Welcome back to My Crafts Ideas! Today, we’re diving into a nostalgic and beautiful crochet project that’s perfect for honoring the delicate artistry of our grandmothers. This pattern, called “Grandma’s Delicate Crochet Square,” combines classic stitches with a timeless design to create a perfect granny square measuring 6-7 inches on each side.
Materials Needed:
Wool: #3 Light Weight yarn
Crochet Hook Size: 3.5mm (E-4)
Gauge: 5 double crochet stitches x 2.5 rows = 1 inch
Abbreviations (US Terms):
w. crochet: With crochet
ch:Chain
sc: Single crochet
hdc: Half double crochet
A.D.: Double crochet
Trb: Treble crochet stitch
sts: Stitches
st: Stitch
slst: Slip stitch
Pattern Instructions:
Row 1:
Make 5 chains, slip stitch to form a small circle (or use a magic ring).
Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), make 3 double crochets, chain 3, make 4 double crochets.
Repeat from * to * 2 more times in the same circle.
At the end, make chain 3, slip stitch into the beginning 3rd chain to form a 4-corner square.
Row 2:
Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches.
Make a corner into the chain space of the corner (2 double crochets, chain 3, 2 double crochets), double crochet in each of the next 4 double crochet stitches.
Repeat from * to * around.
At the end, slip stitch into the beginning 3rd chain.
Row 3:
Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), double crochet in each of the next 5 stitches.
Make a corner into the chain space of the corner (2 double crochets, chain 3, 2 double crochets), double crochet in each of the next 8 double crochet stitches.
Repeat from * to * around.
At the end, make double crochet in each of the last 2 double crochet stitches in the side, then slip stitch into the beginning 3rd chain.
Row 4:
Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), double crochet in each of the next 7 stitches.
Make a corner into the chain space of the corner (2 double crochets, chain 3, 2 double crochets), double crochet in each of the next 12 double crochet stitches.
Repeat from * to * around.
At the end, make double crochet in each of the last 4 double crochet stitches in the side, then slip stitch into the beginning 3rd chain.
Row 5:
Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), double crochet in each of the next 7 stitches.
Chain 3, skip next 2 double crochets, make a corner into the chain space of the corner (3 double crochets, chain 3, 3 double crochets), chain 3, skip next 2 double crochets, make double crochet in each of the next 12 double crochet stitches.
Repeat from * to * around.
At the end, make chain 3, skip next 2 double crochets in the 4th side of the square, make double crochet in each of the next 4 double crochet stitches, then slip stitch into the beginning 3rd chain.
Row 6:
Chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), double crochet in each of the next 5 stitches.
Chain 5, skip next 2 double crochets, single crochet into the next chain 3-space, chain 5, skip next 3 double crochets in the corner, make a corner into the chain space of the corner (3 double crochets, chain 3, 3 double crochets), chain 5, skip next 3 double crochets in the corner, single crochet into the next chain 3-space, chain 5, skip next 2 double crochets in the side, make double crochet in each of the next 8 double crochet stitches .
Repeat from * to * around.
At the end, make chain 5, skip next 2 double crochets in the side, make double crochet in each of the next 2 double crochet stitches, then slip stitch into the beginning 3rd chain.
Row 7:
Slip stitch into the next double crochet, chain 3 (counts as a double crochet), double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches.
Chain 5, single crochet into the next chain space, chain 5, single crochet into the next chain space, chain 5, skip next 3 double crochets in the corner, make a corner into the chain space of the corner (3 double crochets, chain 3, 3 double crochets), chain 5, skip next 3 double crochets in the corner, single crochet into the next chain space, chain 5, single crochet into the next chain space, chain 5, skip next 2 double crochets in the side, make double crochet in each of the next 4 double crochet stitches.
Repeat from * to * around.
At the end, make chain 5, then slip stitch into the beginning 3rd chain.
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Row 8:
Slip stitch into the next 3 double crochet stitches, slip stitch into the next 2 chains.
Make single crochet into the chain space, chain 5, single crochet into the next chain space, chain 5, single crochet into the next chain space, chain 5, skip next 3 double crochets in the corner, make a corner into the chain space of the corner (3 double crochets, chain 3, 3 double crochets), chain 5, skip next 3 double crochets in the corner, single crochet into the next chain space, chain 5, single crochet into the next chain space, chain 5, single crochet into the next chain space, chain 5, skip next 4 double crochets in the side of the square, single crochet into the next chain 5-space.
Repeat from * to * around, slip stitch into the beginning single crochet.
Row 9:
Start in the next chain space, slip stitch into the next 2 chains, single crochet into the chain space.
*Make a shell into the next chain space (5 double crochets, chain 3, slip stitch into the top of the double crochet, 5 double crochets), single crochet into the next chain space.
Make a shell 2 together into the corner middle chain space (4 double crochets, chain 3, slip stitch into the top of the double crochet, 4 double crochets, chain 3, slip stitch into the top of the double crochet, 4 double crochets) , [make single crochet into the next chain space, make a shell into the next chain space (5 double crochets, chain 3, slip stitch into the top of the double crochet, 5 double crochets)].
Repeat [to] 2 more times on the side of the square*.
Now from * to * repeat on every side and corner around the square.
At the end, slip stitch into the beginning single crochet. Fasten off.
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