Granny squares

Monday, March 24, 2014

Hooked on Granny Square


365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 43
Beginning:
Make magic circle.

Round 1:
*1 tr, Ch 2*. Continue from * around. (8 tr)

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Round 2:
* 1sc into tr st from previous round, Ch 3, 3 tr cluster into Ch 2 space, Ch 3*. Continue from * around. (8 sc, 8 - 3 tr clusters)

Round 2 is represented in pink colour
Round 3 is represented in orange colour

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Round 3:
Sl st into each st around

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Round 4:
Note: This round is worked behind the flower petals
* 3 dc into the back loops of sc st from Round 2, Ch 1, skip 3 sts, 1 sc into back loops of middle tr from Round 2, Ch 1*. Continue from * around.

Round 4 is represented in white colour
Round 5 is represented in green colour
Round 5:
*1 dc into Ch 1 space,  1 dc into next 3 sts, 1 dc into next Ch1 space, Ch 2,*. Continue from * around.

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Round 6:
*(3 tr, Ch 3, 3 tr) worked all into middle dc st, (1 dc, 1 hdc) all into Ch 2 space, 1 sc into next 5 sts, (1hdc, 1 dc) all into next Ch 2 space*. Continue from * around.

Round 6 is represented in white colour
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Round 7:
*(2 sc, Ch 4, 2 sc) all worked into Ch ch space "this is a CORNER POINT", sl st in each st across one side*. Continue from * around.

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Round 8:
Note: This round is worked into Round 6 sts and behind CORNER POINTS of Round 7
*1 sc into st on the right side of corner point, Ch 5, skip over to the left side of the corner point and continue with sc sts across the whole side*. Continue from * around.

Round 8 is represented in dark pink colour



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Round 9:
*(1 hdc, 1 dc, 4 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc) all worked into Ch 5 space, work 1 hdc into each st across one side*. Continue from * around.

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Round 10:
*sl st into hdc st before corner, continue with slip stitching until you get to the 3rd tr st, next 3 st you will work a SPIKE SLIP STITCH around the tr post, continue sl st around*. Continue from * around.






















Hooked on Granny Squares

365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 42


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

Round 1:
*1 tr, Ch 2*. Continue from * around. (16 tr, 16 - Ch 2 spaces)

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Round 2:
*2 sc into Ch 2 space, Ch 1*. Continue from * around. (32 sc, 16 - Ch 2 spaces)

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Round 3:
*1 hdc into Ch 1 space, Ch 3*. Continue from * around (16 hdc, 16 - Ch 3 spaces)

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Round 4:
*(4 tr cluster) worked all into Ch 3 space, Ch 4*. Continue from * around.

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Round 5:
*(4 hdc) all into Ch 4 space*.Continue from * around.

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Round 6:
Work 1 slip stitch into each stitch around

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Round 7:
* Sl st between 2 - 4 hdc groups from previous round, Ch 5, skip 3 sts, sl st into next st, work 1 sc into next 3 sts*. Continue from * around.

Round 8:
*(4 hdc, Ch 5, 4 hdc) all into Ch 5 space "this is CORNER POINT", 1 sc into next 4 sts, (7 hdc) into next Ch 5 space "this is PICOT", 1 sc into next 4 sts*. Continue from * around.

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Round 9:
*(2 sc, Ch 3, 2 sc ) all into Ch 5 space, sl st into each st across until you hit next Ch 5 space*. Continue from * around.

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Round 10:
Note: This round is worked behind the CORNER POINT and PICOTS
*1 sc into the st on the right side of the corner point, Ch 5, 1 sc into the st on the left side of the corner point, 1 sc st into next 5 sts, Ch 6, skip over to the other side of the picot and work 1 sc into next 4 sts*. Continue from * around




CORNER POINT

CORNER POINT

PICOT

PICOT and CORNER POINTS



Hooked on Granny Squares

365 days of Granny Squares

Day 41

Begining:
Ch 3. Join with sl st into a ring.

Round 1:
9 sc 

Round 2:
Note: Work in BACK loops only 
*1 sc, 2 sc into next st*. Continue from * around 



Round 3:
Note: Work in BACK loops only
*1 sc into each of next two sts, 2 sc into next st*. Continue from * around 

Round 4:
Note: Work in BACK loops only
*1 sc into each of next two sts, 2 sc into next st*. Continue from * around 

Round 5:
Note: Work in BACK loops only
1 sc in each st around

Round 6: 
Note: Work in BACK loops only
1 sc in each st around (24 sts)

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Round 7:
Note: Work in FRONT loops only
* 1 sc, Ch 3*. Continue from * around

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Round 8:
Note: Work in BACK loops of Round 7
* 1 sc, Ch 6, skip 2 sts*. Continue from * around (8 sc, 8- Ch 6 spaces)

Round 9:
*(1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, Ch 3, 1 tr, 1dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc) work all into Ch 6 space*. 
Continue from * around. (8 - Ch 3 spaces)

Round 10:
*(2 sc, Ch 2, sc) all into Ch 3 space, Ch 1, skip 3 sts, 1 dc, Ch 1, skip 3 sts*. Continue from * around
(8 - Ch 2 spaces)

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Round 11:
*(1 sc, Ch 2, 1 sc ) all into Ch 2 space, 1 sc into next seven sts*. Continue from * around. 
(8 - Ch 2 spaces)

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Round 12:
*(2 sc) into Ch 2 space, 1 sc into each of next 9 sts*. Continue from * around.

