You have to know how to crochet: chain, sl st, single crochet, double crochet, and puff stitch. You can follow my written pattern or crochet along my video (see links below).
Stay tuned for a few more granny squares (including video tutorials in my YouTube Channel) to make your sweater unique.
LINKS TO ALL VIDEOS REGARDING THIS PROJECT (INCLUDING THE INTRODUCTION):
BLOG POSTS WITH FREE PATTERNS REGARDING THIS PROJECT:
- Introduction to this project
- Granny Square #1
- Granny Square #2
- Granny Square #3
- Granny Square #4
- Granny Square #5
- Granny Square #6
Note: To attach your granny squares as you go use all your ch2 spaces along one, two, three or even four sides as well as ch2 spaces in corners. Please be aware that in the video where I demonstrate how to crochet this square I crocheted ch3 in each corner of the last row, but changed the ch3 to ch2 in the written pattern below.
Size:
Granny Squares - approx. 6"
Sweater - build your size with as many squares as needed
Material:
Yarn - Loops & Threads; Snuggly Wuggly; 100% acrylic; weight light (sport) #3; 446 yards/408m; 5 oz/141g
Hook - F/5, 3.75mm
Yarn needle
Scissors
Abbreviations:
ch - chain
dc - double crochet
sc - single crochet
sl st - slip stitch
YO - yarn over
sp - space
dc sp - double crochet space
ch1sp - one chain space
ch2sp - two chain space
ch3sp - three chain space
ch4sp - fourth chain space
ch5sp - five chain space
ch6sp - six chain space
puff-1 - puff stitch #1: YO and insert the hook into the next stitch (or space). YO and pull through to the height of dc - repeat this process 3 times and you will end up with 6 loops plus an initial stitch on your hook. YO and pull through 6 loops, YO and pull through last 2 stitches on the hook
puff-2 - puff stitch #2: YO and insert the hook into the next stitch (or space). YO and pull through to the height of dc - repeat this process 4 times and you will end up with 8 loops plus an initial stitch on your hook. YO and pull through 8 loops, YO and pull through last 2 stitches on the hook
prev - previous
5-dc st - 5 double crochet stitch
bobble - (yarn over and insert the hook into the chain space, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through two loops) - 3x - you will end up with 4 loops on your hook (including stitch on hook), then yarn over and pull through all of the loops on the hook
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Square #2 (C2C)
Foundation: ch6, join
Row 1 ch3, 5 dc in the ring, turn
Row 2 ch4 (4th chain acts as a ch1sp), *[in each st: 1 dc, ch1]* - 4x, 1 dc in 3rd ch st of ch4 (5 ch1sps), turn
Row 3 ch4, *[puff st in ch1sp, ch1]* - 5x, 1 dc in 3rd ch st of ch4 (5 puff-1 sts), turn
Row 4 ch4, *[in each ch1sp: 1 dc, ch1]* - 3x, 1dc in 3rd puff-1 from prev row, ch1, *[in each ch1sp: 1 dc, ch1]* - 3x, 1 dc in 3rd ch st of ch4 (8 ch1sps), turn
Row 5 ch4, *[puff-1 in ch1sp, ch1]* - 8x, 1 dc in 3rd ch st of ch4 (8 puff-1 sts + 9 ch1sp), turn
Row 6 ch4, *[in each ch1sp: 1 dc, ch1]* - 9x, 1 dc in 3rd ch st of ch4 (10 ch1sps), turn
Row 7 ch4, *[puff-1 st in ch sp, ch1]* - 10x, 1 dc in 3rd ch st of ch4 (10 puff-1 sts + 11 ch1sp), turn
Row 8 ch3, *[2 dc in ch1sp, 1 dc into puff]* - 10x, 1 dc in ch1sp, 1 dc in 3rd ch st of ch4 (total ch3 + 32 dc), turn
Row 9 *[ch5, 1 sc in 4th dc]* - 7x, ch2, 1 dc in 3rd ch st of ch3 from prev row (8 loops)
Row 10 *[ch5, 1 sc in ch5sp]* - 6x, ch2, 1 dc in last ch5sp from prev row (7 loops)
Row 11 *[ch5, 1 sc in ch5sp]* - 5x, ch2, 1 dc in last ch5sp from prev row (6 loops)
Row 12 *[ch5, 1 sc in ch5sp]* - 4x, ch2, 1 dc in last ch5sp from prev row (5 loops)
Row 13 *[ch5, 1 sc in ch5sp]* - 3x, ch2, 1 dc in last ch5sp from prev row (4 loops)
Row 14 *[ch5, 1 sc in ch5sp]* - 2x, ch2, 1 dc in last ch5sp from prev row (3 loops)
Row 15 *[ch5, 1 sc in ch5sp]* - 1x, ch2, 1 dc in last ch5sp from prev row (2 loops)
Row 16 ch5, 1 sl st in ch5sp (1 loop) turn and continue with an edge
Edge:
Crochet in the round
side 1
sl st into ch5sp and make ch3, then make 2 dc, ch2, 3 dc in the same ch5sp, continue crocheting along the 1st side of the square as such: *[ch2, skip sp, 4 dc into next sp]* - 3x, ch2, skip sp; then in ch3 from Row 8 make (3 dc, ch2, 3 dc);
side 2
then continue along the 2nd side with puff sts as such: *[ch2, skip sp, 4 dc into next sp]* - 3x, ch2, skip sp; then in the initial ch8 ring make (3 dc, ch2, 3 dc);
side 3
then continue along the 3rd side with puff sts as such: *[ch2, skip sp, 4 dc into next sp]* - 3x, ch2, skip sp; then in ch3 from Row 8 make (3 dc, ch2, 3 dc);
side 4
finish crocheting along the 4th side of the square as such: *[ch2, skip sp, 4 dc into next sp]* - 3x, ch2, skip sp; join with sl st into 4th ch at the beginning of the edge.
Note: In the video, while I videotaped my last row in SOME of these videos I worked my corner stitches as such: (3 dc, ch3, 3 dc). As I made more of these squares I changed the corner to (3 dc, ch2, 3 dc) - one less chain stitch in the corner. It is better for joining the squares. Thank you for understanding.
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