So the time has finally come to publicize the pattern for my new (and first!) lace flower square. It is quite exciting really to have made my first square and I am sure there will be more following in the near future. It came out of a need to make a flower square for my tealight holders that was more lacy than the one I had been using previously and I decided to rework my flower earrings and make them into a square. I am happy with the result and it really works for tealight holders.

For the tealight holders I use 3-ply linen yarn, but for the ones on the photos here I used Patons 4-ply and DK in 100% cotton. I plan to make them in wool as well – I think they would make a nice summer baby blanket.

The pattern is written out in UK terms and US terms. You can see a guide to the abbreviations here. Please remember that this is my design. You are welcome to sell what you make with this pattern, but please credit me as the designer or, if you sell online, post a link to my pattern. You may not sell or redistribute this pattern in any way or pass it off as your own work.

LACE FLOWER SQUARE – UK terms

Foundation ring:  ch 4, ss in 1st ch to form a ring.

Round 1:  ch 3, 1 dc in ring  (ch 2, 1 dc in ring) x 4, ch 2, ss in 1st ch.

Round 2: ss in ch2sp, ch 1, (ch 4, 1 dc in ch2sp) x 5, ch 4, ss in 1st chain.

Round 3: ss in 1st ch of ch4sp, ss in ch4sp, ch 1, (ch 5, 1 dc in ch4sp) x 5, ch 5, (change colour if wished) ss in 1st ch.

Round 4: ch 2, (ch 4, 1 dc in ch5sp, ch 4, 1 tr in dc) x 5, ch 4, 1 dc in ch4sp, ch 4, ss in 2nd ch of 1st ch2.

Round 5: ss in ch4sp, ch 1, (1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch4sp), (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next 11 ch4sp, ss in 1st ch.

Round 6: ss in next dc, (change colour if wished) ss in ch2sp, ch 1, (ch 5, 1 dc in next ch2sp, ch 7, dc in next ch2sp, ch 5, dc in next ch2sp) x 3, ch 5, dc in next ch2sp, ch 7, dc in next ch2sp, ch 5, ss in 1st ch.

Round 7: ss in ch5sp, ch 1, 4 dc in same ch5sp, 1 dc in next dc, * (4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) in next ch7sp, 1 dc in next dc, ( 5 dc in ch5sp, 1 dc in next dc) x 2 *, repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last ch5sp, 1 dc in last ss from round 6, ss in 1st ch.

Round 8: (new colour if wished) attach thread in a ch2sp, ch 5 (counts as 1 tr and 2 ch), 1 tr in same ch2sp, * ch 1, (1 tr in next st, ch 1, skip next st) x 11, ch 1, ( 1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr) in ch2sp *, repeat from * to * 3 more times omitting the last ch2sp, ch 1, (change colour if wished) ss in 3rd ch of first ch 5. (13 tr along each side)

Round 9: (change colour if wished) ss in ch2sp, ch 1, (1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same ch2sp, * 2 dc in next 12 chsp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch2sp) *, repeat from * to * 3 more times omitting the last ch2sp, ss in 1st ch. (28 dc along each side) Fasten off and sew in ends.

LACE FLOWER SQUARE – US terms

Foundation ring:  ch 4, ss in 1st ch to form a ring.

Round 1:  ch 3, 1 sc in ring  (ch 2, 1 sc in ring) x 4, ch 2, ss in 1st ch.

Round 2: ss in ch2sp, ch 1, (ch 4, 1 sc in ch2sp) x 5, ch 4, ss in 1st chain.

Round 3: ss in 1st ch of ch4sp, ss in ch4sp, ch 1, (ch 5, 1 sc in ch4sp) x 5, ch 5, (change colour if wished) ss in 1st ch.

Round 4: ch 2, (ch 4, 1 sc in ch5sp, ch 4, 1 dc in sc) x 5, ch 4, 1 sc in ch4sp, ch 4, ss in 2nd ch of 1st ch2.

Round 5: ss in ch4sp, ch 1, (1 sc, ch 2, 2 sc in ch4sp), (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in next 11 ch4sp, ss in 1st ch.

Round 6: ss in next sc, (change colour if wished) ss in ch2sp, ch 1, (ch 5, 1 sc in next ch2sp, ch 7, sc in next ch2sp, ch 5, sc in next ch2sp) x 3, ch 5, sc in next ch2sp, ch 7, sc in next ch2sp, ch 5, ss in 1st ch.

Round 7: ss in ch5sp, ch 1, 4 sc in same ch5sp, 1 sc in next sc, * (4 sc, ch 2, 4 sc) in next ch7sp, 1 sc in next sc, ( 5 sc in ch5sp, 1 sc in next sc) x 2 *, repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last ch5sp, 1 sc in last ss from round 6, ss in 1st ch.

Round 8: (new colour if wished) attach thread in a ch2sp, ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and 2 ch), 1 dc in same ch2sp, * ch 1, (1 dc in next st, ch 1, skip next st) x 11, ch 1, (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in ch2sp *, repeat from * to * 3 more times omitting the last ch2sp, ch 1, (change colour if wished) ss in 3rd ch of first ch 5. (13 dc along each side)

Round 9: (change colour if wished) ss in ch2sp, ch 1, (1 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in same ch2sp, * 2 sc in next 12 chsp, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc in ch2sp) *, repeat from * to * 3 more times omitting the last ch2sp, ss in 1st ch. (28 sc along each side) Fasten off and sew in ends.

I hope you enjoy making it and find many imaginative ways of using it. Please share photos of your projects on social media or on Ravelry!

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