Hi and welcome to Part 9 of Universe in Bloom. In this part, we will neaten up the Octagon by adding a bit of solidity… A little path all the way around the meadow we have created so far. My testers all agreed that this was a very relaxing part!
Your Octagon will still ruffle at the end of this part. That is because there is, as yet, nothing to put a bit of tension on the lace in Part 8. Once we add the corners and the border, those Pineapples will stretch and open up.
Resources
>>Universe in Bloom Information Post<<
- Universe in Bloom on Ravelry
- PDFs – these contain a condensed version of the pattern below, and can be found on the Scheepjes Website:
- English PDFs (US and UK Terms)
- Dutch PDF
Video Playlists
- English US Terminology
- Dutch
Abbreviations, Special Stitches, Chart Legend
The photo tutorial below uses US Terminology. Please see the Special Stitches and Techniques Post HERE for Photo Tutorials and Chart Legend.
Colours Per Round
Instructions
Round 68
Join your yarn by making a standing dc in the marked ch-3 sp from the previous round. Remove the SM. [Dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in the same ch-3 sp. This is your first corner made {Photo 1}.
*FPdc around the next Popcorn {Photo 2}, make 2 dc in the next ch-3 sp. Ch 1, make 2 sc in the next ch-2 sp {Photo 3}. Skip the next st, sc in the next 10 sts {Photo 4}.
([2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc] in the next ch-2 sp {Photo 5}. Skip the next ch-1 sp, sc in the next ch-3 sp {Photo 6}. Skip the next ch-1 sp, [2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc] in the next ch-2 sp {Photo 7}. Skip the next st, sc in the next 10 sts {Photo 8}) 6 times.
Make 2 sc in the next ch-2 sp {Photo 9}. Ch 1, make 2 dc in the next ch-3 sp {Photo 10}. FPdc around the next Popcorn {Photo 11}, [2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in the next ch-3 sp.*
Rep from * to * 7 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat. Join to the first dc with a sl st.
Stitch Count Per Side: 80 sc, 48 hdc, 8 dc, 2 FPdc, 2 ch-1 sps, and 12 ch-2 sps, not including ch-1 corner sp.
Round 69
Sl st in the next st and the ch-1 corner sp. Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch-1). Dc in the same ch-1 sp. This is your first corner made {Photo 1}.
*Dc in the next 5 sts {Photo 2}, hdc in the next ch-1 sp {Photo 3}. Skip the next st, sc in the next 13 sts {Photo 4}.
(Sc in the next ch-2 sp {Photo 5}. Working into the same ch-2 sp AND the next ch-2 sp, make an hdc, inserting your hook from front to back into the first ch-2 sp and from back to front into the next ch-2 sp {Photos 6 and 7}. Sc in the second ch-2 sp {Photo 8}. Skip the next hdc, which will be tricky to get into anyway, sc in the next 13 sts) 6 times {Photo 9}. Hdc in the next ch-1 sp {Photo 10}, dc in the next 5 sts {Photo 11}. [Dc, ch 1, dc] in the next ch-1 sp {Photo 12}.*
Rep from * to * 7 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat. Join to the third ch of the beg ch-4 with a sl st.
Stitch Count Per Side: 103 sc, 2 hdc, 6 weird joining hdc (in ch-2 sps), and 12 dc, not including ch-1corner sp.
Round 70
This round will bulge slightly between Pineapples. Don’t worry about it. Also, I am so sorry! There will be A LOT of counting in this round.
Tester’s Tip: “If you want landmarks when making the 123 hdc, here are the stitches that will land in the ‘weird joining hdcs’: 22, 38, 54, 70, 86, 102. So the 22nd hdc of the side (not including the corner hdc), then every 16th hdc until there are 21 sts left before the corner sp.” – Kay Crone and Susanne van der Wal
Sl st in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 3 (counts as hdc and ch-1). Hdc in the same ch-1 sp. Hdc in the next 123 sts.
([Hdc, ch 1, hdc] in the next ch-1 sp. Hdc in the next 123 sts) 7 times. Join to the second ch of the beg ch-3 with a sl st. Fasten off and work away your ends.
Stitch Count Per Side: 125 hdc, not including ch-1 corner sps.
Round 71
Landmark: The first leg of the dc2tog in bold will fall in the hdc made into the weird joining hdc from Round 69.
Join your yarn by making a standing dc in any ch-1 corner sp. [Ch 1, dc] in the same ch-1 sp. This is your first corner made {Photo 1}.
*Skip the first st, which will be tricky to get into anyway, dc in the next 6 sts {Photo 2}, dc2tog {Photo 3}. Hdc in the next 4 sts {Photo 4}, sc in the next 5 sts {Photo 5}, hdc in the next 4 sts {Photo 6}.
(Dc2tog {Photo 7}. Dc in the next st, hdc in the next 4 sts {Photos 8 and 9}, sc in the next 5 sts {Photo 10}, hdc in the next 4 sts {Photo 11}) 6 times. There should now be 7 sts left {Photo 12}. Dc2tog {Photo 13}, dc in the last 5 sts {Photo 14}. [Dc, ch 1, dc] in the next ch-1 corner sp {Photo 15}.*
Rep from * to * 7 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat. Join to the first dc with a sl st.
Stitch Count Per Side: 118 sts (35 sc, 56 hdc, 19 dc, and 8 dc2tog), not including ch-1corner sp.
Fasten off and work away your ends if you are going to change colours for the next round, otherwise sl st into the next ch-1 corner sp.
Round 72
- If you are using the same colour: Ch 3 (counts as hdc and ch-1). Hdc in the same ch-1 sp. This is your first corner made.
- If you are using a new colour: Join your yarn by making a standing hdc in the ch-1 sp of any corner. Ch 1, hdc in the same ch-1 corner sp. This is your first corner made {Photo 1}.
*Hdc in the next 13 sts, the eighth of which will fall in a dc2tog {Photo 2}.
(Sc in the next 3 sts {Photo 3}, hdc in the next 12 sts, the sixth of which will fall in a dc2tog {Photo 4}) 7 times {Photo 1}. [Hdc, ch 1, hdc] in the next ch-1 corner sp {Photo 6}.*
Rep from * to * 7 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat. Join to the second ch of the beg ch-3 with a sl st.
Stitch Count Per Side: 120 sts (21 sc and 99 hdc), not including ch-1corner sp.
Round 73
Sl st in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 5 (counts as dc and ch-2). Dc in the same ch-1 sp. This is your first corner made {Photo 1}.
*Skip the first st, which will be tricky to get into anyway. Hdc in the next 119 sts {Photo 2}. [Dc, ch 2, dc] in the next ch-1 corner sp {Photo 3}.*
Rep from * to * 7 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat. Join to the third ch of the beg ch-5 with a sl st. Fasten off and work away your ends.
Stitch Count Per Side: 121 sts (119 hdc and 2 dc), not including ch-2 corner sp.
Well done for finishing this part and completing your Octagon!
Don’t forget that we are also doing Part 10 this week. You can find it in the Timeline of the Information Post or directly HERE.
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