Hunter's Square

Hunter's square/washcloth...
December 2003

I made the example out of worsted cotton as a washcloth but you can make a square for exchanges out of worsted weight yarn.
It came out to 5 1/2" for me but I crochet very tightly, so it may be a 6" square for someone who crochets loosely.

Ch 5, slip stitch to form ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 11 dc in ring. Slip stitch to top of ch 3. (12 dc).

Rnd 2: Slip stitch to space between 2 dc's, ch 4, *dc in next space, ch 1, * around. Slip stitch to 3rd ch of beg ch 4. (12 dc, 12 ch 1 spaces)

Rnd 3: Slip stitch to ch 1 space, ch 6, dc in same st (makes first corner), ch 1, (dc,ch 1, dc, ch 1)in next space 2 times, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next space(2nd corner), * ch 1, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1)in next space 2 times, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next corner, rep * around. Slip stitch to 3rd ch of beg ch 6.

(in this next round, skip the dc's that make up the corners)
Rnd 4: Slip stitch into corner space, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner space, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 4 times, ch 1, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)in next corner, *(ch 1, dc in next dc) 4 times, ch 1, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)in next corner, rep * around. Slip stitch to 3rd ch of beg ch 3.

Rnd 5: Ch 4, tr in next dc, (tr, ch 3, tr) in corner space,skip next space, ch 2, tr in next space, (ch 1, tr in next space) 2 times, ch 2, tr in next 2 dc, (tr, ch 3, tr) in corner space, tr in next 2 dc, * skip next space, ch 2, tr in next space, (ch 1, tr in next space)2 times, ch 2, tr in next 2 dc, (tr, ch 3, tr) in corner space, rep * around. Slip stitch to 4th ch of beg ch 4.

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same space, sc in next tr, hdc in next tr, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner space, hdc in next tr, sc in next 2 tr, 2 sc in ch 2 space, sc in each tr and ch 1 space and 2 sc in the ch 2 space, sc in next 2 tr, hdc in next tr, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc)in corner space, *hdc on next tr, sc in next 2 tr, 2 sc in ch 2 space, sc in each of the tr and ch 1 spaces till ch 2 space and do 2 sc in it, sc in next 2 tr, hdc in next tr, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in next corner, rep * around. Slip Stitch in first sc.

Finish off and weave in ends.