Category: Crochet Squares and Motifs

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Sow Thistle Square

Special Abbreviation:

Cluster: yo, insert hook in st and draw up a loop, you and draw through 2 loops (Yo, insert hook in next st and draw up a loop, Yo, draw through 2 loops) twice, yo and draw through all loops on hook

Base Ring: Using A, ch4, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch4 (count as 1dc, ch1), [1dc, ch1] 11 time into ring, slip st to 3rd of ch-4, fasten off

Round 2: Using B join into same sp, ch3, dc2tog into same sp (counts as cluster),[ch3, cluster into next sp] 11 times, ch3, slip st to top of 1st cluster. Fasten off

Round 3: Using A, join into ch-3 sp, ch1, 1sc into same sp, [ch5, 1sc into next sp] 11 times, ch2, 1dc into 1st sc. Fasten off

Round 4: Using B join into sp formed by dc, 1h1, 1sc into same place, *ch5, 1sc into next sp, ch1, {5dc, ch3, 5dc} into next sp, ch1, 1sc into next sp: rep from * 3 more times, omitting sc at end of last rep, slip st to 1st sc

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Mayfair Square

A baby square. I think all of this weeks squares are baby squares. There are bobbles in this one as well, but after Round 1, it’s all double crochet.

Bobble: work 4dc into same sp leaving last loop of each dc on hook, yo and draw through all 5 loops

Base ring: ch8, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch3, 3dc into ring (hold back last loop of each dc, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook), *ch4, bobble into ring; rep from * twice more, ch4, slip st to top of 1st bobble

Round 2: Slip st into next ch-4 sp, ch3 (count as 1dc), [2dc, ch3, 3dc] into same sp, *1dc into top of next ch-4 sp; rep from * twice more, 1dc into top of next bobble, slip st to top of ch-3

Round 3: Ch3, 1dc into each of next 2 dc, [2dc, ch3, 2dc] into next ch-3 sp, *1dc into each of next 7dc, [2dc, ch3,2dc] into next ch-3 sp; rep from * twice more, 1dc into each of next 4 dc, slip st to top of ch-3.

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Desert Garden

Another little one. Sorry I don’t have a better picture, but I was using odds and ends of yarns when I made this, but it does come out nicely.

Base Ring: Ch4, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch4 (count as 1dc, ch1). [1dc into ring, ch1] 7 times, slip st to 3rd of ch-4

Round 2: Sl st into 1st ch-1 so, ch3, 2dc into same ch-1 sp, ch1, [3dc into next ch-1 sp, ch1] 7times, slip st to top of ch-3

Round 3: Slip st into each of the next 2 dc and next ch-1 sp, ch3, 2dc into same ch sp, ch1, *[3dc, ch3, 3dc] into next ch-1 sp, ch1, 3dc into next ch-1 sp, ch1; rep from * twice more, [3dc, ch3, 3dc] into next xh-1 sp, ch1, slip st to top of ch-3.

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Cransbill Lace Square

This is another that works up smaller than expected, but it has a simple elegance to it. It does contain bobble stitches,

Bobble: work 4dc into same sp leaving last loop of each on the hook. yo and draw through all loops on hook

Base Ring: Ch6, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch3, dc2tog into ring (counts as bobble), [ch3, bobble into ring] 7 times, ch3, slip st to top of 1st bobble

Round 2: Slip st to center of next ch-3 sp, ch1, 1sc into same space, [ch5, 1sc into next sp] 7 times, ch2, 1dc into 1st sc

Round 3: *Ch5, [bobble, ch3, bobble] into next sp**, ch5, 1sc into next sp; rep from * twice and from * to ** again, ch2, 1dc into dc that closed round 2

Round 4: *Ch5, 1sc into next sp, ch5, [1sc, ch5, 1sc] into corner ch-3 sp, ch5, 1sc into next ch-5 sp; rep from * 3 more times, ending last rep into dc that closed 3rd round, slip st to 1st ch.

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Mosaic Tile

I like this square for the simple fact that despite that multiple color combination, it still comes out small than expected. I made one with a size 6.0mm hook and it still only measured 3 inches in length/width. This pattern does require you to carry colors over rows rather fastening off and refastening yarns.

Base Ring: Using color A, ch6, join with a slip stitch

Round 1: Ch4,[1dc, ch1] 11 times into the ring, slip st to 3rd of ch-4, draw color B though loop, drop Color A

Round 2: [1sc into next sp, ch2] 12 times, slip st to 1st sc, draw Color A though loop, drop Color B

Round 3: *[1sc into next sp, ch2] twice, [3dc, ch2] twice into next sp ffor corner; rep from *3 times more, slip st to 1st sc, draw Color B through loop, cast off Color A

Round 4: *(1sc, ch3) into each sp to corner, [1sc, ch3] twice into corner sp; rep from * 3 times more, slip st to 1st sc.

