Turning a circle motif into a square is not as hard as you might think. Simply choose longer stitches for corners and shorter ones for the sides. By the way, don’t you just love the way this motif is excellent for four color choices! I used a coral, purple, gold, and white. What would you choose?

Skill Level:

Finished Size: 5.5″ (14 cm) wide, 5.5″ (14 cm) tall

Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (3 yds color A, 6 yds color B, 8 yds color C, 12 yds color D) Crochet Hook J (6.00 mm)

Gauge:
Round 1 measures 2” (5 cm) in diameter

Special Stitches:
2dc-bobble (2 double crochet bobble – *yarn over, insert hook in next st, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on the hook, repeat from * 1 more time, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on hook – counts as 1 stitch)

3dc-bobble (3 double crochet bobble – *yarn over, insert hook in next st, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on the hook, repeat from * 2 more time, yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on hook – counts as 1 stitch)

4dc-bobble (4 double crochet bobble – *yarn over, insert hook in next st, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on the hook, repeat from * 3 more time, yarn over and pull through all 5 loops on hook – counts as 1 stitch)

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Crochet Pattern: Starburst Motif
Round 1: with color A, ch 3, sl st in first ch to form a ring, ch 2 (counts as 1 dc now and throughout), 15 dc in ring, join color B with sl st in top of beginning ch-2: 16 dc

Round 2: with color B, (sl st, ch 2, dc) in between next 2 sts, *ch 1, 2dc-bobble in between next 2 sts, repeat from * around, join color C with sl st in top of beginning ch-2: 32 sts

Round 3: with color C, sl st in next st, ch 2, 3dc-bobble in between bobble of round 2, *ch 1, 4dc-bobble in between next bobble of round 2, repeat from * around, join color D with sl st to beginning ch-2: 32 sts

Round 4: with color D, sl st in next st, ch 2 (counts as 1 hdc), 2 hdc in next ch-1 space, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1, (3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in next ch-1 space, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, *ch 1, 3 hdc in next ch-1 space, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1, (3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in next ch-1 space, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 space, repeat from * around, ch 1, sl st to beginning ch-2: 84 sts

Finish off.

If you have any questions about this pattern simply leave me a comment and I’ll get back with you!

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