Piccadilly Granny Square
– Free Crochet Pattern

This Piccadilly Granny Square is part of the
Groovy Mini Granny Square Baby Blanket Mystery Crochet Along! 

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Easy
Basic stitches, simple shaping and finishing.
Concentration required.

Yarn: Weight – DK (11 wpi) 3 : Light
Color – 5 colors – color change indicted in pattern

Hook: 4.00 mm

Size:4 & 1/2 inches

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
HDC – half double crochet
DC – double crochet
TR – treble crochet

SPECIAL STITCHES:
BPDC – back post double crochet – Click for tutorial here!
4DC Cluster

COLORS: A – Sunshine (yellow); B – Watermelon (pink); C – Lilac (purple) ; D – Olive (Green); E – Fig (purple); F – Lime (green); G – Rose (pink)

INSTRUCTIONS:

NOTE: This is SQUARE FOUR – you need to make 3 for the Groovy Baby Blanket.

With color A

Make a magic ring – (need to learn how to make the magic ring? Click Here!)

RND 1: CH 1; work 1 DC into ring; CH 1;
*work 1 DC into ring; CH 1. Repeat from * 10 more times.
SL ST into FIRST SC worked.
(12 x 1 CH spaces; 12 DC)
Fasten off.

Join color D into any 1 CH space

NOTE: when working round 2 – work over your yarn tails.

RND 2: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work [1 DC;1 TR; 2 DC] into SAME space;
[work 1 DC into NEXT DC; work 1 DC into NEXT 1 CH space] x 2 times;
work 1 DC into NEXT DC;
*work [2 DC; 1 TR; 2 DC] into next 1 CH space;
[work 1 DC into NEXT DC; work 1 DC into NEXT 1 CH space] x 2 times;
work 1 DC into NEXT DC.
Repeat from * 2 more times
(36 DC; 4 TR;  4 x 2 CH corner spaces)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Join color B into ANY corner TR

RND 3: CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work [1 DC; CH 2; 2 DC] into SAME TR;
work 1 DC into next DC;
[CH 1; SKIP NEXT DC; work 1 DC into NEXT DC] X 4;
*work [2 DC; CH 2; 2 DC] into NEXT TR;
work 1 DC into next DC;
[CH 1; SKIP NEXT DC; work 1 DC into NEXT DC] X 4;
Repeat from * 2 more times
(28 DC; 16 x 1 CH spaces; 4 X 2 CH corner spaces)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Join color F into ANY corner 2 CH space

RND 4: CH 2 (counts as 1 HDC); work [2 HDC; 2 CH; 3 HDC] into same 2 CH space; work 1 HDC into each DC and 1 CH space of previous round until next 2 CH corner space;
Work [3 HDC; 2 CH; 3 HDC] into 2 CH corner space;
work 1 HDC into each DC and 1 CH space of previous round until next 2 CH corner space.] x 3;
SL ST into 2nd of 2 CH.
(17 DC on each side = 68 DC)
Fasten off and weave in ends

 

 

Join color C  into any 2 CH corner space

RND 5: CH 3; work a 3 DC Cluster into SAME space; work BPDC around each DC until next 2 CH corner space;
*work 4DC Cluster into 2 CH corner space; work BPDC around each DC until next corner.
Repeat from * 2 more times; SL ST into top of 3DC Cluster.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Final Stitch Count = 17 BPDC on each side PLUS 1 x 4DC Cluster in each corner

 When blocked the Piccadilly Granny Square should be approx 4 & 1/2 inches
with DK (no 3) yarn and 4.00 mm hook.
Please do note this can differ due to yarn, hook and tension!

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