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Alhambra square
By smootha
Created 9 Oct 2008 - 1:46pm

Byline: 

Raquel

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I've been asked about this pattern, so I'm going to try to post the instructions here.
It's a very simply square.

Materials List: 

I used acrilic wool in the color mustard
hook nr 3

Finished Size: 

about 16 cm (6.299")

Gauge: 

4 cm (1.575") for the first row

Notes: 

Well, forgive me for the poor explanation of the pattern...
If it's not to bad, I'll try to post the square Cruz de Encaje pattern :D

<a href="http://s440.photobucket.com/albums/qq127/smootha-girl/crochet/?action=view&current=mantaoutonal7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/qq127/smootha-girl/crochet/mantaoutonal7.jpg" border="0" alt="Alhambra"></a>

Stitches used: sc=single crochet, dc= double crochet,

Alhambra [1]

row 1: ch 6 close with sl;
row 2: 16 sc;
row 3: ch 1, 1sc on the same hole; *ch 7, jump 3 sc, 1 sc, repeat from * 2 more times, ch 7, finish with sl on the 1st sc;
row 4: 4 sl until the middle of previous row ch 7, *2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 2 double crochet stitches decrease (1 each side of previous sc), ch 3, repeat from * until end of the row and finish with 1 sl;
row 5: 2 sl, *2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc on the chain, 1 dc on the double crochet decrease, 3 dc on the next chain, ch 2, repeat from * and finish with sl;
row 6: 2 sl, *3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 2, 2 dc on the chain, ch 2, jump 1 dc, and stitch 5 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, repeat from * and finish with sl;
row 7: *3 dc on previous dc, 3 dc on the chain, ch 3, 3 dc, 3 dc on previous dc, ch 2, 2 dc on the chain, ch 2, jump 1 dc and stitch 3 dc, ch 2, 2 dc on the chain, ch 2, repeat from * and finish with sl;
row 8: *6 dc on the previous dc, 2 dc on the chain, ch 3, 2 dc, 6 dc, ch 2, 2 dc on the chain, ch 2, jump 1 dc, stitch 1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc on the chain, ch 2, repeat from * and finish with sl;
row 9: 8dc, 2 dc on the chain, ch 3, 2 dc, 8 dc, ch 2, 2 dc on the chain, ch 3, 2 double crochet stitches decrease (1 each side of previous row), ch 3, 2 dc on the chain, ch 2, repeat from * until end of the row and finish with 1 sl.


Source URL: http://crochetme.com/patterns/alhambra-square

Links:
[1] http://s440.photobucket.com/albums/qq127/smootha-girl/crochet/?action=view&current=mantaoutonal7.jpg