Triceratops Head Square
Triceratops Head Square
This pattern is copyright 2007 Sabra Morse. Please see the main patterns page for more info on what you can & cannot do with this pattern & garments you make from it.
Materials
G hook
sport weight yarn
yarn needle to weave in ends
Note: Once again, gauge is unimportant, since the square can be made with any combination of hook & yarn. For reference, this finished square measures approximately 4 inches on each side.
Special Sts/Combos:
See the full triceratops square pattern for explanation of BEGINNING CORNER and CORNER.
HDC decl: YO. Insert hook in 1st indicated st, YO & draw up a loop. Insert hook in second st indicated, YO, & draw up a loop. YO & draw hook through 2 loops on hook. YO & draw hook through remaining 3 loops. (Or, use whatever HDC decl. you're used to, it really doesn't matter.)
Note that ch-2 always counts as first HDC. Note that in rows 1, 9, & 12 the 2 chs you don't crochet in count as 1 HDC.
Ch 10.
1: HDC in 3rd ch from hook & in each remaining chain. 9 HDC
2: HDC decl. over first two sts. HDC in each of next 5 sts. HDC decl. over last 2 sts. 7 HDC
3: Ch 2, turn. HDC in next st & in each remaining st. 7 HDC
4: Ch 2, turn. HDC in next st & in each st to end, putting 3 HDC in last st. 9 HDC
5: Ch 2, turn. HDC twice in first st. HDC in each remaining st. 11 HDC
6: HDC over first 2 sts. HDC in each remaining st. 10 HDC
7: Ch 2, turn. HDC in next st & in each remaining st. 10 HDC
8: Ch 2, turn. HDC in next 4 sts. HDC decl. over next 2 sts. Ch 5.
9: HDC in 3rd ch. HDC in each ch and HDC. 10 HDC
10: Ch 2, turn. HDC in next st & each remaining st. 10 HDC
11: Ch 2, turn. HDC in next 5 sts. (6 HDC) Ch 5 at end of row.
12: HDC in 3rd ch from hook & in each remaining ch. HDC in each of next 4 sts. HDC decl. over last 2 sts. 9 HDC
13: HDC decl. over first 2 sts. HDC in next st. HDC decl. over next 2 sts. Leave remaining sts unworked. 3 HDC
14: Ch 2, turn. HDC in next 2 sts. 3 HDC
15: Ch 2, turn. HDC in next st. HDC twice in 3rd st. Chain 4.
16: HDC in 3rd ch from hook. HDC in next 2 sts. HDC decl. over last 2 sts. Finish off.
Note: Once again, you can merely crochet a granny square & then sew the motif to it. Or, follow the directions below for a made-on-the-motif square.
Note: Stitch numbers might be inexact & are at any rate unimportant, you are aiming to put the slip stitches in more or less the center of the motif. Facing vertical loop means the vertical loop of the HDC in question that you see facing you; it's actually going to be horizontal when motif is right side up or upside down. Rotate motif as necessary to ensure a continuous circle.
With wrong side of motif facing you, join yarn with a sl st in facing vertical loop of 5th st of row 7. Ch 2. Sl st in facing vertical loop of 4th st in row 6. Ch 2. Sl st in facing vertical loop of 3rd st of row 7. Ch 2. Sl st in facing vertical loop of 4th st in row 8. Ch 2. Join with sl st in to first chain. You will have 4 ch-2 spaces.
1: In first ch-2 space, ch 3 (counts as 1 DC). DC twice more in same ch-2 space. Chain one. Work (3 DC, ch 1) in each of remaining 3 ch-2 spaces. Join to top of beg. ch-3 with a sl st.
2: Sl st. around to first ch sp. Work BEGINNING CORNER in first ch-1 space. Chain 2. (CORNER, ch-2) in each of the other 3 ch-1 spaces.
3: Sl st around to center of beginning corner. Work BEGINNING CORNER in first corner. Chain 2. DC twice, ch-2 in each ch-2 space, and CORNER, ch-2 in each corner around, joining to first st in round as before.
Work rounds 4, 5, & 6 (or as many rounds as necessary to completely surround motif) in same manner, always putting (2 DC, ch 2) in each ch-2 space and (CORNER, ch-2) in each corner. At end of round 6, join & finish off. Weave in ends.