Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

174 Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Gladiolus Granny Square.

This simple square is transformed into a delicate motif by adding

picots on the last round.

Picot: Ch 3, sl st to 1st ch.

Ch 5, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring.

Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), [dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ring, ch 1 *[2

dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ring, ch 1; rep from * 3 times total, sl st to top of

t-ch, do not turn—16 dc.

Rnd 2: Sl st to next dc, sl st to ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), 6 dc in

ch-3 sp, [sc, ch 3, sc] in ch-1 sp, *7 dc in ch-3 sp, [sc, ch 3, sc] in

ch-1 sp; rep from * around, sl st to top of t-ch, do not turn—28 dc.

Rnd 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next dc, picot, dc in next dc, [dc,

picot, dc] in next dc, dc in next dc, picot, dc in next 2 dc, [sc, picot,

sc] in ch-3 sp, *dc in next 2 dc, picot, dc in next dc, [dc, picot, dc]

in next dc, dc in next dc, picot, dc in next 2 dc, [sc, picot, sc] in

ch-3 sp; rep from * around, sl st to top of t-ch, fasten off—32 dc.

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Beatrice Granny Square

The diamond pattern shines in this classic square by changing colors

for the clusters.

Four Double Crochet Cluster (4 dc-cl): [Yo, insert hk into st indi-

cated and pull up lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hk] twice; rep from ( )

twice in next st, yo, pull through all lps on hk.

Begin Double Crochet Cluster (beg dc-cl): *Yo, insert hk into st

indicated and pull up lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hk; rep from *

twice in next st, yo, pull through all lps on hk.

Ch 5, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring.