Crochet Adorable Square

Are you ready to embark on a delightful crochet journey? Let's dive into the world of crochet and create an absolutely adorable square that will leave everyone in awe! With just a few simple steps, you can transform a ball of yarn into a charming masterpiece. Before you know it, you'll have a charming square that can be used for a variety of projects, from blankets to pillows or even as a decorative element on its own. This project can be completed in no time. It can be given as a handmade gift to friends and family. 

Materials

• Stylecraft Special DK in A Hint of Silver
• Stylecraft Special DK in Sage
• Stylecraft Special DK in Pale Rose
• Stylecraft Special DK in Parma Violet
• Stylecraft Special DK in Violet
• Stylecraft Special DK in Raspberry
• 4 mm Odyssey hook
• Tapestry needle and sharp scissors

Pattern notes

The pattern is written using UK terminology, for a conversion chart to US terminology.

This squares is worked back and forth in rows. You need to turn your work after each row.

For the first stitch on each row: Chain 1 to move up to the next round if the round starts with double crochet. Chain 2 if the round starts with a half treble crochet, and chain 3 if the round starts with a treble crochet. These chains count as the first stitch in the row.

Special stitches

• Ch – chain
• Dc – Double crochet
• Fpdtr – front post double treble
• Tr – treble

Start:

Foundation: Use Hint of Silver. Ch 26 plus 3

Row 1: 26 tr.

Row 2: 26 dc. Fasten off.

Row 3. Use Raspberry. 2tr, ch 2, skip 2. 6 times. 2tr. For the first tr in this row, you can either chain 3 or making a standing tr.

Row 4: 2dc, ch 2, skip ch sp. 6 times. 2 dc. Fasten off.

Row 5: Use Pale Rose. 2dc, 2fpdtr into row 2 (over the ch sp). 6 times. 2 dc.

Row 6. 26 dc. Fasten off.

Row 7. Use Hint of Silver. 26 tr.

Row 8. 26 dc. Fasten off.

Repeat rows 3 to 8 a total of 4 times. You can swap Raspbery and Pale Rose for Violet and Palma Violet for a variation.

For the edging use Sage

Round 1: Start in any corner (dc, ch 2, dc), then spread 26 dc evenly along the side. 4 times.

Round 2: ss to corner ch-2-sp. (htr, ch1, htr) into ch-2-sp, then ch 1, skip 1, htr to end of side. 4 times.

Round 3: ss to corner ch-2-sp. (3dc) into ch-2-sp, then dc across into each stitch and ch-1-sp. 4 times. Fasten off.