Checkerboard Square

materials:
worsted weight yarn
size "J" hook

pattern:
ch 7, sl st to form ring
Rnd 1: sl st in ring, ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 3, (3 dc in ring, ch 3) 3x, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 2: sl st in ea dc and in ch-sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same ch-sp, ch 3, * (3 dc, ch 3. 3 dc) in next ch-sp, ch 3, rep from * 2x, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 3: ch 1, hdc in same st and in next 2 dc, * 5 hdc in corner ch-3, hdc in ea dc, 3 hdc in ch-sp, hdc in ea dc, rep from * 2x, 5 hdc in corner ch-3, hdc in ea dc, 3 hdc in ch-sp, join w/ sl st to 1st hdc
Rnd 4: ch 3, * dc in ea hdc to corner, 3 dc in corner hdc, rep from * 3x, dc in ea hdc to beg ch, sl st in 3rd beg ch
finish off
weave in ends