Crochet Offset Trinity Stitch Easy Granny Square Pattern

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Offset Trinity Stitch Square | Free Crochet Pattern

The Offset Trinity Stitch square pattern is the 2nd free granny square pattern to be featured in the Hodgepodge Granny Square crochet along and it's just so squishy!

The texture that this stitch creates is second to none. The stitch is created with 3 single crochet stitches decreased together, by working into the last stitch worked and across the next 2 stitches.

The single crochet stitches create a tiny cluster to give all the texture you could every want in a crochet granny square blanket.

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The Offset Stitch granny square is a free beginner crochet square pattern, that is quick to work up once you now where to insert your hook to start the stitches.

Abbreviations

US Terms (UK terms in brackets)

St(s)

Ch

Sc (Dc) - Single Crochet (Double Crochet)

Sc3tog (dc3tog) - Single crochet 3 together (double crochet 3 together)

RS - Right Side

Skill level: Beginner

Materials:

• 70m Aran/worsted weight yarn
• I used used Paintbox Simply Aran 100% Acrylic yarn in shade 242
• 5mm Crochet Hook
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

Gauge: not essential - adjust hook to achieve the finished size square required

Finished Size: 

• 8" x 8"

How to make this Easy Granny Square Pattern

Pattern Notes:

• Please read through the entire pattern before beginning, regardless of skill level. Please contact me ([email protected]) if help is needed to understand any part of pattern.
• Beginning ch-1 does NOT count as stitch.
• Pattern will also look great worked with 3 different colours, changing colour every row.

Special Stitches:

Trinity Stitch

The trinity stitch is worked across 3 stitches using the sc3tog.

The 1st part of the stitch is worked into the previous stitch worked.

Row 1: Ch31, sc in 2nd from hook, sc3tog inserting hook into same ch as previous sc3tog and then next 2 ch, *ch1, sc3tog inserting in same ch as last as previous sc3tog and then next 2 ch, repeat from * to last ch, ch1, sc in last ch, turn. (2 sc, 14 trinity sts)

Rows 2: Ch1 (does not count as st here and throughout), sc, *sc3tog inserting hook into same st as previous sc3tog, in ch1-sp and in top of next sc3tog, ch1, repeat from * to last st, sc in last. Turn.

Rows 3-24: Ch1 (does not count as st here and throughout), sc, *sc3tog inserting hook into same st as previous sc3tog, in ch1-sp and in top of next sc3tog, ch1, repeat from * to last st, sc in last. Turn.

Continue to Edging.

Edging:

Ch 1, rotate to work across row ends, work 24 sc evenly across, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner, sc in each across opposite side of starting ch, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner, rotate to work across row ends, work 24 sc evenly across, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner, rotate to work across Row 24, sc in each across, ch 1, sl st to 1st sc to join. Fasten off, weave in remaining ends.

Hodgepodge Granny Square Blanket CAL

Join the fun of this event is running from 15th August 2022 - 13th September 2022 with 30 new granny squares designs, one released each day. 

Click here to see all the 30 square designs and decide which one you will be stitching up next!

A huge thank you to my pattern testers and editor who kindly helped test all 30 of the square designs to check for accuracy in this pattern - it's always such a pleasure to see a pattern come to life.

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