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Granny Square Christmas
Granny Square Christmas
Granny Square Christmas
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Granny Square Christmas

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What could be merrier than combining the traditional Granny Square motif and Christmas? Designer Lisa Gentry has put together a jolly collection of designs that will make decorating and gift-giving a treat for the maker and those enjoying the results. Decorate the tree and mantel with ornaments, a tree skirt, stocking, and garland while making the couch a cozy haven with the colorful blanket and pillow. There's even a mug cozy and trivet to brighten up the kitchen or Santa's visit. These treasures will quickly become a part of family tradition. Lisa has also included thoughtful gifts in a hat, scarf, cowl, and fingerless mitts that will warm hearts as well as heads, necks, and fingers. Make your family's Christmas extra special with these timeless designs.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAnnies
Release dateAug 1, 2016
ISBN9781590126226
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    Granny Square Christmas - Lisa Gentry

    Charts

    Cheerful Tree Skirt

    Skill Level

    Finished Measurements

    48 inches in diameter

    Small Square: 3¼ inches across bottom x 2½ inches across top x 3¼ inches tall

    Large Square: 10 inches across bottom x 6½ inches across top x 11 inches tall

    Materials

    •Medium (worsted) weight acrylic/wool yarn:

    10½ oz/600 yds/300g each red and off-white

    7 oz/400 yds/200g each green and lime green

    •Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

    •Yarn needle

    See back of book for Yarn Specifics.

    Gauge

    [Shell, ch 1] 4 times = 4 inches; 8 rnds = 4 inches

    Pattern Notes

    Skirt is worked in 3 sections: Outer Ring with Large Squares, Center Ring worked in rows along shorter side of Outer Ring, and then Inner Ring with Small Squares.

    Squares are worked in joined rounds with right side facing at all times.

    Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

    Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

    Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

    Special Stitches

    Beginning shell (beg shell): (Ch 3see Pattern Notes, 2 dc) in indicated st or sp.

    Shell: 3 dc in indicated st or sp.

    Beginning 2-double crochet cluster (beg 2-dc cl): (Ch 3, dc) in indicated st or sp.

    Corner shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in indicated st or sp.

    2-double crochet cluster (2-dc cl): Yo, insert hook in indicated st or sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo and draw through 2 lps on hook (2 lps on hook), yo, insert hook in indicated st or sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.

    Cluster decrease (cl dec): Dc in indicated sp, work 2-dc cl in same sp and in next indicated sp, dc in same sp as last sp.

    3-double crochet cluster (3-dc cl): Yo, insert hook in indicated st or sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook (2 lps on hook), [yo, insert hook in same st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.

    Color Sequence

    Large Square

    Note: Change color each rnd as follows.

    Squares 1, 5, 9 & 13: [Off-white, dark green, lime green and red] twice, off-white and dark green.

    Squares 2, 6, 10 & 14: [Red, off-white, dark green and lime green] twice, red and off-white.

    Squares 3, 7 & 11: [Dark green, lime green, red and off-white] twice, dark green and lime green.

    Squares 4, 8 & 12: [Lime green, red, off-white and dark green] twice, lime green and red.

    Small Square

    Note: Work rnds 1 and 2 with first color listed, then rnd 3 with 2nd color listed as follows:

    Squares 1 & 10: Off-white, dark green.

    Square 2: Lime green, red.

    Square 3: Dark green, off-white.

    Squares 4 & 7: Off-white, red.

    Square 5: Red, dark green.

    Square 6: Lime green, off-white.

    Square 8: Dark green, lime green.

    Squares 9 & 12: Red, off-white.

    Square 11: Dark green, red.

    Tree Skirt

    Outer Ring

    Large Square

    Make 14 referring to Color Sequence.

    Rnd 1 (RS): With first color, ch 4, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, beg shell (see Special Stitches) in ring, ch 2, (shellsee Special Stitches, ch 2) 3 times in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (4 shells, 4 ch-2 sps)

    Rnd 2: Join next color in next ch-2 corner sp, (beg 2-dc clsee Special Stitches, ch 2, shell, ch 1) in same ch-2 sp, [corner shell (see Special Stitches), ch 1] in each of next 2 ch-2 sps, (shell, ch 2, 2-dc cl (see Special Stitches), ch 1) in next ch-2 sp, join in beg cl. Fasten off. (6 shells, 2 2-dc cls, 4 ch-2 sps, 4 ch-1 sps)

    Rnd 3: Join next color in next ch-2 corner sp, (beg 2-dc cl, ch 2, shell, ch 1) in same ch-2 sp as join, shell, ch 1 in next ch-1 sp, *corner shell, ch 1 in next corner shell, shell, ch 1 in next ch-1 sp, rep from *, (shell, ch 2, 2-dc cl, ch 1) in next

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