Snowdrop Crochet Square
Who can fail to love snowdrops? I get so excited when I see their little heads peak above the frost and snow on a winter’s days – there are really a sign that life is waking up again and we have the long days of summer to look forward to.
For the February square of 2023 blanket, I just knew I had to pay tribute to these beautiful little flowers that bring such joy!
For the blanket, you will need to make two Snowdrop squares, each measuring approx. 9 inch x 9 inch (22.5 cm) when blocked. I made mine with two different coloured backgrounds, but you could make the backgrounds the same if you have a preferred colour.
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
Tr – treble
Ss – slip stitch
Start crocheting here:
Use Sage
Foundation: 4 dc in mc. (4)
Round 1: (2dc). 4 times. (8)
Round 2: (2dc), dc, ch 16, 3tr in third ch from hook, ch 2, ss into the base of last tr, then 13 ss along the remaining ch of the stem. 4 times. (4 stems and 12 dc)
Round 3: Dc, (2dc), dc, ch 10, dc into second ch from hook, and now work down the chains, 2htr, 4tr, 2htr, ch 1 behind the stem. Fasten off. 4 times (4 leaves, 4 ch-1-sp and 12 dc)
For the snowdrop flower, use Hint of Silver. Work into the trs at the top of the stem. Join with a ss to first, ch3, tr into the tr of the stem, ch 3, ss into same tr. Repeat the same pattern for each tr so that you have three petals. Fasten off. Tip, if you leave longer ends, you can use them to sew the flower in place once the square is finished.
Use Palma Violet or Pale Rose
Round 4: Dc in ch-1-sp, 4dc, ch1 behind leaf. 4 times. (20 dc and 4 ch-1-sp)
Round 5: 5dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp. 4 times. (28 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 6: 6dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 1 dc. 4 times. (36 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 7: 7dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 2 dc. 4 times. (44 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 8: 8dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 3dc. 4 times. (52 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 9: 9dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 4dc. 4 times. (60 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 10: 10 dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 5dc. 4 times. (68 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 11: 11dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 6dc. 4 times. (76 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 12: 12dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 7dc. 4 times. (84 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 13: 13dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 8dc. 4 times. (92 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 14: 14dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 9dc. 4 times. (100 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 15: 15dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 10dc. 4 times. (108 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 16: 16dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 11dc. 4 times. (116 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 17: 17dc (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-1-sp, 12dc. 4 times. (124 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 18: 18dc (dc, ch2, dc), in ch-2-sp, 13dc. 4 times. Fasten off. (132 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Use Violet or Raspberry
Round 19: (dc, ch2, dc) in ch-2-sp, 33dc. 4 times. (140 dc and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 20: ss to corner, (htr, ch 2, htr) ) in ch-2-sp, *htr, ch1, skip 1. From * 17 times, ch 1, skip 1. 4 times. (76, 72 ch-1-sp and 4 ch-2-sp)
Round 21: ss to corner, (3dc) in ch-2-sp, dc across in stitch and ch-1-sp. 4 times. Fasten off and sew leaves and flower heads in place.
