Bev's 12"
Squares
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Bev Qualheim 2001, 2018
CHILD blanket = 3 sq x 4 sq (36" x 48")
ADULT
blanket = 4 sq x 6 sq (48" x 72")
Materials:
Any colors of 4 ply worsted
weight yarn (less than 1 ounce of each if you use 3 colors)
Red Heart works great.
Size I hook
Rnd 1: Ch 5
and
sl st in first ch to form a ring.
Ch 3 (counts as a dc in this
and all following rnds), 4 dc in ring; (ch 3, 5 dc in
ring)
3 times; ch 2; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3; finish off.
(or if using one color, sl
st to the next ch 3 space).
Rnd 2: (Now proceed
as with a normal Granny Square) Ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3
dc):
corner made; * ch 1, sk next 5 dc, in next ch-3 sp work (3 dc,
ch
3, 3 dc): corner made; rep from * twice more; ch 1, sk next 5 dc;
join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3
Rnd 3: Join color 2
(if you wish) in any ch-3 corner sp: ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc,
ch
3, 3 dc): corner made; * ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in next ch-l
sp:
3-dc group made; ch 1, sk next 3 dc, in next ch-3 corner sp work
(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; rep from * twice more; ch 1, 3 dc in
next
ch-l sp: 3-dc group made; ch 1, sk next 3 dc; join with sl st to 3rd ch
of first ch 3.
Rnds 4-9 Work the
next
rounds (changing colors as you wish) exactly the same as
rnd
3, but work the following into each ch1 sp on each side of square. (Ch
1, 3 dc, ch 1).
Rnd 10: Sc in each
st around making 5 sc around corners. Do not cut yarn.
Rnd 11 Loopy EDGING:
Starting in middle sc or corner, ch 4, sk 2 sts, sc into next st.
* Ch 4, sk 2 sc, sc in next st.
Continue around from * to
*.
(To form corners: Ch
4, sk 2 sts and sc in middle sc of corner, ch 4, sk 2 st, and sc
into next st.)
When all the way around,
join
with sl st to beginning of first ch 4. Fasten off. and snip off leaving
a 4" tail to weave under the backside sts.
Now, to join these pretty
squares,
simply do the following:
It's easy to crochet these
together since they have a loopy edge. I just start at the end
attaching
the yarn and then chain 3 and sc it to the same loop on the other
square.
Ch 3 again, and sc onto the 2nd loop on the first square and so on and
so on to the end of the square. I make strips like that, then crochet
them
together the same way.
You can do that with granny
squares too, just going from open space to open space on the
squares.
If you need a place to send these, MINISTERING ANGELS can use them for children's blankets, and lapghans
Bev Qualheim (MA)PO Box 427, Logandale, NV 8021-0427 USA
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