Pinwheel Motif

This motif is worked in joined rounds. There is a glossary of terms and links to additional resources at the end. Pattern written in American English.

Pattern

Start: Make a Magic Adjustable Ring by wrapping the yarn around your fingers twice and then chaining once. Don't tighten the loop. Keep it loose as you work until the end of the first round.

R1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc.) 11 dc in ring. Sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3. Pull center tight. 12 dc made.

R2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc.) Fpdc around ch 3 from round below. *1 dc, 1 fpdc around next dc* repeat from * to * 11 times. Sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3. 12 dc and 12 fpdc made.

R3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc.) 2 fpdc around fpdc in round below. *dc next dc. 2 fpdc around next fpdc* repeat from * to * 11 times. Sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3. 12 dc and 24 fpdc made.

R4: Ch 3 (counts as first dc.) Fpdc next fpdc. 1 dc and 1 fpdc in next fpdc . * dc next dc; fpdc next fpdc; 1 dc and 1 fpdc in next fpdc* repeat from * to * 11 times. Sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3. 24 dc and 24 fpdc made.

R5: Ch 3 (counts as first dc.) 1 dc in same stitch as ch 3. Fpdc next fpdc. Fpdc next dc. Fpdc next fpdc. *2 dc in next dc; fpdc next fpdc; fpdc next dc; fpdc next fpdc* repeat from * to * 11 times. Sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3. 24 dc and 36 fpdc made.

R6: Ch 3 (counts as first dc.) 2 dc in next dc. Fpdc in next 3 fpdc. * Dc next dc; 2 dc in next dc; fpdc in next 3 fpdc* repeat from * to * 11 times. 36 dc and 36 fpdc made.

R7: Ch 3 (counts as first dc.) 2 dc in next dc. Dc next dc. Dc in BLO in each of next 3 fpdc. *dc next dc; 2 dc next dc; dc next dc; dc in BLO in each of next 3 fpdc* repeat from * to * 11 times. 84 dc made.

R8: Ch 4 (counts as first tr.) 1 tr in next dc. Dc next 2 st. Hdc next 2 st. Sc next 9 st. Hdc next 2 st. Dc next 2 st. Tr next 2 st. Ch 3. *Tr next 2 st. Dc next 2 st. Hdc next 2 st. Sc next 9 st. Hdc next 2 st. Dc next 2 st. Tr next 2 st. Ch 3.* repeat from * to * 3 times. Sl St in 4th ch of ch 4.

R9: Ch 1 (does NOT count as sc). Sc same st as ch 1. Sc next 20 st. 5 sc in ch 3 space. *Sc next 21 st. 5 sc in ch 3 space.* repeat * to * 3 times.

Fasten off.

Appendix

You will find terminology and additional resources in this section.

Terminology

sl st

Slip Stitch

ch

Chain

BLO

Back Loop Only

dc

Double Crochet

hdc

Half Double Crochet

tr

Treble Crochet

fpdc

Front Post Double Crochet

st

stitch

Resources

Magic Adjustable Ring

The Magic Adjustable Ring: A Better Way to Begin Crochet in the Round

Front Post Double Crochet

How to make a Front Post Double Crochet

Additional Resources

NextStitch.com: videos on everything

Pinwheel Motif by Sarah Mitchell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.