Create a Charming Crochet 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.

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, please refer to relevant resources.

This square 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.

Instructions

Row Instructions

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 make 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 Raspberry and Pale Rose for Violet and Parma Violet for a variation.

Edging

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.