Summer CAL: Motifs 3 and 4

Introducing Violet and Lilac!  Welcome to our next instalment of the Color Wheel Project, our fabulous Summer CAL!

The steps in this post are written in UK crochet terminology. Download the correct terminology for you from the links in the sidebar.

For information about layout and sizes, please refer to our earlier blog post, Summer CAL Motifs 1 & 2, where you will find illustrations of each layout.

For Layout 1

Small – You will need to make 4 Violet motifs and 3 Lilac motifs.

Medium- You will need to make 7 Violet motifs and 6 Lilac motifs.

Large – You will need to make 10 of each Violet and Lilac motifs.

Layout 2

You will need to make 5 Violet motifs and 7 Lilac motifs.

Layout 3

You will need to make 6 Violet motifs and 6 Lilac motifs.

Materials

  • Lang Yarns Baby Cotton
  • 2 balls each of Emerald, Jade, Sky, Azure, Violet and Lilac
  • KnitPro Aluminum Soft-Grip Silver Crochet Hook
  • Size 3.5mm

Motif 3 - Violet

Each of the first 5 rounds is in a different color, at the start of each round join your new color in the place indicated with a sl st. 

Please note this pattern is written for one side of the square, it starts mid-corner and works across the side to the next corner.

Each round starts with a set of ch stitches which are the equivalent of the starting stitch, the set of chains are replaced with their equivalent stitch for subsequent sides.

1

Emerald

Foundation ring – Crochet 4 ch and join into a ring using a sl st.

Into the foundation ring  – *crochet 2 ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 htr), 2 htr, 3 ch*

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 2 ch with a sl st.

Break yarn and fasten off.

2

Jade

Join into a 3 ch corner space – *crochet 2 ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 htr), 2 ch

In next 3 ch corner space – crochet 1 htr, 5 ch*

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 2 ch with a sl st.

Break yarn and fasten off.

3

Sky

Join into 5 ch corner space, *crochet 3 ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 tr), 2 htr, 2 ch, 2 htr, 3 ch

Into the 5 ch corner – crochet 2 htr, 2 ch, 2 htr, 1 tr, 3 ch*

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 3 ch with a sl st.

Break yarn and fasten off.

4

Azure

Join into 3 ch corner space, *crochet 4 ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 dtr), 2 dtr, 1 ch

In next 2 ch space – crochet 2 htr, 1 ch

In next 3 ch space – crochet 4 dtr, 1 ch

In next 2 ch space- crochet 2 htr, 1 ch

In next 3 ch corner space – crochet 3 dtr, 3 ch*

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 4 ch with a sl st.

Break yarn and fasten off.

5

Violet

Join into 3 ch corner space, *crochet 2 ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 htr), 1 htr

In each of the next 13 gaps between sts – crochet 1 htr in each gap

Into 3 ch corner space – crochet 2 htr, 3 ch*

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 2 ch with a sl st.

6

Continue in Violet

Join into 3 ch corner space, *crochet 2 ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 htr),

in each of the next 16 gaps between sts – crochet 1 htr in each gap

into 3 ch corner space – crochet 1 htr,  3 ch*

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 2 ch with a sl st.

Break yarn and fasten off.

Motif 4 - Lilac

Each of the first 5 rounds is in a different color, at the start of each round join your new color in the place indicated with a sl st. 

Please note this pattern is written for one side of the square, it starts mid-corner and works across the side to the next corner.

Each round starts with a set of ch stitches which are the equivalent of the starting stitch, the set of chains are replaced with their equivalent stitch for subsequent sides.

summer cal motif 4 lilac
summer cal motif 4 lilac chart

1

Jade

Foundation ring – Crochet 6 ch and join into a ring using a sl st.

Into the foundation ring– crochet 2 ch (counts as 1 htr), 15 htr

Join to the top of the starting 2 ch with a sl st.

Break yarn and fasten off.

2

Sky

Join into any st – *crochet 1ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 dc), 1 htr, 1 tr

In next gap between the sts – crochet 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc, 6 ch

In next gap between the sts – crochet 1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr,

In next gap between the sts – crochet 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc, 10 ch *

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 1 ch with a sl st.

Break yarn and fasten off.

3

Azure

Join into 10 ch corner space, *crochet 2 ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 htr), 4 ch, 1 htr, 3 ch

In next 6 ch  space – crochet 1 dc, 1 ch, 1 dc, 3 ch,

Into the 10 ch corner – crochet 1 htr, 4 ch, 1 htr, 6 ch*

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 2 ch with a sl st.

Break yarn and fasten off.

4

Violet

Join into 6 ch corner space, *crochet 2 ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 htr), 2 htr, 1 ch

In next 4 ch space – crochet 2 htr, 1 ch

In next 3 ch space – crochet 2 tr, 1 ch

In next 1 ch space – crochet 2 htr, 1 ch

In next 3 ch space – crochet 2 tr, 1 ch

In next 4 ch space – crochet 2 htr, 1 ch

In next 6 ch corner space – crochet 3 htr, 2 ch*

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 2 ch with a sl st.

Break yarn and fasten off.

5

Lilac

Join into 3 ch corner space, *crochet 2 ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 htr)

In each of the next 15 gaps between sts – crochet 1 htr in each gap

into 2 ch corner space – crochet 1 htr, 3 ch*

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 2 ch with a sl st.

6

Continuing in Lilac

Join into 3 ch corner space, *crochet 2 ch (for all 3 of the remaining sides of the square replace with 1 htr)

In each of the next 16 gaps between sts – crochet 1 htr in each gap

into 3 ch corner space – crochet 1 htr, 3 ch*

Repeat * to * 3 more times.

Join to the top of the starting 2 ch with a sl st.

Break yarn and fasten off.