It’s week 22 of the Country Garden crochet along. This week we’re making a hdc ribbed square. This will fit between our diamond and colour work arrow panels. This stitch is known as the Camel stitch, and is made using the 3rd loop only. I love the texture created with this stitch, and just had to include it in this project

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This pattern is written in US terms, but the UK translation are:

• ch (Chain)
• hdc (half double crochet) = half treble crochet

If you would like to follow my colour scheme in either Paintbox Cotton Aran or Caron Simply Soft, you can find my colours here

The Pattern

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All stitches are made in 3rd loop unless stated otherwise

Round 1. With Colour N make a magic circle then ch2 (doesn’t count as a stitch). Make 8 hdc into the circle. slst into the 3rd loop of the 1st hdc while changing to Colour D

Round 2. Ch2 (doesn’t count as a stitch) make 2 hdc into the same stitch you slst into. Then make 2 hdc in each stitch around. Slst into the 3rd loop of the 1st hdc while changing to Colour L – 16 hdc

Round 3. Ch2 (doesn’t count as a stitch) make 2 hdc in the same stitch you slst into, then make 1 hdc in the next stitch. *make 2 hdc in the next stitch, then make 1 hdc in the next stitch.* repeat between *and* slst into the 3rd loop of the 1st hdc, while changing to Colour K

Round 4. Ch2 (doesn’t count as a stitch) make 2 hdc in the same stitch you slst into, make 1 hdc in the next 2 stitches. *make 2 hdc in the same stitch, make 1 hdc in the next 2 stitches.* repeat between *and* slst into the 3rd loop of the 1st hdc while changing to Colour M

Round 5. Ch2 (doesn’t count as a stitch) make 2 hdc in the same stitch you slst into, make 1 hdc in the next 3 stitches. *make 2 hdc in the same stitch, make 1 hdc in the next 3 stitches.* repeat between *and* slst into the 3rd loop of the 1st hdc while changing to Colour J

Round 6. Ch2 (doesn’t count as a stitch) make 2 hdc in the same stitch that you slst into. Make 1 hdc in the next 4 stitches. *make 2 hdc in the same stitch, make 1 hdc in the next 4 stitches.* repeat between *and* then slst into the 3rd loop of the 1st hdc.

Round 7. With Colour A, join into the 3rd loop of any stitch. *sc in the next 11 st. in the next st make (sc, dc, ch1, dc) all in the same stitch* repeat between *and* then slst into both loops of the 1st sc

Now you can cut off and weave in your ends. And wip stitch this square between the diamond and colour work arrow panels using the back loops only. Each dc Row of the panels will join into 2 stitches of this square, and each sc row will join into 1 stitch.

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