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Round 13:
Join new yarn between 2 sc sts at Ch 2 space, sl st into next 6 sts, Ch 4, sl st into next 6 sts towards next Ch 2 space from Round 12....

Note: Ch 4 picot is located midway between two petals

.....continue slip stitching across next 6 sts, Ch 4, sl st into next 6 sts towards next Ch 2 space from Round 12


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Round 14:
Note: This round is worked in sts of Round 12
*Work 3 tr cluster across three sts on right side of the Ch 4 picot, Ch 1, work another 3 tr cluster across the three sts on the left side of the same Ch 4 picot, Ch 4, skip 2 sts, 3 sc, 2 hdc, Ch 1, skip 1 st, 2 hdc, 3 sc, Ch 4, skip 2 sts*. Continue from * around.

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Round 15:
*(3 hdc, Ch 2, 3 hdc) all into Ch 1 space, 1 hdc into next st, (1 hdc, 3 sc) all into Ch 4 space, 1 sc into next 5 sts, 1 sc into Ch 1 space, 1 sc into next 4 sts, (3 sc, 1 hdc) all into Ch 4 space, 1 hdc into next st*. Continue from * around.






Hooked on Granny Squares

365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 40


Beginning:
Ch 8. Join with a slip stitch into a ring.

Round 1:
*1 dc, Ch 1*. Continue from * around. (16 dc, 16- Ch 1 spaces)

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Round 2:
*1 sc (in-between dc posts from previous round), Ch 1*. Continue from * around.  
(16 sc, 16- Ch 1 spaces)

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Round 3:
*1 hdc into Ch 1 space, Ch 2*. Continue from * around. (16 hdc, 16 - Ch 2 spaces)

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Round 4:
* 2 sc cluster into Ch 2 space, Ch 2*. Continue from * around. (16 - 2 sc clusters, 16 - Ch 2 spaces)

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Round 5:
*2 hdc sts into Ch 2 space, Ch 2*. Continue from * around. 

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Round 6: 
Work 1 sl st into each st around.

Round 7:
Note: This round is worked into sts from Round 5.
*1 sc into st in Ch 2 space, skip 2 sts, work 6 dc sts all into next st, skip 2 sts*. Continue from * 
around. (8 sc, 8 - 6 dc shells)

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Round 8:
Work 1 sl st into each st around.

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Round 9:
*1 dc into sc st from previous round, Ch 4, skip 2 sts, 1 sc st (middle of 6 dc shell), Ch 4*. Continue from * around. (8 dc, 8 sc, 16 - Ch 4 spaces)

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Round 10:
*(1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 tr) all into Ch 4 space, Ch 3, (1 tr, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc) all into next Ch 4 space, 4 sc sts into each of next two Ch 4 spaces*. Continue from * around. (4 - Ch 3 spaces)

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Round 11:
Work one sl st into each st around

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Round 12:
*(2 hdc, Ch 2, 2 hdc) into Ch 3 space, 1 hdc into each st across (18 hdc sts across one side)*. 
Continue from * around 

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Round 13:
*(1 sc, Ch 2, 1 sc) into Ch 2 space, 1 sc into each st across (21 sc sts across one side)*.   
Continue from * around.






Monday, March 10, 2014

Hooked on Granny Squares

365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 39

Beginning:
Ch 3. Join with a sl st into a ring

Round 1:
6 sc

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Round 2:
*1 sc, Ch 3, skip 1 st*. Continue from * around ( 3-Ch 3 spaces, 3 sc)

Round 3:
Note: This round is worked in Ch 3 spaces
Work the following *(1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc)* all into Ch 3 space. Continue from * around

Round 4:
Note: This round is worked behind Round 3 petals
*1 sc around the hdc post, Ch 4, skip over to next hdc post and work 1 sc, Ch 4*. Continue from * around. (6- Ch 4 spaces, 6 sc)

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Round 5:
Note: This round is worked in Ch 4 spaces
Work the following *(1 sc, 1 hdc, 3 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc)* all into Ch 4 space. Continue from * around

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Round 6:
Note: This round is worked behind Round 5 petals
*1 sc around the middle dc post, Ch 6, jump over to next petal and work 1 sc around the middle dc post*. Continue from * around ( 6 - Ch 6 spaces, 6 sc)

Round 7:
Note: This round is worked in Ch 6 spaces
Work the following *(1 sc, 1 hdc (1st hdc st), 5 dc, 1 hdc (2nd hdc st), 1 sc)* all into Ch 6 space. Continue from * around.

