Tails and Toe Beans Square

 Happy Halloween! Today I'm sharing the pattern for the adorable Tails and Toe Beans Square. This square has 11 rounds and measures 4".

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 Tails and Toe Beans Square

Number of rounds- 11

Finished Size- 4"

Pattern is written using U.S. Terminology.

Materials Needed

Size 10 crochet thread

Color 1- 40-50 yards

Color 2- 5-10 yards

1.75 mm hook

Yarn needle

Scissors

Materials Needed for Blocking-

Rust proof pins

Liquid starch

Blocking mat

Stitch Abbreviations

ch- chain

hdc- half double crochet

dc- double crochet

FPdc- front post double crochet

FPsc- front post single crochet

sc- single crochet

slip st- slip stitch

st- stitch

tr- treble crochet

yo- yarn over

Special Stitches

2-dc cluster- keeping last loop of each dc on hook, 2 dc in the ch-3 space indicated, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

2-FPdc decrease- keeping last loop of each FPdc on hook, FPdc around each of next sts indicated, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

2-FPsc decrease-insert hook around the post of each of the next 2 sts indicated and pull up a loop, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

Puff stitch- [yo, insert hook into ch-2 space indicated, yo and pull up a loop] 3 times, yo and draw through 6 loops on hook, yo and draw through last 2 loops on hook.

Large puff stitch- [yo, insert hook into ch-2 space indicated, yo and pull up a loop] 4 times, yo and draw through 8 loops on hook, yo and draw through last 2 loops on hook.

Picot- ch 3, slip st in third ch from hook.

Large picot- ch 5, slip st in fifth ch from hook.

Pattern Notes

[ ] - work enclosed instructions the amount of times indicated, or work enclosed instructions in the stitch or space indicated.

★ - repeat the following instructions the amount of times indicated.

🐾 and ၇ - Repeat from 🐾 to ၇ the amount of times indicated.

( ) - Enclose additional information and the number of stitches at the end of a round.

Optional- If section is underlined it is optional to work the underlined FP st behind the previous FP stitch made.

Example- 2 FPdc around next FPdc, you should work the second FPdc behind the first FPdc made.

Symbol Key

Instructions

Ch 4, slip st in fourth ch from hook to make a ring.

Round 1- ch 3 (counts as first dc), 
In ring work- {dc, ch 3, [2 dc, ch 3] 3 times}
Slip st in third ch of first dc.
(8 dc, 4 ch-3 spaces)

Round 2- Slip st in between same dc and next dc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same space,

Repeat from ★ to ★ 3 times and from 🐾 to ၇ once-
★🐾 ch 2, in next ch-3 space work- [2-dc cluster, hdc, 2-dc cluster], ch 2 ၇, 2 dc in between next 2 dc ★

Slip st in third ch of first dc.

(8 dc, 8 ch-2 spaces, 8 2-dc clusters, 4 hdc)

Round 3- Ch 6 (counts as first dc and ch-3 space), dc in next dc, ch 3,

Repeat from ★ to ★ 3 times and from 🐾 to ၇ once-
★🐾 2-FPdc decrease around next 2-dc cluster and next hdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same hdc and next 2-dc cluster, ch 3 ၇, [dc in next dc, ch 3] twice ★

Slip st in third ch of first dc.
(8 dc, 12 ch-3 spaces, 8 2-FPdc decreases)

1- Yo and insert hook from front to back around the post of the 2-dc cluster indicated.
2- Yo and pull up a loop.
3- Yo and draw through 2 loops on the hook.
4- Yo and insert hook from front to back around the post of the next hdc indicated. Yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on the hook.
5- Yo and draw through all 3 loops on the hook to complete the 2-FPdc decrease.

Round 4- Ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch-2 space),

Repeat from ★ to ★ 3 times and from 🐾 to ၇ once-
★🐾 In next ch-3 space work- [2-dc cluster, hdc, 2-dc cluster], ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 3, 2 FPdc around next 2-FPdc decrease, 2 FPdc around next 2-FPdc decrease, ch 3 ၇, dc in next dc, ch 2 ★ 

Slip st in third ch of first dc.

Note- It is optional to work the underlined FPdc behind the last FP st made. This is to give the snowflake a more symmetrical look.
(8 dc, 8 ch-2 spaces, 8 2-dc clusters, 4 hdc, 8 ch-3 spaces, 16 FPdc)

Round 5- Ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch-2 space),

Repeat from ★ to ★ 3 times and from 🐾 to ၇ once-
★🐾Puff stitch in next ch-2 space, ch 2, 2-FPsc decrease around next 2-dc cluster and next hdc, 2-FPsc decrease around same hdc and next 2-dc cluster, ch 2, puff stitch in next ch-2 space, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 3, 2 FPdc around next FPdc, FPdc around each of next 2 FPdc, 2 FPdc around next FPdc, ch 3 ၇ ,dc in next dc, ch 2 ★

Slip st in third ch of first dc.
(8 dc, 16 ch-2 spaces, 8 small puff stitches, 8 2-FPsc decreases, 8 ch-3 spaces, 24 FPdc)

1- Yo and insert hook into the ch-2 space indicated.
2- Yo and pull up a loop. (3 loops on hook)
3- Yo and insert hook into the same ch-2 space. Yo and pull up a loop. (5 loops on hook)
4- Repeat Step 3. (7 loops on hook)
5- Yo and pull through 6 loops on hook. (There should be 2 loops left on the hook)
6- Yo and draw through the last 2 loops to complete the puff stitch.

