Popcorn Stitch Granny Square Pattern

Create a textured blanket square with this popcorn stitch granny square pattern that is featuring in the In The Mood granny square blanket. These large popcorn stitches are the perfect match for those energetic weeks – as these textured stitches are really fun to make.

Popcorn Stitch Granny Square | Energetic Granny Square

If you are new to the popcorn stitch, you are about to find your new favourite! This highly textured stitches is created by working multiple double crochet stitches into the same stitch before cinching them all together in a scary moment.

As the popcorn stitch is cinched together, the number of stitches used to create the popcorn stitch, doesn’t affect the stitch count in the square, but the more stitches, the bigger it POPS!

There are 7 different granny square patterns, each square represents a different mood you might experience over 12 months. Below you will find links to each of the squares featured in the In The Mood Crochet Along

Happy – Puff Stitch granny square
Sad – Paired Half Double granny square
Angry – front post and back post stitches granny square
Fearful – extended half double crochet granny square
Joyous – bobble stitch granny square
Energetic – popcorn granny square
Disgusted – 2 double crochet cluster square

How it works | In The Mood

1. Choose Your Project

There are 4 different crochet projects you can chose from to make using your moods to determine which stitches you use in your project each week.

2. Track Your Mood

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3. Get Stitching

Read on to see the pattern for the Energetic In The Mood Square

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Pattern Details – Popcorn Stitch Granny Square

Materials

Any DK/Size 3 yarn – I used used Hayfield Spirit DK (80% acrylic, 20% wool) 100g 354m/377yds in shade 0408 (Sundown)
35-50m per square (estimated maximum of 2700m for all 54 squares to complete square
4mm Crochet Hook
Scissors
Tapestry needle

Gauge

gauge not essential – Use a larger or smaller crochet hook to obtain the correct finished square size.

Finished Size

each square is designed to be 6″ x 6″

Abbreviations

US Terms

st(s) – stitch(es)

ch – chain

ch sp – chain space

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

pc – popcorn stitch

YO – yarn over

Special Stitches

pc = popcorn stitch

Work 5 double crochet into stitch indicated, pull up the loop of the last dc, remove hook, insert hook from front to back into the stitch of the 1st dc made in the group of 5, insert hook through pulled up loop, secure loop on the hook, pull through loop on hook, ch 1 to close.

Note – pc is worked on right side

How to crochet the Popcorn Stitch Granny Square

Round 1: Ch 4, sl st to create ring, working into ring, ch 3 (counts as dc), 2dc, ch 2, [3dc, ch 2] 3 times, join – 12 dc, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 2: Ch 2 (does not count), dc in same, *dc in each to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner; repeat from * to end, join – 28 dc, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 3: Ch 2, dc in same, dc in next 2, pc in next, dc in next (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner, *dc in next, pc in next, dc in next 3, pc in next, dc in next, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner; repeat from * to last corner, dc in next, pc in next, join – 36 dc, 8 pc, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 4: Ch 2, dc in same, dc in next 2, dc in top of pc, skip ch-1, dc in each to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner, *[dc in next 3, dc in top of pc, skip ch-1] 2 times, dc in next 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner; repeat from * to last corner, dc in next 3, dc in top of pc, skip ch-1, join – 60 dc, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 5: Ch 2, dc in same, pc in next, dc in next 5, pc in next, dc in next, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner, *dc in next, pc in next, [dc in next 5, pc in next] 2 times, dc in next, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner; repeat from * to last corner, dc in next, pc in next, dc in next 4, join – 64 dc, 12 pc, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 6: Ch 2, dc in same, dc in top of pc, skip ch-1, dc in next 5, dc in top of pc, skip ch-1, dc in next 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner, *dc in next 3, [dc in top of pc, skip ch-1, dc in next 5] 2 times, dc in top of pc, skip ch-1, dc in next 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner; repeat from * to last corner, dc in next 3, dc in top of pc, skip ch-1, dc in next 4, join – 92 dc, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 7: Ch 1, *sc in each around to corner, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner; repeat around to last corner, sc in each to last, join – 108 sc

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