Over the last several weeks I have been doing a lot of work creating new design blocks for charity. These blocks can be used as you see fit to benefit others.
Materials
- Cascade Yarn Pacific medium weight yarn, 60% acrylic/40% superwash merino wool (100g/3.5oz/213 yrd/195 m)
- Hook size I/9/5.5mm, unless otherwise specified
Block measures 7″ x7″
Pinwheel Block for Charity
Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st to first ch to create ring, ch 5 (counts as dc + ch 2), [3 dc in ring, ch 2] 3 times, 2 dc in ring, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-5 to join. –12 dc, 4 ch-2 sps
Rnd 2: Sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 3, [(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –16 dc, 4 ch-3 sps, 4 ch-2 sps
Rnds 3-5: Ch 3, dc in each st to first ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in each dc to next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk ch-3 sp, [dc in each dc across to next ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in each dc to next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk ch-3 sp] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –64 dc, 4 ch-3 sps, 4 ch-2 sps
Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in each st to first ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in each dc to next ch-3 sp, 3 dc in ch-3 sp, [dc across to next ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in each dc to next ch-3 sp, 3 dc in ch-3 sp] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –92 dc, 4 ch-2 sps
Fasten off, weave in ends, block.