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MADUX JAMES by

A Yarn of

Serendipity

Pam-Knighton Haener Madux James is the fifth square in a series of squares designed as a legacy for my grandchildren. Madux is thoughtful, sensitive and incredibly sweet, with an intellect that results in so many questions about the world around him. Hook/Finished Square Size: 4.5 mm/11” square; 5.00 mm/12” square Crochet Terms: US terminology throughout Yarn and Colors Used for Option #1 ▪ I Love This Cotton (Worsted Weight), 100% cotton: A=Pewter; C=Taupe; D=Med Burgundy; E=Aubergine;

F=Ivory ▪ Yarn Bee Fresh Haven (Worsted Weight), 100% tencel: B=Red Clay

Yarn and Colors used for Option #2 ▪ I Love This Cotton (Worsted Weight), 100% cotton: A=Papaya; B=Curry; C=Dark Denim; D=Deep Teal;

E=Aqua

STITCHES USED Magic Circle Standing stitch Invisible Join st(s) (Stitch/Stitches) sp (Space) ch (Chain) yo (Yarn over) sc (single crochet) FPsc (Front post single crochet)

hdc (Half double crochet) FPhdc (Front post half double crochet) dc (Double crochet) FPdc (Front post double crochet) tr (treble crochet) FPtr (Front post treble crochet) 2dc-cluster (2 double crochet cluster)

tr2tog (Treble crochet 2 together) BLO (Back loop only) Picot HBhdc (Herringbone half double crochet) HBdc (Herringbone double crochet) Puffstitch

Double) Magic Ring A Video at Every Hook On The Hook

Standing Stitch • Start with a slipstitch on your hook;

• Insert your hook in stitch or chain space and finish the stitch as normal. Video at Moogly

Invisible Join • Do not join after completing the last stitch of the rnd;

• Cut the yarn and pull the yarn tail through the stitch.

• Remove hook and insert it from the back to the front of the 2nd stitch of the rnd; grab the yarn and gently pull through.

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• Insert the hook from back to front and bottom to top of the center of the last stitch of the rnd; pull yarn gently through and weave in end.

sc

• Insert your hook into stitch;

• yo, pull up a loop;

• yo, pull through both loops on your hook.

FPsc • Insert your hook from front to back around post of

stitch;

• yo, pull up a loop;

• yo, pull through both loops on your hook.

hdc • Yo, insert your hook into stitch;

• yo, pull up a loop;

• yo, pull through all 3 loops on your hook.

FPhdc • Yo, insert your hook from front to back around post of

stitch;

• yo, pull up a loop

• yo, pull through all 3 loops on your hook.

dc • Yo, insert your hook into stitch;

• yo pull up a loop;

• yo, pull through 2 loops on your hook;

• yo, pull through the final 2 loops on your hook.

FPdc • Yo, insert your hook from front to back around post of

stitch;

• yo, pull up a loop;

• yo, pull through 2 loops on your hook;

• yo, pull through the final 2 loops on your hook.

tr • Yo twice, insert hook in stitch;

• yo, and pull up a loop;

• [yo through 2 loops] three times.

FPtr • Yo twice, insert hook from the front to-back-to-front

around the post of stitch;

• yo, and pull up a loop;

• [yo through two loops] three times;

• yo and pull through all 3 loops on hook.

2dc-cluster

• Yo, insert hook in stitch; • yo, pull through stitch, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook; • yo, insert hook into same stitch;

• yo, pull through stitch, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook • yo pull through all 3 loops on hook.

tr2tog • Yo twice; insert hook in 1st st; yo, pull through st, [yo, pull

through 2 loops on hook] twice;

• yo twice, insert hook in 2nd st; yo, pull through st, [yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] twice;

• yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

BLO When instructed to work into the "back loops only," insert hook ONLY under the back loop, without hook going under front loop. Each stitch is formed as usual. Check out The Spruce Crafts

Picot • Once you have completed the stitch, ch 3;

• insert hook in front 2 loops of first ch;

• yo, pull though all loops on the hook.

HBhdc • Yo, insert hook into designated stitch;

• yo, pull through stitch and first loop on hook;

• yo, draw through both loops on hook.

HBdc

• Yo, insert hook into designated stitch;

• yo, pull through stitch and first loop on hook;

• yo, pull through 1 loop only, making a ch st;

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• yo and pull through both loops on hook.

Puff Stitch • Yo, insert hook in stitch, pull through stitch;

• [yo, insert hook in same stitch, pull through stitch] twice;

• yo and pull through 6 loops on hook;

• yo and pull through 2 loops on hook.

