See also my other square in the project, the Kalevala Sea.
The bird home is described as a hot place where birds live. Sky was very close to the ground there, the sky dome touched the ground. Therefore, it was a small, tight place. The reddish shades in the square indicate the heat. You can see birds in the shapes that go out from the centre of the square.
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This crochet square pattern is a part of a crochet-along designed by 19 Finnish crochet designers. The crochet blanket is based on the Kalevala Mythology. It has been created as a tribute Finland’s 100 years of independence. The general information and links to all the square patterns of the blanket can be found in the blog of Arteeni.
No more guessing stitches!
Download my free stitch calculation guide here!
Videos for the pattern:
Rounds 1 to 10: youtu.be/ODJev4fwnlA
Rounds 11 to 16: youtu.be/5Ww4A5tNI80
Info:
Menita Lasse yarn, hook and the gauge specifications in Kalevala CAL info page.
Tapestry needle to secure ends and scissors.
Yarn: Menita Lasse
203 Dark grey
2317 Yellow
8755 Magenta
9963 Olive green
Abbreviations and explanations:
| ch | chain |
| st | stitch, stitches |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| ch-sp | chain space |
| sc | single crochet |
| fsc | foundation single crochet (chainless foundation) |
| dc | double crochet (1 yarn over) |
| tr | treble crochet (2 yarn overs) |
| FL | front loop |
| BL | back loop |
| yo | yarn over |
| SK | skip |
| rnd | round |
| x | times (repeats) |
| prev | previous |
| FLsl st | slip stich to front loop of stitch |
| pc | popcorn with 4 dc |
| Crochet 4 dc into one stitch, take hook off last st but leave st, insert hook into 1st dc, pick up the dropped st & place on hook, yo, pull yarn through both st. See video at youtu.be/T2Hef3SLx8s |
Tips for reading the pattern
*-* Repeat instructions between asterisks the amount of times specified. This is normally a repeat for a complete side and will consist of multiple instructions.
(…) Repeat instructions between brackets as many times as directed.
[…] Between the square brackets there are tips and photo hints to help you through the pattern.
Lintukoto – Bird home pattern
Design Tuula Kyrölä
Each dc rnd has been started using the standing stitch. If the technique is not familiar to you, you can watch a video at https://youtu.be/19G7ByrnZ2I . You can also replace the first dc with ch 3.
Start: Ch 8, close to form a ring (yarn: magenta 8755).
Round 1
Crochet into ring (dc, ch 2) x 8, close R with sl st.
Stitch count: 24
Colour: magenta 8755
Round 2
Ch 1, 4 sc into each ch-sp. Close R with sl st.
Stitch count: 32
Colour: magenta 8755
Round 3
(BLdc into next 3 st, 2 BLdc into next st) to end of rnd, close with sl st.
Stitch count: 40
Colour: magenta 8755
Round 4
(dc into next 4 sts, 2 dc into next st) to end of rnd, close with sl st. Pull up yarn on hook to leave a long loop so it does not unravel. Leave aside until needed at the next stage.
Stitch count: 48
Colour: magenta 8755
Work after 4 rnds (Image 1):
On this rnd, you create the yellow arches. They will remain loose on this rnd and will be attached on the next rnd.
Join yellow (2317) yarn to the 1st FLsl st which is made in the FL of sc of rnd 2, directly below start of rnd, using yellow yarn. [This sl st is included in stitches between *-*. There are 2 sl st between each arch.]
*FLsl st, 14 fsc, attach with FLsl st into 7th sc*. Repeat * – * 4 times in total. Fasten off.
Colour: yellow 2317
Work on rnd 5 (Image 2):
Arches are attached to the back loops of rnd 4. Insert hook into stitch that was left aside from rnd 4.
Continue with magenta (8755) yarn and ch 1, * BLsc into next 5 st, join yellow arch to the back loops of 7th and 8th fsc of arch with next 2 BLsc, BLsc into next 5 st*. Repeat * – * 4 times in total. Close rnd with sl st. Fasten off.
