For this tutorial you'll need to know how to make Chains (CH), I have a tutorial here! How to make the Single Crochet Stitch (SC), tutorial here! How to make the Double Crochet Stitch (DC), tutorial here! How to make the Double Crochet Decrease, tutorial here! And be familiar with the Lemon Peel Stitch, tutorial here!
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Row 1: Make 3 CHs
Make 1 SC + 1 DC into the 3rd CH from your hook, or the farthest CH from your hook
Row 2: Make 2 CHs
Make 1 SC into the next ST
Make 1 DC into the next ST
Make 1 SC + 1 DC into the last ST/space of this row
Increase Row: Make 2 CHs
Alternate between making 1 SC and 1 DC into each ST across until you reach the last ST/space of your row
Make 1 SC + 1 DC into that last ST/space of your row
You would now continue repeating the Increase Row to make your square as wide as you want
Transition Row: Make 1 CH
We're going to make a SC/DC Decrease in the 1st 2 STs
Insert your hook into the 1st ST, grab that yarn, bring it through to pull up 1 loop
2 loops on your hook total
Yarn over your hook 1 time
Insert your hook into the 2nd ST, grab that yarn, bring it through to pull up 1 loop
4 loops on you hook now
Yarn over your hook 1 time
Take that yarn through 2 loops on;y
3 loops left on your hook
Yarn over your hook 1 time
Take that yarn through all 3 loops to complete that SC/DC Decrease ST
Alternate between making 1 SC and 1 DC into each ST across, until you have 2 STs left in your row
Repeat the SC/DC Decrease steps in the last 2 STs of your row to complete the Transition Row
Decrease Row: Make 1 CH
Repeat the steps for the SC/DC Decrease into the 1st 2 STs of this row
Then alternate between making 1 SC and 1 DC into each ST across until you have 2 STs left in your row
Then repeat the steps for the SC/DC Decrease into the last 2 STs of this row
You would now continue repeating the Decrease Row until you have 1 Row left of your square
Last Row: Make 1 CH
Repeat the steps for the SC/DC Decrease into the 1st 2 STs of this row
You'll have 1 ST/space left in this row
Make 1 SC into that last ST/space to complete your square
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Check out this playlist featuring more C2C Stitches here!
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