Loopy Love Granny Square

Loopy Love Granny Square – Free Crochet Pattern

This Loopy Love Granny Square is part of the Groovy Mini Granny Square Baby Blanket Mystery Crochet Along! 

Find Loopy Love Granny Square On Ravelry! Share The Love And Please Favorite! Purchase the PDF Version for only $1.99! Ravelry Etsy or This square is part of the Groovy Granny Baby Blanket. Get the full pattern available in a pdf E-book for only $3.99 – includes all 8 squares; plus joining and the border. Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/groovy-granny-baby-blanket-pdf-e-book Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/551932713/groovy-crochet-granny-square-baby Easy Basic stitches, simple shaping and finishing. Concentration required. Yarn: Weight – DK (11 wpi) 3 : Light Color – 5 colors – color change indicted in pattern Hook: 4.00 mm Size:4 & 1/2 inches Notes: Tension/Gauge is not necessary for this project to be perfect I use US Crochet stitch terminology Abbreviations: CH – chain SL ST – slip stitch SC – single crochet HDC – half double crochet DC – double crochet TR – treble crochet SPECIAL STITCHES: BPDC – back post double crochet – Click for tutorial here! FPDC – front post double crochet 4DC Cluster BEG CL: Make 3 CH, then yarn over insert hook into the ring; yarn over over and pull thru; yarn over and pull thru first 2 loops ( 2 loops left on hook); yarn over hook; insert hook into ring; yarn over and pull thru; yarn over and pull thru first 2 loops (3 loops on hook left); yarn over and pull thru all 3 loops. CL: Work 3DCtog (work 3 double crochet together

COLORS: A – Sunshine (yellow); B – Watermelon (pink); C – Lilac (purple) ; D – Olive (Green); E – Fig (purple); F – Lime (green); G – Rose (pink)

INSTRUCTIONS:

NOTE: This is SQUARE SEVEN – you need to make 3 for the Groovy Baby Blanket. With color A Make a magic ring – (need to learn how to make the magic ring? Click Here!) RND 1: Work 8 SC into ring; SL ST into first SC. Fasten off and weave in ends.

 

Join color C into BACK LOOP of any SC with a SC RND 2: *[CH 8; work 1 SC into next SC BACK LOOP] x 8 SL ST into first SC worked. (8 x loops; 8 SC) Fasten off and weave in ends.

Join color B into with a SC into any loop RND 3: *[CH 4; work 1 SC into next loop] x 8 SL ST into first SC worked

RND 4: SL ST into next 4 CH space; *work [5 DC; 2 CH; 5 DC] into 4 CH space; work 1 DC into next SC; work 5 DC into next 4 CH space; work 1 DC into next SC. Repeat from * 3 more times. (17 DC on each side = 68 DC) Fasten off and weave in ends.

Join color F  into any 2 CH corner space RND 5: CH 3; work a 3 DC Cluster into SAME space; work BPDC around each DC until next 2 CH corner space; *work 4DC Cluster into 2 CH corner space; work BPDC around each DC until next corner. Repeat from * 2 more times; SL ST into top of 3DC Cluster. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Final Stitch Count = 17 BPDC on each side PLUS 1 x 4DC Cluster in each corner

 When blocked the Loopy Love Granny Square should be approx 4 & 1/2 inches with DK (no 3) yarn and 4.00 mm hook. Please do note this can differ due to yarn, hook and tension!

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