Puff Stitch Classic Granny Square Crochet Pattern
Hello Craftee, I bring you a classic crochet granny square pattern that you can be adventurous with. If you are familiar with making granny squares you will find this crochet square easy.
And if, like me, granny squares (in all forms) are not your thing, you will find that you can make this square into other projects. So, do not limit your skills, explore and enjoy the process because this square is turning into a wrap (with pocket). Doesn’t that make you excited?
I have been dreaming up a lot of larger designs that have square(s) incorporated into them, and I am eager to share those designs with you in time.
The first large crochet square I designed is the Helix Inspired 12 inch square. This square was in collaboration with Heather of Unravelled Mitten, where different designers create a square that are all joined together at the end of the crochet along. It was a wonderful pattern to design and it kind of opened my mind to the versatility of squares.
This granny inspired puff stitch crochet square pattern is the second large square I have designed. It measures around 11.5 inches and stretches to 12 inches after blocking.
You can turn this Granny Square into the Square in a Wrap Shawl as seen above.
If you prefer smaller square motifs, check out the In Bloom Crochet Square.
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PUFF STITCH CLASSIC GRANNY SQUARE CROCHET PATTERN
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Gauge: round 8= 6.5inches
Materials:
- Aran Weight, medium 4 yarn in 2 colours. The one used in this pattern is DMC Magnum Tweed extra value, 400g/840mtrs. Main colour (700 mtrs), Contrast colour (200 mtrs).
- Yarn recommendations- Hayfield Bonus Aran (acrylic, 3.5oz, 256mtrs/280yds), Stylecraft Special Aran (acrylic, 3.5oz, 196mtrs/214yds)
- 4.5mm hook
- Tapestry Needle
- Stitch markers
Stitches/Abbreviation
- DC- double crochet
- CH- chain
- MC- main colour
- CC- contrast colour
- Special stitch: 2HDC Puff- *yarn over, go into stitch, yarn over pull out a loop, repeat * again, (5 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all loops.
Notes:
- The pattern uses U.S terms
- Ch 2 counts as a stitch, unless otherwise .
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PATTERN
Round 1: with MC form magic ring, Ch 2 [counts as 1st st here and throughout], 2DC in ring, *Ch 3, 3DC in ring, repeat from * 2 times. Ch 3, join to top of ch 2.- 12 DCs
Round 2: Ch 2, DC in next 2 sts, (2DC, ch 3, 2DC) in ch 3 space, *DC in 3 sts, (2DC, ch 3, 2DC) in ch 3 space. Repeat from * 2 times, finish last DC with CC. Join to top of ch 2.
Round 3: Ch 1, Puff st in 1st st, *[Ch 1, skp next st, Puff st in next st,] across till ch 3 at corner, (do not ch 1) (Puff, ch 3, Puff ) in ch3 space, (do not ch 1), Puff st in next st, repeat from * around, end with Ch 1, join to top of Puff st with MC.
Round 4: Ch 2, DC in ch 1 space, DC in next puff st, DC in ch 1 space, *DC in next 2 puff sts, in ch 3 space, (2DC, ch 3, 2DC). DC in next 2 puff sts, DC in ch 1 space, [DC in next puff st, DC in ch 1 space] 2 times repeat from * around, after last ch 3 corner, DC in next 2 puff sts, DC in ch 1 space. Join to top of ch 2.
Round 5: Ch 2, *DC in next st and each st till ch 3 at corner, (2DC, ch 3, 2DC) in ch 3 space, repeat from * around, after last ch 3 corner, DC in remaining stitches. Join to top of ch 2.
Rounds 6-7: repeat round 5. On round 7, join to top of ch 2 with CC.
Round 8: Ch 1, Puff st in 1st st, *[Ch 1, skp next st, Puff st in next st,] across till last st before ch 3 at corner, ch 1, skp last st, (Puff, ch 3, Puff ) in ch3 space, repeat from * around, end with Ch 1, join to top of Puff st with MC.
Round 9: Ch 2, DC in ch 1 space, [DC in next puff st, DC in ch 1 space] 6 times, DC in next puff st, in ch 3 space, *(2DC, ch 3, 2DC). DC in next puff st, [DC in ch 1 space, DC in next puff st] 13 times, repeat from * around, after last ch 3 corner, [DC in next puff st, DC in ch 1 space] 6 times. Join to top of ch 2.
Round 10: Ch 2, *DC in next st and each st till ch 3 at corner, (2DC, ch 3, 2DC) in ch 3 space, repeat from * around, after last ch 3 corner, DC in remaining stitches. Join to top of ch 2.
Rounds 11-14: repeat round 10, join to top of ch 2 with CC.
Round 15: Ch 1, Puff st in 1st st, *[Ch 1, skp next st, Puff st in next st,] repeat across till ch 3 at corner, (do not ch 1) (Puff, ch 3, Puff ) in ch3 space, (do not ch 1), Puff st in next st, repeat from * around, end with Ch 1, join to top of Puff st. snip yarn, weave in all tails.
Finishing notes:
- The original intent of this square was/is to turn it into a wrap, thus stopping at round 15.
- This crochet square is a like a never-ending pattern that you can keep making bigger, should you decide to make the square bigger, repeat rounds with Main colour and Contrast colour.
- You can decided to make the Main colour rounds in increments of two rounds or stick with 6 rounds of main colour, while the contrat colour is 1 round.
- The contrast colour rounds will be a repeat of Round 3 and Round 8- (note the difference at the corners).
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