Emerald Cube Granny Square
Part 2 of the Winter Jewels Lapghan CAL has arrived: The Emerald Cube Granny Square. Think of elaborated set emeralds glistening on the crisp new snow!
You will find the free crochet pattern for this granny square below, but if you prefer working from a pdf then you can buy an inexpensive ad-free pattern from my Etsy and Ravelry stores.
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If you are making the full Winter Jewels Crochet Lapghan, you will need to make this granny square four times.
Materials
For each square, you will need:
Stylecraft Belissima (DK) in Sugar Snap – approx. 10g
Stylecraft Special DK in Cream – approx. 35g
4mm crochet hook
You can purchase yarn and accessories at lovecrochet and amazon. (Using these links does not cost you any extra but I will earn a small commission that will help me keep posting free patterns).
Time: Approx. 4 hours
Finished size: Approx. 24 cm x 24 cm (9 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches)
Skill level: Intermediate
Pattern notes
The pattern is written using UK terminology, for a conversion chart to US terminology click this link.
The square is worked in the round. You do not need to turn your work after each row and you continue working in the same direction as before.
[Stitches written in brackets like this are all worked into the same stitch.]
For the first stitch on each row: Crochet 1 chain to move up to the next round if the round starts with double crochet. Crochet 2 chains if the round starts with a half treble crochet, and crochet 3 chains if the round starts with a treble crochet. These chains count as the first stitch in the row.
Special Stitches and Abbreviations
Back post double crochet – bpdc
Back post treble crochet – bptr
Chain – ch
Chain n space – ch-n-sp (n = the number of chains)
Chain 3 picot – ch-3-picot
Double crochet – dc
Front post double crochet – fpdc
Front post treble – fptr
Front post double treble – fpdtr
Half treble – htr
Magic circle – mc
Slip stitch – sl st
3 treble cluster – 3 trcl
5 treble cluster – 5 trcl
Instructions
Round 1
Using sugar snap. 8 dc in mc.
(8 stitches)
Round 2
1 dc, ch 2, skip 1. 4 times.
(4 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
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Round 3
[2 tr, ch-3-picot (on top of second tr), 1 tr] into ch-2-sp, ch 2. 4 times. Fasten off.
(12 tr, 4 ch-3-picot, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 4
Using cream, [3dc] into ch-2-sp, dc, chain 2 (these chains go behind the picot on round 3), skip tr with ch-3-picot and work into next tr, dc. 4 times.
(20dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 5
3dc, fptr around tr from round 3, skip 1, [dc, ch 2, dc] into ch-2-sp, fptr around tr from round 3, skip 1. 4 times.
(28 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 6
3 dc, fptr around fptr from round 5, skip 1, dc, [dc, ch 2, dc] into ch-2-sp, dc, fptr around fptr from round 5, skip 1. 4 times.
(36 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 7
3dc, fptr around fptr from round 6, skip 1, 2dc, [dc, ch 2, dc] into ch-2-sp, 2dc, fptr around fptr from round 6, skip 1. 4 times. (44 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 8
3dc, fptr around fptr from round 7, skip 1, 3dc, [dc, ch 2, dc] into ch-2-sp, 3dc, fptr around fptr from round 7, skip 1. 4 times. (52 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 9
3dc, fptr around fptr from round 8, skip 1, 4dc, [dc, ch 2, dc] into ch-2-sp, 4dc, fptr around fptr from round 8, skip 1. 4 times. Fasten off.
(60 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 10
Join sugar snap to any rightmost fptr on any side of the square. 10 sl, [1dc, 1dc with ch-3-picot, 1dc] into ch-2-sp, 5 sl st. 4 times.
(72 stitches, 4 ch-3-picot)
Round 11
(In this round you are working into the stitches from round 9). 1 dc, skip 1, [ch 1, 3 trcl. 3 times], ch 1, skip 1, dc, chain 7, skip 10. 4 times. Fasten off.
