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Marley Mae by

A Yarn of Serendipity Pam Knighton-Haener

Marley Mae is the third square in a series that I am designing as a legacy for my grandchildren. Marley loves the ocean and volleyball; she’s analytical, has a wicked cynical sense of humor and sings like a bird. She’s a complicated girl that

requires a bit more complicated square. 😊 You can find Lauren Rose and Macey Ann squares, named after two of my grandchildren, are free and available on my Ravelry page. Hook: 4.5 mm or any hook you wish, as gauge is not important Crochet Terms: US terminology throughout Yarn Used: I Love This Cotton (Worsted Weight), 100% cotton Colors used: The colors used in the rounds of the pattern are for the square shown above. Photos used for stitch placement instructions, are to help identify the stitch.

OPTION #1: A =BLACK; B = PEWTER; C = DOVE; D = AUBERGINE; E =ROSEY II; F = DARK DENIM; G = WHITE

OPTION #2: A = BANANA; B = BUTTERCUP; C = CURRY; D = DEEP TEAL; E = BRIGHT TEAL; F = ANTIQUE CREAM; G

=MINT; H = IVORY; I = DARK DENIM; J = PALE DENIM

Final Stitch Count: 152 total and 38 per side

STITCHES USED

magic circle (Double Magic Circle) ch (Chain) join (Invisible join) st(s) (Stitch/Stitches) sp (Space) sc (Single crochet) hdc (Half double crochet) dc (Double crochet) long dc (Long double crochet)

dc2tog (Double crochet 2 together) dc3tog (Double crochet 3 together) FPsc (Front post single crochet) FPhdc (Front post half double crochet) shallow FPhdc (shallow front post half double crochet) FPdc (Front post double crochet)

FPdc-2-cluster (Front post double crochet, 2-cluster) FPtr (Front post treble crochet) BPhdc (Back post half double crochet) BLO (Back loops only) cable stitch

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(Double) Magic Ring Video from Oombawka Design: https://youtu.be/tLFTOm3SlqU

Standing Stitch • Start with a slst on your hook. • Insert your hook into the designated stitch or chain space and finish the stitch as normal. Moogly Video: https://youtu.be/8MsVeIId2UY

BLO

When instructed to work into the "back loops only," you’ll want to insert your hook ONLY under the back loop, without the hook going under the front loop. Each stitch is formed as usual, EXCEPT that after you wrap the hook around the yarn to form the first part of the stitch, you only reach under the back loop, then complete the rest of my stitch. This picture and information can be found at The Spruce Crafts website at: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/back-loop-only-or-blo-in-crochet-978579

dc2tog • Yarn over, insert hook through 1st dc, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops.

• Yarn over, insert hook through 2nd dc, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops.

• Yarn over, pull through all 3 loops on your hook.

dc3tog • Yarn over, insert hook through 1st dc, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops.

• Yarn over, insert hook through 2nd dc, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops.

• Yarn over, insert hook through 3rd dc, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops.

• Yarn over, pull through all 4 loops on your hook.

FPdc-2-cluster • Yarn over, insert your hook from the front to the back around the post of the designated stitch, yarn over and pull up a

loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops.

• Leaving the 2 loops on the hook, yarn over, insert hook from the front to the back around the post of the same stitch, yarn over and pull through 2 loops,

• Yarn over, pull through all 3 loops on hook.

shallow stitch Another great video from Moogly for a shallow stitch. This video is for a shallow post stitch and will show you the hook placement for the shallow stitch used in rnd 10. Moogly video: https://www.mooglyblog.com/shallow-post-stitches/

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FPtr • Yarn over twice, insert hook from the front to the back around the post of the designated stitch, yarn over, and pull up

a loop.

• Yarn over through 2 loops; 3 times.

long dc • Yarn over, insert hook into designated st and pull up a loop. Pull the loop up almost to the length of the previous st.

• Yarn over once and pull through the 1st 2 loops. Yarn over again and pull through the last 2 loops on hook.

cable stitch • Skip the next st

• Dc in the next 3 sts

• Working around the 3 dc’s, yarn over and insert your hook into the skipped stitch.

• Pull up a loop to the height of the dc’s

• This loop should encompass the 3 dc’s and should be visible on the front AND back of your work. [Yarn over and pull through 2 loops] twice, completing an extended long dc.

http://rastercap.com/tutorial-crochet-cable-stitch/

join (Invisible Join) • Do not join after the last st of the rnd is completed; cut the yarn and pull the yarn tail through the st.

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

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

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, skip 3 sts] twice; (dc, ch-1, dc), ch-1, skip 2 sts*; REPEAT FROM *to* 3 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, skip 3 sts] twice COUNT TOTALS: Chain spaces are included in the stitch count; corner spaces are not included in the total count. (x total sts/ y per side) Example: (100 total/25 per side)

ALL ROUNDS BEGIN WITH A STANDING STITCH UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.

