Week Four Square Fifteen: Waffle Stitch

Stitches you need to know

YO yarn over - bring your yarn over your hook from the back over the top to the front

CH chain - pull your yarn over through the loop on your hook.

SLST slip stitch - insert hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, pull through loop on hook.

HTR treble crochet (US hdc - half-double crochet) yarn over, insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on your hook.

TR treble crochet (US dc - double crochet) yarn over, insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops on your hook twice.

CH-SP chain space - the space created by a chain stitch.

PREV previous

Special Stitches

FPTR front post double-treble (US FPdc - front post double crochet) - yo, insert hook around post of stitch from previous row, starting at the front to back, yo, pull up a loop, complete as normal treble.

BPTR back post treble (US BPdc - back post double crochet) - yo, insert hook around post of stitch from previous row, starting at the back to front, yo, pull up a loop, complete as normal treble.

Tension

Round measurements: Approx 2.5 : 5 : 7.5 : 9.5 : 10.5 : 13 : 14.5 : 15 cm

The Pattern

Using your MC, ch 30.

ROW 1: Tr into 4th ch from hook, tr into each ch. Turn. (27 sts)

ROW 2: ch 2 (does not count as st), htr in top of last tr from prev row, *FPtr, 2 BPtr, rep from * 8 times, FPtr, htr. Turn.

ROW 3: ch 2, htr in top of last htr from prev row, *BPtr, 2 htr, rep from * 8 times, BPtr, htr. Turn.

ROW 4-18: Rep row 2-3 until you have 18 rows.

Fasten off and weave in your ends.

Attach to any st in your last row, dc in each st to corner (dc ch, dc) into corner st, roughly place 25-27 sts down the edge.