Pinwheels by Lily M. Chin

Pinwheels

Crochet
October 1999
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 30 rows
in SC with long SC every 3 stitches; 1 block = 7.5"
5.5 mm (I)
3000 - 3100 yards (2743 - 2835 m)
46" x 61" finished size (48 blocks)
US
English

Mosaic crochet method of single crochet with strategically placed ‘long’ stitches (dropped down 2 rows, like a spike stitch). Main color requires 1,970 yards, contrasting color requires 1,185 yards.

The 48 blocks (each measuring about 7.5” square) are crocheted together after laying them out to make the pinwheel pattern.