A motif is defined as a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper. Granny squares are a great example of a motif. The mini motifs featured in these posts can be used for so many fun crochet projects. Make a cool garland with many mini-motifs strung together, design your own jewelry (earrings!), decorate a child’s room, make a table runner; the possibilities are practically endless!

I’ve saved the best for last in this fourth and final (for now, at least) installment of mini motifs! This is a larger mini motif, with the G hook and Dk weight yarn it might be considered a regular sized motif or a ‘square’ and can be used as an afghan more easily than the other mini motifs in previous posts. This mini motif is elegant and would make a lovely applique for the corner of blankets or scarfs because of it’s resemblance to a cross.

Round 1: ch 6, join with sl st in first ch made to form ring

Round 2: ch 2, 15 sc into ring, join with a sl st to top of beginning ch: 15 sc

Round 3: ch 2, sc in next 2 sc, *(sc, ch 9, sc) in next sc, sc in next 3 sc, repeat from * around, ending with a sl st in top of beginning ch: 19 sc, 4 ch-9 spaces

Round 4: ch 2, (sc in next sc, skip 2 sc, 21 dc into next ch-9 space, skip 2 sc) around, ending with a sl st in top of beginning ch: 84 dc

Round 5: [(ch 5, skip 5 dc, sl st in next dc, ch 4, sl st in same st) 3 times, ch 5, sl st in next sc] repeat around four times, join with a sl st to first ch of beginning ch: 28 sl st, 16 ch-5 spaces, 12 ch-4 spaces

Finish off, make it pretty!

Have any comments about mini motifs or questions about these instructions? Please don’t hesitate to ask!

This entry was posted on Friday, February 11th, 2011 at 12:00 PM by Erin Burger and is filed under Free Crochet Patterns, Tutorials and Help. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.