Mitered Square Blanket Free Crochet
Round 4:
Work 7 double crochet (dc) in the next chain-1 space.
Single crochet (sc) in the chain-3 space.
Work 7 double crochet (dc) in the next chain-1 space (this creates a shell cluster).
Single crochet (sc) into the 4th (middle dc) of the shell from the previous row, making sure the sc goes around the chain-5 to secure it down.
Work a shell cluster in the next v-stitch cluster.
Single crochet (sc) into the middle double crochet (dc) of the shell from the row below.
Repeat the previous step a total of 3 more times.
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Round 4
Row 5:
Chain 4.
Double crochet (dc) in the same single crochet (sc) (this creates the first v-stitch on the first side of the square).
Chain 5.
Work a v-stitch cluster into the single crochet (sc) of the next corner shell cluster.
Chain 5.
*Work a v-stitch into the next single crochet (sc) between shell clusters (creating the v-stitch on the second side of the square).
Chain 5.
Work a v-stitch cluster into the single crochet (sc) of the next corner shell cluster.*
Repeat the previous step a total of 2 more times.
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Row 5
Chain 2 and double crochet (dc) into the 3rd chain from the starting chain-4 of the round.
Row 6:
*Work a shell into the first v-stitch.
Single crochet (sc) into the middle double crochet (dc) of the shell below.
Work a shell cluster into the next v-stitch cluster.
Single crochet (sc) into the middle dc of the shell below.*
Repeat the above steps a total of 3 more times.
For the main body of the piece, you will repeat these two rows:
Row 7:
Chain 4.
Double crochet (dc) in the same single crochet (sc) (this counts as the first v-stitch).
(Chain 5, work a v-stitch in the next sc) until you reach the first corner, chain 5, work a v-stitch cluster in the corner.
Chain 5, work a v-stitch in the single crochet (sc) between the next shell, chain 5 (do this for the next corner shell cluster), work a v-stitch cluster in the middle single crochet (sc) of the corner shellcluster.
Repeat the above steps until you have completed a shell cluster in the fourth corner.
Then, chain 5 and work a v-stitch into each of the sc between the shells until just before the first v-stitch of the round.
Chain 2 and double crochet (dc) into the 3rd chain of the first v-stitch. (On row 7, this will be right after the fourth corner cluster. On subsequent rows, there will be more stitches before reaching your starting v-stitch.)
Row 8:
*Work 7 double crochets (dc) in the next v-stitch.
Single crochet (sc) into the middle double crochet (dc) of the shell below.*
Repeat the above steps until you reach the next corner v-stitch cluster.
Work a shell cluster in the v-stitch cluster, then single crochet (sc) into the middle dc from the row below.
Repeat the * through * steps a total of 3 more times, until you reach the end of the round.
Repeat these two rows, finishing on a
After completing Row 5, your piece should have the appearance shown in the provided illustration. Each shell cluster from the previous row should have a v-stitch cluster worked into the middle sc, and there should be a single v-stitch worked into the sc between each shell cluster.
Crochet Tip: V-stitch clusters are only placed in the 4 corners of the piece. For all other instances, you will work a v-stitch into the single crochets on the four sides during your repeats of Row 7.
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Shell Stitch Baby Blanket
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