(8 dc, 12 clusters, 16 ch-1-sp, 4 ch-7-sp)
Round 12
Join cream into any ch-7-sp. 10 tr, fptr over fptr in round 9, skip 1, htr into ch-1-sp, fpdc over 3trcl, dc into ch-1-sp, fpdc over 3-tr-cl, dc into ch-1-sp, fpdc over 3trcl, htr into ch-1-sp, fptr over fptr in round 9, skip 1. 4 times.
(76 stitches)
Round 13
14 bptr, [htr, ch 2, htr], 4 bptr. 4 times.
(80 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 14
15 tr, [tr, ch 2, tr], 5tr. 4 times. Fasten off.
(88 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 15
Join sugar snap with ss into any ch-2-sp. 22 bptr, ch 1, 5trcl into ch-2-sp, ch 1. 4 times. Fasten off.
(88 stitches, 8 ch-1-sp, 4 5trcl)
Round 16
Join cream into ch-1-sp to the right of 5trcl. Htr into ch-1-sp, ch 2 behind 5trcl, htr into ch-1-sp, fpdtr into tr in round 14, skip 1, 20 bptr, fpdtr into tr in round 14, skip 1. 4 times.
(96 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 17
1dc, [1dc, ch 2, 1dc] into ch-2-sp, dc, fptr over fpdtr from round 16, skip 1, 1 dc, skip 2, [7 tr], skip 2, dc, skip 2, [7 tr], skip 2, dc, skip 2, [7 tr], skip 2, 2 dc, fptr over fpdtr from round 16, skip 1. 4 times. The 7 tr worked into one stitch forms the shells.
(128 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 18
2dc, [dc, ch 2, dc], 2dc, fptr over fptr from round 17, skip 1, 1dc, chain 5 behind the shell, skip 7 (the shell), dc, chain 5 behind the shell, skip 7 (the shell), dc, chain 5 behind the shell, skip 7 (the shell), 2dc, fptr over fptr from round 17, skip 1. 4 times.
(52 stitches, 12 ch-5-sp, 4 ch-2-sp)
[The image is of the back of your work to show where the chain should be placed]
Round 19
Round 19
3 htr, [htr, ch 2, htr], 3 htr, fptr over fptr from round 18, skip 1, 1htr, [6tr] into ch-5-sp, 1htr, [6tr] into ch-5-sp, 1htr, [6tr] into ch-5-sp, 2 htr, fptr over fptr from round 18, skip 1. 4 times.
(132 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 20
4tr, [tr, ch 2, tr], 4tr, fpdtr over fptr from round 19, skip 1, 23 tr, fpdtr over fptr from round 19, skip 1. 4 times. Fasten off.
(140 stitches, 4 ch-2-sp)
Finishing off
Sew in all the ends.
I like my crochet to sit flat, no matter how it is being used, e.g., tucked under you on the sofa or hung over a comfy chair. However, if you like a bit of movement in your crochet you can simply ignore these instructions.
Using cream, you will tack the points of round 10 to the upper part of the tr of round 14. You will be working into the central tr. You can either fasten off after each tack or sew the yarn through the back of your work to reach the next point.
Using cream, you will tack the “shells” of round 17 to the trebles in round 19. Make small tacking stitches into the fourth tr of each shell. Do this throughout the four rows of shells, weaving the yarn through the back of your work between the shells.
If you are making the full lapghan, I would recommend not blocking until the blanket is assembled.
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3 Comments
Crochet Cloudberry
Thank you, and thank you so much for hosting. Enjoy the rest of the week!
lita ashley
Hi there, the Pinterest link to this pattern seems to be broken. :0( I’d love to have a bash at it sometime soon, I love it.
Crochet Cloudberry
Hej! Great that you like to try the pattern. I am afraid, I am not sure what you mean about the Pintrest link, could you drop me a line to cat@crochetcloudberry.co.uk and tell me what exactly is happening so I can get it fixed. Thank you.