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Round 8:
Note: This round is worked behind petals of Round 7 and represents the grid for the square around the flower
*1 sc around the post of 1 st hdc st, Ch 10, skip one petal and work 1 sc around the 1st hdc post of next petal, Ch 10, skip one petal and work 1 sc into 2nd hdc post of next petal*. Contine from around. ( 4 - Ch 10 spaces)

Round 9:
Note: This round is worked into Ch 10 spaces
Work the following *(1 tr, 2 dc, 8 hdc, 2 dc, 1 tr) all into Ch 10 space, Ch 1*. Continue from * around

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Round 10:
Work 1 sl st in each st around

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Round 11:
Note: This round is worked in st of Round 9
Start in Ch 1 space from Round 9 and work *(1 dc, 1 tr, 1dc)all into Ch 1 space, 14 dc sts across one side*. Continue from * around.

Round 12:
Work *(1 tr, Ch 3, 1 tr) all into the top of the 1 tr st from previous round, 17 dc sts across one side*. Continue from * around

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Round 13:
Start in corner Ch 3 space and work *(2 sc, Ch 2, 2 sc), 19 sc sts across one side*. Continue from * around.




Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Hooked on Granny Squares

365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 38

Beginning:
Ch 4. Join with a sl st into a ring.

Round 1:
8 sc

Round 2:
Work 2 sc into each st around (16 sc)

Round 3:
Work 2 dc into each st around (32 dc)

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Round 4:
*2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, Ch 4*. Continue from * around.

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Round 5:
Work 1 sc into each st around. Work 4 sc into each Ch 4 space.

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Round 6:
*3 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc, 3 tr, Ch 4*. Continue from * around.

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Round 7:
Work 1 sc into each st around. Work 4 sc into each Ch 4 space.

Round 8:
*Work 16 hdc sts across one side, Ch 3*. Continue from * around

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Round 9:
*Work 15 sc sts across one side, work (2sc, Ch 2, 2 sc) into Ch 3 space*. Continue from * around

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Round 10:
*Work 18 sc sts across one side, work (1 sc, Ch 1, 1 sc) into Ch 2 space*. Continue from * around.

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Round 11:
*Work 21 sc sts across one side, work (1 sc, Ch 1, 1 sc) into Ch 1 space*. Continue from * around.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Hooked on Granny Squares

365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 37

Beginning:
Ch 12. Join with a sl st into a ring.

Round 1:
24 dc

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Round 2:
*1 sc, Ch 4, skip 3 sts*. Continue from * around.

Round 3:
Work 6 sc sts into each Ch 4 space around

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Round 4:
Work * 1 dc into each of 6 sc sts, Ch 3*. Continue from * around.

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Round 5:
*1 sc into Ch 3 space, Ch 4, 6 dc cluster over 6 dc sts from previous round, Ch 4*. Continue from * around.

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Round 6:
*1 sc into Ch 4 space, Ch 5, [1 sc into next Ch 4 space] 3 times8. Continue from * around

Round 7:
*(2 hdc, 3 dc, Ch 3, 3 dc, 2 hdc) all into Ch 5 space, work 4 hdc sts into each of next 3 - Ch 4 spaces*. Continue from * around.

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Round 8:
*(2 sc, Ch 1, 2 sc) all into Ch 3 space, 3 sc, 4 hdc, 7 sc, 4 hdc, 3 sc*. Continue from * around.





Monday, February 24, 2014

Hooked on Granny Squares

365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 36

Beginning
Ch 20. Join with a sl st into a ring.

Round 1:
28 sc

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Round 2:
*1 dtr, Ch 1*. Continue from * around

DOUBLE TREBLE CROCHET (dtr) - yarn over 3 times, insert hook in stitch indicate, yarn over and pull up a loop (5 loops on a hook), (yarn over and draw through 2 loops on a hook) 4 times.

Round 3:
Work 1 sc in each st around

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Round 4:
*1 sc, Ch 6, skip 5 sts, 1 sc, Ch 3, skip 1 st, 1 sc, Ch 6, skip 5 sts*. Continue from * around

Round 5:
Sl st into next Ch 5 space, Ch 3, work 5 dc into this Ch 5 space, work corner *(2 dc, 2 tr, Ch 3, 2 tr, 2 dc) all into Ch 3 space, 6 dc sts into next Ch 5 space, 6 dc into the next Ch 5 space*. Continue from * around.

