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Crochet granny square pattern / Crochet Motif #116

Yarn: weight 4, worsted Hook: 5 mm Size: 11 inches, 28 cm

Crochet Terms: US
Abbreviations: st – stitch, sl-st – slip stitch, ch – chain, sc – single crochet, hdc – half double crochet, dc – double crochet, tr – treble crochet, dtr – double treble crochet, fp – front post, bp – back post, bl – back loop,  tbl – third back loop. Popcorn – 5dc in same st, remove hook from loop and insert from front to back of 1st dc and into a dropped loop and pull through. To close popcorn ch 1. Ch 1 counts as a part of popcorn st. Cluster of 2tr – yarn over twice, insert hook into indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops twice. Repeat once more in the same stitch or space. 3 loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops.

ROUND 1. Slip knot (R1.1), ch4 (R1.2)insert hook into 1st chain (R1.3), yarn over and pull through to form a ring (R1.4)ch2 (R1.5), *dc into ring, ch1 (R1.6)*. Repeat ** 8 times. Join to 1st dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R1.7)

ROUND 2. Join with a standing popcorn in any ch1 space (R2.1), *ch3, skip next st, popcorn in ch1 space (R2.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last popcorn. Join to standing popcorn with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R2.3)

ROUND 3. Join with a standing fpsc around any popcorn (R3.1), *ch2, sc in ch3 space, ch2, fpsc around next st (R3.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last fpsc. Join to standing fpsc with a sl-st. (R3.3)

ROUND 4. ch1, sc in same st (R4.1), *2sc in ch2 space, sc in next st, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next st (R4.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st. (R4.3)

ROUND 5. ch1, sc in same st (R5.1), *skip next 2 sts, 7dc in next st, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st (R5.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R5.3)

ROUND 6. Join with a standing tblsc in any 4th dc (R6.1), *tblsc in next 3 sts, ch1, skip next st, tblsc in next 4 sts (R6.2)*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last tblsc. Join to standing tblsc with a sl-st. (R6.3)

ROUND 7. ch1, sc in same st (R7.1), *skip next 3 sts, in ch1 space ( (cluster of 2tr, ch2) 3 times, cluster of 2tr), skip next 3 sts, sc in next st*, repeat ** 8 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R7.2)

ROUND 8. Join with a standing sc in any 2nd ch2 space (R8.1), *fpsc around next st, in ch2 space (2sc, hdc), fpdc3tog over next 3 sts, in ch2 space (hdc, 2dc), fpsc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, fptr around next st, in next st (dtr, ch1, dtr), fptr around next st, 2dc in ch2 space, fphdc around next st, 3sc in ch2 space (R8.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st. (R8.3)

ROUND 9. ch1, sc in same st (R9.1), *sc in next 12 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, in ch1 space (2dc, ch1, 2dc), dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 3 sts (R9.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc. Join to 1st sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R9.3)

ROUND 10. Join with a standing sc in any corner ch1 space, ch1, sc in same space (R10.1), *(ch1, skip next st, sc in next st) 14 times, ch1, skip next st, in ch1 space (sc, ch1, sc(R10.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last sc, ch1, sc. Join to standing sc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R10.3)

ROUND 11. Join with a standing dc in any corner ch1 space, dc in same space (R11.1), *(bpdc around next st, working in back of ch1 space tr in skipped st of round 9) 15 times, bpdc around next st, in ch1 space (2dc, ch1, 2dc) (R11.2)*, repeat ** 4 times. Omit last 2dc. Join to standing dc with a sl-st, fasten off, and secure ends. (R11.3)