Hip Gothic Lace Granny Square
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This Hip Gothic Lace Granny Square is part of the Hip To Be Square Crochet Along.
Granny Inspired Squares ranging in difficulty from Easy to Challenging.

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Hip Gothic Lace Granny Square

Difficulty Level/Skill Required: Intermediate

Basic stitches in simple variations, simple repeats, color changes, shaping and finishing.
Includes more involved stitch combinations like the popcorn stitch.

Concentration required.

You will need to know basic stitches like the DC (double crochet).
Special stitches explained and links to tutorials are provided.

Supplies/Materials:

• Yarn –Moya 100% Cotton Double Knit (cotton yarn) assortment of colors and grams.
  Weight – DK (11 wpi)
• Hook – 3, 50 mm (E) – Clover
• Scissors
• Yarn needle

Abbreviations: US Terminology
CH – chain
SL ST – slip stitch
SC – single crochet (UK – DC)
HDC – half double crochet (UK – HTR)
DC – double crochet (UK – TR)
RS – right side
WS- wrong side

Gauge:
Not necessary for this project to be perfect.
However if you use a different yarn and/or hook sizing will differ.
Using the SAME hook and yarn will ensure your squares are consistent in size.

Pattern Notes:
Stitch count is important!
For completing the blanket – correct stitch count will ensure a successful joining of squares

Size:
Square – 6 x 6 inches (15 x 15 cm)

Colors:

Approx – 62 – 65 yards (57 – 59 m) for complete square

A – Sherbet
B – Marigold
C – Azure
D – Lagoon

Hip Vintage Granny Throw:
A – Natural (4g)
B – Geisha (3g)
C – Sepia (4g)
D – London Sky (4g)

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Special Stitches:

FPDC (Front Post Double Crochet):

• Yarn over and insert your hook from front to back between the posts of the first and second stitch of the row/round below, and then from back to front again between the posts of the second and third stitches.
• The hook should now be positioned horizontally behind the stitch that you’re working around.
• Yarn over and draw the yarn around the post of the stitch.
• You now have 3 loops on the hook.
• Yarn over and draw the yarn through the 2 loops on the hook, twice.
• One front post double crochet (FPDC) is complete.

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Starting Popcorn: 

• CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work 4 double crochet (dc) stitches in the same stitch.
• Drop the loop from your hook.
• Insert your hook from front to back into 3^rd CH of 3 CH.
• Grab the dropped loop with your hook and pull it through the stitch.
• Chain 1 to lock your popcorn stitch.

Popcorn:

• Work 5 double crochet (dc) stitches in the same stitch.
• Drop the loop from your hook.
• Insert your hook from front to back under the top 2 loops of the first double crochet of the group.
• Grab the dropped loop with your hook and pull it through the stitch.
• Chain 1 to lock your popcorn stitch.

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Cluster (3DCtog):

• Work 3 double crochet stitches together into same space or stitch.

Instructions:

With A – CH 4; SLST into first to form a ring;

RND 1: CH 4 (counts as 1 DC and 1 CH space); work [1 DC; CH 1] into ring 11 more times; SL ST into 3^rd of 4 CH.
(12 DC; 12 x 1 CH spaces)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

With B – join into any 1 CH space;

RND 2: CH 3; work 2DCtog into SAME space; CH 3.
*Work Cluster into next 1 CH space; CH 3.**
Repeat from * to ** 10 more times; SL ST into top of 2DCtog.
(12 x Clusters; 12 x 3 CH spaces)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

With C – join with a SC into any 3 CH space.

RND 3: *CH 5; work 1 SC into next 3 CH space.**
Repeat from * to ** 10 more times; CH 5; SL ST into first SC.
(12 x SC; 12 x 5 CH spaces)

RND 4: SL ST into next 5 CH space; CH 3 (counts as 1 DC); work [4 DC; CH 3; 5 DC] into same CH space; CH 1; work 1 SC into next 5 CH space; CH 1; work 1 SC into next 5 CH space; CH 1.
*Work [5 DC; CH 3; 5 DC] into same CH space; CH 1; work 1 SC into next 5 CH space; CH 1; work 1 SC into next 5 CH space; CH 1.**
Repeat from * to ** 2 more times; SL ST into 3^rd of 3 CH.

RND 5: SL ST into next 2 DC; CH 2 (counts as 1 HDC); work 2 HDC into SAME DC; CH 1;
*work [3 HDC; 2 CH; 3 HDC] into next 3 CH corner space; CH 1;  SKIP next 2 DC; work 3 HDC into next DC; CH 1; SKIP next (2 DC; 1 CH space and 1 SC); work 3 HDC into next 1 CH space; CH 1;  SKIP next (1 SC; 1 CH space and 2 DC); work 3 HDC into next DC; CH 1.**
Repeat from * to ** 2 more times.
Work [3 HDC; 2 CH; 3 HDC] into next 3 CH corner space; CH 1;  SKIP next 2 DC; work 3 HDC into next DC; CH 1; SKIP next (2 DC; 1 CH space and 1 SC); work 3 HDC into next 1 CH space; CH 1;  SKIP next (1 SC; 1 CH space and 2 DC); SL ST into 2^nd of 2 CH.

RND 6: SL ST into next 2 HDC; SL ST into next 1 CH space; CH 3 (counts as 1 DC) work 2 DC into same space; CH 1; CH 1; work [3 DC; CH 2; 3 DC] into next 2 CH corner space; CH 1; (work 3 DC into next 1 CH space; CH 1) x 4 times.
*Work [3 DC; CH 2; 3 DC] into next 3 CH corner space; CH 1; (work 3 DC into next 3 CH space; CH 1) x 4 times.** Repeat from * to ** one more time.
Work [3 DC; CH 2; 3 DC] into next 3 CH corner space; CH 1; (work 3 DC into next 3 CH space; CH 1) x 3 times; SL ST into 3^rd of 3 CH.
(72 DC; 24 x CH spaces)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

With D – join into any 2 CH corner space;

RND 7: Work Starting Popcorn; CH 1; work 1 DC into each DC and 1 CH space until next corner; CH 1.
*Work Popcorn into next corner; CH 1; work 1 DC into each DC and 1 CH space until next corner; CH 1.**
Repeat from * to ** 2 more times; SL ST into top of Starting Popcorn.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
(4 corner Popcorns; 23 DC = [92 STS excluding corner Popcorns])

With A – join into any FIRST DC of any side;

RND 8: *Work 1 SC into each ST until 1 CH space; work 1 SC into 1 CH space; work 1 FPSC around Popcorn; work 1 SC into 1 CH space.**
Repeat from * to ** 3 more times; SL ST into first SC worked.
(23 SC on each side = 92 SC; 4 corner FPSC; 8 corner SC = 104 STS in total)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Hip Vintage Granny Square Throw/Blanket.

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