Week Two Square Seven: Classic Granny Square

Stitches you need to know

YO yarn over - bring your yarn over your hook from the back over the top to the front

CH chain - pull your yarn over through the loop on your hook.

TR treble crochet (US dc - double crochet) - yarn over, insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops on your hook twice.

CH-SP chain space - the space formed by a chain.

SK skip

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Tension

Round measurements:  Approx 3 : 5.5 : 7.5 : 9.5 : 11.5 : 13.5 : 15.5 cm

 

The Pattern

The Pattern Using your MC, start your round with your chosen method.

RND 1:  ch 3, 2 tr, ch 2, * 3 tr, 2 ch, rep from * 3 times. Join to top of ch 3 with sl st. (12 sts, 4 ch-spaces)

Join your next colour into any corner-sp.

RND 2:  (ch 3 (counts a tr), 2 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) into same corner-space. Ch 1, *(3 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) ch 1, into the next corner space. Rep from * 3 times.

Join your next colour into any corner-sp.

RND 3-6: (ch 3 (counts a tr), 2 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) into same corner-space. Ch 1, *3 tr, ch 1, into next edge ch-sp, (3 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) ch 1, into the next corner space. Rep from * 3 times.

Join your MC to any corner-sp using a sl st.

RND 7:   (Ch 3, tr, ch 2, 2 tr) into same corner-sp, *dc into the top of next 3 sts, dc into ch-sp, rep from * to next corner, (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) into corner sp. Continue in this pattern to end. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. Fasten off and weave in your end.