Fasten Off

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Italian Square

This is another square that has the puff stitch to it, Having made this one before, to me at least, it looks best being made in a solid color

Special Abbreviations: [yo, insert hook into sp, yo and draw loop through] 4 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook.

Base Ring: Ch4, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch3 (count as 1dc), 11dc into ring, slip st to top of ch-3, {12 sts}

Round 2: Ch3, work hdc3tog into same place as ch-3 ( counts as puff st), *[ch1, work puff st into next st]twice, ch5**, puff st into next st; rep from * twice more and from * to ** again, slip to to top of 1st puff st

Round 3: Slip st into the next sp, ch3, work hdc3tog into same sp (counts as puff st), *ch1, puff st into next sp, ch2, 5dc into next ch-5 sp, ch2**, hdc4tog into the next sp; rep from * twice more and from * to ** again, slip st to top of the 1st puff st

Round 4: Slip st into next sp, ch3, work hdc3tog into same sp (counts as puff st), *ch3, skip ch-2, [1dc into next dc, ch1] twice, work [1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc] into next dc, [ch1, 1dc into next dc] twice, ch3, skip ch-2**, work puff st into next sp; rep from * twice more and from * to ** afain, slip st to top of 1st puff st

Round 5: Ch1, 1sc into each chand each st all around, but working 3sc to 2nd.center dc of each corner group at each corner, ending slip st to 1st sc

Fasten off

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Christmas Rose Square

The square is typically done in 2 colors. Unlike the French Square, this one contains a Bobble Stitch.

Special Abbreviations:

Bobble: work 4 dc into the same space, leaving the last loop of each on the hook, yo and draw through all 4 loops on the hook

Base Ring: Using color A, ch6, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch5 (counts as 1dc, ch2), [1dc into ring, ch2] 7 times, slip st into 3rd st of ch-5 {8 spaces}

Round 2: slip st into next sp, ch3, work dc3tog into the same space (count as bobble),[ch5, work bobble into the next sp] 7 times, ch5, slip st into the top of 1st bobble. Fasten off

Round 3: Using color B join into the same place, ch1, 1 sc into the same place, *ch2, working over the ch-5 sp so as to enclose the work 1dc into the next dc of 1st round, ch2, 1sc into top of next cluster; rep from * all the way around omitting the sc at the end, slip st to 1st sc

Round 4: Slip st into next sp, ch1, 1sc into same sp, *ch3, 1sc into next sp; rep from * all the way around, omitting sc at the end. slip st into 1st sc

Round 5: Slip st into next sp, ch3 ( counts as 1dc), [1dc, ch2, 2dc] into same sp, * ch2, 1sc into next sp, [ch3, 1sc into next sp] twice, ch2**, [2dc, ch2, 2dc] into next sp; rep from * twice more and from * to ** again, slip st to stop of ch-3.

Fasten off

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French Square

This square does contain puff stitches, which can be intimidating if you’ve never done them, but they are very easy to do. I do recommend watching you tension though, as it is very easy to make them to tight or to loose.

Special Abbreviation:

Puff st – [ yo, insert hook into sp, yo and draw loop though] 4 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook

Base Ring: Chain 6, join with slip st

Round 1:Ch4 (counts as 1dc, ch1), [1dc into ring, ch1] 11 times, slip st in 3rd of ch-4. {12 spaces}

Round 2: Slip st into the next sp, ch2, work puff st into same sp (counts as puff st), *ch2, work puff st into next sp, ch3, 1tr into next dc, ch3, work puff st into next sp, ch2** puff st into next sp; repeat from *twice more and from * to ** again, slip st to top of 1st puff st.

Round 3: Ch1, 1sc into same place, *ch2, skip next ch-2 space, 4dc into next ch-3 sp, ch 2 1tr into next tr, ch3, insert hook down through the top of last tr and work slip st, ch2, 4dc into next ch-3 sp, ch2, skip next ch-2 sp, 1sc into next puff stitch; repeat from * 3 more times, omitting sc at the end of last repeat, slip st into 1st sc.

Fasten off

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Double Crochet Square

The Double Crochet Square is great if you want to make a square that don’t have a lot of holes in it, the way the Traditional Granny Square does. This one is also a good one to just keep repeating the rows until it gets to the size that you want without having to make multiple squares to piece together. Each round after round 2 increases by 4 stitches

Base Ring: Chain 4, join with slip stitch

Round 1: Ch5 (count as 1dc, ch2), [3dc into the ring, ch2] 3 times, 2dc into ring. slip st to 3rd of ch-5

Round 2: Slip st into next sp, chain 7 (counts as 1dc, ch4) *2dc into same sp, 1dc into each dc across the side of square**, 2dc into next sp, ch4; repeat from * twice more and from * to ** again, 1 dc in same space as ch-7, slip st to 3rd of ch-7. {4 groups of 7dc}

Round 3: Repeat as Round 2. { 4 groups of 11dc}

Round 4: Repeat as Round 2. {4 groups of 15dc}

Fasten off.

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