As many of you know, August 15 is the National Granny Square Day every year and I love participating by creating granny squares for the celebration.
This year, I have created two new patterns and they are ready to be released to the wild now! 😀
The Elloth Granny Square is the second one of them and it’s an absolutely beautiful floral design which is very versatile.
You can use this block for many projects: bags, pillow covers, blankets etc., the possibilities are endless!
Special thanks to my testers: Louise Baker, Gina Brophy and Michelle Schneider
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Difficulty: Advanced Beginner/Intermediate
Size: 4” x 4” / 10 x 10 cm
Materials needed:
- 3.75 mm (F) size hook (I used Furls White + Rose Gold Odyssey)
- Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK in 3 different colors-a total of 8 grams (Daffodil Yellow-C1, Peach Orange-C2, Pistachio Green-C3) or any other yarn suitable
- Yarn needle for weaving in ends
- Scissors
- Stitch markers (optional)
- NOTE: Blocking is essential to even out the stitches and make sure your edges are straight
Stitches Used and Abbreviations:
MR = magic ring
CH = chain
SK = skip
ST/STS= stitch/ stitches
SLST = slip stitch
SC = single crochet
HDC = half double crochet
DC = double crochet
TR = treble crochet
Popcorn ST= popcorn stitch
{ } =indicates how many stitches go into the same stitch or used to repeat a small set of instructions
between these brackets the number of times given
[ ] = used to repeat a longer set of instructions between these brackets, the number of times given
Special Stitches:
Popcorn Stitch (Popcorn ST):
Work 5 double crochet (DC) stitches in the same stitch. Drop the loop from your hook and insert your hook from front to back under the top 2 loops of the first double crochet of the group. Grab the dropped loop with your hook and pull it through the stitch.
Gauge: not critical for this project but may affect the yarn quantities required
Additional notes:
- Slip stitches do not count as stitches.
- CH 1 does not count as a stitch, unless stated otherwise.
- US terms used throughout.
- At the end of every round, there’s going to be a note with the stitch count, so you can keep track of your work easily and avoid any mistakes. It’s written in a different color, in bold.
- When working on the corners, always remember that there might be a hidden stitch hiding under the corner stitches which is the first stitch of the previous row
- Notes are written in a different color in (brackets) to help you through the pattern.
A FULL VIDEO TUTORIAL IS AVAILABLE HERE:
Instructions
To start: with C1 (Daffodil Yellow) MR
Round 1: CH 1, 12 DC into the ring, join with a SLST to first DC
Fasten off.
(12 DC)
Round 2: Join C2 (Peach Orange) to any DC of last round CH 1, 1 Popcorn ST in same ST, (Alternatively, you can join with a standing DC and make your first Popcorn stitch that way)(Pic 1), CH 2, [1 Popcorn ST in next ST, CH 2] 11 times (Pic 2-3), join with a SLST to first Popcorn ST
Fasten off.
(12 Popcorn STS, 12 x CH 2 SP)
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Round 3: Join C3 (Pistachio Green) with a standing DC (video help of how to make a standing double crochet: https://youtu.be/mE51DQl8TpY) to any CH 2 SP of last round (Pic 1), 2 DC in same SP (Pic 2), SK next ST (Popcorn ST), [3 DC in next CH 2 SP (Pic 3), SK next ST (Popcorn ST)] 11 times, join with a SLST to first DC (Pic 4)
Fasten off.
(36 DC)
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Round 4: Join C1 (Daffodil Yellow) with a standing SC (video help of how to make a standing single crochet: https://youtu.be/U8_NjvR30vs) to any SP between the 3 DC groups (Pic 1), 1 SC in next 3 STS (Pic 2)(note: the SC between the 3 DC groups might hide the first ST), [1 SC in SP between the 3 DC groups (Pic 3), 1 SC in next 3 STS (Pic 4)] 11 times, join with a SLST to first SC (Pic 5)
Fasten off.
(48 SC)
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Round 5: Join C3 (Pistachio Green) with a standing TR (video help of how to make a standing treble crochet: https://youtu.be/TrI1JMcxv94) to any SC between the 3 DC groups, CH 2, 2 TR in same ST (corner) (Pic 1), 1 DC in next 2 STS (Pic 2), 1 HDC in next 2 STS (Pic 3), 1 SC in next 3 STS (Pic 4), 1 HDC in next 2 STS (Pic 5), 1 DC in next 2 STS (Pic 6), [{2 TR, CH 2, 2 TR} in next ST(corner) (Pic 7), 1 DC in next 2 STS, 1 HDC in next 2 STS, 1 SC in next 3 STS, 1 HDC in next 2 STS, 1 DC in next 2 STS] 3 times, 1 TR in first corner (Pic 8), join with a SLST to first TR (Pic 9)
Fasten off.
(12 SC, 16 HDC, 16 DC, 16 TR, 4 x CH 2 SP)
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Round 6: Join C2 (Peach Orange) with a standing SC to any CH 2 SP, 1 SC, CH 2, 2 SC in same SP (corner)(Pic 1), 1 SC in each ST on side (Pic 2), [{2 SC, CH 2, 2 SC} in CH 2 SP (corner)(Pic 3), 1 SC in each ST on side] 3 times, join with a SLST to first SC (Pic 4)
Fasten off, weave in all ends, block the finished square.
(76 SC, 4 x CH 2 SP)
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