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″

Crossed Block for Charity

Cross: Working over 2 stitches, skip next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st.

Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as dc), 15 dc in the 4^th 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, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next st, sk 1 st, [sc in next st, sk 1 st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next st, sk 1 st] 3 times, sl st in first sc to join. –16 dc, 4 ch-2 sps, 4 sc

Rnd 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), Cross, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, Cross, [dc in next sc, Cross, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, Cross] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –8 Cross, 20 dc, 4 ch-2 sps

Rnd 4: Ch 3, 2 Cross, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, 2 Cross, [dc in next dc, 2 Cross, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, 2 Cross] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –16 Cross, 20 dc, 4 ch-2 sps

Rnd 5: Ch 3, 3 Cross, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, 3 Cross, [dc in next dc, 3 Cross, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, 3 Cross] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –24 Cross, 20 dc, 4 ch-2 sps

Rnd 6: Ch 3, 4 Cross, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, 4 Cross, [dc in next dc, 4 Cross, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, 4 Cross] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –32 cross, 20 dc, 4 ch-2 sps

Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each st across to ch-2 sp, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in each st across to next ch-2 sp] 3 times, (sc, ch 2, sc) in last ch-2 sp, sc to end, sl st in first sc to join. 92 sc

Fasten off, weave in ends, block.