Crochet Borders3

#32

STrrCHES & NOTES

Dtr (\brnover) three times, insert hook into stitchor space indicated and puli up a loop, (yam over and puli through 2 loops on hook) fourtimes.

Popcorn: Make 5 dc in one stitch or space, drop loop from hook and insert hook from front to back through top of fi ret stitch in the popcorn then into dropped loop, yam over and puli through 2 loops on hook.

Spike sc Insert hook into stitch or space one or morę rounds be Iow next stitch and puli up a loop to level of current round, yam over and puli through 2 loops on hook.

X-Stitch: Skip 2 sc, dtr in next sc, ch 2, dtr in tiret skipped sc.

Base md, each side: Multiple of 4 + 1 + corner sts.

Begi n 4 sts to left of corner sL

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next st *[dc in next st, Popcorn in next st**, dc in next 2 sts] to corner st (2 dc, Popcorn, 2 dc) in corner st, dc in next st rep from * around, endi ng last rep at **, joi n with sli p st to top of ch 3.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, Spike sc into md below next 3 sts, *[sc in next Popcorn, Spike sc in rnd below next 3 sts] to 1 st befbne corner st sc in next dc, 3 sc in corner st sc in nextdc, Spike sc into rnd below next 3 sts; rep from * around, ending sc in next Popcorn, join with slip stinfirstsc.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in each st around, placing 3 sc in each corner st, join with slip stto firet sc.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, Spike sc into md below each st and 3 sc in each corner st around, join with slip st to tiret sc, slip stinnextsc.