https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/granny-square-hand-bag-turning-flowers-into-granny-squares • Posted by joanne.mccreath
Once you have made your flowers pick a colour for your granny square, I chose white as the red flower really stands out against it. You can use any colour that you wish.
Once you have made your flowers pick a colour for your granny square, I chose white as the red flower really stands out against it. You can use any colour that you wish.
FIRSTLY YOU NEED TO FIND THE SPACE BETWEEN YOUR FIRST AND LAST PETALS ON YOUR FLOWER. WHERE YOU TIED OFF YOUR YARN
YOU THEN NEED TO FIND THE 3 CHAIN YOU STARTED YOUR FLOWER WITH, IT SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY LOOSER THAN THE TRIPPLE CROCHET THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL START THE GRANNY SQUARE BY ATTATCHING YOUR CONTRASTING YARN
ATTATCH CONTRAST COLOUR WITH A SLIP STITCH, USING A 2.50MM CROCHET HOOK I CHOSE WHITE FOR CONTRAST. TO GET THE BEST EFFECT CHOOSE A COLOUR THAT WILL MAKE YOUR FLOWER STAND OUT EG. WHITE FLOWER, PURPLE CONTRAST BLACK AND ORANGE CRIMSON AND NAVY GREEN AND YELLOW CHOOSE ANY COLORS YOU FANCY
TIE THE YARN OFF LOOSLY I AM USING A SMALLER HOOK FOR THE GRANNY SQUARE AS IT MAKES THE HOLES BETWEEN THE STICHES SMALLER AND THE GRANNY SQUARE FIRMER. USE A SLIGHTLY LARGER HOOK IF YOU WANT A LOOSER TENSION JUST NOTE YOUR SQUARE WILL TURN OUT SLIGHTLY LARGER.
CHAIN 3 THIS WILL BE CLASSED AS YOUR FIRST DOUBLE CROCHET
DOUBLE CROCHET INTO THE SPACE MADE BETWWEN THE FIRST 4 CHAIN AND TREBBLE CROCHET ON YOUR PETAL TO DO THIS WIND YARN OVER HOOK ONCE
PLACE HOOK IN SPACE AND DRAW YARN THROUGH MAKING THREE LOOPS ON HOOK
THE 3 LOOPS
WIND YARN OVER HOOK ONCE MORE FORMING 4 LOOPS THEN DRAW THE YARN THROUGH THE FIRST TWO LOOPS
LEAVING TWO LOOPS
WIND YARN OVER HOOK AND PULL THROUGH REMAINING TWO LOOPS
THIS COMPLETES YOUR DOUBLE CROCHET
REPEAT DOUBLE CROCHET ONE MORE TIME THIS GIVES YOU THREE INCLUDING THE 3 CHAIN YOU STARTED WITH CHAIN ONE
REPEAT STEPS FOR DOUBLE CROCHET 3 MORE TIMES IN THE SAME SPACE THIS SHOULD GIVE YOU SIX INCLUDING THE BEGINNING 3 CHAIN AS ONE THIS WILL BE YOUR FIRST CORNER
HOLDING THE PETAL YOU JUST WORKED IN FORWARD FIND YOUR NEXT PETAL AND ITS BEGINNING CHAIN 4 JUST AS YOU JUST DID IN THE LAST PETAL
WORK 3 DOUBLE CROCHET IN THIS SPACE THEN MOVE ONTO THE NEXT PETAL THIS WILL CREATE YOUR SIDE NEXT PETAL TWO LOTS OF 3 DOUBLE CROCHET WITH 1 CHAIN BETWEEN THIS IS YOUR NEXT CORNER NEXT 1 LOT OF 3 DOUBLE CROCHET AND SO ON UNTILL YOUR WORK FORMS A SQUARE WITH 4 CORNERS AND 4 SIDES
SHOULD RESEMBLE THIS
TO CLOSE THE SQUARE SLIP STITCH INTO THE 3RD CHAIN OF THE FIRST 3 CHAIN OF THE FIRST ROW
SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS
NOW BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET TO THE NEXT HOLE TO CROCHET INTO YOU NEED TO SLIP STICH INTO THE TOP OF THE NEXT 3 STITCHES BRINGING YOU TO THE CORNER HOLE
CHAIN 3
THEN JUST AS IN THE 1ST ROUND DO TWO LOTS OF 3 DOUBLE CROCHET WITH A CHAIN BETWEEN THE FIRST 3 AND THE SECOND 3 TO FORM YOUR CORNER
1ST CORNER ON 2ND ROUND
THERE WILL NOW BE TWO SIDE HOLES THAT YOU WILL ONLY DO 1 LOT OF 3 DOUBLE CROCHET IN THEN YOU WILL DO THE NEXT CORNER AND SO ON
SECOND ROUND FINISHED SOME PEOPLE LIKE THIS SIZE GRANNY SQUARE AND TIE OFF HERE YOU CAN IF YOU WISH TO I WILL CONTINUE WITH A 3RD ROUND THOUGH ATTACH END OF ROUND WITH A SLIP STITCH AS BEFORE AND SLIP STITCH 3 TO THE CORNER HOLE
SLIP STITCH TO CORNER HOLE
CHAIN 3 AND CONTINUE ON AS IN LAST 2 ROUNDS ONLY THERE ARE NOW 3 HOLES TO DO 1 SET OF 3 DOUBLE CROCHET IN ON THE SIDES
WHAT IT SHOULD RESEMBLE
SLIP STITCH TO CLOSE THEN CHAIN 1 SNIP YARN AND PULL THROUGH CHAIN STITCH
FINISHED SQUARE
CONTINUE UNTILL ALL 17 FLOWERS HAVE BEEN MADE INTO GRANNY SQUARES I WILL BE BACK TO SHOW YOU HOW TO JOIN THEM TOGETHER IN MY NEXT TUTORIAL HAVE FUN CROCHETING TILL THEN