Round 6- Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same dc,

Repeat from ★ to ★ 3 times and from 🐾 to ၇ once-
★🐾 Ch 3, skip next ch-2 space, large puff stitch in next ch-2 space, ch 1, large puff stitch in next ch-2 space, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FPdc, FPdc around each of next 2 dc, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FPdc, ch 3 ၇, 2 dc in next dc ★

Slip st in third ch of first dc.
(16 dc, 16 ch-3 spaces, 8 large puff stitches, 4 ch-1 spaces, 8 2-FPdc decreases, 8 FPdc)

1- Yo and insert hook into the ch-2 space indicated.
2- Yo and pull up a loop. (3 loops on hook)
3- Yo and insert hook into the same ch-2 space. Yo and pull up a loop. (5 loops on hook)
4- Repeat Step 3. (7 loops on hook)
5- Repeat Step 3. (9 loops on hook)
6- Yo and pull through 8 loops on hook. (There should be 2 loops left on the hook)
7- Yo and draw through the last 2 loops to complete the puff stitch.

Round 7- Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same dc, 2 dc in next dc,

Repeat from ★ to ★ 3 times and from 🐾 to ၇ once-
★🐾 Ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 3, 2 dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 2, 2-FPsc decrease around next 2 FPdc, ch 15, slip st in second ch from hook, slip st in each of next 13 chs, slip st in last 2-FPsc decrease made (tail made), ch 2, sc in next ch-3 space, 

ch 3 ၇, 2 dc in each of next 2 dc ★

Slip st in third ch of first dc.
(32 dc, 16 ch-3 spaces, 12 sc, 8 ch-2 spaces, 4 2-FPsc decreases, 4 tails)

Round 8- Ch 3 (counts as first hdc and ch-1 space), hdc in next dc, [ch 1, hdc in next dc] twice,

Repeat from ★ to ★ 3 times and from 🐾 to ၇ once-

★🐾 Sc in next ch-3 space, ch 5, sc in next ch-3 space, hdc in next dc, [ch 1, hdc in next dc] 3 times, ch 3, 2 sc in next ch-3 space, keeping the tail in front of your work- 2 sc in each of next 2 ch-2 spaces, 2 sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3 ၇, hdc in next dc, [ch 1, hdc in next dc] 3 times ★

Slip st in second ch of first hdc.
(32 hdc, 24 ch-1 spaces, 40 sc, 4 ch-5 spaces, 8 ch-3 spaces)

Round 9- Ch 1, sc in same hdc,

Repeat from ★ to ★ 3 times and from 🐾 to ၇ once-
★🐾 [sc in next ch-1 space, sc in next hdc] 3 times, 5 sc in next ch-5 space, sc in next hdc, [sc in next ch-1 space, sc in next hdc] 3 times, ch 3, tr in next ch-3 space, ch 7, tr in next ch-3 space, ch 3 ၇, sc in next hdc ★

Slip st in first sc.
(76 sc, 8 ch-3 spaces, 8 tr, 4 ch-7 spaces)

Round 10- Ch 1, sc in same sc, sc in each of next 18 sc,

Repeat from ★ to ★ 3 times and from 🐾 to ၇ once-
★🐾 3 sc in next ch-3 space, in next ch-7 space work- [5 dc, ch 3, 5 dc], 3 sc in next ch-3 space ၇, sc in each of next 19 sc ★

Slip st into the back loop only of the first sc.
(100 sc, 40 dc, 4 ch-3 spaces)

Round 11- (On this round all scs are worked in the back loop only) Ch 1, sc in same sc, sc in each of next 21 sc,

Repeat from ★ to ★ 3 times and from 🐾 to ၇ once-
★🐾 Sc in each of next 5 dc, in next 3 chs of next ch-3 space work- sc in first ch, picot, [sc, large picot, ch 1, sc] in second ch, picot, sc in third ch, sc in each of next 5 dc ၇, sc in each of next 25 sc ★

Sc in each of next 3 sc, slip st in first sc, fasten off and weave in ends.
(156 sc, 8 picots, 4 large picots)

Blocking and Finishing
It is optional but recommended to block your finished piece. Fill a bowl with water and add some liquid starch if you prefer the doily to be lightly stiffened. Soak the doily and gently press out any excess liquid, being careful not to pull or twist on the stitches. Lay it flat on a blocking mat and pin the doily working from the center out to the edges. Allow the doily to dry completely before removing the pins.

Tip- To give the square a different look you can shape the cat tails by curling, straightening, or making them wavy.

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