Eye of the Storm Crochet Square

Create a Beautiful Eye of the Storm Square

Create a beautiful Eye of the Storm Square using the art of crochet. This intricate design features a swirling pattern that resembles the calm center of a storm. By following a series of stitches and techniques, you can bring this unique square to life. Choose your favorite yarn colors to make it truly your own, whether you prefer a bold and vibrant look or a more subtle and muted palette.

Color Selection

For this square I used the following colors:

• A – Daffodil
• B – Mango
• C – Hot Pink
• D – Jadite
• E – Mallard
• F – Aubergine

Dimensions

This is a 12 x 12 Square once blocked.

Supplies

Yarn – 6 colors of your choice, approximately 20-25 yards of each color.

Hook – J

Tip – You will be working in the round.

*Tip – You will not turn work over every row, only when indicated.

*Tip – This square will need to be blocked when done to get a nice shape.

Stitches

• St – Stitch
• Ch – Chain
• Sk – Skip
• Sl St – Slip Stitch
• Sc – Single Crochet
• Bl – Back Loop
• Fl – Front Loop
• Dc – Double Crochet
• Hdc – Half Double Crochet
• Dec – Decrease
• V St – Dc, Ch 1, Dc in designated stitch

Instructions

Starting with Color A

Round 1:

Ch 2, 6 Blsc in 2nd Ch from hook, join with Sl St to beginning Blsc. = 6 Blsc

Round 2:

Ch 1, 3 Blsc in st, Blsc in next st, *3 Blsc in next st, Blsc in next st*, repeat *to* 1 more time, join with Sl St to beginning Blsc. = 12 Blsc Finish off

Join color B in any middle 3 Blsc group with Sl St into the Bl.

Round 3:

Ch 3 (counts as Dc now and throughout), 4 Bldc in same st, *Bldc in next 3 sts, 5 Bldc in next st*, repeat *to* 1 more time, Bldc in next 3 sts, join with Sl St to top of beginning Ch 3. = 24 Bldc Finish off

Join color C in any middle 5 Bldc group with Sl St into the Bl.

Round 4:

Ch 1, 5 Blsc in st, *Blsc in next 7 sts, 5 Blsc in next st*, repeat *to* 1 more time, Blsc in next 7 sts, join with Sl St to beginning Blsc. = 36 Blsc Finish off

Join color D in any middle 5 Blsc group with Sl St into the Bl.

Round 5:

Ch 3, 4 Bldc in same st, *Bldc in next 11 sts, 5 Bldc in next st*, repeat *to* 1 more time, Bldc in next 11 sts, join with Sl St to top of beginning Ch 3. = 48 Bldc Finish off

Join color E in any middle 5 Bldc group with Sl St into the Bl.

Round 6:

Ch 1, 5 Blsc in st, *Blsc in next 15 sts, 5 Blsc in next st*, repeat *to* 1 more time, Blsc in next 15 sts, join with Sl St to beginning Blsc. = 60 Blsc Finish off

Join color F in any middle 5 Blsc group with Sl St into the Bl.

Round 7:

Ch 3, 4 Bldc in same st, *Bldc in next 19 sts, 5 Bldc in next st*, repeat *to* 1 more time, Bldc in next 19 sts, join with Sl St to top of beginning Ch 3. = 72 Bldc Finish off

*Tip – Place markers in the 3 corner stitches

*Tip – To fill in the square you will work in rows

Working down the side of the triangle on the right side, join color E to the 1st st to the left of any middle corner 5 Bldc group

Row 8:

Ch 1, Blsc in 23 sts. = 23 Blsc

Row 9:

Ch 1, turn, Dec Flsc over the 1st 2 sts, Flsc in the next 19 sts, Dec Flsc over the last 2 sts. = 21 Flsc

Row 10:

Ch 1, turn, Dec Blsc over the 1st 2 sts, Blsc in the next 17 sts, Dec Blsc over the last 2 sts. = 19 Blsc

Row 11:

Ch 1, turn, Dec Flsc over the 1st 2 sts, Flsc in the next 15 sts, Dec Flsc over the last 2 sts. = 17 Flsc

Row 12:

Ch 1, turn, Dec Blsc over the 1st 2 sts, Blsc in the next 13 sts, Dec Blsc over the last 2 sts. = 15 Blsc

Row 13:

Ch 1, turn, Dec Flsc over the 1st 2 sts, Flsc in the next 11 sts, Dec Flsc over the last 2 sts. = 13 Flsc

Row 14:

Ch 1, turn, Dec Blsc over the 1st 2 sts, Blsc in the next 9 sts, Dec Blsc over the last 2 sts. = 11 Blsc

