Clue #8 - Forget-Me-Not

It's time to work on some more small squares and this time it's not really a mystery because you know these steps since clue #3. The difference is now we are crocheting 28 of them, in two different colour combinations!

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Colours

We will work 4 rounds in square A.4B with the following colours:

CAST ON + ROUND 1: 06 light jeans blue
ROUNDS 2-3: 05 light wash
ROUND 4: 01 white

Let’s get going!

CAST ON:
Work 4 chain stitches with light jeans blue, form them to a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch.

ROUND 1:
Work 1 chain stitch (equivalent to the first double crochet).

Work * 2 chain stitches, 2 double crochets around the ring *, repeat *-* a total of 3 times.

Work 2 chain stitches, 1 double crochet around the ring and finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch at the beginning of the round. Do not change colour.

Work 1 slip stitch around the first chain-space at the same time as you change to light wash, read COLOUR CHANGE TIP below. Cut the light jeans blue strand.

COLOUR CHANGE TIP:
To get the neatest transition when changing colour, work the last stitch before the colour change in the new colour.

ROUND 2:
Work 3 chain stitches (equivalent to the first treble crochet), 1 treble crochet around the first chain-space, 2 chain stitches, 2 treble crochets around the same chain-space, 1 chain stitch.

Work * 2 treble crochets around the next chain-space, 2 chain stitches, 2 treble crochets around the same chain-space, 1 chain stitch *, repeat *-* a total of 3 times.

Finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round.

ROUND 3:
Work 1 slip stitch around the first chain-space, 3 chain stitches (equivalent to the first treble crochet), 2 treble crochets around the same chain-space, 2 chain stitches, 3 treble crochets around the same chain-space, 1 chain stitch.

Work * 3 treble crochets around the next chain-space, 2 chain stitches, 3 treble crochets around the same chain-space, 1 chain stitch *, repeat *-* a total of 3 times.

Finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round, at the same time as you change to white. Cut the light wash strand.

ROUND 4:
Work 1 chain stitch, read CROCHET INFO below.

CROCHET INFO:
The round starts with 1 chain stitch before the first double crochet (this chain stitch does not replace the first double crochet).

Work * 1 double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, 2 double crochets around the chain-space, 2 chain stitches, 2 double crochets around the same chain-space, 1 double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, 2 half treble crochets around the chain stitch from rounds 2 and 3 *, repeat *-* a total of 4 times.

Finish the round with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch at the beginning of the round. Cut and fasten the strands!

Finished!

We have now finished one square A.4B, which should measure 8 x 8 cm.

Work a total of 14 of these squares in the same colour combination as shown here:

Now you just need to work 14 more squares in our second colour combination (as seen below).

CAST ON + ROUND 1: light lilac
ROUND 2 - 3: lilac
ROUND 4: white

Complete diagram for clue #8

	=	4 chain stitches, form them to a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain stitch – see point on circle, the round starts and ends here
	=	chain stitch
	=	slip stitch in/around stitch
	=	double crochet around chain-space/chain-stitch ring
	=	double crochet in stitch
	=	treble crochet around chain-space
	=	1 half treble crochet around the chain stitch from rounds 2 and 3

Are you unsure about how to work the different techniques? See the technique video for clue #3.