Crochet Canary Melon Square
The Crochet Canary Melon Square is a delightful and vibrant crochet pattern that showcases beautiful canary yellow and melon hues, creating a sunny and cheerful design. Perfect for blankets, pillows, or even garment embellishments, this square can be crafted using various yarn types and stitches to enhance its texture. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or a beginner, this pattern can brighten up your crochet projects and add a touch of warmth to your home decor.
Materials
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo (weight 4 – medium)
White (14 oz/369 g, 744 yd/681 m)
For the fruits/vegetables, I used different color scrap yarn (see photos for color matching) *Red Heart Super Saver in your choice of shade will work well for all of these*
Hook: I/9 – 5.50mm for granny squares
G/6 – 4.25mm for fruits
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Sizing
Gauge: 12 DC x 6 rows = 4”
Finished Dimensions: 5.00” length x 5.00” width
Abbreviations (US)
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sk – skip
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
tc – treble crochet
Notes
Brackets [ ] indicate directions worked in the same st. For example, sc 5 means sc 1 in five sts; [sc 5] means sc 5 in the same st.
Beginning ch 4 counts as a treble crochet
Instructions
Granny Square
Make a magic circle
Round 1: ch 4, *dc 3, tc 1, repeat from * twice, dc 3, sl st in the top of the starting ch 4 (12 dc, 4 tc)
Round 2: ch 4, turn, dc 2 in the same st as the starting ch, *dc 3, [dc 2, tc 1, dc 2] in the tc of the previous row, repeat from * twice, dc 3, [dc 2] in the same st as the starting ch, sl st in the top of the starting ch (28 dc, 4 tc)
Round 3: ch 4, turn, dc 2 in the same st as the starting ch, *dc 7, [dc 2, tc 1, dc 2] in the tc of the previous row, repeat from * twice, dc 7, [dc 2] in the same st as the starting ch, sl st in the top of the starting ch (44 dc, 4 tc)
Round 4: ch 4, turn, dc 2 in the same st as the starting ch, *dc 11, [dc 2, tc 1, dc 2] in the tc of the previous row, repeat from * twice, dc 11, [dc 2] in the same st as the starting ch, sl st in the top of the starting ch (52 dc, 4 tc)
Finish off and weave in ends
Block
Canary Melon
In light yellow yarn, make a magic circle
Round 1: ch 1, sc 8 into the magic circle (8)
Round 2: *sc 3, [sc 2], repeat from * once (10)
Round 3: *sc 4, [sc 2], repeat from * once (12)
Round 4: [sc 2] around (24)
Round 5: *sc 8, [sc 2] for four sts, repeat from* once (32)
Round 6: sc around (32)
*change color to darker yellow
Round 7: sc around (32)
Finish off and leave long tail for sewing
For the front of the melon, ch 20
Round 1: sl st into the beginning ch, ch 1, [sc 2] in the same ch and in the next 3 chs, sc 6, [sc 2] for four ch, sc 6, sl st into the beginning sc (28)
Finish off and use tail to sew the front onto the piece you previously made
Use the yarn tails to sew the complete melon onto a granny square