January Square
Hello dear crochet friends! January, and with it January weather, is definitely here. It’s very chilly in my little part of the world so I am very much in the mood to start making a new blanket. The 2023 crochet blanket is going to be made of 24 granny squares, with a design for each month of the year.
I have been having a lot of fun playing with the different colours of yarns and designing a simple square that shows off the colours. I hope this little square will help you fight the January blues.
Size approx. 9 inch x 9 inch (22.5 cm)
When blocked, this square should measure 25cm x 25cm. I generally have a loose tension so if you generally have a tight tension, it may be worth moving up a hook size (or two).
If you have loose tension when chaining, you may find the 2 ch in the corners is enough to create the corner shape.
For the 2023 blanket, you should make two of these squares.
Materials
Stylecraft Special DK in A Hint of Silver
Stylecraft Special DK in Pale Rose
Stylecraft Special DK in Parma Violet
Stylecraft Special DK in Violet
Stylecraft Special DK in Raspberry
Tapestry needle and sharp scissors
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Pattern notes
The pattern is written using UK terminology, for a conversion chart to US terminology click this link.
The squares are 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: Chain 1 to move up to the next round if the round starts with double crochet. Chain 2 if the round starts with a half treble crochet, and chain 3 if the round starts with a treble crochet. These chains count as the first stitch in the row
Special stitches
Ch – chain
Dc – Double crochet
Mc – magic circle
Start crocheting here:
Use a Hint of Silver
Foundation: In MC, dc, ch3. 4 times. SS into first dc. (4 and 4 ch-3-sp)
Round 1: Work into next ch-3-sp. (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3-sp, ch 1, skip 1- 4 times. Join with ss and fasten off.(16, 4 ch-1-sp and 4 ch-3-sp)
Use Violet
Round 2: Start in any corner ch-3-sp, (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3-sp, ch 1, skip 1, (2dc) in ch-1-sp, ch1, skip 1. 4 times. Join with ss and fasten off. (24, 8 ch-1-sp and 4 ch-3-sp)
Use Hint of Silver
Round 3: Start in any corner ch-3-sp, (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3-sp, *ch 1, skip 1, (2dc) in ch-1-sp. From* repeat pattern to end of side then ch1, skip 1. 4 times. Join with ss and ss to next corner ch-3-sp. (32, 12 ch-1-sp and 4 ch-3-sp)
Round 4: (2dc, ch3, 2dc) in ch-3-sp, *ch 1, skip 1, (2dc) in ch-1-sp. From* repeat pattern to end of side then ch1, skip 1. 4 times. Join with ss and fasten off. (40, 16 ch-1-sp and 4 ch-3-sp)
Use Pale Rose
Round 5: As round 2.
Use Hint of Silver
Round 6: As Round 3.
Round 7: As Round 4.
Use Raspberry
Round 8: As round 2.
Use Hint of Silver
Round 9: As Round 3.
Round 10: As Round 4.
Use Sage
Round 11: As round 2.
Use Hint of Silver
Round 12: As Round 3.
Round 13: As Round 4.
Use Parma Violet
Round 17: As round 2.
Use Hint of Silver
Round 18: As Round 3.
Round 19: . (dc, ch2, dc), dc in each stitch and ch-1-sp across. 4 times. Fasten off.
One Comment
sheri fink
I was wondering if there is a free code for this so that you can have it in your Raverly library?
Thanks
Sheri