6" bachelors button Square

Size I hook

Instructions:

Ch 6, sl st in 1st ch to form ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc throughout), 15 dc in ring, sl st in top of beg ch 3. (16 dc's).

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, (2 dc in next dc)15 times, sl st in top of beg ch 3. (32 dc's)

Rnd 3: Ch 5 (counts as 1 sc and ch 3); sk next st, sc in next st, ch 3, rep around, sl st in 2ed ch of beg ch 5. (16 sc's and 16 ch 3 spaces)

Rnd 4: Sl st into next ch 3 sp, ch 1 sc in same sp, (ch 3, sc in next sp) 3 times, ch 5, sc in next sp (corner loop made), (ch 3, sc in next sp) 3times, rep around ending with ch 5, sl st in 1st sc of round (last ch 5 corner loop made).

Rnd 5: sl st into next ch 3 loop, ch 2 2 hdc in same loop, *3 sc in next ch 3 loop, 3 hdc in next ch 3 loop, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch 5 loop (corner made), 3 hdc in next ch 3 loop*, rep from * to *,around ending with slst in beg ch 2.

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in each st around having 3 sc in corner ch 2 sp ( 15 sc across each side).
Finish off, weave in all ends.