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Make
a large Granny square from a basic pattern, and add your own edging or
use ours!
Basic GRANNY SQUARE
~ make it 40 rnds.
Afghan is approximately
44"
x 44" when finished.
About 25-30 oz of soft
worsted
weight, 4 ply yarn
Size G crochet hook
yarn needle
Ch 5 and
sl st in first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as a
dc
in this and all following rnds), 2 dc in ring; (ch 3, 3 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:
Join color B in any
ch-3 sp; ch 3, in same sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; * ch 1,
sk next 3 dc, in next ch-3 sp work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc): corner made; rep
from * twice more; ch 1, sk next 3 dc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3
Rnd 3:
Join color C 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 in 3rd ch of beg ch-3;
finish off.
Work the next rounds exactly the same but work the following into each ch1 sp on each side of square. (Ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1). Continue until afghan is 40 rnds. Then add the edging.
