ADORABLE
KITTY GRANNY SQUARE
IN
THE ROUND - 2
If
you have been following my blogs, you’ll know that we’re creating some really
cute 9” x 9” squares for toddler blankets.
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Materials used : Today I’ve used a 4-ply acrylic baby soft yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook ;
This yarn is not specific for this project.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
As today's project is a donation to Project Chemo Crochet, the squares need to be 9” x 9” - going towards toddler blankets
For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red rose ; Red rose metallic or unbranded knitting cotton as well as Oswal or Vardhaman acrylic yarns
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn ; Alize bamboo yarn ; Spotlight 4-Seasons Stallion or Marvel acrylic yarns or "I-love-this-cotton" cotton yarn from Hobby Lobby.
Abbreviations used :
sc : single crochet dc : Double crochet
ch : chain ch-sp : chain space
sp : space rep : Repeat
hk : hook yo : Yarn over
trc : Treble / triple crochet
dtrc : Double triple crochet
hdc : Half double crochet
sl-st : Slip stitch
fsc : Foundation single crochet
Size made : 9" x 9"
Sizing chart for blankets : https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279839582572/
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a slip stitch : https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
What is a chain stitch ? https://youtu.be/pXx5ukBjKkY
Magic circle : https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA
Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;
yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg
Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Double Triple Crochet : dtrc : wrap yarn three times around hook, insert hk into st ; yo (4 lps on hk); [yo, draw through 2 lps] three times. One trc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/XyPrnAtOs3U
Whipstitch to join : https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA
Invisible join : https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM
Single crochet to join : https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI
Instructions using U.S terminology
I
started my first cute kitty cat pattern, using the crochet granny square by
Ashleigh. Free pattern at http://www.sewrella.com/kitty-cat-crochet-granny-square/
I
however found that for my requirement for Project Chemo Cancer (which is for 9”
x 9” squares), I needed some tweaks.
So
here are the basic ideas of what I’ve done.
I have used the general idea from Ashleigh – the centre that you start
with will be the face colour of the animal you are working on.
Once
you are done with Rounds 1 – 5, you will start creating the granny square,
still working in rounds. Keeping this in
mind, here are my tweaks.
Oh,
in my 1st blog for this cute kitty cat, I just followed what
Ashleigh had done and have written my tweaks there.. so check that out too and
see which pattern works for you. Cheers.
Tweaks that I’ve done :
1.
I
started with a centre (face colour) circle and then worked the off- white as my
border.
2.
In
Round 5 we work in the ears, and here I made two changes. First I worked 39 hdc (not 45 per
designer). I then worked 1 sc in the
next dc. I continued then to work the
chains for the ears.
3.
I
worked a ch-5 (for ears) and then turned and worked a hdc in the 2nd
ch from hook ; then worked 1 dc, 1trc and 1 dtrc in the remaining chain.
4. I skipped 4
sts, and worked an sc in the next st ; sc in the next 10 sts.
5.
Work
the next ch-5 (for next ear) and turn and work a hdc in the 2nd ch
from hook ; then work 1 dc, 1trc and 1 dtrc in the remaining chain.
6. Once again
skip 4 sts and work an sc in the last st.
With this you are finished with the face of your animal, and need to
continue on to the creation of the granny square.
7.
When
starting on the square instructions, remember there should be one corner space
each behind the ears (ie the 3 dc , ch 3, 3 dc bit) ; and two 5-dc sets in
between the ears. You need a total
of 12 ch-5 sps all around.
8.
I
worked 5 dc in each ch-5 sp of Round 2 of the granny squares (in white) ; and (3 dc ; ch 3, 3 dc) for each corner ch-5
sp.
9. I then
worked 1 dc in each dc, and then the (3 dc ; ch 3, 3 dc) in each corner ch-3
sp. I just continued till I had a 9” x
9” square. Easy enough, right?
Come
along then.. let’s innovate.
For my black patch : I worked the same pattern as the
pink patch, but I did not join at the end of both the rounds. That gives you a semicircle which you pull to
the shape you want.
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