Design by Maria Jansson Brygt @Micmarmik
The story behind the pattern.
Some squares takes several months to create a pattern for, the Poppy love square pattern is made in one day. The pattern just popped into my head and out through my fingers.
Introduction
I have divided the Poppy love square pattern in to three parts, such as the flower in the middle (r.1-6), the leafs around the flower (r.7-8) and the square (r.9-12).
Stitches in the pictures are the stitches I crocheted (not what they count as).
To download the PDF pattern for the Poppy love square, please click here!
| Yarn | Scheepjes Catona – 100% Mercerized cotton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hook | 2.5 mm | ||||||||||||||||||
| Size | 5.5×5.5 inches (14×14 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 wherever possible, instead of 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 with @micmarmik and #poppylovesquare.
Flower (Round 1-6)
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 first sc. Do not cut the yarn.
(Total 1 ch, 12 dc)
2 *1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition), ch 1* 12 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in first sc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 12 ch-1 sp, 12 sc)
3 Change color.
*1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition) in ch-1 sp, ch 2* 12 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in first sc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 12 ch-2 sp, 12 sc)
4 Change color. Start in optional ch-2 sp.
*«1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition), 2 hdc» in ch-2 sp, «3 dc» in next ch-2 sp, «2 hdc, 1 sc» in next ch-2 sp* 4 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in first sc. Do not cut the yarn.
(Total 8 sc, 16 hdc, 12 dc)
5 *2 sc (counts as ch 1, 1 sc in first repetition), «2 hdc», «2 dc», 1 dc, «2 dc», «2 hdc», 2 sc* 4 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in first sc. Do not cut the yarn.
(Total 16 sc, 16 hdc, 20 dc)
6 *2 sc (counts as ch 1, 1 sc in first repetition) «2 hdc», **«2 dc»** 2 times, «1 dc, 1 hdc», 1 sc, «1 hdc, 1 dc» **«2 dc»** 2 times, «2 hdc», 2 sc* 4 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in first sc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 20 sc, 24 hdc, 40 dc)
Leafs (Round 7-8)
7 Change color. Start the round in one sc in the center of an optional petal.
*1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition) in sc in the center of a petal, ch 4, skip 1 hdc and 2 dc, 1 BPsc around next dc, ch 4, skip 2 dc and 1 hdc, 1 BPsc around next hdc, ch 2, skip 2 sc, 1 sc in next sc, ch 2, skip 1 sc, 1 BPsc around next hdc, ch 4, skip 1 hdc and 2 dc, 1 BPsc around next dc, ch 4, skip 2 dc and 1 hdc* 4 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in first sc. Do not cut the yarn.
(Total 8 ch-2 sp, 16 ch-4 sp, 8 sc, 16 BPsc)
8 1 sl st to ch-4 sp, *«1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition), 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc» in ch-4 sp, «1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc» in ch-4 sp, **1sc in ch-2 sp** 2 times, «1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc» in ch-4 sp, «1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc» in ch-4 sp* 4 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in first sc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 40 sc, 32 hdc, 24 dc)
Square (Round 9-12)
9 Change color. Start the round between the 2 sc last round (crocheted in ch-2 sp)
*1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition) between the 2 sc (crocheted in ch-2 sp), ch 3, skip 1 sc and 1 hdc, 1 BPsc around next dc, ch 3, skip 1 hdc and 1 sc, 1 sc in next sc, ch 3, skip 1 hdc and 1 dc, 1 sc in next dc, ch 3, skip 1 hdc and 1 sc, 1 sc in next sc, ch 3, skip 1 hdc and 1 dc, 1 sc in next dc, ch 3, skip 1 hdc and 1 sc, 1 sc in next sc, ch 3, skip 1 hdc, 1 BPsc around next dc, ch 3, skip 1 hdc and 2 sc* 4 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in first sc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 32 ch-3 sp, 24 sc, 8 BPsc)
10 Change color. Start in the fourth ch-3 sp, count from the closing sl st last round.
*«1 sc (counts as ch 1 in first repetition), 2 hdc, 1 dc» in ch-3 sp, «1 dc, 2 hdc, 1 sc» in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, **«3 sc» in next ch-3 sp, ch 1** 6 times* 4 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in first sc. Do not cut the yarn.
(Total 28 ch-1 sp, 80 sc, 16 hdc, 8 dc)
11 *4 hdc (counts as ch 2, 3 hdc in first repetition), ch 2, 4 hdc, skip 1 ch, 1 FPdc around sc r.9, **3 hdc, skip 1 ch, 1 FPdc around sc r.9, 3 hdc, skip 1 ch, 1 FPdc around BPsc r.9** 2 times **3 hdc, skip 1 ch, 1 FPdc around sc r.9** 2 times * 4 times
Finish with 1sl st in first hdc. Cut the yarn.
(Total 4 ch-2 sp, 104 hdc, 28 FPdc)
12 Start in ch-2 sp (corner).
*«1 dc (counts as ch 3 in first repetition), ch 1, 1 dc, 1 pic, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc» in ch-2 sp (corner), skip 1 hdc, **1 BPdc, 1 FPdc, 1 BPdc, 1 FPdc around FPdc** 7 times, 1 BPdc, 1 FPdc, 1 BPdc, skip 1 hdc* 4 times.
Finish with 1 sl st in first dc. Cut the yarn.
(8 ch, 4 pic, 16 dc, 64 BPdc, 60 FPdc)
The Poppy love square is now done! Thank you for making the square!
Please tag with @micmarmik and #poppylovesquare.
A big thank you to my pattern testers: @annavirkpanna, @jenropa and @virklust!
| *…*… 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 |
