Granny Popcorn Medley – Crafting A Rainbow Of Hope

Basic Material Requirements:

Double knitting / light worsted (No 3) yarn
– small amounts of yarn in 5 colors (yellow, pink, green and purple)
Hook 4,00 mm
Yarn needle

Size: 5 x 5 inch (12, 7 cm) when blocked

Skill Level: Easy

Notes:
Tension/Gauge is not necessary for this project to be perfect

I use US Crochet stitch terminology

Abbreviations:
CH – chain
SL ST – slip stitch
SC – single crochet
DC – double crochet
PC – popcorn

BEGINNING PC: CH 3; work 3 DC into same ST/space; remove hook; insert hook into top of 3 CH; insert hook into loop; pull loop thru
PC: Work 4 DC into same ST/space; remove hook; insert hook into first DC made; insert hook into loop; pull loop thru

INSTRUCTIONS:

CH 6 – join with a SL ST to form a ring;
RND 1: Work a BEGINNING PC; CH 4;
*work PC; CH 4. Repeat fro * 2 more time:
Join with a SL ST into top of BEGINNING PC.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

RND 2: Join new yarn into any 4 CH space;
CH 3; work [2 DC; 2 CH; 3 DC] into same space; CH 1;
*work [3 DC; 2 CH; 3 DC] into next 4 CH space; CH 1.
Repeat from * 2 more times; join with a SL ST into top of 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

RND 3: Join new yarn into any 1 CH space;
Work BEGINNING PC into 1 CH space; CH 2; work [PC, 4 CH; PC] into next 2 CH space;
*CH 2; work PC into next 1 CH space; CH 2. work [PC, 4 CH; PC] into next 2 CH space;
Repeat from * 2 more times; CH 2 and join with a SL ST into top of BEGINNING PC.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

RND 4: Join new yarn into any 4 CH space;
CH 3; work [2 DC; 2 CH; 3 DC] into same space; CH 1;
[work 3 DC into next 2 CH space; CH 1] x 2;
*work [3 DC; 2 CH; 3 DC] into next 4 CH space; CH 1;
[work 3 DC into next 2 CH space; CH 1] x 2;
Repeat from * 2 more times; join with a SL ST into top of 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

RND 5: Join new yarn into any corner 2 CH space;
CH 3; work [1 DC; 2 CH; 2 DC] into same space;
[work 1 DC into next 3 DC; work 1 DC into top of PC of previous round] x 3:
work 1 DC into next 3 DC.
*work [2 DC; 2 CH; 2 DC] into same space;
[work 1 DC into next 3 DC; work 1 DC into top of PC of previous round] x 3:
work 1 DC into next 3 DC. Repeat from * 2 more times.
Join with a SL ST into top of 3 CH.
Fasten off and weave in ends.