Flower Burst

12 inch square
Copyright 2005 Chris Simon

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3 colors worsted weight yarn, H hook or size needed Ior gauge.
Rnd 1: Ch 4, join with sl st to Iorm ring. Ch 3, 13 dc in ring.
Join with sl st in 3rd ch oI beginning ch 3.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st, (ch 1, sc in next st) 13 times. Ch 1,
join with sl st in beginning sc. (14 ch 1 sps)
Rnd 3: Sl st into next ch 1 sp. Ch 3, dc in same sp. Ch 1, 2 dc
in each oI next 13 ch 1 sps. Ch 1, join with sl st in 3rd ch oI
beginning ch 3. Finish oII. (14 ch 1 sps)
Rnd 4: Join next color with sc in any ch 1 sp. (Ch 4, sc in next
ch 1 sp) 13 times. Ch 4, join with sl st in beginning sc. (14 ch 4
sps)
Rnd 5: Sl st into ch 4 sp. Ch 1, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in same sp. (2
sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in each oI next 13 ch 4 sps. Join with sl st in be-
ginning sc. (14 ch 2 sps)
Rnd 6: Sl st in next sc and into ch 2 sp. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
in same sp. (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each oI next 13 ch 2 sps. Join
with sl st in 3rd ch oI beginning ch 3. Finish oII. (14 ch 2 sps)
Rnd 7: Join next color with sc in any ch 2 sp. (Ch 2, sk 3 dc, dc
between dc sts, ch 2, sk 3 dc, sc in next ch 2 sp) 13 times. Ch 2,
sk 3 dc, dc between dc sts, ch 2, sk 3 dc, join with sl st in begin-
ning sc. (28 ch 3 sps)
Rnd 8: Sl st into ch 2 sp. Ch 4, (2 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in same sp. #* 3
dc in next ch 2 sp, 3 hdc in next ch 2 sp, 2 sc in next ch 2 sp, ch
1, 2 sc in next ch 2 sp, 3 hdc in next ch 2 sp, 3 dc in next ch 2
sp, * (3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in next ch 2 sp. Repeat Irom # twice, then
Irom * to * once. Join with sl st in 4th ch oI beginning ch 4. (22
sts per side)





Rnd 9: Sl st in next 2 tr and into ch 2 sp. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3
dc) in same sp. #* Dc in next 11 sts. Dc in ch 1 sp. Dc in next
11 sts. * (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner ch 2 sp. Repeat Irom #
twice, then Irom * to * once. Join with sl st in 3rd ch oI begin-
ning ch 3. (29 sts per side)
Rnd 10: Sl st in next 2 dc and into ch 2 sp. Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2
dc) in same sp. #* (Ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc) 14 times, ch
1, sk next dc, * (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch 2 sp. Repeat Irom
# twice, then Irom * to * once. Join with sl st in 3rd ch oI be-
ginning ch 3. (15 ch 1 sps per side)
Rnd 11: Sl st in next dc and into ch 2 sp. Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc)
in same sp. #* Dc in each ch 1 sp and each dc across, * (2 dc,
ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch 2 sp. Repeat Irom # twice, then Irom *
to * once. Join with sl st in 3rd ch oI beginning ch 3. Finish oII.