Free Crochet Bavarian Round Circle Table Center Piece + Tutorial

Get your feet wet with a Crochet Bavarian Stitch Pattern in a true circle for a sample center piece for your table. Getting started with this concept may make you more comfortable with this process. In the future, we have a larger sample coming out that will get much bigger and have a lot of play. It may be the centre of a future stitch-along.

Crochet Bavarian Round Circle Center Piece Free Pattern

The tutorial is linked below if you need help at any stage.

Technical Details

Version 1: Caron One Pound, 454g / 16 oz, 742 meters / 812 yards

Contrast A - Soft Gray Mix 1 Ball
Contrast B - White 1 Ball

Version 2: Red Heart Super Saver, 198 g/7 oz, 333 meters/364 yards

Contrast A - Cherry Red - 1 Ball
Contrast B - White 1 Ball
Contrast C - Spring Green 1 Ball

Hook 5 mm / H/8 Crochet Hook or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge 12 sc and 13 rows = 4" [10 cm]

Measurement 14” diameter across the tips.

Abbreviations

Beg = Begin(ning)
Beg 2 dc Cluster - Ch 2 (Yoh and insert into stitch, yoh and pull through stitch, yoh pull through 2 loops.) 2 loops on hook, yoh and pull through all 2 loops.
Beg 3 dc Cluster - Ch 2 (Yoh and insert into stitch, yoh and pull through stitch, yoh pull through 2 loops.) 2 times. 3 loops on hook, yoh and pull through all 3 loops.
Ch(s) = Chain(s)
Cluster = Dc3tog in same stitch or space
Cluster 2 dc (Yoh and insert into stitch, yoh and pull through stitch, yoh pull through 2 loops.) 2 times. 3 loops on hook, yoh and pull through all 3 loops.
Cluster 3 dc (Yoh and insert into stitch, yoh and pull through stitch, yoh pull through 2 loops.) 3 times. 4 loops on hook, yoh and pull through all 4 loops.
Dc = Double crochet
Dc4tog = Double Crochet 2 Together
Dcbp4tog = Double Crochet 4 together using back post.
Dcbp8tog = Double Crochet 8 together using back post.
Dcbp = Double crochet back post
Join = Sl st to beg st or top of beg st.
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sc = Single crochet
Sk = Skip
Sl st = Slip stitch
Sp(s) = Space(s)
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tr = Treble
Yoh = Yarn over hook

Instructions

With A, ch 4. Join with sl st to beg ch 4 to form ring.

1st rnd: RS. Ch 1. 12 dc in ring. Join. 12 dc.

2nd rnd: Beg cluster in first st as join. Ch 2. *Cluster in next st, ch 2. Rep from * around. Join. 12 clusters & 12 ch-2 sps.

3rd rnd: Sl st to next ch-2 sp. Ch 1. 3 sc in same sp as sl st. 3 sc in next ch-2 sp. 4 sc in next ch-2 sp. *(3 sc in next ch-2 sp) twice, 4 sc in next ch-2 sp. Rep from * around. Join. 40 sc.

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4th rnd: *Ch 3, dc4tog over the next 4 sc, ch 3. Sl st in next sc. Rep from * around. Join. 8 dc4tog petals.

5th rnd: *(4 dc. Ch 1. 4 dc - petal made) all in next dc4tog st. Sl st in next sl st. Rep from * around. Break A. 8 petals.

6th rnd: With B, join with sl st to any ch-1 sp. *Ch 5. Dcbp8tog over next 8 dc sts. Ch 5. Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * around. 8 dc8tog.

7th rnd: *(2 tr. 2 dc. Ch 1. 4 dc. Ch 1. 2 dc. 2 tr - petal made) all in next dc8tog st. Sl st in next sl st. Rep from * around. Break B. 8 petals.

8th rnd: With A, join to the first ch-1 sp of the next petal. *Ch 3, dcbp4tog over the next 4 dc, ch 3. Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Ch 5. Dcbp8tog over next 8 dc sts. Ch 5. Sl st in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * around. 8 dcbp8tog and 8 dc4tog.

9th rnd: *(4 dc. Ch 1. 4 dc - petal made) all in next dcbp4tog st. Sl st in next sl st. (2 tr. 2 dc. Ch 1. 2 dc. 2 tr - petal made) all in next dcbp8tog st. Sl st in next sl st. Rep from * around. Break A. 16 petals.

10th rnd: With B, join with sl st to any ch-1 sp. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as join. Ch 3. 1 dc in next sl st. Ch 3. *1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Ch 3. 1 dc in next sl st. Ch 3. Rep from * around. Join. 32 sps.

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11th rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in same st as join. 3 sc in next ch-3 sp. 1 sc in next dc. 3 sc in next ch-3 sp. *1 sc in next sc. 3 sc in next ch-3 sp. 1 sc in next dc. 3 sc in next ch-3 sp. Rep from * around. Join. 128 sc.

12th rnd: Ch 1. 2 sc in same st as join. 1 sc in next 15 sc. *2 sc in next sc. 1 sc in next 15 sc. Rep from * around. Join. Break B. 136 sc.

13th rnd: With A for Version 1 or with C for Version 2. Join with sl st to any sc. Beg 2 dc cluster. Ch 1. *Sk next sc, cluster 2 dc, ch 1. Rep from * around. Join. 68 clusters and 68 ch-1 sps.

14th rnd: Sl st to next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. (1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) all in same ch-1 sp. Sk the next cluster st. *(1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in next ch-1 sp. Sk the next cluster st. Rep from * around. Join. 68 ch-3 loops.

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