12 inch spike st square ( ice cave square) UPDATED

suzan720 · #1 February 17, 2007, 09:23 AM

Somebody mentioned that the square looked like an ice cave and I relly liked that name so I am keeping it. Here are the first 13 rows. I will put the rest up today hopefully. This pattern is untested except by me, so If you have any questions please send me a message. Here is a link to a spike stitch tutorial if you need it http://www.crochetme.com/Aug_Sept_20...ke_stitch.html
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Well here goes!!
Caron simply soft, (white, light country blue, soft blue, Dark navy )
I hook
Chain 5, join
Round 1-- ch3 and 11 dc into the ring, join to top of beg. ch3. (12dc)
Round 2-- ch4, sc into same st. (corner made), sc in next 2 dc,* ( sc, ch3, sc)
into next st, sc next 2 dc* Repeat 2 times and join to 1st chain of
starting ch4 ( 16 sc)
Round 3-- *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner, sc across each sc to next corner* Repeat
3 times and join to 1st sc. ( 6 sc per side and 24 sc total)
Round 4-- *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner, sc across each sc to next corner* Repeat
3 times and join to 1st sc. (8 sc per side and 32 sc total)
Round 5-- *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner, sc across each sc to next corner* Repeat
3 times and join to 1st sc. Fasten off. ( 10 sc per side and 40 total)
Round 6--Join light country blue to a corner and chain 1 *( sc, ch 3, sc) into
corner, skip next sc, spike stitch 1 row down underneath next st., spike st.
2 rows below next sc, spike st. 3 rows below next sc, spike st. 4 rows below
next 2 sc, spike st. 3 rows below next sc, spike st. 2 rows below next sc,
spike st. 1 row below next sc, skip last sc * Repeat sequence for remaining
3 sides and join to 1st sc
Round 7-- *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner, sc across each sc to next corner* Repeat
3 times and join to 1st sc. ( 12 sc per side and 48 sc total)
Round 8-- *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner, sc across each sc to next corner* Repeat
3 times and join to 1st sc. ( 14 sc per side and 56 total)
Round 9-- *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner, sc across each sc to next corner* Repeat
3 times and join to 1st sc. Fasten off. (16 sc per side and 64 sc total)
Round 10-- Join navy blue to corner and ch 1, *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner, skip next sc,
spike stitch 1 row down below next sc, spike down 2 rows below next sc,
spike down 3 rows below next sc, spike down 2 rows below next sc, spike down
1 row below next sc, spike down 2 rows below next sc, spike down 3 rows below
next 2 sc, spike down 2 rows below next sc, spike down 1 row below next sc,
spike down 2 rows below next sc, spike down 3 rows below next sc, spike down 2
rows below next sc, spike down 1 row below next sc, skip last sc* Repeat sequence
for remaining three sides and join to 1st sc.
Round 11- *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner, sc across each sc to next corner* Repeat
3 times and join to 1st sc. ( 18 sc per side and 72 sc total)

Round 12-- *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner, sc across each sc to next corner* Repeat
3 times and join to 1st sc. ( 20 sc per side and 80 sc total)
Round 13-- *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner, sc across each sc to next corner* Repeat
3 times and join to 1st sc. Fasten off. ( 22 sc per side and 88 sc total)
Round 14-- Join color # 4 (soft blue) to any corner and ch 1, *( sc, ch3, sc) into corner,
skip 1 sc, spike down 1 row below next sc, spike down 2 rows below next sc,
spike down 3 rows below next sc, spike down 2 rows below next sc, spike down 1
row below next sc( 3 times), spike down 2 rows below next sc, spike down 3 rows
below next sc ( 5 times), spike down 2 rows below next sc, spike down 1 row below
next sc ( 3 times), spike down 2 rows below next sc, spike down 3 rows below next sc,
spike down 2 rows below next sc, spike down 1 row below next sc, sc next sc. * Repeat sequence
for the other 3 sides of the square. Join to first sc.
Round 15-- *( HDC, ch3, HDC) into corner, HDC in each sc across to next corner*
Repeat 3 times and join to 1st Hdc. ( 26 HDC per side and 104 HDC total)

Round 16-- *( HDC, ch3, HDC) into corner, HDC in each sc across to next corner*
Repeat 3 times and join to 1st Hdc. ( 28 HDC per side and 112 per side)
Round 17-- *( HDC, ch3, HDC) into corner, HDC in each sc across to next corner*
Repeat 3 times and join to 1st Hdc. Fasten off.( 30 HDC per side and 120 HDC total)
Round 18-- Join white to any corner and ch1 *( HDC, ch3, HDC) into corner, HDC in each sc across to next corner*
Repeat 3 times and join to 1st Hdc. ( 32 HDC per side and 128 HDC total)
Round 19-- *( HDC, ch3, HDC) into corner, HDC in each sc across to next corner*
Repeat 3 times and join to 1st Hdc. ( 34 HDC per side and 134 total)
Round 20-- *( HDC, ch3, HDC) into corner, HDC in each sc across to next corner*
Repeat 3 times and join to 1st Hdc. Fasten off. (36 HDC per side and 144 total)