The pattern is highly inspired by the Arietis pattern by “EchtGaaf Haken”.

Materials
Hook 3mm
Scheepjes Catona 100% Cotton Mercerized 50gram /125 meters
1 ball of each colour. (7 colours used)
Measurements
Side length: 17,5cm / 6.89in

Abbreviations (U.S. / European crochet terms)
ch(s) chain or chain stitches
sc single crochet
blo back loop only: insert hook under back loop only
FPdc / FPtr front post double crochet / front post treble crochet or stitch required with FP: insert
hook from back to front to back to go around post of st indicated, work the st required
hdc half double crochet
rep(s) repeat

Special Abbreviations

aptr: apache treble. treble in front loop only in two rounds below: yarn over two times, insert hook in front loop only in stitch two rounds below, yarn over, pull through (4 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through two loops (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through last two loops.

FPtr in aptr 2 rows below: in roundss where the direction of diagonal treble rows changes. Yarn over two times, hook from front to back to front around the treble in 2 rounds below, yarn over, pull through (4 loops on hook) yarn over, pull through two loops (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through two loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through last two loops.

Join new yarn: make a slipknot, insert hook in first stitch, place yarn on hook, pull through, yarn over, pull through.

Fasten off: cut yarn, draw the cut end through the last remaining loop on the hook, pull on the tail of yarn to snug up the end.

Pattern notes

• The pattern is worked in rounds
• The pattern is based on the apache tear pattern.
• The joining chain is never counted as a stitch.
• The end chain is never counted as a stitch.
• Last two scs are always crocheted in the last stitch.
• The pattern increases with 8 stitches (2 on every side of the square) in every round. (except last row)
• The stitch behind the treble in front loop only or front post is not crocheted.
• Round 14 is a direction changing round. The FPtr are crocheted around the apache trebles two rows below, which means that they are the same colour.
• A sc in the back loop of the aptr in round below is crocheted when written in the pattern. As you see in the picture in round 8. “…1aptr, 1sc in blo (this is crocheted in the blo of the aptr in row below), 1 aptr…” The aptr always counts as a normal stitch as usual when the apache tears technique is used.