Crochet Willow Granny Square Pattern

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Pattern Designed By: Sandra Stitches This pattern is copyright protected; it is unlawful to distribute this pattern in any form (free, sale or trade).

Let’s get to the pattern, shall we? Making the Willow Granny Square

Materials

Stylecraft Special Chunky, 100 gr, 100% Premium Acrylic. 144 meter / 157 yards, shades: Duck Egg

Find substitutions HERE or any weight #5 yarn

You can work this pattern with any yarn weight and hook size, it will change the measurements.

Or any weight #4 yarn

Hook: US Size (6 mm) 

Yarn Needle, Scissors, Measuring Tape

Gauge

• Not relevant

Sizes

• Each square is 9” X 9”

Stitch Key

• Ch = Chain
• Sc = Single Crochet
• St = Stitch
• Dc = Double Crochet
• Hdc = Half Double Crochet
• Yo = Yarn over
• INC = Increase round
• Slst = Slip stitch

Notes

• This pattern is written in US terminology
• This pattern is worked in rounds
• Ch 3 does count as st at the beginning of the round
• Ch1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch
• This pattern is for one crochet square
• I used a solid color – you can change colors at different rounds as you wish

Instructions

Chain 4, Slst to 1st ch to form a circle or use the magic circle method

Round 1: Ch 3, Dc 15 more st into the circle, Slst to Ch 3 to close the round (16)

Round 2: Ch 4 (counts as st+ch1), *dc 1 in next st, ch 1, repeat from * around to last st, and slst to ch3 from beginning

Round 3: Ch3, dc 2 in next ch 1 space, dc 1 on top of next dc, *dc 2 in ch1 space, dc 1 on top of next dc st, repeat from * to end of the round, slst to ch3 from the beginning

Round 4: Ch 5, skip 2 st, sc 1 in next st, *ch 3, skip 2 st. sc 1 in next st, ch 4, skip 2 st, sc 1 in next st, ch 3, skip 2, sc 1 in next, ch 5(corner), skip 2 st, sc 1 in next st, repeat from * two more times until you reach the ch 5 from the beginning,  slst to the base of 1st st(where you started the ch 5)

Now we are going to square the circle- willow granny

Round 4:  *(Dc5+ch3+dc5) in 1st ch 5 space, this is our 1st corner,  sc 1 in next ch 3 space, dc 7 into next ch 4 space, sc 1 in next ch 3 space, repeat from * to form a square, finish by slst to the base of the 1st st to close the round

Round 5: Ch 7 (counts as dc + ch 4), skip to next ch 3 corner,  (sc 1+ch3+sc1) in ch 3 space,  *ch 4, skip stitches to next sc and dc 1 on top, ch 3, skip 3 st, sc 1 on 4th dc, ch 3, skip 3 st, dc 1 in next sc, ch 4, skip to the corner and  (sc 1+ch3+sc1) in ch 3 space, repeat from * around, slst to 3rd ch from beginning to close the round

Round 6: Slst to ch space, ch 3, dc 4 in same ch space,* (dc 3+ch 3+dc 3) in next ch 3 space to form the corner, dc 5 into next ch 4 space, dc 3 in next 2 ch 3 spaces (skipping the sc from prev round), dc 5 in next ch 4 space, repeat from * to last ch 3 space, slst to ch 3 from the beginning to close the round

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Finishing

Block the finished square. Secure the yarn, weave in the ends, and cut the yarn.

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