Symbol Guide

ASTERISKS: * to* means that the steps following the asterisk are to be repeated in order the number of times indicated.

Example *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc); ch-1, skip 2 sts; [(dc, ch 1, dc) in next st, ch 1, sk 3 sts] twice; (dc, ch 1, dc), ch 1, sk 2 sts*; REPEAT FROM * to * THREE MORE TIMES

PARENTHESIS: ( ) indicates a group of sts that are to be worked together in the same st. Example: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)

BRACKETS: [ ] Work the sts between the brackets the number of times indicated. Example: [(dc, ch 1 dc) in next st), ch 1, sk 3 sts] twice

COUNT TOTALS: Chain are included in the stitch count; corner spaces are not included in the total. (x total sts/y per side) Example: (100 total/25 per side)

Round-by-round pictures are at the end of the written pattern. They should clarify difficult stitches and rounds. You probably noticed all the ends in my pictures. I have a confession to make - I do not weave in my ends until I’m finished. I make too many silly errors. If you usually weave in ends, go ahead, it will not affect future rounds.

ALL ROUNDS BEGIN WITH A STANDING STITCH AND END WITH AN INVISIBLE JOIN UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

RND 1, COLOR PEWTER (A) / PAPAYA (A)

In a magic circle, ch 3 (counts as a dc) into a magic circle, dc 11; Join: invisible join to the first true dc - Magic Circle

Invisible Join by "Look At What I Made", fasten off. Counts: 12 dc (12 total)

RND 2, COLOR RED CLAY (B) / CURRY (B)

Starting in any dc,

• *tr2tog - sk dc between 2 legs of trs, ch 2;

• tr2tog - 1st leg of tr in skipped dc-keeping st in front , sk dc,

2nd leg of tr in next dc, ch 2;

• [tr2tog – as shown previously] 9 times;

tr2tog, placing 1st leg of tr in skipped dc AND 2nd tr into next

dc - behind 1st tr, ch 2*;

JOIN: invisible join in top of first tr2tog; fasten off. Counts:

12 tr2tog, 12-2 ch sps (36 total)

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RND 3, COLOR TAUPE (C) / DARK DENIM (C)

Starting in any ch 2 sp, *(4 dc) in ch 2 sp, ch 2; FPdc around top tr2tog*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 11 MORE TIMES; JOIN:

invisible join; fasten off. Counts: 48 dc, 12 FPdc, 12-ch 2 sps (84 total)

RND 4, COLOR MED BURGUNDY (D) / DEEP TEAL (D)

Starting in any ch 2 sp, *(4 dc) in ch 2 sp; FPdc around FPdc, ch 1; sk 4 dc*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 11 MORE TIMES;

JOIN: invisible join; fasten off. Counts: 48 dc, 12 FPdc, 12-ch 1 sps (72 total)

RND 5, COLOR AUBERGINE (E) / AQUA (E)

Starting in the 2nd dc after any FPdc, *FPtr in 3 dc; FPhdc around FPdc, sk ch 1, ch 1; FPtr around dc*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 11 MORE TIMES; JOIN: invisible join; fasten off. Counts: 12 FPhdc, 48 FPtr, 12-ch 1 sps (72 total)

RND, 6, COLOR IVORY (F) / PAPAYA (A)

IN THIS ROUND, ALL STS ARE WORKED IN RND 4. Starting in 3rd dc, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in 3rd dc; sc in dc AND FPdc, sk ch 1; sc in 4 dc, sc in FPdc; sc in ch 1 sp, sc in 4 dc; sc in FPdc, sk ch 1; sc in 2 dc*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 3 MORE TIMES; JOIN: invisible join; fasten off. Counts: 68 sc, 4-ch 2 corner sps (68 total/17 per side)

RND 7, COLOR IVORY (F) / PAPAYA (A)

Starting in any ch 2 corner sp, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 corner sp; dc in 3 sts; hdc in 3 sts; sc in 5 sts, hdc in 3 sts; dc in

3 sts*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 3 MORE TIMES; JOIN: invisible join; fasten off. Counts: 20 sc, 24 hdc, 40 dc, 4-ch 2

corner sps (84 total/21 per side)

RND 8, COLOR RED CLAY (B) / CURRY (B)

Starting in ch 2 corner sp, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 corner sp, sc in 21 sts*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 3 MORE TIMES; JOIN:

invisible join; fasten off. Counts: 92 sc, 4-ch 2 sps (92 total/23 per side)

RND 9, COLOR RED CLAY (B) /CURRY (B)

