winter dream

pattern used:

• Winter Dream by April Moreland
  

hook used:

• pattern calls for a 5.5mm hook... I used a 4.0mm hook

yarn used:

• pattern calls for 10ply... I used an assortment of 8ply/DK weight reclaimed yarns

• rounds 1 and 2 - dark burgundy
• round 3 - cream
• round 4 - oatmeal
• rounds 5 and 6 - brown and white fleck
• round 7 - cream
• round 8 - river gum green
• round 9 - mid blue
• round 10 - navy
• round 11 - river gum green
• added an extra round of dc - burgundy

thoughts:

• don't really know why I used such a small hook for this... I don't even think I checked the pattern for size before I started
• anyway, it meant I had to add an extra round to bring it up to size
• round 12 - worked a dc into each stitch of previous round, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) at corners
• don't panic if your shape is looking VERY unsquare at the end of round 5... keep following the pattern and it will sort itself out in round 6
• this is a perfectly likable square... it just feels quite bland after the exquisite irish rose I showed you yesterday