Design by Maria Jansson Brygt @Micmarmik
The story behind the pattern.
I crocheted this square on New Year’s Eve 2020. I think it looks a little bit like firework in the middle of the square or maybe it’s a flower as usual :). I hope you like the pattern!
Introduction
First you crochet the flower (round 1-8). Next step is to make the flower into a square (round 9-12).
The stitches in the pictures are the stitches I crocheted (not what they count as).
You can find the New year flower square pattern instructions and pictures below on this page, as well as a downloadable PDF.
To download the PDF pattern for the New year flower square, please click here.
| Yarn | Mayflower Cotton 8/4 Junior – 100 % Cotton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hook | 2.5 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | 6.3×6.3 inches (16×16 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 each round with an invisible join where ever possible, instead of a sl st.
Crochet chart
Please tag with @micmarmik and #newyearflowersquare.
The flower (round 1-8)
1 Ch 4 (counts as ch 1, 1 dc), 11 dc in the first ch. Tighten the ring by pulling the short yarn thread.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first dc (the beginning chain). Do not cut the yarn. (Total 1 ch, 12 dc).
2 Ch 7 (counts as 1 sc, ch 6) *skip 1 dc, 1 sc in next dc, ch 6* 5 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc (the first ch on the beginning chain). Cut the yarn. (Total 36 ch, 6 sc)
3 Change color. Start the round in a free dc on r.1 between 2 sc and behind ch-6 sp, as shown in photo 5 below.
*«3 dc (ch 3, 2 dc in first repetition)» in dc r.1 behind ch-6 sp, ch 3, skip 1 sc* 6 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in the first dc (the beginning chain). Cut the yarn. (Total 18 ch, 18 dc)
4 Change color. Start the round in ch-3 sp, see photo 9 below.
*«5 dc (ch 3, 4 dc in first repetition)» in ch-3 sp, skip 1 dc, 1 sc around ch-6 sp r.2 and in next dc (see photo 10 below), skip 1 dc* 6 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first dc (the beginning chain). Cut the yarn. (Total 6 sc, 30 dc)
5 Change color. Start the round between sc and first dc of five, see photo 13 below.
*«3 dc (ch 3, 2 dc in first repetition)» between sc and first dc of five, ch 1, skip 2 dc, 1 sc in next dc, ch 1, skip 2 dc, «3 dc» between fifth dc of five and sc* 6 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first dc (the beginning chain). Cut the yarn.
(Total 12 ch, 6 sc, 36 dc)
6 Change color. Start the round in ch-1 sp before sc, see photo 16 below.
*«3 dc (ch 3, 2 dc in first repetition)» in ch-1 sp before sc, skip 1 sc, «3 dc» in next ch-1 sp, 3 BPdc, 1 FPdc around sc r.4, 3 BPdc* 6 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first dc (the beginning chain). Cut the yarn. (Total 36 dc, 6 FPdc, 36 BPdc)
7 Change color. Start the round in the first BPdc of three before FPdc, see photo 19 below.
*2 sc (ch 1, 1 sc in first repetition), skip 1 BPdc, 1 FPhdc around FPdc on r.6, skip 1 BPdc, 2 sc, 6 BPhdc * 6 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc (the beginning chain). Cut the yarn.
(Total 24 sc, 36 BPhdc, 6 FPhdc)
8 Change color. Start the round in sc after 6 BPhdc, see photo 22 below.
*2 sc (ch 1, 1 sc in first repetition), 1 FPhdc around FPhdc r.7, 2 sc, 2 hdc, «1 hdc, 1 dc», «1 dc, 1 hdc», 2 hdc* 6 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc (the beginning chain). Cut the yarn.
(Total 24 sc, 6 FPhdc, 36 hdc, 12 dc)
The square (round 9-13)
9 Change color. Start the round in sc after 1 FPhdc, see photo 25 below.
*«2 tr (ch 4, 1 tr in first repetition)» in sc after 1 FP hdc, 1 tr, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 tr, «2 tr» in FP hdc, 1 FPtr around FPhdc r.8 (the same FPhdc as you crocheted 2 tr in before) * 6 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first tr (the beginning chain). Cut the yarn. (Total 18 sc, 12 hdc, 24 dc, 36 tr, 6 FPtr)
10 Change color. Start the round in FPtr, see photo 28 below.
*3 sc (ch 1, 2 sc in first repetition), 11 hdc, 2 sc* 6 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc (the beginning chain). Cut the yarn. (Total 30 sc, 66 hdc)
11 Change color. Start the round in third sc of five, see photo 31 below.
*1 sc (ch 1 in first repetition) 3 hdc, 4 dc, 2 tr, «2 tr», «2 tr», ch 1, «2 tr», «2 tr», 2 tr, 4 dc, 3 hdc, 1 sc* 4 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc (the beginning chain). Cut the yarn.
(Total 8 sc, 24 hdc, 32 dc, 48 tr, 4 ch)
12 Change color. Start the round in a corner. *«2 tr (ch 4, 1 tr in first repetition), ch 3, 2 tr» in ch-1 sp, 2 tr, 3 dc, 5 hdc, 8 sc, 5 hdc, 3 dc, 2 tr* 4 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first tr (the beginning chain). Do not cut the yarn.
(Total 12 ch, 32 sc, 40 hdc, 24 dc, 32 tr)
13 1 sl st to ch-3 sp (the corner), * «1 sc (ch 1 in first repetition), ch 3, 1 sc» in ch-3 sp, 32 sc* 4 times. Finish with 1 sl st in the first sc (the beginning chain). Cut the yarn.
(Total 12 ch, 136 sc)
The New year flower square is now done! Thank you for crocheting the pattern!
Please tag with @micmarmik and #newyearflowersquare.
A big thank you to my pattern testers: @jenropa, @katoenemie, @creasheep and @bokkyshome.
| *…*… times | ||
| 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” | ||
| (Total…) | ||
| 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 |
