2 FPdc, 2 BPdc, 3 FPdc, 3 BPhdc, 3 sc BLO, crochet together r.23 and 24 with 18 sc BLO* 4 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 4 ch, 96 sc, 8 hdc, 24 BPhdc, 24 BPdc, 40 FPdc)
The Blossom Medallion square is now done! (You just need to make some more squares and attach all the loose ends 😉 )
Thank you for making the square! A big thank you to my pattern testers:
Please tag with @micmarmik and #blossommedallionsquare.
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| Repeat the instructions, for example: “*ch 1, 2 sc* 5 times” would mean “ch 1 followed by 2 sc, repeated five times” | ||
| **… **… times | ||
| Short repeats within a longer ones, for example: “*ch 1, **1 sc** 2 times* 5 times” would mean “ch 1 and a repeat of 2 sc; all repeated 5 times” | ||
| «…» in… | ||
| Stitches to be crocheted in the same stitch, for example: “«3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc» in the next stitch” | ||
| (counts as…) | ||
| Replacement for first stitch on a round, for example: “ch 3 (counts as 1 dc)” would mean “ch 3 used instead of 1 dc as the initial stitch” | ||
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| Sums up number of used stitches, for example: “ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), ch 2. (Total 2 ch, 1 sc)” would mean “used as 2 ch + 1 sc, in total” | ||
| st | Stitch | |
| lp | Loop | |
| ch sp | Chain space | |
| BLO |  |
Back loop only |
| FLO |  |
Front loop only |
| sl st |  |
Slip stitch |
| ch |  |
Chain |
| sc |  |
Single crochet |
| hdc |  |
Half double crochet |
| lhdc |  |
Long half double crochet |
| dc |  |
Double crochet |
| ldc |  |
Long double crochet |
| dc3tog |  |
Double crochet 3 together |
| tr |  |
Treble crochet |
| dtr |  |
Double treble crochet |
| FPsc |  |
Front post single crochet |
| BPsc |  |
Back post single crochet |
| FPhdc |  |
Front post halfdouble crochet |
| FPdc |  |
Front post double crochet |
| BPhdc |  |
Back post half double crochet |
| BPdc |  |
Back post double crochet |
| FPtr |  |
Front post treble crochet |
| BPtr |  |
Back post treble crochet |
| 2FPdc |  |
2 front post double crochet around same stitch |
| 3FPdc |  |
3 front post double crochet around same stitch |
| FPdc3tog |  |
Front post double crochet 3 together |
| Pic |  |
Picot made with ch 3, 1 sl st in first ch |
| ch4pic |  |
Picot made with ch 4, 1 sl st in first ch |
