Snowflake Granny Square Pattern

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Snowflake Granny Square | Free Crochet Pattern

I love how the snowflake emerges as you stitch up this square using a variation of the spike stitch while working in the round.

This winter granny square pattern would look great in a whole blanket made just in this square or paired with other Christmas granny square patterns.

This square could also be worked up in cotton to create the most wonderful crochet coasters by working on the 1st 7 rounds of this pattern.

Like many of the granny square patterns in the Hodgepodge Blanket CAL, this square can be added to any others to create your own unique crochet blanket.

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Abbreviations

US Terms (UK terms in brackets)

St(s) - Stitch(es)

Ch - Chain

Sc (Dc) - Single Crochet (Double Crochet)

SpCl - Spiked Cluster Stitch

RS - Right Side

Skill level: Advanced Beginner

Materials:

• Aran/worsted weight yarn
• I used used 80m PaintBox Simply Aran 100% Acrylic yarn in the following shades:
• A - 202 - 40m
• B - 250 - 40m
• 5mm 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: 

• 8" x 8"

How to crochet the Snowflake Granny Square

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.
• This square is worked in turned rounds with no starting chain.
• Sc immediately after SpCl may be hidden, be aware only 1 st of current row is skipped when making SpCl.

Special Stitch

SpCl = Spike Stitch Cluster

• Insert hook 1 row below, under last st worked, YO, bring up loop
• Insert hook 2 rows below current st, YO, bring up loop
• Insert hook 1 row below, 1 st in front of current st, YO, bring up loop,
• YO, pull through all 4 loops on hook.

Round 1: RS. With A, ch 4, sl st to 1st ch to form ring, ch 2 (counts as 1st corner) 2 sc in ring, [ch 2, 2 sc] 3 times in ring, sl st in ch-2 sp to join, turn (8 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Round 2: *Sc in next 2 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, 4 times; repeat from * around, sl st to 1st sc in to join, turn (16 sc, 4 ch2-sp)

Round 3: Sc in next, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, *sc in next 4, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around to last 3, sc in last 3, join, turn. (24 sc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 4: Sc in next 4, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, *sc in next 6, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around to last 2, sc in last 2, join, turn. Fasten off A. (32 sc, 4 ch2- sp)

Round 5: With RS Facing, join B in any ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same ch-2 sp, *[sc in next 2, SpCl] 2 times, sc in next 2, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around omitting last (sc, ch2, sc), join, turn. (8 spcl, 32 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Round 6: Sc in next 9, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, *sc in next 10, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, repeat from * around to last, sc in last, join, turn. (48 sc, 4 ch2- sp)

Round 7: Sc in next 2, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, sc in next 12; repeat from * around to last 10, sc in last 10, join, turn. (56 sc, 4 ch2- sp)

Round 8: Sc in next 11, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, *sc in next 14, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around to last 3, sc in last 3, join, turn. Fasten off B. (64 sc, 4 ch2- sp)

Round 9: With RS facing, join A in any ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same ch-2 sp, *sc in next 3, SpCl, [sc in next 2, SpCl] 3 times, sc in next 3, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, omitting last (sc, ch 2, sc), join, turn. (16 spcl, 56 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Round 10: Sc in next 17, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, *sc in next 18, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around to last, sc in last, join, turn (80 sc, 4 ch2- sp)

Round 11: Sc in next 2, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, *sc in next 20, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around to last 18, sc in last 18, join, turn. (88 sc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 12: Sc in next 20/, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, *sc in next 22, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around to last 3, sc in last 3, join, turn. Fasten off A. (96 sc, 4 ch2- sp)

Round 13: With RS facing, join B in any ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same ch-2 sp, *sc in next 4, SpCl, [sc in next 2, SpCl] 5 times, sc in next 4, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around omitting last (sc, ch 2, sc), join, turn. (24 spcl, 80 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Round 14: Sc in next 24, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, *sc in next 26, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around to last 2, sc in last 2, join, turn. Fasten off B. (112 sc, 4 ch2- sp)

Round 15: With RS facing, join A in any ch-2 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same ch-2 sp, sc in next28, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, sc in next 28; repeat from * around, join, turn. (120 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Round 16: Sc in next 29, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp, *sc in next 30, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around to last, sc in last, join–128 sc, 4 ch-2 sps.

Fasten off, weave in all ends. Blocking is suggested.

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. 

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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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