Wildflower Granny Square No. 2

Today I am excited to be joining The Blog Hop Crochet Along! Nine other bloggers and I are teaming up to release a new afghan square pattern every day for a month. Crochet along with us and you will have a gorgeous new afghan just in time for the holiday season!

Here’s how it is going to work:

Every day (M-F) a new square pattern will be posted on one of our ten blogs.
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By the end of the Crochet Along you will have twenty 12″ squares all ready to be pieced together into a beautiful afghan just in time for the holiday season.
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Hopeful Honey – Persia Lou – Little Monkeys Crochet
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Today I am sharing the 12″ Wildflower Granny Square [No. 2]. This, like my last Square-A-Day contribution, is a modified version of my much smaller Wildflower Granny Square. You can find links to all the other participating patterns at the end of this post. The links will be updated daily!

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12″ WILDFLOWER GRANNY SQUARE [NO. 2]

Finished Size: About 12″ square
Abbreviations Used:

Ch – Chain
Sl St – Slip Stitch
SC – Single Crochet
HDC – Half Double Crochet
DC – Double Crochet
TR- Treble (or Triple) Crochet
FLO – Front Loops Only
BLO- Back Loops Only
BPDC – Back Post Double Crochet

Yarn: Medium worsted (I used Wool-Ease from Lion Brand)
Hook: Size H (5.00mm)
Notes:
(1) Pattern is written in American standard terms.
(2) The square is built around the flower (so the flower will not need to be attached at the end).
(3) Beginning chains do NOT count as the first stitch in the final row count. When joining, you’ll slip stitch to the top of the first stitch (not the chain).
(4) I’ve included [New Color] in the pattern whenever I chose to change colors. I think it looks cleaner to attach a new color before joining at the end of a row, but you do what’s familiar to you. The Lion Brand Wool-Ease colors I used in the photo above, in order of introduction, are Dark Rose Heather, Grey Heather, and Violet.
(5) Don’t overlook the switch to Back Post Double Crochet (BPDC) for round 11! Lots of people missed that part of my first Blog Hop contribution square, but I think it adds so much to the finished product. 🙂

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THE FLOWER:

Begin with a Magic Circle.

Round 1: Ch1. 12 HDC in Magic Circle. [New Color] Join to the top of the first HDC with a Sl St. (12)

Round 2 (work this round in BLO): Ch2; 2 HDC in same. 2 HDC in next and in each St around. Join to the top of the first HDC with a Sl St. Take a moment to weave in the tails from the first color, and the starting tail of the current color. It will help to get them out of the way. (24)

The next round is worked in 2 parts: the petals, and then the base behind it. Just follow the instructions and you’ll be fine. 🙂

Round 3, part 1 (work this round in FLO): Ch2. DC in same. DC in next; Ch2 and Sl St to same St. This is your first petal. (Sl St to next st. Ch 2. DC in same. DC in next. Ch2 and Sl St to same St) around, for a total of 12 petals.

Round 3, part 2: Turn flower over. You will see a circle that is made up of the back loops that we didn’t use in Round 3.1 (I’ve highlighted this circle in green in the photo below). These are the loops we will use now. Ch1; Sl St into the nearest loop [See Figure 1]. Ch2; 2 DC in same, DC in next. (2 DC in next, DC in next) around [Figure 2]. Join to the top of the first DC with a Sl St [Figure 3]. (36)

Round 4, part 1 (work this round in FLO): Ch2. DC in same St. 2 TR in next. DC in next. Ch2 and Sl St to same St. This is your first petal. (Sl St to next St. Ch2. DC in same. 2 TR in next. DC in next. Ch2 and Sl St to same St) around, for a total of 12 petals.

THE SQUARE:

Fasten off and weave in the tail. Turn flower over to view a new circle of back loops, just like the ones from Round 3. Attach [New Color] yarn via one of the loops [Figure 4].

Round 4, part 2: Ch2. 2DC in same St, DC in each of the next 2 Sts. (2DC in next, DC in each of the next 2 Sts) around. Join to the top of the first DC with a Sl St. (48)

Round 5: Ch2. In same St: 2 DC, Ch2, 2 DC (first corner). DC in next St. HDC in each of the next 3 Sts. SC in each of the next 3 Sts. HDC in each of the next 3 Sts. DC in next St. (In next St: 2 DC, Ch2, 2 DC. DC in next St. HDC in each of the next 3 Sts. SC in each of the next 3 Sts. HDC in each of the next 3 Sts. DC in next St.) Repeat ( ) 2 more times. Join to the top of the first DC with a Sl St.

Round 6: Ch2. DC in same St and in each St around, putting (2 DC + CH2 + 2 DC) in each CH2 corner space from previous round. Join to the top of the first DC with a Sl St. (When you complete this round, there should be 19 DCs on each side.)

Round 7: Ch2. DC in same St and in each St around, putting (2 DC + CH2 + 2 DC) in each CH2 corner space from previous round. Join to the top of the first DC with a Sl St. (When you complete this round, there should be 23 DCs on each side.)

Round 8: Ch2. DC in same St and in each St around, putting (2 DC + CH2 + 2 DC) in each CH2 corner space from previous round. [New Color] Join to the top of the first DC with a Sl St. (When you complete this round, there should be 27 DCs on each side.)

Round 9: Ch2. DC in same St and in each St around, putting (2 DC + CH2 + 2 DC) in each CH2 corner space from previous round. [New Color] Join to the top of the first DC with a Sl St. (When you complete this round, there should be 31 DCs on each side.)

Round 10: Ch2. DC in same St and in each St around, putting (2 DC + CH2 + 2 DC) in each CH2 corner space from previous round. Join to the top of the first DC with a Sl St. (When you complete this round, there should be 35 DCs on each side.)

Round 11 (note the change to BPDC): Ch2. BPDC in same St and in each St around, but when you come to corner spaces, simply CH2; then begin with your BPDCs across the next side. Join to the top of the first BPDC with a Sl St.(When you complete this round, there should be 35 BPDCs on each side.)

Round 12: Ch2. DC in same St and in each St around, putting (2 DC + CH2 + 2 DC) in each CH2 corner space from previous round. Join to the top of the first DC with a Sl St. (When you complete this round, there should be 39 DCs on each side.)

Fasten off and weave in ends.