Daisy Flower Charity Square:

This is a charity pattern. It is provided to you free,

with the hope that you will make one or more of
these and send it to me for my charity afghans.
The total postage for this will be under $1.00. You
are free to distribute this file IN ITS ENTIRETY, as
long as this header is included.

For your charity square, please make it in:

pastels (CA, CB, CD) with a white background
(CC) or in bright colors (CA,CB,CD) with a
black background (CC).

YOUR SQUARE SHOULD BE 8 inches side to side.

PLEASE WEAVE IN ALL ENDS BEFORE SENDING .

Squares can be sent to:

Krochet Krystal
12001 Hillview Terrace
Holland, NY 14080

Questions to: krochetkrystal@yahoo.com

Updates can be found on: http://krochetkrystal.blogspot.com/

Materials Used:
“H” Hook (5mm)– but I crochet a bit loosely. Use whatever size hook
you need to get the required size (8 inches) square.

GAUGE: Rounds 1 and 2 make a circle 2” in diameter.

Small amounts of each color worsted weight 4-ply acrylic: (see end of
pattern for international hints)
CA – center color
CB – petal color
CC – background color
CD – border color

It is recommended that you count your stitches as you go. A guide is

listed at the end of the pattern to help you.

With CA:
Rnd 1: Ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd chain from hook; join with sl st to first sc (8 sc)
Rnd 2: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st. 2 dc in next stitch and in
each stitch around. Join with a sl st to 3rd
chain of first dc. (16 dc). Finish off.
Figure 1

When changing colors, make sure to keep your “old” color, both the
loop AND the free end, in FRONT of the
color you are working. You will need this
free for the next round.
Rnd 3A: Join CB in any dc with a sl st. ch 3, dc
in same st. dc in next st, ch 1. (2dc in next
st, dc in next st, ch 1) 7 times. Join with sl
stitch to 3rd chain of 1st dc. Pull up loop and
attach a stitch holder, keeping IN FRONT of
your work. You will have created a pattern of
2dc, 1dc, ch 1. In the next step, you will add
the CC to make 2 dc in each stitch, giving you
a pattern of 3dc of petal, then 1 dc of
background. (see figure 1)

Rnd 3B: Join CC with a sl st into the next CA

stitch (after your loop of CB) that only has 1
dc of CB from round 3A in it. Ch 7, working
in front of CB (see figure 1). (Skip past 3dc of
CB and dc into CA stitch from Round 2 that
only has 1 dc in it. ch 4.) 7 times Join with sl
st to 3rd ch of first CC dc, being careful to keep
the loop AND the free end of CB in front of CC.
Pull up a loop of CC and attach a stitch holder.

For rounds 3A and 3B: (32 dc, pattern of 3dc petal, 1 dc background around)
 Rnd 4A: Working in
FRONT of CC from round
3B, put CB back on hook.
(Stitch CB into CB stitches
only) Ch 3. 2 dc in next
dc, 1 dc in next dc, ch 3,
sk next CC dc. (Dc in
next CB dc, 2 dc in next
dc, 1 dc in next dc, ch 3,
sk next CC dc.) 7 times.
Join with sl st to 3rd ch of
first CB dc, being careful
to keep the loop AND the
free end of CC in front of
CB. Pull up a loop of CB
and attach a stitch holder,
keeping in front of your
work.

Rnd 4B: Working in front of CB from Round 4A, put CC back on hook. (Stitch
CC into CC stitches only) ch 3, dc in same st., ch 5. (Skip all CB stitches, 2
dc in next CC dc. Ch 5.) 7 times. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of first CC dc,
being careful to keep the loop AND the free end of CB in front of CC. Pull up
a loop of CC and attach a stitch holder, keeping in front of your work.

Rnd 5A: Working in front of CC from round 4A, put CB back on hook. (Stitch
CB into CB stitches only) Ch 3. dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc,
ch 3. Skip all CC stitches. (dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc
in next dc, ch 3, Skip all CC stitches.) 7 times. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of first
CB dc.

Rnd 6A: (With CB still) (5 dc in 2nd dc

from hook. (see picture) Sk next dc, sl
st in next dc **, ch 3, sl st in next CB
dc) 8 times. End at ** last time, finish
off CB.
Figure 3

Rnd 5B: Using CC, ch 3, 2 dc in

next CC dc, working on chain
behind petal tip (see figure 3), 5
dc on chain, (working IN FRONT OF
CB chains, dc in next CC dc, 2 dc in
next CC dc, working on chain
behind petal tip, 5 dc on chain.) 7
times. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of
first CC dc.

Rnd 6B: Using CC, ch 3, [(2dc, ch 1,

2 dc) in next dc – corner made – dc
in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in
next 7 sts, hdc in next 2 sts,** dc
in next 2 sts] 4 times, ending at **
last time. Dc in next st, join with sl st to 3rd ch of first CC dc.

Rnd 7: Using CC, ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, [(trc, ch1, trc) in next ch1 sp, dc in
next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 5 sts, hdc in next 3 sts,** dc in next
4 sts] 4 times, ending at ** last time. Dc in next st, join with sl st to 3rd ch
of first CC dc.

Rnd 8: Join CD in any corner ch1 sp with a sl st. (ch 5, trc, dc) in ch1 sp.
[Dc in next dc and in each dc across (dc, trc, ch 1, trc, dc) in ch 1 sp] 3
times. Dc in next dc and in each dc across, dc in ch1 sp. Join with sl st to
4th chain of beginning ch5. Finish off.

Your total pattern should look like this:

Flower center: 16 dc
Next round: pattern of 3dc petal, 1 dc background (total of 32 dc)
Next round: pattern of 4 dc petal, 2 dc background (total of 48 dc)
Next round: pattern of 5 dc petal, 3 dc background (total of 64 dc)
Tips of petals should have 5 dc shell, with 5 background dc behind the petal.

First solid round of background should have 21 stitches corner to corner on

each side, (ch,4dc,2hdc,7sc,2hdc,4dc,ch)

Second solid round of background should have 23 stitches corner to corner

on each side. (ch,trc,4dc,3hdc,5sc,3hdc,4dc,trc,ch)

Border should have 25 stitches corner to corner on each side.

(ch,trc,21dc,trc,ch)
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Many have asked me how I join the squares or enlarge them. To enlarge the
squares, simply continue on in the same fashion as round 8. You can add
more colors of background before putting on a border this way. To make the
afghans I add one more round of the background color only. Then I join the
squares. You can use any joining method you wish – whipstitch, slipstitch,
single crochet. I have used them all with the same results on the front of the
afghan.
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International Hints:
This is based on what people have sent to me already:

Australian 12-ply yarn gives the required thickness yarn. 8-ply is a little too
thin.

India crocheters will need to double the yarn and work with two strands.
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