Pineapple Flower Designed by: Melinda Miller www.mocrochet.blogspot.com
Intermediate 12" square SKILL LEVEL: FINISHED SIZE: MATERIALS: Worsted weight yarn Crochet hook size H / 5.0 mm Tapestry needle
STITCH GUIDE:
Sl st= slip stitch Dc= double crochet SPECIAL STITCHES: Dc dec (double crochet decrease) = (Yo, insert hook, yo, draw lp through, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw through all Ips on hook.
COMMENCEPATTERN:
With Color A, ch 6; join with sl st to form a ring. Rnd 1: Ch 3, 2 dc in ring, [ch 3, 3 dc] 3 times, ch 3, join with sl st to beg ch-3. Rnd. 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 5, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 5] 3 times, join with sl st to beg ch-3. Rnd. 3: Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 7, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 7] 3 times, join with sl st to beg ch-3. Rnd.4: [Ch 2, dc in next dc] (beg dc dec made) dc in next 3 dc, dc dec (see Special Stitches) over next 2 sts, \*ch 3, [2 dc in ch-7 sp, ch 3] twice,\*\* dc dec over next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, dc dec over next 2 sts, rep from \* 3 times more ending last rep at \*\*, join with sl st to beg dc dec. Rnd 5. [Ch 2, dc in next dc] ( beg dc dec made), dc in next dc, dc dec over next 2 sts, \*ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, in next ch-3 sp work [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc], dc in next 2 dc, ch 3,\*\* dc dec over next 2 dc, dc in next dc, dc dec over next 2 dc, rep from \* 3 times more ending last rep at \*\*, join with sl st to beg dc dec. Rnd. 6: [Ch 2, dc dec in next 2 dc], \*ch 3, dc in next 4 dc, in corner work [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc], dc in next 4 dc, ch 3,\*\* dc dec over next 3 dc, rep from \* 3 times more ending last rep at \*\*, join with sl st to top of beg dc dec. Fasten off Color A. Rnd. 7: Attach Color B with sl st to any corner sp, ch 3, in same sp work [1 dc, ch 3, 2 dc], \*dc in next 6 dc, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, dc in top of dc dec, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, dc in next 6 dc,\*\*, in corner sp work [2dc, ch 3, 2 dc], rep from \* 3 times more ending last rep at \*\*, join with sl st to beg ch 3. (23 dc on each side) Rnd. 8: Ch 4, skip 1 dc, \*in corner work [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc],\*\* [ch 1, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc] 11 times, ch 1, skip 1 dc, rep from \* 3 times more ending last rep at \*\*, [ch 1, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc] 10 times, ch 1, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-4. Rnd. 9:Sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 4, skip next dc, dc in next dc, \*in corner sp work [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc], dc in next dc, ch 1, skip 1 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp,\*\* [ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp] 11 times, ch 1, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, rep from \* 3 times more ending last rep at \*\*, [ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp] 10 times, ch 1, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off Color B. Rnd. 10: Attach Color A with sl st to any corner sp, ch 3 (count as dc), in same sp work [1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc], \*1 dc in each dc and in each ch-1 sp to next corner sp, in corner sp work [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc], rep from \* around square, join with sl st to beg dc. Rnd 11: Ch 3 (count as dc), \*dc in each dc to corner sp, in corner sp work [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc], rep from \* around square, join with sl st to beg dc. Copyright - This Pineapple Flower Pattern and pattern photo are copyright 2011 by Melinda Miller. Per copyright law, do not redistribute (with or without charge) in any form. (Redistributing to others includes by photocopies, scanning, emailing, putting on a CD, posting in Internet forum messages, putting on another web site and any other manner of distribution.)
