Spring is here!

This week we are going to crochet 14 small squares with bubbles in the middle. We have worked these lovely bubbles before, so this should be plain sailing! If you can remember how to do them you can go straight to the diagram at the bottom of the text, where you can also find a video if you need a little help whilst you are working.

Colours

Clue #7 is made up of 5 rounds worked according to diagram A.5 in the following colours:

CAST ON + ROUND 1: lilac
ROUND 2: heather
ROUND 3: lilac
ROUNDS 4-5: white

COLOUR TIPS:
Are you using a different colour combination than the one we are crocheting with? Make a small note of which colour number replaces which before starting, by seeing the original materials here.

CROCHET INFO:
Information written between two * is to be repeated every time there is *-* in the text.
The red symbols in the diagrams are described in the text over the pictures.

Let’s get started!

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

ROUND 1:
Work 1 chain stitch, 6 double crochets around the chain-stitch ring.

Finish with 1 slip stitch in the first double crochet on the round, at the same time as you change to heather, do not cut the lilac strand. Read COLOUR CHANGE TIP below.

COLOUR CHANGE TIP:
To get the neatest transition when changing colours, work the last stitch on the round with the new colour.

ROUND 2:
Work «BUBBLE AT THE START OF THE ROUND» as follows: 3 chain stitches (equivalent to the first treble crochet), work 3 treble crochets in the first double crochet, slip the loop from the last treble crochet off the hook, insert the hook in the front of the 3rd chain stitch, pick up the loop from the last treble crochet and pull it through the loop on the hook.

Work * 3 chain stitches, work «BUBBLE» as follows: Work 4 treble crochets in the next stitch, slip the loop from the last treble crochet off the hook, insert the hook in the front of the top of the first treble crochet worked, pick up the loop from the last treble crochet and pull it through the loop on the hook *, repeat *-* a total of 5 times.

Work 3 chain stitches and finish with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round, at the same time as you change to lilac, cut the heather strand (= 6 bubbles and 6 chain-spaces on the round).

ROUND 3:
Work 1 chain stitch.

Work 4 double crochets around each chain-space the whole round (= 24 double crochets).

Finish with 1 slip stitch in the first double crochet at the beginning of the round, at the same time as you change to white, cut the lilac strand.

ROUND 4:
Work 3 chain stitches (equivalent to the first treble crochet).

Work * 5 chain stitches, skip 2 stitches, 1 treble crochet in the next stitch, 2 chain stitches, skip 2 stitches, 1 treble crochet in the next stitch *, repeat *-* a total of 3 times.

Work 5 chain stitches, skip 2 stitches, 1 treble crochet in the next stitch, 2 chain stitches, finish with 1 slip stitch in the 3rd chain stitch at the beginning of the round.

ROUND 5:
Continue with white, work 1 chain stitch.

Work * 1 double crochet in the 3rd chain stitch/treble crochet from the previous round, 3 double crochets around the 5-chain-space, 2 chain stitches, 3 double crochets around the same 5-chain-space, 1 double crochet in the next stitch, 4 double crochets around the 2-chain-space *, repeat *-* a total of 4 times.

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

Finished!

Now we have finished one of the squares A.5, which should measure 8 x 8 cm.

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

Complete diagram for clue #7

	=	4 chain stitches, form them to a ring with 1 slip stitch in the first chain – see point on circle, the round starts and ends here
	=	chain stitch
	=	slip stitch in/around stitch
	=	double crochet around the chain-stitch ring/chain-space
	=	double crochet in stitch
	=	treble crochet in stitch
	=	BUBBLE AT THE START OF THE ROUND: 3 chain stitches (equivalent to the first treble crochet), work 3 treble crochets in the first double crochet, slip the loop from the last treble crochet off the hook, insert the hook in the front of the 3rd chain stitch, pick up the loop from the last treble crochet and pull it through the loop on the hook
	=	BUBBLE: Work 4 treble crochets in the same stitch, slip the loop from the last treble crochet off the hook, insert the hook in the front of the top of the first treble crochet worked, pick up the loop from the last treble crochet and pull it through the loop on the hook.
	=	3 chain stitches
	=	5 chain stitches