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Chicken Feed Block
Materials
Yarn—heavy worsted or aran-weight: Color A and Color B
Color A could be further divided in Color A1 and Color A2 (same intensity, similar shades–or highly contrasted dissimilar )
Color B could be further divided in Color B1 and Color B2 (same intensity, similar shades)
Four Color Suggestion as worked by dmbonner (photo same)
Color A darker: Rnds 1A and 2A, 4A and 5A–cranberry
Color A1 matching darker: Rnds 3A and 6A and 7A—royal blue
Color B lighter: all other B’s. Don’t switch from 6B to 8B—light blue
Color B1 matching lighter: 3B and 5B and 9B—light yellow
US H or I hook (5.0 or 5.5 mm)
Yarn needle
STITCHES AND ABBREVIATIONS
BLO: Back loop only.
DL: Drop loop and hold on st marker keeping to back for use again in following round.
fp: Yo as indicated for st, insert hook from front, to back, to front again around indicated stitch post, finish st as normal.
bp: Yo as indicated for st, insert hook from back, to front, to back again around indicated stitch post, finish st as normal.
BeghdcPC: Beginning popcorn; ch2 as hdc, 3 hdc in same st or sp, drop loop, insert hook in top of beg ch-2, pick up loop and pull through snugly, PC made. Ch indicated number of sts following.
hdcPC/PC: Popcorn; 4 hdc in indicated st or sp, drop loop, insert hook in top of 1st hdc made, pick up loop and pull through snugly, PC made. Ch indicated number of sts following.
dtrc: double treble; yo 3 times.
INSTRUCTIONS
Rnd 1A: Color A: ch6, sl st to join, 12 sc in circle, sl st in BLO beg sc, sl st in BLO beg sc. (12 scs)
Rnd 2A: Color A BLO: ch3 as dc, dc in same BLO same st, (ch5, sk 2 st, 3 dc in BLO next st) 3 times, ch5, dc in same st as beg ch-3; sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dcs, 4 ch-5 sps)
Rnd 3A: Color A: ch1, sc in same st, [sk next dc, (3 dc, ch3, 3 dc) in next ch-5 sp, sk next dc, sc in next dc] 4 times, omitting last sc on last rep; sl st in beg sc. DL. (24 dcs, 4 sc, 4 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 1B: Color B working behind Color A and in BLO: join with a sl st in first of any two sk sts in Rnd 1A, ch4 as dc/ch 1, dc in next sk st, (ch2, sk dc in Rnd 2A, sc in next sc in Rnd 3A, ch2, sk next dc in Rnd 2A, dc in next Rnd 1A sk st, ch1, dc in next Rnd 1 sk st), rep around, ch2, sl st in beg 3rd ch of beg ch-4; sl st in ch-1 sp. (8 dcs, 4 scs, 8 ch-2 sps, 4 ch-1s)
Rnd 2B: Continue Color B: Beg hdcPC in ch-1 sp, (ch2, 3 dc in Rnd 1B ch-2 sp between last dc and side middle sc, fptrc in sc, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp between sc and next dc in Rnd 3A, ch2, hdcPC in next ch-1 sp in Rnd 1B) x 4, omitting last PC; sl st in 1st ch following beg PC. (4 PCs, 4 fptrcs, 24 dcs, 8 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 3B: Color B: sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch1, 2 sc in same sp, (sc in next 2 dc, 2 sc in next dc, fpdc in next fptrc, 2 sc in next dc, sc in next 2 dc, 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, weave around Rnd 3A dc to right of PC from back to front to back, under PC, and around Rnd 3A dc to left of PC from back to front to back, sl st through, ch 1 snugly, finger press PC to right side through space below tip, 2 sc in next ch-2 sp) x 4, omitting last 2 sc; sl st in beg sc. DL. (4 fpdcs, 48 scs, 4 sl sts/ch1)
Rnd 4A: Color A: pick up loop through sc to right of fpdc in round 3b above it, ch1, 2 sc in same st, (fpdc in next fpdc, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 5 st, enclosing ch-3 loop of Rnd 3A—sc in sl st behind it, sc in next 5 st, 2 sc in next st) x 4, omitting last 2 sc; sl st in beg sc. (4 fpdcs, 60 scs)