ROUND 1, OPTION #1: COLOR A (BLACK) OPTION #2: COLOR A (BANANA)

Magic circle, ch 3 (as dc), 7 dc; join, fasten off and weave in ends. Counts: 8 dc (8 total)

ROUND 2, OPTION #1: COLOR B (PEWTER) OPTION #2: COLOR B (BUTTERCUP)

In any dc, *hdc; FPdc around previous dc*; REPEAT 7 MORE TIMES; join, fasten off and weave in ends. Counts: 8 hdc,

8 FPdc (16 total)

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ROUND 3, OPTION #1: COLOR C (DOVE) OPTION #2: COLOR C (CURRY)

HINT: In this RND, do not to make your stitches too tight.

In any hdc, *hdc, hdc in next FPdc, FPdc around previous FPdc*; REPEAT FROM *to* 7 MORE

TIMES; join, fasten off and weave in ends. Counts: 16 hdc, 8 FPdc (24 total)

ROUND 4, OPTION #1: COLOR D (AUBERGINE) OPTION #2: COLOR D (DEEP TEAL)

HINT: After you complete the BPsc, the next st may be difficult to see.

Starting in the 1st hdc of any group of 2 hdc *BPsc, 2 sc in next st*; REPEAT 11 MORE TIMES; join, fasten off and weave

in ends. Counts: 24 sc, 12 BPsc (36 total)

ROUND 5, OPTION #1: COLOR D (AUBERGINE) OPTION #2: COLOR E (BRIGHT TEAL)

HINT: In this round, I suggest using the suggested BLO unless you are using the same color.

Starting in any 1st sc of 2 sc, *BLO dc in next 2 stitches (place a stitch marker in both dc-marker #1, #2); ch 2; in the

next 7 sc – BLO dc, BLO hdc, 3 BLO sc, BLO hdc, BLO dc; ch 2*; REPEAT 3 MORE TIMES, join, fasten off and weave in

ends. Counts: 12 BLO sc, 8 BLO hdc, 16 BLO dc, 8-ch 2 sp (52 total)

ROUND 6, OPTION #1: COLOR E (ROSY II) OPTION #2: COLOR F (ANTIQUE CREAM)

Starting in the 1st ch 2 sp of any group of 2 ch, *(3 hdc) place a stitch marker on the 1st hdc – marker #3; BPhdc around

next 2 dc; (3 hdc in ch-2 sp, place stitch marker on 3rd hdc – marker #4); [sk next st, ch 1, FPdc-2-cluster around next st]

3 times; sk next st, ch 1*; REPEAT 3 MORE TIMES; join, fasten off and weave in ends. Counts: 24 hdc, 12 FPdc-2-

cluster, 8 BPhdc, 16-ch 1 sp (60 total)

ROUND 7, OPTION #1: COLOR A (BLACK) OPTION #2: COLOR G (MINT)

Starting in the 1St hdc of the 1st group of 3 hdc, *hdc, sc in the next 6 sts; hdc in next st, sk ch 1, ch 1; dc in next FPdc-2-

cluster, sk ch 1sp, ch 1; in next FPdc-2-cluster, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc); sk ch 1 sp, ch 1, dc in next FPdc-2-cluster, sk ch 1, ch

1*; REPEAT FROM *to* 4 MORE TIMES; join, fasten off and weave in ends. Counts: 24 sc, 8 hdc, 24 dc, 16-ch 1 sp, 4 ch

2 corner sp (72 total/18 per side)

ROUND 8, OPTION #1: COLOR G (WHITE) OPTION #2: COLOR I (DARK DENIM)

In the ch 2 corner sp to the right of stitch marker 3,

• *(2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc), sk 2 dc, remove marker;

• in next ch 1 sp, (2 hdc);

• sk dc, in next ch 1 sp, (2 hdc), ch 1; HINT: sk next 7 sts in rnd 8

• FPsc around marker #3, remove marker (1st hdc of next 3 hdc

group from rnd 6), ch 1;

• FPsc around next dc from rnd 5 – marker #1, remove marker;

• FPsc around next dc from rnd 5 – marker #2, remove marker;

ch 1

• FPsc around marker #4, remove marker (3rd hdc of next 3 hdc

group from rnd 6);

• ch 1, 2 hdc in next ch 1 sp; sk dc, 2 hdc in next ch 1 sp, sk next 2

dc*;

• REPEAT FROM *to* 3 MORE TIMES, join fasten off and weave

in ends.

Counts: 48 hdc, 16 FPsc, 16-ch 1 sp, 4-ch 2 corner sp (80 total/ 20 per side)

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ROUND 9, OPTION #1: COLOR F (DARK DENIM) OPTION #2: COLOR H (IVORY)

In any ch 2 corner sp,

• *(2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc), skip 2 hdc, ch 1; FPtr around next 2 dc

of rnd 7 corner;

• hdc between the 2 hdc directly behind FPtr and next 2 hdc;

ch 1, skip 2 hdc;

• hdc in sp between previous 2 hdc and next 2 hdc, ch 2;

• HINT: skip next 10 stitches of rnd 8;

• dc2tog in next 2 sc from rnd 7, ch 1;

• dc3tog in next 3 sc, ch 1;

• dc2tog in next sc and hdc from rnd 7, ch 2;

• skip 2 hdc from rnd 8;

• hdc in sp between previous and next hdc, skip 2 hdc, ch 1;

• hdc in sp between previous and next hdc;

• FPtr around next 2 dc of rnd 7 corner, skip 2 hdc, ch 1*;

• REPEAT FROM *TO* 3 MORE TIMES; join, fasten off and

weave in ends.