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Round 6:
Work corner *(2 sc, Ch 2, 2 sc) all into Ch 3 space, 1 sc into next 2 sts, work 1 hdc st into next 15 sts, 2 sc*. Continue from * around.

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Round 7:
Work corner *(1 sc, Ch 1, 1 sc) all into Ch 2 space, work 1 sc into each st across one side (22 sc sts across one side)*. Continue from * around.



Hooked on Granny Squares

365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 35



Beginning
Ch 16. Join with a sl st into a ring.

Round 1:
24 dc

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Round 2:
*1 sc, Ch 5, skip 2 sts, 1 sc*. Continue from * around.

Round 3:
*5 sc into Ch 5 space, 1 sc into sc from previous round, 5 sl sts into next Ch 5 space, 1 sc into sc from previous round*. Continue from * around.

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Round 4:
Work corner *(3 dc cluster, Ch 3, 3 tr cluster, Ch 3, 3 dc cluster) all into Ch 5 space over sl sts, Ch 3, skip 3 sts, 1 sc, Ch 3, skip 3 sts*. Continue from * around.

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Round 5:
* 1 sc into sc st from previous round, 3 sc into the next Ch 3 space, 1 sc into the top of the 3 dc cluster, 3 sc into next Ch 3 space, Ch 5, 3 sc into next Ch 3 space, 1 sc into the top of 3 dc cluster, 3 sc into next Ch 3 space*. Continue from * around.

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Round 6:
Work corner *(2 dc, 1 tr, Ch 3, 1 tr, 2 dc) all into Ch 3 space, work 1 dc in each st across (14 dc sts across one side)*. Continue from * around.

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Round 7:
Work corner *(2 sc, Ch 2, 2 sc) into Ch 3 space, work [Ch 1, skip st, 1 sc] 9 times across one side, Ch 1*. Continue from * around.

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Round 8:
Work corner *(1 sc, Ch 1, 1 sc) all into Ch 2 space, 1 sc into next 2 sts, [1 LONG sc into next st from Round 6, Ch 1] 9 times across one side, 1 LONG sc into next st from Round 6, 1 sc into next 2 sts*. Continue from * around.

LONG SINGLE CROCHET STITCH






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.




Monday, February 17, 2014

Hooked on Granny Squares

365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 33

Begining
Ch 4. Join with a sl st into a ring.

Round 1:
8 sc

Round 2:
2 sc into each st around (16 sc)

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Round 3:
*1 sc into a st, Ch 2, 3 tr cluster into next st, Ch 2, 1 sc into next st*. Continue from * around (8 - 3 tr clusters, 8, sc)

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Round 4:
*Work 3 tr into sc st from previous round, Ch 3*. Continue from * around (24 tr, 8 - Ch 3 spaces)

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Round 5:
Work corner * (2 dc, Ch 2, 2 dc) into Ch 3 space, Ch 4, work 4 sc into next Ch 3 space, Ch 4*. Continue from * around.

Round 6:
Ch 3, *work 1 dc in next 3 sts, work 5 dc into next Ch 4 space, 1 tr in next 2 sts, work corner (1 tr, Ch 2, 1 tr), 1 tr in next 2 sts, 5 dc into next Ch 4 space*. Continue from* around

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

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Round 8:
Work corner *(1 hdc, Ch 1, 1 hdc) into Ch 2 space, work 1 hdc into each st across (21 hdc sts across one side)*. Continue from * around.






Hooked on Granny Squares

365 Days of Granny Squares

Day 32

Begining:
Ch 4. Join with sl st into ring.

Round 1:
8 sc into the ring

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Round 2:
Work 2 hdc into each st around (16 hdc)

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Round 3:
Work *1 hdc, 2 hdc into next st*. Continue from * around (24 hdc)

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Round 4:
Work petals *1 dc, Ch 4, work 2 tr cluster at the base of Ch 4, skip 2 sts*. Continue from * around

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Round 5:
Work corner *(3 tr cluster, Ch 4, 3 tr cluster Ch 4, 3 tr cluster, Ch 4) all at the top of the 1 dc from previous round, sc at the top of next dc from previous round*. Continue from * around.

Round 6: 
Work 2 sc at the top of each 3 tr cluster , work 4 sc into each Ch 4 space around and work 1 sc into each sc. 

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Round 7:
Work corner over 2 sc st at the top of the middle 3 tr cluster *(3 dc, Ch 2, jump over to next sc and work 3 dc), work 1 dc into next 7 sts across, 1 tr, work 2 tr cluster over 3 sts (skip 1 st between two tr sts), 1 tr, 7 dc*. Continue from * around

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Round 8:
Work corner *(3 sc) into Ch 2 space, work 1 sc into each st across one side (22 sc sts across one side)*. Continue from * around