Rnd 5A: Note: the first st after the corner gets hidden under the st just made and you have to dig for it a little. Sl st in next sc, ch3 as hdc/ch1, [fpdc in corner post st, ch1, hdc in next st—this one is hidden a bit, (ch1, sk next st, hdc in next st) 7 times, ch1] x 4, omitting last hdc/ch1; sl st in 2nd ch of beg ch-3. Finish Color A. (4 fpdcs, 32 hdcs, 36 ch-1 sps)
RND 4B: Color B, working behind RND 5A: pull loop through sc above (the one above the PC), ch3 as dc, (sc in next hdc, working behind RND 5A, dc in sk st in RND 4A) 3 times, sc in next hdc, [2 sc in next ch-1 sp, fphdc in next fp, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp, (sc in next hdc, working behind RND 5A, dc in sk st in RND 4A*) 7 times, sc in next hdc] x 3, working a 4th rep to * only, then rep 3 times only, sc in next hdc; sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (4 fphdcs, 28 dcs, 48 scs)
RND 5B: Color B: ch2 as hdc, hdc in next 8 st, [corner as (2 hdc in next st, fpdc in next fp st, 2 hdc in next st—again, it’s hidden a bit behind the fp), hdc in next 17 st] x 4, omitting last 11 hdc; sl st in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. (84 hdcs, 4 fpdcs)
Ensure that Rounds 6B-8B are worked in the same Color.
3 PC RND 6B: Sl st next st (or if switching back to Color B, join with sl st in 1st st to left of Rnd 5B join), BeghdcPC, ch2, sk 2 sts, hdcPC, ch 2, sk 2sts, [dc in next 3 st, 2 dc in next st, (dc, fptrc) in next fp st, dc in next 6 st, ch2, sk 2 sts, (hdcPC in next st, ch2, sk 2 sts*) 3 times] x 4, working to * only on last rep; sl st in first ch of Beg PC. (4 fptrc, 48 dc, 12 PCs, 16 ch-2 sps)
2 PC RND 7B: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, BeghdcPC, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, [dc in next 6 dc, fptrc in same 6th st, ch2, fptrc in corner fptrc, ch2, fptrc in next dc, dc in same dc and in next 5 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch2, (hdcPC in next ch-2 sp, ch2*) twice, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp] x 4, working to * only on last rep; sl st in first ch of BeghdcPC. (12 fptrcs, 64 dcs, 20 ch-2 sps)
1 PC RND 8B: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 3 as dc, dc in same sp, [dc in next 7 st, fptrc in next 2 st, 2 trc in next ch-2 sp, ch2, fpdtrc in corner fptrc, ch2, 2 trc in next ch-2 sp, fptrc in next 2 st, dc in next 7 st, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, hdcPC in next ch-2 sp between PCs, ch1, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp] x 4, omitting last 2 dc; sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. DL. (4 fpdtrcs, 16 fptrcs, 16 trcs, 72 dcs, 8 ch-2 sps, 4 ch-1 sps)
RND 6A: Color A: join with a sc in any ch-1 sp before a PC, [fphdc in top of PC, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next 11 st, hdc in next 2 st, corner as (hdc in ch-2 sp before corner, ch3, sk corner st, hdc in ch-2 sp after corner), hdc in next 2 st, sc in next 11 st, sc in next ch-1 sp] x 4, omitting last sc; sl st in beg sc. (31 sts per side, ch-3 corner)
RND 7A: Continue Color A: ch3 as hdc/ch1, (sk next st, hdc/ch1 in next st) to last st before corner, [corner as hdc/ch2/hdc/ch1 in next ch-3 sp, (hdc in next st/ ch1, sk next st*) 16 times] X 4, working last rep to meet up with first ch-3 only; sl st in 2nd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off Color A. (72 hdcs, 68 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-2 sps)
RND 9B: Color B, work behind RND 7A, working dc into sk st below, and sc into RND 7A hdc; corners as indicated: pick up Color B loop through sk st above it, ch3 as dc, [(sc in next hdc, dc in next sk st) rep to 2nd hdc before corner ch-2 sp, sc in that hdc, dc in ch-2 sp below, corner as (sc in next hdc, 3 sc in ch-2 sp, sc in next hdc), dc in ch-2 sp below] x 4, omitting last 22 sts; sl st in beg 3rd ch of ch-3. Fasten off Color B. (38 sts a side total including corner 3 scs)
