Casual Granny Cal – Square 3

Casual Granny CAL – Square 3

Square three of the Casual Granny CAL is a very simple crochet pattern that can be made in one solid colour or many. I am using a beautiful shade of yellow for my solid coloured square, which i am calling the Sunshine Square. My pattern testers made their squares using more than one colour and they are gorgeous, so feel free to go nuts with your colours if you prefer a rainbow square. 

Newbies to the Casual Granny CAL

It’s not too late to join the CAL!  You can head here to you can catch up on the posts you missed. They have all the details about the CAL and some suggestions for colours. Remember, you are free to use any colours you like! This is a great project for clearing out your scraps.

And don’t forget to tag #casualgrannyCAL if you share your squares on social media. There are so many gorgeous squares in the feed. 🙂

If you are making the blanket, you should have 24 squares made at the end of this month – 8 x square 1, 8 x square 2 and 8 x Square 3.

Materials for Square 3 (make 8)

Paintbox Yarn Cotton DK, 100% Cotton, 50g ball/125m per ball:, Daffodil Yellow (422) (0r your own choice of yarn with compatible hook)

3.5mm crochet hook (you might prefer to use a size 4mm)

Yarn Needle

Scissors

Finished Size

Approximately 12.5 x 12.5cm (5 x 5 inches)

Abbreviations (US)

St(s) = stitch(es)

Sp(s) = space(s)

ch = chain

ch sp = chain space

slst = slip stitch

dc = double crochet (sc)

tr = treble (dc)

rep = repeat

beg = beginning

Special Stitches

Half Double Treble (slightly higher than tr but a little shorter than a double treble = hdtr (htr) yarn over hook twice, insert into stitch or space, yarn over and pull up, yarn over pull through 2 loops, yarn over pull through 3 loops. Keep this stitch nice and firm, not loose and lacy. 

This pattern is written in UK terms, but the US intructions are written at the bottom of this post along with a chart.

PLEASE NOTE: on the chart the final two rounds use double treble symbols, but you should make a half double treble (see special stitches above) where you see this symbol. My software doesn’t include a symbol for the hdtr.

ch4, slst into first ch to make a ring

Rnd 1 – ch2, tr2tog (counts as tr3tog) ch1, (tr3tog, ch1) 7 times into ring, slst into intial tr3tog  [8tr3tog, 8x ch1)

Rnd 2 – slst into next ch-sp, ch5  (counts as tr, ch2), tr, ch1 in the same sp, (tr, ch2, tr, ch1) in each sp around, slst into ch3 of beg ch5 [8x (tr, ch2, tr, ch1)]

Rnd 3  – slst into next ch-2 sp, ch2, tr2tog (counts as tr3tog), ch3, tr3tog, ch1, (tr, ch1) in the three sps, *(tr3tog, ch3, tr3tog, ch1) in the next sp, (tr, ch1) in the following three sps, rep from * 2 more times, slst into initial tr3tog, [4x (tr3tog, ch3, tr3tog, ch1), 12 x (tr, ch1)]

Rnd 4 – slst into corner ch-sp, *(dc, ch3, dc, ch2 ) in same sp, (dc, ch2) in the next 4 ch-sps, rep from * three more times, slst into initial dc [4x (dc, ch3, dc, ch2), 16x (dc, ch2)]

Rnd 5 –

slst into ch3 sp, ch4 (counts as hdtr) hdtr, ch2, 2hdtr in the same sp, 2hdtr in the next 2 sps, 3hdtr in the following sp, 2hdtr in the next two sps, *(2hdtr, ch2, 2hdtr) in the corner sp, 2hdtr in the next 2 sps, 3hdtr in the following sp, 2hdtr in the next two sps, rep from * 2 more times, slst into top of beg ch4 [60hdtr, 8ch]

Rnd 6 –

slst into corner sp, ch4 (counts as hdtr) hdtr, ch3, 2hdtr in same sp, hdtr in each st along side, *(2hdtr, ch3, 2hdtr) in corner sp, hdtr in each st along the side, rep from * twice more, slst into top of beg ch4, fasten off [19hdtr each side, 3ch each corner]

Square 3 Chart

 

Square 3 – US Terms

ch4, slst into first ch to make a ring

Rnd 1 – ch2, dc2tog (counts as dc3tog) ch1, (dc3tog, ch1) 7 times into ring, slst into intial dc3tog  [8dc3tog, 8x ch1)

Rnd 2 – slst into next ch-sp, ch5  (counts as dc, ch2), dc, ch1 in the same sp, (dc, ch2, dc, ch1) in each sp around, slst into ch3 of beg ch5 [8x (dc, ch2, dc, ch1)]

Rnd 3  – slst into next ch-2 sp, ch2, dc2tog (counts as dc3tog), ch3, dc3tog, ch1, (dc, ch1) in the three sps, *(dc3tog, ch3, dc3tog, ch1) in the next sp, (dc, ch1) in the following three sps, rep from * 2 more times, slst into initial dc3tog, [4x (dc3tog, ch3, dc3tog, ch1), 12 x (dc, ch1)]

Rnd 4 – slst into corner ch-sp, *(sc, ch3, sc, ch2 ) in same sp, (sc, ch2) in the next 4 ch-sps, rep from * three more times, slst into initial sc [4x (sc, ch3, sc, ch2), 16x (sc, ch2)]

Rnd 5 – slst into ch3 sp, ch4 (counts as htr) htr, ch2, 2htr in the same sp, 2htr in the next 2 sps, 3htr in the following sp, 2htr in the next two sps, ), *(2htr, ch2, 2htr) in the corner sp, 2htr in the next 2 sps, 3htr in the following sp, 2htr in the next two sps, rep from * 2 more times, slst into top of beg ch4 [60htr, 8ch]

Rnd 6 – slst into corner sp, ch4 (counts as htr) htr, ch3, 2htr in same sp, htr in each st along side, *(2htr, ch3, 2htr) in corner sp, htr in each st along the side, rep from * twice more, slst into top of beg ch4, fasten off [19htr each side, 3ch each corner]

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