Yarn	Scheepjes Catona and Scheepjes Catona Denim.
Hook	2.0 mm
Size	11×11 cm (4.3 x 4.3 inches)
Stitches	sl st ch sc hdc dc tr
Symbols	*…* Repeat stitches **…** Repeat stitches within repetition «…» Crocheted in the same or given stitch
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This is the description of my Lemon square pattern, I have also used this pattern to make orange, lime and grapefruit squares. 

 

 

 

Ok, let’s get started with the pattern!

Start with the Catona yarn, and use color 208 for lemon and orange, 245 for lime, and 264 for grapefruit.

 

1 Ch 6.

 

 

3 16 sc into the ring. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 16 sc, 1 sl st)

 

4 «Ch 2 (= 1 hdc), 1 hdc» in the next st, 2 hdc in each st. End the round with 1 sl st in the second ch on the first hdc. (Total 31 hdc, 2 ch, 1 sl st)

 

5 1 sc in each st. End the round with a sl st in the first sc. (Total 31 sc, 1 ch, 1 sl st)

 

6 *1 sc in the following 3 st, 2 sc in the fourth st* 8 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 39 sc, 1 ch, 1 sl st)

 

7 Change color (106 for lemon and orange, 100 for lime, and 523 for grapefruit). This round  is crocheted in BLO. *5 sc, 1 hdc through the hole in the center* 8 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 40 sc, 8 hdc, 1 sl st)

 

8 Change color (403 for lemon, 280 for orange, 392 for lime, and 403 for grapefruit).

This round  is crocheted in BLO. 1 sc in each st. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 48 sc)

 

9 Change color (280 for lemon, 281 for orange, 389 for lime, and 208 for grapefruit). This round is crocheted in the FLO. *1 sl st in the first 5 st, 2 sl st in the 6:th st* 8 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sl st. (Total 56 sl st)

 

10 Change color (205 for lemon, 245 for orange, 212 for lime, and 515 for grapefruit) Turn the lemon over so the backside is up.*1 sc in the long hdc on the back side from step 7,ch 4* 8 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 32 ch, 8 sc, 1 sl st)

 

11 Turn the lemon over so the frontside is up. 1 sl st to the next ch-4 sp* «1sc, 1hdc, 1dc, 1tr, 1dc, 1hdc, 1sc» in next ch-4 sp* 8 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 16 sc, 16 hdc, 16 dc, 8 tr, 1 sl st)

 

12 *1 sc through the BLO of the st on round 7 and between the leaves from previous round, 3 sc, «1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc» in the next st (the tip of the leaf), 3 sc* 8 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 80 sc, 16 ch, 1 sl st)

 

13 Change color (385 for lemon, 264 for orange, 280 for lime, and 392 for grapefruit). Start at the top of a leaf. *2 sc in the ch-2 sp, 1 sc, 2 hdc, 3 dc, 2 hdc, 1 sc* 8 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 32 sc, 32 hdc, 24 dc, 1 sl st)

 

14 Change yarn to Scheepjes Catona Denim (color 166 for lemon, 130 for orange, 120 for lime, 171 for grapefruit). *1 sc in the last st of the corner made of 2 sc. **1 sc in each st** 13 times. 1 hdc, 2 dc, «1 tr, ch 2, 1 tr» in the next st, 2 dc,1 hdc, 2 sc* 4 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first sc. (Total 60 sc, 8 ch, 8 hdc, 16 dc, 8 tr, 1 sl st)

 

15 Change yarn to the Catona yarn (color 400 for lemon, 251 for orange, 208 for lime, 389 for grapefruit). *«2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc» in next ch-2 sp (corner), **1 hdc in next st** 23 times* 4 times. End the round with 1 sl st in the first hdc. (Total 1o8 hdc, 8 ch, 1 sl st)