Wooleater Square/Blanket Deciphered!!

I finally figured out the wooleater square/blanket pattern written in Austrailian terms by Sarah London (http://sarahlondon.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/wool-eater-instructions/).

Here's a US interpretation. Note that this is HER pattern, not mine, these are just some translations to make this easier- it took me a time or two to figure it out and some frogging, and I consider myself an experienced US crocheter, but I finally got what those terms mean. Hopefully this will help the rest of you scratching your heads.

Round 1: Ch6, Join to form a ring. * Ch 5 (I like 4 better), work 4 Triple crochet together into ring as follows: Yarn Over twice, into ring and pull up a loop so there are 4 loops on hook, Work off two loops twice, leave last loop on hook.

Repeat 3 times, there should be 5 triples made counting the ch 5 and 5 loops on the hook. Pull yarn through all 5 loops and work off. One Cluster Group (cluny group) made.

Chain 5 again and slip stitch INTO THE RING. Repeat from * three more times to make four cluster groups.

Round 2: Chain 2, Working UNDER the chain 5 of previous row, find the center stitch where you tr crocheted those 5 stitches into one, now make 12 Triple crochets in this one stitch. That's what's meant by "into the top of the cluny group". Chain 2 again, slip stitch into the slip stitch you made of the previous round. Be sure not to make these 12 Tr's in the chain 5!! Keep them in the center stitch made by joining the Tr's on the previous round.

Round 3: Join new color between andy 4th and 5th tr of the previous round. In Other words, Join in a ch 5 stitch from the previous round.

Chain 5, doing a BACK POST stitch, you're going to Triple crochet the Ch 5 and 4 triples together again, working around the posts of the cluster (cluny) group below. Work over the posts of the next 4 tr's, chain 5 again, slip stitch between the 8th and 9th triple of the previous round (where you made the 12 whole triple crochets), chain 5 again, work a cluster group of 8 BACK POST triple crochets around the posts of the next 8 stitches, using the same manner as above, crocheting the *8* together to form one. Chain 5 again, slip stitch immediately between the 4th and 5th triples of the 12 triple crochet group below.

Repeat until you reach spot where you joined this color yarn, then slip stitch in the same stitch as joining.

Round 4: Pretty much a repeat of round 2:

Chain 2, 12 Triples into the top of the 4 cluster group, chain 2, slip stitch into the slip stitch on previous round, chain 2 again, 8 triples (whole ones this time) into the top of the 8 you tripled together below.

Continue in this manner finishing with a slip stitch.

My own adaptation: I would repeat rounds three and four until reaching the size square or blanket you want. I'm testing that out as we speak- will let you know if any corrections.