LEMON
GRANNY SQUARE
FOOD
SERIES - IN THE ROUND - 33
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cute 9” x 9” squares for Project Chemo Crochet.
These squares will go to make blankets for toddler blankets.
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In
this blog, you will get information to make a lemon, orange and kiwi granny
square and 3D wedges.. a lovely 3-in-1 pattern!
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Materials used : Today I’ve used a 4-ply acrylic baby soft yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook ; embroidery needle ;
This yarn is not specific for this project.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
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 and Alize bamboo yarn.
Abbreviations used :
sc
: single crochet dc : Double crochet
ch
: chain ch-sp
: chain space
sp
: space rep
: Repeat
trc
: Treble / triple crochet
dtrc
: Double triple crochet
Sizing chart for blankets : https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279839582572/
Stitches used : (Using US terminology)
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M
Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k
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
Instructions using U.S terminology
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1 turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for free video tutorials of all the stitches used in this pattern.
Lemons
and citrus fruit in general are meant to be great cancer preventatives. As we’re making these square for little
cancer fighters (toddlers battling cancer), I thought this would be a good
idea.
While
I only made a lemon square, due to paucity of time, I have given instructions
on how you can make an orange and kiwi square as well.
For
my lemon granny square, I used the basic pattern from https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/puppy-dog-granny-afghan-square to get my
square to the size I needed.
For
this project, I’d like to explain what we’re going to do. We will start with the puppy dog granny
square pattern (with a small tweak right at the start) and work a lemon
slice. We are working this slice like it
is on a plate, so (in my case) the blue yarn is the plate.
How
I visualize this is : the off-white yarn all around is the doily on which my
plate is kept (or so we can imagine).
The flat circular lemon slice is on the plate and there’s a 3D lemon
wedge on the plate as well.
For
this, once we have the first slice done, I have decided to make another half
slice of lemon (the lemon wedge) which I have kept alongside – just because …
;)
Sounds
fun.. come along and let’s get this done.
What I did with this pattern
1.
Start
with off-white for the centre of your lemon and a magic circle. Work 6 sc in the magic circle. Join with a
sl-st to the 1st st. Fasten off off-white yarn and attach your
yellow lemon yarn.
2.
Work
2 dc in each sc all around. Join with a sl-st to the 1st st. (12
sts)
3.
Now
go off to the pattern sheet and work the pattern. The designer has started there with 12 sts,
and now you have 12 sts too – so you can start on that pattern.
4. Work 3
rounds of the pattern using lemon yellow yarn (36 sts). Attach off-white yarn,
but do not fasten off yellow yarn.
5.
Next round : Using off white, work the
next round in all sc (36 sts)
6. Next round : Using
yellow yarn, work 1 sl-st in each sc all around. (36 sts)
7.
For
the next round, we go back to the puppy dog pattern sheet, and work the last 3
rounds for 48, 60 and 72 sts. For this,
I used a different coloured yarn, using whatever colour I wanted for the plate
onto which my lemon slices were sitting.
So I’ve used light blue for my plate.
Got it?
8.
Continue till you have 72 sts and
then continue on with the pattern to make our round into a circle. Please follow directions given by the lovely
Rhonda for the puppy square on that link above.
Finishing
Using
off-white and your tapestry / embroidery needle, embroider in long lines (using
straight stitches – basically just weaving in and out of your project).
Our
first round has 6 sts, so using that as your start, and working with an
embroidery / tapestry needle and off-white yarn, you can make six lines from
the centre all the way down to the ends.
For the sliced piece of lemon :
We
work just the first few rounds for the lemon – so starting with the off-white
and the 6 sc ; then per puppy afghan, work Rounds 1 – 3, and finally one row in
off white sc in all 36 sts, and the last row in yellow sl-st in all 36 sc.
This
will give you a flat round lemon, right?
Now
fold this in half and you get your lemon slice.
Before
you join the edges, work in the six lines from the centre to the ends in off
white.
You
could decide to stuff this with poly fill as well, to give it a little softness
and thickness.
Orange and kiwi granny squares :
Using
this same pattern, make an orange and kiwi granny square.
For
the orange square, I’d suggest using two shades of orange – a slightly darker
one for the orange skin. So work the 1st
3 rounds for the pulpy part of your orange and then change to the darker orange
to work the next two rounds that I’ve given for the lemon. You will then go to the main pattern sheet to
make the ‘plate’ and ‘doily’ (my words – not that of designer) of the square.
For
the kiwi square, you will work Rounds 1 – 3 in light green and then for the
next two rounds work with a brown for the kiwi skin.
You
will need to use French knot embroidery stitches to sew in the little black dots
(kiwi fruit seeds).
Go ahead .. create and make something beautiful.
I
hope you enjoyed making this lemony granny square and I hope that the little
toddler that receives this square gets a cute blanket too.
Once you have made as many squares as you want for your blanket, use one of these joining methods for a neat join.
Whipstitch to join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the whipstitch at https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA
Invisible join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the embroidery needle and whipstitch to get an invisible join at https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM
Single crochet to join : Here’s a quick tutorial on how to join using the single crochet at https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI
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