Row 15:

Ch 1, turn, Dec Flsc over the 1st 2 sts, Flsc in the next 7 sts, Dec Flsc over the last 2 sts. = 9 Flsc

Row 16:

Ch 1, turn, Dec Blsc over the 1st 2 sts, Blsc in the next 5 sts, Dec Blsc over the last 2 sts. = 7 Blsc

Row 17:

Ch 1, turn, Dec Flsc over the 1st 2 sts, Flsc in the next 3 sts, Dec Flsc over the last 2 sts. = 5 Flsc

Row 18:

Ch 1, turn, Dec Blsc over the 1st 2 sts, Blsc in the next 1 st, Dec Blsc over the last 2 sts. = 3 Blsc Finish off

Working down the left side of the triangle on the right side, join color D in the 1st st to the left of the middle corner 5 Bldc

Row 19:

Ch 3, Bldc in next 5 sts, Blhdc in next 6 sts, Blsc in next 6 sts, Blslst in next 5 sts (make sure they are not tight). = 6 Bldc, 6 Blhdc, 6 Blsc & 5 Blslst

Row 20:

Turn, Flslst in 1st 6 sts, Flsc in next 6 sts, Flhdc in next 6 sts, Fldc in next 5 sts. = 6 Flslst, 6 Flsc, 6 Flhdc & 5 Fldc

Row 21:

Ch 3, turn, Bldc in next 5 sts, Blhdc in next 5 sts, Blsc in next 4 sts, Blslst in next 5 sts, leave remaining 3 sts unworked. = 6 Bldc, 5 Blhdc, 4 Blsc, 5 Blslst. Finish off

Working down the last side, join color C in the Bl of the 1st st to the left of the middle st.

Row 22:

Blslst in next 9 sts, Blsc in next 5 sts, Blhdc in next 4 sts, Bldc in last 4 sts. = 10 Blslst (includes joining Slst), 5 Blsc, 4 Blhdc & 4 Bldc

Row 23:

Ch 3, turn, Fldc in next 4 sts, Flhdc in next 4 sts, Flsc in next 3 sts, Flslst in next 2 sts, leave remaining sts unworked. = 5 Fldc, 4 Flhdc, 3 Flsc & 2 Flslst. Finish off

Block Edging

Join on right side with color F in corner st where color F is the only middle st of the original triangle left as a corner (top right corner in the picture above) and working across row 23.

Round 1:

Ch 1, 3 Sc in st, Sc in next 22 sts, 3 Sc in top of Ch 3 st, Sc 22 sts evenly across 2nd edge of square in sides of the rows, 3 Sc in middle corner st of row 18, working down the 3rd side, Sc 22 sts evenly in the sides of rows, 3 Sc in top of the Ch 3 from row 21, Sc in next 22 sts, join with Sl St to the beginning Sc. = 100 Sc

Round 2:

Ch 1, Blsc in st, *3 Blsc in next st, Blsc in next 24 sts*, repeat *to* 3 more times ending with 23 Blsc’s instead of 24. Join with Sl St to beginning Sc. = 108 Blsc Finish off

Join color C in any corner st.

Round 3:

Ch 3, 4 Dc in same st, {*sk 2 sts, Vst in next st*, repeat *to* 7 more times, sk 2 sts, 5 Dc in next st}, repeat {to} 2 more times, repeat *to* 8 times, sk 2 sts, join with Sl St to top of beginning Ch 3. = 32 Vsts & 4-5 Dc groups Finish off

Join color B in middle corner st.

Round 4:

Ch 3, 2 Dc in same st, *sk 1 st, Vst in next st, Vst in next 8 Vsts, Vst in next st, Sk st (also sk Dc of Vst), 3 Dc in next st*, repeat *to* 2 more times, sk st, Vst in next st, Vst in next 8 Vsts, Vst in next st, join with Sl St to top of beginning Ch 3. = 40 Vsts & 4 – 3 Dc groups Finish off

Join Color A to any middle corner st.

Round 5:

Ch 3, 4 Dc in same st, *Vst in next 10 Vsts, sk st, 5 Dc in next st, sk st*, repeat *to* 2 more times, Vst in next 10 Vsts, join with Sl St to top of beginning Ch 3. = 40 Vsts & 4 – 5 Dc groups Finish off

Join color F in any middle corner st.

Round 6:

Ch 1, 3 Sc in st, Sc in next 34 sts, *3 Sc in next st, Sc in next 34 sts*, repeat *to* 3 more times, join with Sl St to beginning Sc. = 148 Sc Finish off