Paired Half Double Granny Square Pattern – Sad In The Mood Square
Crochet this unique granny square which features the paired half double stitch to create an interesting granny square. This granny square is made using the special phdc stitch, to showcase those sad weeks for the In The Mood Granny Square Blanket
Paired Half Double Square | Sad Mood Granny Square
This is one of those squares that I hope you don’t have to make many of during the course of your In The Mood blanket, but it does feature an interesting stitch; the paired half double crochet.
The stitch is worked in a way that’s similar to the half double crochet decrease, but it doesn’t change the stitch count in the row or round that it is used.
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
- Excited – 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. Choose from:
- Granny square blanket
- Blanket worked in rows
- Triangle shawl designed by Me ‘n’ My Hook
- Rectangle wrap designed by Me ‘n’ My Hook
2. Track Your Mood
Sign up to receive motivational emails along with my regular newsletter using the form below, and you’ll receive a printable mood tracker to record your moods over the next 12 months.
3. Get Stitching
Click on the link below to find more details of your chosen project and get stitching!
- Granny square blanket
- Blanket worked in rows
- Triangle shawl designed by Me ‘n’ My Hook
- Rectangle wrap designed by Me ‘n’ My Hook
Read on to see the pattern for the Happy In The Mood Square
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Pattern Details – phdc 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
hdc
phdc
dc – double crochet
YO – yarn over
Special Stitches
phdc = paired half double crochet
- YO, insert hook into same st as last worked,
- YO, pull up loop,
- YO, insert hook in next st,
- YO, pull up loop, YO, pull through all loops on hook
How to crochet the phdc granny square
phdc Granny Square Pattern
Round 1: Ch 4, sl st to create ring, working into ring, ch 3 (counts as dc), 3dc, ch 2, [4dc, ch 2] 3 times, join – 16 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 – 32 dc, 4 ch-2 sps
Round 3: Ch 1 (does not count), phdc in same and next, ch 1 *[phdc across next 2 sts, ch 1] around to corner, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in corner; repeat from * to last corner, phdc across next 2 sts, ch 1, join to top of 1st phdc – 16 phdc, 16 ch-1 sps, 16 hdc, 4 ch-2 sps
Round 4: Ch 2, [dc in top of phdc, dc in ch-1 sp] 3 times, dc in next 2 hdc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner; *dc in next 2 hdc, [dc in top of next phdc, dc in ch-1 sp] 4 times, dc in next 2 hdc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner; repeat from * to last corner, dc in next 2 hdc, dc in top of next phdc, dc in ch-1 sp, join – 64 dc, 4 ch-2 sps
Round 5: Ch 1, phdc in same and next, ch 1, *[phdc across next 2 sts, ch 1] around to corner, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in corner; repeat from * to last corner, [phdc across next 2 sts, ch 1] 3 times, join to top of 1st phdc – 32 phdc, 32 ch-1 sps, 16 hdc, 4 ch-2 sps
Round 6: Ch 2, [dc in top of phdc, dc in ch-1 sp] 5 times, dc in next 2 hdc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner; *dc in next 2 hdc, [dc in top of next phdc, dc in ch-1 sp] 8 times, dc in next 2 hdc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner; repeat from * to last corner, dc in next 2 hdc, [dc in top of next phdc, dc in ch-1 sp] 3 times, join – 96 dc, 4 ch-2 sps
Round 7: Ch 1, *hdc in each around to corner, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in corner; repeat from * to last corner, hdc in each around to end, join – 104 hdc
Make it?
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