Granny Square Day 2024: Bijou square 1
A quick square designed ahead of Granny Square Day 2024. I haven’t yet had the opportunity to have this tested, but it is relatively straightforward. However if you find any errors, please comment and I’ll get them fixed.
If you follow the BAMCAL, this one is equivalent to a 6 inch square in Worsted weight yarn, with 19 sts per side at the end; but use your favourite yarn and hook combination.
Abbreviations (US terminology):
ch - chain stitch
ch-sp - chain space
dc - double crochet
BPdc - back post double crochet
PC - Popcorn stitch made with 5 dc stitches (make 5 dc in same place, remove hook from working loop, insert hook through top of first dc, and pull the working loop through)
sc - single crochet
sl st - slip stitch
st(s) - stitch(es)
Set-up: Colour A: ch 4, join with sl st to first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: ch 1, (does not count as st), 8 sc into ring, sl st to first st to join. [8 sc]
Rnd 2: ch 3, (counts as sc, ch 2), {sc, ch 2} repeat from { to } 6 more times, sl st to first st to join. Break yarn. [8 sc, 8 ch-sp]
Rnd 3: Colour B: {PC in ch-sp, ch 2}, repeat from { to } 7 more times, sl st to top of first PC to join. Break yarn. [8 PC, 8 ch-sp]
Rnd 4: Colour C: {(2 dc, ch 1, 2dc) in ch-sp}, repeat from { to } 7 more times, sl st to first st to join. [32 dc, 8 ch-sp]
Rnd 5: {7 dc in ch-sp to create fan, sk 2 sts, sl st in between 2nd and 3rd dc of previous round, sk 2 sts}, repeat from { to } 7 more times. Break yarn [56 dc, 8 ch-sp]
Rnd 6: Colour B: {dc over the top of previous round sl-st, ch 4 behind petal}, repeat from { to } 7 more times, sl st to first st to join. [8 dc, 8 ch-sp]
Rnd 7: sl into ch-sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc), {4 dc in same ch-sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-sp, dc in next ch-sp}, repeat from { to } 3 more times, omitting final dc, sl st to first st to join. [44 dc, 4 ch-sp]
Rnd 8: dc in each st along side, and (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch-sp, sl st to first st to join. Break yarn. [60 dc, 4 ch-sp]
Rnd 9: Colour D: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch-sp, BPdc around each st along side}, repeat from { to } 3 more times, sl st to first st to join. Break yarn and finish off all ends. [60 BPdc, 16 dc, 4 ch-sp]
