Week 26 of the FATW5 CAL, after having our week to catch up, brought us back to crocheting the Zooty Owl Square 1, and mixed feelings for so many of us. Feeling blessed to work the design….. but with great sadness over the passing of a truly amazing designer and crochet friend – Zelna Olivier. 🦉

Do not forget….. this square needs to be completed to only round 12 to be used in the FATW5 CAL!!! If you completed all 14 rounds, your square is most likely too large.

This weeks square has a final side count of 38 stitches and a chain corner, and we have a new document!

Downloadable Document:

And of course, for those of you who like to use the instructions on screen….. scroll down and you shall find US and UK Terms!!!!

US Stitch Abbreviations

• sc – single crochet
• ch-sp – chain space
• ch – chain
• slst – slip stitch
• st/sts – stitch/stitches

US TERMS 

NOTE: 

• if you will be using the same color for all 3 rounds you may slip stitch into the ch-sp and follow the instructions for the remainder of the round starting with “ch1”.

• you may also use a Standing Single Crochet (hdc, dc) to start your round instead of the “ch1, sc”.

• you may adjust the length of your stitches to half double crochet (hdc) or double crochet (dc) instead of the single crochet (sc) as stated in the instructions to achieve the samesize in all squares.

Round 1: Join in any corner ch-sp, ch1, *(2sc, ch2, 2sc) in corner ch-sp, sc in next 38 sts* 4 times, slst to 1st sc, fasten off and weave in ends. (42 sts, ch2) per side

Round 2: Join in any corner ch-sp, ch1, *(sc, ch2, sc) in corner ch-sp, sc in next 42 sts* 4 times, slst to 1st sc, fasten off and weave in ends. (44 sts, ch2) per side

Round 3: Join in any corner ch-sp, ch1, *(2sc, ch2, 2sc) in corner ch-sp, skip hidden st, sc in next 44 sts* 4 times, slst to 1st sc, fasten off and weave in ends. (48 sts, ch2) per side

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UK TERMS

NOTE:

• if you will be using the same color for all 3 rounds you may slip stitch into the ch-sp and follow the instructions for the remainder of the round starting with “ch1”.

• you may also use a Standing Double Crochet (htr, tr) to start your round instead of the “ch1, dc”.

• you may adjust the length of your stitches to half treble crochet (htr) or treble crochet (tr) instead of the double crochet (dc) as stated in the instructions to achieve the same size in all squares.

UK TERMS 

UK Stitch Abbreviations:

• dc – double crochet
• ch-sp – chain space
• ch – chain
• slst – slip stitch
• st/sts – stitch/stitches

Round 1: Join in any corner ch-sp, ch1, *(2dc, ch2, 2dc) in corner ch-sp, dc in next 41 sts* 4 times, slst to 1st dc, fasten off and weave in ends. (42 sts, ch2) per side

Round 2: Join in any corner ch-sp, ch1, *(dc, ch2, dc) in corner ch-sp, dc in next 42 sts* 4 times, slst to 1st dc, fasten off and weave in ends. (44 sts, ch2) per side

Round 3: Join in any corner ch-sp, ch1, *(2dc, ch2, 2dc) in corner ch-sp, skip hidden st, dc in next 44 sts* 4 times, slst to 1st dc, fasten off and weave in ends. (48 sts, ch2) per side

Have you been sharing your progress in the Event and in our main Facebook Group? Have you added the hashtag #fatw5 to the text of your post so we can follow along with you? Are you also posting onInstagram so we can see all of the weekly progress for#fatw5 as you create it? We love ❤️ love ❤️ love ❤️ to see your progress!!! So be sure to SHARE … SHARE… SHARE!!!!

Until next time…..

Happy Crocheting,

Jo💗