Starting in ch 2 corner sp, *([tr, ch 1] 7 times) in ch 2 corner sp; sk 3 sts; HBhdc in 17 sts; sk 3 sts, ch 1*; REPEAT FROM

* TO * 3 MORE TIMES; JOIN: invisible join; fasten off. Counts: 68 HBhdc, 28 tr, 32-ch 1 sps (128 total)

RND 10, COLOR TAUPE (C) /DARK DENIM (C)

Starting in ch 1 sp following 4th tr, of any corner, *[(2 sc) in ch 1 sp, sk tr] 3 times, ch 1; sk ch 1 sp AND HBhdc; sc in 15

HBhdc; ch 1, sk HBhdc AND ch 1 sp; [sk tr, (2 sc) in ch 1 sp] three times; picot*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 3 MORE TIMES;

JOIN: invisible join; fasten off. Counts: 108 sc, 8-ch 1 sps, 4 picots (120 total)

RND 11, COLOR PEWTER (A) /DARK TEAL (D)

Starting in the sc immediately after any picot, *[(2 dc) in sc, sk sc] 3 times; 4 dc in ch 1 sp; FPtr around 7th tr of rnd 9;

sk 2 sc; HBhdc in 11 sc; sk 2 sc; FPtr around 1st tr of rnd 9; working behind tr just made, 4 dc in ch 1 sp; [sk sc; 2 dc in

sc] 3 times; (dc, ch 2, dc) in loop made by picot*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 3 MORE TIMES; JOIN: invisible join; fasten off.

Counts: 44 HBhdc, 88 dc, 8-FPtr, 4-ch 2 corner sps (140 total/35 per side)

RND 12, COLOR IVORY (F) / AQUA (E)

Starting in any ch 2 corner sp, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 corner sp; sc in 11 dc; FPsc around FPtr - place marker; ch 1, sk 2

HBhdc; sc in 7 HBhdc; ch 1, sk 2 HBhdc; FPsc around FPtr – place marker; sc in 11 dc*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 3 MORE

TIMES; JOIN: invisible join; fasten off. Counts: (124 sc, 8 FPsc, 8-ch 1 sps, 4-ch 2 corner sps (140 total/35 per side)

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RND 13, COLOR MED BURGUNDY (D) / PAPAYA (A)

Starting in any ch 2 corner sp, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 corner sp; [sk sc, (2 dc) in sc] 5 times; sk 2 sc, [(2dc-cluster)]

twice in marked FPsc, remove marker; FPtr around same FPsc; ch 1, sk ch 1 AND sk 2 sc; HBdc in 3 sc; ch 1, sk 2 sc AND

ch 1 sp; FPtr around marked FPsc, remove marker; [(2 dc-cluster)] twice in same FPsc, sk 2 sc; [(2 dc in sc, sk sc] 5

times; REPEAT FROM * TO * 3 MORE TIMES; JOIN: invisible join; fasten off. Counts: 12 HBdc, 96 dc, 8-FPtr, 16-2dc-

cluster, 8-ch 1 sps, 4-ch 2 corner sps (140 total/35 per side)

RND 14, COLOR RED CLAY (B) / CURRY (B)

Starting in any ch 2 corner sp, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 2 corner sp; sc in 11 sts, hdc in 3 sts, dc in FPtr; ch 1, sk ch 1; [puff

stitch in HBdc, ch 1] 3 times; sk ch 1; dc in FPtr; hdc in 3 sts; sc in 11 sts*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 3 MORE TIMES; JOIN:

invisible join; fasten off. Counts: 96 sc, 24 hdc, 8 dc, 12 puff stitch, 16-ch 1 sps, 4-ch 2 corner sps (156 total/39 per

side)

RND 15, COLOR TAUPE (C) / DARK DENIM (C)

Starting in any ch 2 corner sp, *(2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in ch 2 corner sp; BLO hdc in 16 sts; [sk ch 1 sp, FPhdc around puff

stitch] 3 times – do not make FPhdc too tight; sk ch 1 sp, BLO hdc in 16 sts*; REPEAT FROM * TO * 3 MORE TIMES;

JOIN: invisible join; fasten off. Counts: (16 hdc, 128 BLO hdc, 12 FPhdc, 4-ch 2 corner sps (156 total/39 per side)

FINISHING

I recommend blocking this square. Blocking allows you to reach your final shape and size. It also opens up your

stitches, making them even and more defined; giving it a more professional appearance. You can either wet block or

steam block, but always make sure you are careful when steam blocking acrylic yarn.

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