Bleoming Lace
12" Square Designed by: Melinda Miller
SKILL LEVEL:
Advanced Beginner 12" square FINISHED SIZE: MATERIALS: Worsted weight acrylic yarn

Crochet hook size $1\,/\,5.0\;\mathrm{mm}$ Tapestry needle
STITCH GUIDE:
Hdc $=$ half double crochet Tr $=$ triple crochet (2 yo before starting the stitch) Dtr $=$ double triple crochet (3 yo before starting the stitch) V-st $=$ dc, ch 1, dc in same stitch DTRCL (double triple cluster) $=1$ dtr in each of next 3 st leaving last loop of each st on hook (4 loops on hook), yo and through all 4 loops.
COMMENCE PATTERN:
Rnd 1: Ch4 (first 3 ch count as dc), 1 dc in $4\mathrm{{th}}$ ch from hk, 14 dc in same st, join with sl stin top of beg ch-3. (15 dc) Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 dc in each dc around; join with a sl st to the first dc. (30 dc) Rnd 3: Ch 5, in next dc work 1 dtr leaving 1 loop on hook] twice, yo and pull through all 3 loops, ch 6, \*in next dc work DTRCL, ch 6, repeat from $^\star8$ more times, attach with sl st to $5^{\mathrm{th}}$ ch of beg ch 5. (10 DTRCL) Rnd. 4: Sl st into next ch-6 space, ch 1, hdc in same space, work 5 hdc in same space, \*in next ch-6 space work 6 hdc, repeat from \* around, sl st to beg hdc. (60 hdc) Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st, $^{\star}\mathrm{dc}$ in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st; rep from \* around; join with sl st in top of beg ch. (72 sts) Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, 3 tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, \*sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, 3 tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 next sts; rep from \* twice more join with sl st in first sc. (19 st on each side) Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, tr in next st, 5 tr in next st, tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts, \*sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, tr in next st, 5 tr in next st, tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts; rep from \*twice more; join with sl st in first sc. (23 st on each side) Rnd. 8: Ch 1, sc in same st, 1 sc in each st around working 3 sc in corners. (25 sc on each side) Rnd. 9: St st in next sc, ch 4, \*sk 1 sc, dc in next sc, ch 1, repeat from \* to corner, in corner work [Vst, ch 1, V-st], continue pattern around square, join with sl st to $3^{\mathsf{r d}}$ ch of beg ch 4. Rnd. 10: St st into ch-1 space, ch 4, $^{\star}\mathrm{dc}$ into next ch-1 space, ch 1, repeat from \* to corner, in corner work [V-st, ch 1, V-st], continue pattern around square, join with sl st to $3^{\mathrm{rd}}$ ch of beg ch 4. Rnd. 11: SI st into next ch-1 space, ch 1, 2 sc into same space, 2 sc into each ch-1 space, in corner space work 3 sc, continue pattern around square, join with sl st to first sc. Rnd. 12: Ch3, 1 dc in each sc, in corner work [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc], continue pattern around square, join with sl st to beg ch 3. Copyright - This Blooming Lace Pattern and the patten photos are copyright 2009 by Melinda Miller. Free for your own personalue only. er copyright law, do not redistribute (with orwithout charge) in any form.(Redistributing t others nebptpianing,maiingpuingpstinginInt forssagein on another web site and any other manner of distribution.)