Snow and Ice CAL - fourth instalment

The fourth instalment of our Christmas CAL is the Crossed Cluster Square. Made from a series of treble and cluster stitches, these squares are a lovely addition to your blanket! 

For this CAL you will need Sirdar Cotton DK (100% cotton).

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2 x 100g (212m) balls of Sirdar Cotton DK (100% cotton) in each of Mill White (501), Vanilla (502), Light Taupe (504) and Grey Dawn (520). You will also need a 3mm hook. 

You can download the pattern for part four here.

Part four

If you missed out on the previous patterns, don't worry you can download them here.

Part one

Part two

Part three

Now let's have a look at the steps.

With 3.00 mm hook, make slip knot.

Pull loop tight on hook. 

Yarn over hook and pull through loop.

This creates a chain stitch (ch).

Repeat five times more making 6ch. 

To join with a slip stitch (slst), insert hook through the first ch.

Take yarn over hook, pull through all loops on hook to make a ring.

First round:

Work 2ch. 

Work 2 treble cluster (2trcl) in ring.

To 2trcl, yarn over hook, insert into ring.

Pull through, yarn over hook.

Pull through two stitches on hook.

Yarn over hook, insert into ring.

Pull through, yarn over hook.

Pull through two stitches on hook.

Yarn over hook and pull through all three stitches on hook.

Work 4ch.

Work 3 treble cluster (3trcl) into ring.

To 3trcl, yarn over hook, insert into ring.

Pull through, yarn over hook.

Pull through two sts on hook.

Yarn over hook.

Insert hook into ring.

Pull through, yarn over hook.

Pull through two sts on hook.

Yarn over hook, insert into ring.

Pull through, yarn over hook.

Yarn over hook.

Pull through all four sts on hook.

Work 2ch.

Then work 3trcl in ring.

Repeat round referring to pattern.

Second round:

Work 5ch.

Work 3trcl and 2ch. 

Then 3trcl all in each next 4-chsp (chain space). 

Work 2ch, 3 treble in next 2-chsp.

To treble (tr), yarn over hook.

Insert hook into stitch.

Pull through, yarn over hook.

Pull through two stitches on hook.

Yarn over, pull through remaining two stitches on hook.

Repeat round referring to pattern.

Third round:

Work 3ch.

Then work 2tr in next 2-chsp, 2ch.

Work 3trcl, 2ch and 3trcl in next 2-chsp.

Then 2ch, 2tr in next 2-chsp.

1tr in each of next 3tr.

Repeat round referring to pattern.

Work 3ch.

Then, 1tr in each of next 2tr.

2tr in next 2-chsp, 2ch.

Work 3trcl, 2ch and 3trcl in next 2-chsp, 2ch.

Then 2tr in next 2-chsp.

Work 1tr in each of next 7tr from previous round.

Repeat round referring to pattern.

Fifth round:

Work 3ch.

Then 1tr in each of next 4tr.

Next work 2tr in next 2-chsp.

Then 1tr in top of next 3trcl, work 2tr, 2ch and 2tr in next 2-chsp.

Then 1tr in top of next 3trcl

2tr in next 2-chsp

1tr in each of next 11tr.

Repeat round referring to pattern.

That's the fourth of your squares complete.

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The final instalment will be released next week!