Crafts by The Cat Mom

Supplies needed: 10 skeins of each colour. (7 oz or 200 g each skein) (Leftovers can always make other items.) Colour 1: solid. Colour 2: variegated. Crochet hook: 5mm (H) Layout is point to point, not side to side. So, 10 columns of 10 diamonds, and 9 offsetting columns of 9 diamonds. If you desire, you can fill in the sides with half squares, but I like the zigzag edges. Example of layout: You can make it any size. The example shows columns of 6 and 5. I usually make it 10 and 9.  Stich used is double crochet (DC), single crochet (SC), chain (ch).  Motif pattern:  With Colour A as main colour make magic ring (or ch 4 and join). In circle make ch 3 (counts as 1st dc and 2 dc, ch 3 and 3dc 3 times, ss to join to first dc. Total 12 dc and 4 ch 3 corners. Round 2: Continue with colour A make ch 3 (counts as 1st dc) and dc in all dc. in corner sp do 2 dc ch 3 and 2 dc. Continue dc in all dc around and ss to join to 1st. There should be 7dc per side and 4 ch 3 corners.

Colours used: white, pink, red. Worsted weight yarn. (Your choice of brand. Maybe 2 or 3 big super saver skeins each just to be save.) The pattern in laid out in 10 columns of 10 motifs, with 9 columns of 9 in between in a honeycomb pattern. Total of 181 motifs. (Sounds like a lot but they whip up really fast.) Hook used: 5mm (H) crochet hook. Stitches used: triple crochet (TR), double crochet, (DC), single crochet (SC) Instructions: Round 1: With colour 1 make magic circle (or ch4 and ss to join) and in circle do ch 4 (counts as 1st tr) and tr, *ch 4, 2 tr* 5 times and ch 4, join to first tr. fasten off. (total 12 tr and 6 ch 4 spaces).  Round 2: With colour 2 attach to any tr from first round and 3 ch (counts as 1st dc) and dc in next TR, *in ch 4 space do 2dc, ch 2 and 2dc, dc in next 2 tr* repeat until last st and ss to join. There should be 6 dc on each side. fasten off  Round 3: With colour 3 attach to any dc before corner ch 2 sp, ch 1, *in corner do 2 sc, ch 2,

The motifs can be laid out in a diamond pattern or a square pattern. The example shown above is in a square pattern. Worsted weight yarn with 5mm (H) crochet hook. Each motif: (This pattern can be adapted as you like if you find this doesn't quite work for you. This is more of a guideline than a pattern. The following is how I recall making it.) The colours I used were a variegated yarn for centre circle, lavender for square outside, and pastel yellow for outside trim. Round 1: Make a magic circle (or chain 3) In circle make ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), 11 dc, ss to join to 1st ch 3. (12 dc total) (Remember to pull the circle tight so there is very little hole in the centre.) Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc) and dc in same space, dc in each st around (total 24 sts) Round 3: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc) and dc in same space, dc in next st, then *2 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 2 sts* until end of round, ss to 1st ch 3 to join. (36sts total) fasten off. Round 4: (add new colour)