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″
Old World Block for Charity
Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as dc), 15 dc in the 4th ch from hook, sl st in top of beg ch-4 to join. –16 dc
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st, sk 1 st, (5 dc, ch 2, 5 dc) in next st, sk 1 st, [sc in next st, sk 1 st, (5 dc, ch 2, 5 dc) in next st, sk 1 st] 3 times, sl st in first sc to join. –4 sc, 4 ch-2 sps, 40 dc
Rnd 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc + 1 ch), dc in same st, ch 2, sk 3 dc, sc in next 2 dc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in next 2 dc, ch 2, [(dc, ch 1, dc) in next sc, ch 2, sk 3 dc, sc in next 2 dc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in next 2 dc, ch 2] 3 times, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-4 to join. –8 dc, 24 sc, 4 ch-1 sps, 12 ch-2 sps
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in next dc, 2 sc in ch-2 sp, sc in next 3 sts, (sc, ch 1, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in ch-2 sp, [sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next dc, 2 sc in ch-2 sp, sc in next 3 sts, (sc, ch 1, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in ch-2 sp] 3 times, sl st in first sc to join. –4 ch-1 sps, 60 sc
Rnd 5: Sl st in next st, ch 4 (counts as 1 tr), 4 tr in same st, [sk 3 sts, sc in next st, ch 3, sc in ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk 3 sts, sc in next st, sk 3 sts, (5 tr, ch 2, 5 tr) in next st] 3 times, ch 3, sk 3 sts, sc in ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk 3 sts, sc in next st, 5 tr in first st, ch 2, sl st in top of beg ch-4 to join. –40 tr, 4 ch-2 sps, 12 sc, 8 ch-3 sps
Rnd 6: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 2 sts, ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, sc in next sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk 2 tr, dc in next 3 tr, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, [dc in next 3 tr, ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, sc in next sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk 2 tr, dc in next 3 tr, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –32 dc, 12 sc, 4 ch-2 sps, 8 ch-3 sps
Rnd 7: Ch 3, [dc in each st and ch across to next corner ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp] 4 times, dc in last st, sl st to join. –84 dc
Fasten off, weave in ends, block.