Stitch count: 48
Colour: magenta 8755
Work of rnd 6 (Image 3):
Round 7
Start with olive green (9963) yarn. Ch 1, *5 sc, (ch 5, sc) x 3, 4 sc*. Repeat * – * 4 times in total. Close rnd with sl st. Scs will be made into every stitch in order, therefore forming loops (Image 4). Fasten off.
Colour: olive green 9963
Work after rnd 7:
Start with dark grey yarn (203) and ch 1, *4 sc, ch 7, pc into sc between loops, ch 7, pc into sc between loops, ch 7, SK next loop and 1st sc of previous rnd, 4 sc*. Repeat * – * 4 times in total. Close rnd with sl st. Fasten off.
Colour: dark grey 203
Work after rnd 8 (Image 5):
Start with yellow (2317) yarn and ch 1, *3 sc, ch 7, crochet into top of pc (dc, ch 3, dc), ch 7, crochet into next pc (dc, ch 3, dc), ch 7, SK next sc, 3 sc *. Repeat * – * 4 times in total. Close rnd with sl st. Fasten off.
Colour: yellow 2317
Work after rnd 9 (Image 6):
Start with olive green (9963) yarn and ch 1, *2 sc, ch 7, (dc, ch 3, dc) into dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) into next dc, ch 7, (dc, ch 3, dc) into next dc, (dc, ch 3, dc) into next dc, ch 7, SK next sc of previous rnd, 2 sc *. Repeat * – * 4 times in total. Close rnd with sl st. Fasten off.
Colour: olive green 9963
Work after rnd 10 (Image 7)
Start with magenta (8755) yarn. Rnd 11 is shown on video https://youtu.be/5Ww4A5tNI80 . I recommend you watch the video before starting this rnd.
Ch 1. Instructions for one corner, repeat * to * 4 times in total:
*3 tr together so that they are crocheted on top of previous rnds in a fan shape (Image 8), sc into sc next to starting stitch on rnd. Pull up a big yarn loop so it does not unravel and leave aside until needed.
Ch 1, sc into top of attached ch-sp st, ch 2, sc into next ch-sp, ch 2, dc between 2 dcs, ch 2, sc into next ch-sp, ch 3, sc into top of attached ch-sp st, ch 3, sc into next ch-sp, ch 2, dc between 2 dcs, ch 2, sc into next ch-sp, ch 2, sc into top of attached ch-sp st, ch 1, SK 1st sc of previous rnd, sc *. Close rnd with sl st.
Colour: magenta 8755
Round 12
Dc the whole r. Stitch count per side: 29 dc evenly distributed, ch 3 in each corner. Fasten off.
Colour: magenta 8755
Round 13
Whole rnd: (dc, ch 1, SK 1 st). Into each corner add (dc, ch 3, dc). Stitch count per side: 17 dc. Fasten off.
Colour: yellow 2317
Round 14
2 sc into each ch-sp between dcs of previous rnd, 5 sc into corners. Close rnd with sl st. Fasten off.
Stitch count: 148
Colour: olive green 9963
Round 15
Repeat for the whole rnd: (dc, ch 2, pc, ch 2) evenly distributed and at the corners (pc, ch 3, tr, ch 3, pc) all into same sc in the middle of corner. Stitch count per side: 7 pc. Close rnd with sl st. Fasten off.
Colour: dark grey 203
[On the video the last row is started from the corner.]
Round 16
Each side: dc into corner stitch, 3 dc into ch-sp, (SK pc, 2 dc into ch-sp, dc, 2 dc into ch-sp) x 6, SK pc, 3 dc into ch-sp, dc into corner stitch, ch 3. Stitch count per side: 38 dc. Close rnd with sl st. Fasten off and secure ends.
Colour: magenta 8755
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