Helping our users. ​Farmhouse Granny Square.

You’ll need:

Paintbox’s Simply Chunky in Vanilla Cream color yarn (149 yards = 3-4 squares);

Crochet hook 6 mm;

Yarn needle.

Size of a square: 9 x 9”.

Puff stitch:

Yarn over. Enter your hook into the next stitch. Draw up a tall loop.

Repeat this 3 more times. You should have 9 loops on your hook.

Yarn over and pull through all 9 loops on your hook.

Instructions

Ch 1 to secure.

Note

Because of the securing ch, each puff stitch creates an extra space after it. Because there are 2 puff stitches on each side of the square, the sides will increase by 4 each round other than the first one. Ch 5. Sl st into your first ch to create a circle.

Round 1: *Ps twice into center of circle. Ch 2* (this creates your first corner space). Repeat *this* 3 more times, until you are back at the beginning. Join with initial puff st using a sl st. You should have a small square.

Round 2: Ch 2 (this counts as one dc), then dc into the two st's following your ch on this side. Ps once into corner space. Ch 2. Ps once more into same corner space.

*Skip first space of this side. Dc into the next 3 spaces (spaces 2, 3, & 4 in the picture above). Ps once into corner space. Ch 2. Ps once more into same corner space.* Repeat *this* 2 more times.

Join square with a sl st into top of initial ch.

Note: Each side of this round should contain: A ps in one corner, 3 dc’s across, and a ps in the other corner.

Round 3: Ch 2 (this counts as your first dc). Dc into each st following your ch on this side (4). Ps once into corner space. Ch 2. Ps once more into same corner space.

Without skipping the first stitch this time, *dc into each stitch across the next side (7). Ps once into corner space. Ch 2. Ps once more into same corner space.* Repeat *this* two more times. You should be back to the first side. Dc into remaining stitches on the first side (2), until you have reached your initial ch.

Join square with a sl st into top of initial ch.

Note – Each side of this round should contain: A ps in one corner, 7 dc’s across, and a ps in the other corner.

Round 4: Ch 2 (this counts as your first dc). Dc into each st following your ch on this side (6). Ps once into corner space. Ch 2. Ps once more into same corner space. *Dc into each stitch across the next side (11). Ps once into corner space.

Ch 2. Ps once more into same corner space.* Repeat *this* two more times. You should be back to the first side. Dc into remaining stitches on the first side (4), until you have reached your initial ch.

Join square with a sl st into top of initial ch.

Note – Each side of this round should contain: A ps in one corner, 11 dc’s across, and a ps in the other corner.

Round 5: Ch 2 (this counts as your first dc). Dc into each st following your ch on this side (8). Ps once into corner space. Ch 2. Ps once more into same corner space. *Dc into each stitch across the next side (15). Ps once into corner space. Ch 2. Ps once more into same corner space.* Repeat *this* two more times. You should be back to the first side. Dc into remaining stitches on the first side (6), until you have reached your initial ch.

Join square with a sl st into top of initial ch.

Note – Each side of this round should contain: A ps in one corner, 15 dc’s across, and a ps in the other corner.

Round 6: Ch 2 (this counts as your first dc). Dc into each st following your ch on this side (10). Ps once into corner space. Ch 2. Ps once more into same corner space. *Dc into each stitch across the next side (19). Ps once into corner space. Ch 2. Ps once more into same corner space.* Repeat *this* two more times. You should be back to the first side. Dc into remaining stitches on the first side (8), until you have reached your initial ch.

Join square with a sl st into top of initial ch.

Note – Each side of this round should contain: A ps in the corner, 19 dc’s across, and another ps in the corner. Bind off