Introduction

Each of the VVCAL 2018 Squares were dedicated to a tree by one of the members of my CypressTextiles Tree Huggers Facebook group.

The Rowan Tree Square was named by Donna MacLeod-Kent, Laura Piper, Sharon Copsey, Riikka Fagerström. Thank you all.

Materials and Measurements

Yarn: Scheepjes Softfun (affiliate link) – (60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic); (140m/50g)
Color: If using the Warm Neutrals palette, make 5 square each of 9 colors, and 6 squares each of 3 colors, leaving the cream out for joining and border.
Hook: US Size 4.5mm
Size: 6 inches

Key Stitch Descriptions

dc4tog (yoh, insert hook in next st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 4 times, yoh, draw yarn through 5 lps
beg beginning
beg dc4tog beg dc, (yoh, insert hook in next st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through 4 lps
beg dc (sc, ch1) – counts as 1 dc
chN chain N number of times
dc double crochet
lp loop
MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
pcorn popcorn: 4dc in same st, release lp, insert hook front to back in first dc, grab lp, pull lp to front of work to close popcorn
sc single crochet
sp space (chain space)
ss slip stitch
st stitch
yoh yarn over hook