Counts – 32 hdc, 16 FPtr, 8 dc2tog, 4 dc3tog, 24-ch 1 sp, 8-ch 2 sp, 4-ch 2 corner sp (100 total/25 per side)

ROUND 10, OPTION #1: COLOR E (ROSEY II) OPTION #2: COLOR E (BRIGHT TEAL)

In any ch 2 corner sp, *(2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc); hdc in next 2 hdc; skip next ch 1 sp; shallow FPhdc around next 2 FPtr; sk

next hdc, hdc in next ch 1 sp; FPhdc around next hdc, hdc in next ch 2 sp; FPhdc around next dc2tog, hdc in next ch 1

sp; FPhdc around dc3tog, hdc in next ch 1 sp; FPhdc around next dc2tog; hdc in next ch 2 sp; FPhdc around next hdc;

hdc in next ch 1 sp; sk next hdc, shallow FPhdc around next 2 FPtr; sk next ch 1 sp, hdc in next 2 sts*; REPEAT FROM

*TO* 3 MORE TIMES; join, fasten off and weave in ends. Counts – 56 hdc, 16 shallow FPhdc, 20 FPhdc, 4-ch 2 corner

sp (92 total/23 per side)

ROUND 11, OPTION #1: COLOR C (DOVE) OPTION #2: COLOR I (DARK DENIM)

HINT: In this rnd, be careful not to make your stitches too tight.

In any ch 2 corner sp, *(sc, ch 2, sc), [sk 1 st, ch-1, sc in next st] 11 times, ch 1*; REPEAT FROM *to* 3 MORE TIMES;

join, fasten off and weave in ends. Counts: 52 sc, 48-ch 1 sps, 4-ch 2 corner sp (100 total/25 per side)

ROUND 12, OPTION #1: COLOR F (DARK DENIM) OPTION #2: COLOR G (MINT)

In any ch-2 corner, *(sc, ch-2, sc); [around next sc, FPdc-2-cluster, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next sc, sc in next ch-1

sp] 6 times; around next sc, FPdc-2-cluster; ch-1*; REPEAT FROM *to* 3 MORE TIMES; join, fasten off and weave in

ends. Counts: 80 sc, 28 FPdc-2-cluster, 28-ch 1 sp, 4-ch 2 corner sp (136 total/34 per side)

ROUND 13, OPTION #1: COLOR D (AUBERGINE) OPTION #2: COLOR D (DEEP TEAL)

In any ch-2 corner sp, *(sc, ch-2, sc); BLO sc in next sc, [BLO sc in next FPdc-2-cluster, sk next ch 1, BLO sc in next 3 sc]

6 times; BLO sc in next FPdc-2-cluster, sk next ch 1, BLO sc in next sc*; REPEAT FROM *to* 3 MORE TIMES; join, fasten

off and weave in ends. Counts: 116 BLO sc, 4-ch 2 corner sp (116 total/29 per side)

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ROUND 14, OPTION #1: COLOR B (PEWTER) OPTION #2: COLOR J (PALE DENIM)

This rnd uses cable stitches. Directions are shown above and include a link to the actual instructions with pictures.

The stitch count below breaks down the cable stitches into dc and long dc.

In any ch-2 corner, *(2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc); ch-1, sk next sc, [cable stitch] 7 times; ch-1*; REPEAT FROM *to* 3 MORE

TIMES; join, fasten off and weave in ends. Counts: 100 dc, 28 long dc, 8-ch 1 sp, 4-ch 2 corner sp (136 total/34 per

side)

ROUND 15, OPTION #1: COLOR G (WHITE) OPTION #2: COLOR H (IVORY)

In any ch-2 corner sp, *(2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc); skip 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in next ch 1 sp; skip cable stitch, [in sp between next 2

cable stitches, 4 dc] 6 times; skip next cable stitch, 2 dc in next ch 1 sp; sk next 2 dc, ch 1*; REPEAT FROM *to* 3

MORE TIMES; join, fasten and weave in ends. Counts: 128 dc, 8-ch 1 sp, 4-ch 2 corner sp (136 total/34 per side)

ROUND 16, OPTION #1: COLOR F (DARK DENIM) OPTION #2: COLOR I (DARK DENIM)

In any ch-2 corner sp, *(2 hdc, ch-2, 2 hdc); hdc in next 2 dc, hdc in ch 1 sp; hdc in next 28 dc; hdc in next ch 1 sp, hdc

in next 2 hdc*; REPEAT FROM *to* 3 MORE TIMES; join, fasten and weave in ends. Counts: 152 hdc, 4-ch 2 corner sp

(152 total/38 per side)

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Option #1

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Option #2

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