Granny squares

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Hooked on Granny Squares

365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 34

Beginning:
Ch 8. Join with sl st into a ring.

Round 1:
16 dc

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Round 2:
*3 sc, Ch 8, 1 Puff st, 3 sc*. Continue from * around.

PUFF STITCH - Insert hook into indicated stitch, [yarn over and draw up a loop about 1/2" long] 3 times, yarn over and pull through all the loops, yarn over and draw through the final loop on the hook.

Round 3:
Sl st into Ch 8 space. Work *11 sc into Ch 8 loop, work 2 sc cluster at the top of the puff st, 11 sc into next Ch 8 loop, 1 sc into each of next 3 sts*. Continue from * around.

2  SC CLUSTER - insert hook into Ch 8 space on the right hand side of puff stitch, yarn over an pull up a loop, insert hook into next Ch 8 space on the left hand side of same puff stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through all three loops on the hook. 

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Round 4:
Note: Petals will be joined in this round.
Start by working 1 hdc at the top of the 2 sc cluster from previous round, work 1 hdc into next st, 1 sc into next 3 sts, 1 hdc into next 2 sts, Ch 1,
* insert hook into back loop of next st and also the back loop of st on the opposite petal at the same height (the 5th sc) and make a sl st, make another sl st by simultaniously inserting hook into back loop of next st and also the back loop of st on the opposing petal at the same height (the 4th sc), continue slip stitching in back loops of next 9 sts, insert hook under the front loops of the same 2 sts where the petals are joined and make 2 sl sts, Ch 1, 2 hdc, 3 sc, 3 hdc, 3 sc, 2 hdc, Ch 1*. Continue from * around.

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Round 5:
Work *1 tr into Ch 1 space from previous round, [1 dc, 1 hdc] in next st, 2 hdc, 6 sc, 2 hdc, [1 hdc, 1 dc] in next st, 1 tr into Ch 1 space, Ch 3*. Continue from * around.

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Round 6:
Work corner *(2 hdc, Ch 2, 2 hdc), work 1 hdc into each st across (16 hdc sts across one side)*. Continue from * around.

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Round 7:
Work corner *(2 sc, Ch 1, 2 sc) into Ch 2 space, work 1 sc into each st across one side (19 sc sts across one side)*. Continue from * around.




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