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″
Royal Stack Block for Charity
Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st to first ch to create ring, ch 5 (counts as dc + ch 2), [3 dc in ring, ch 2] 3 times, 2 dc in ring, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-5 to join. –12 dc, 4 ch-2 sps
Rnd 2: Sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, sk 1 dc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next dc, [(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, sk 1 dc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next dc] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –32 dc, 4 ch-2 sps, 4 ch-1 sps
Rnd 3: Sl st to ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, bpdc around next 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk 2 dc, bpdc around last 2 dc before ch-2 sp, [(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, bpdc around next 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk 2 dc, bpdc around last 2 dc before ch-2 sp] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –16 bpdc, 28 dc, 8 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-2 sps
Use more posts to make things “pop”
Rnd 4: Sl st to ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, bpdc around next 2 dc, ch 1, sk next (2 dc, ch-1 sp and dc), (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next dc, ch 1, sk next (dc, ch-1 sp and 2 dc), bpdc around next 2 dc, [(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, bpdc around next 2 dc, ch 1, sk next (2 dc, ch-1 sp and dc), (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next dc, ch 1, sk next (dc, ch-1 sp and 2 dc), bpdc around next 2 dc] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –16 bpdc, 32 dc, 12 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-2 sps
Rnd 5: Sl st to ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, bpdc around next 2 sts, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp and 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next 2 dc and ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc, bpdc around next 2 sts, [(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, bpdc around next 2 sts, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp and 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next 2 dc and ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc, bpdc around next 2 sts] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –16 bpdc, 40 dc, 4 ch-2 sps, 20 ch-1 sps
Adds a bit of “class” to Charity
Rnd 6: Sl st to ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, bpdc around next 2 sts, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, hdc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next 2 dc, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in next 2 dc, hdc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc, bpdc around next 2 sts, [(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, bpdc around next 2 sts, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, hdc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next 2 dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next 2 dc, hdc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc, bpdc around next 2 dc] 3 times, sl st in top of beg ch-3 to join. –16 bpdc, 8 ch-2 sps, 20 sc, 8 hdc, 40 dc
Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next st, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in each st and ch-1 sp across to next ch-2 sp] 3 times, (sc, ch 2, sc) in last ch-2 sp, sc in each st and ch-1 sp to end, sl st in first sc to join. 92 sc
Fasten off, weave in ends, block.