Jessy's Granny Afghan

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materials:

size "H" hook
size "I" hook
1 - 8 oz. skein each: soft white, spruce, country rose
2 - 8 oz. skein: light grey (depending on usage)

special instructions:

size "H" hook for squares
size "I" hook for border

squares are to be made to desired size (6-8 rows is probably good)

pattern:

layout:

G = light grey (28)
W = soft white (4)
S = spruce (12)
R = country rose (20)

G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G
G	R	R	R	R	R	R	G
G	R	S	S	S	S	R	G
G	R	S	W	W	S	R	G
G	R	S	W	W	S	R	G
G	R	S	S	S	S	R	G
G	R	R	R	R	R	R	G
G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G

border:

Rnd 1: join gray with sc, sc in each stitch around
Rnd 2: dc around

note: Jessy did not need to use 3 dc in the corners. I've found that I usually need to, or my corners don't lay flat. Use your best judgment. Everybody crochets a little different.

Windowpane Square, by Jessy

materials:

any color yarn

any size hook

pattern:

ch 4, join w/ sl st to form ring

Rnd 1: sl st in ring, ch 12, * (dc in ring, ch 9) 3x, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch

Rnd 2: ch 1, * (5 dc, ch 3, 5 dc) in ch-sp, sc in dc, rep from * around, join w/ sl st to beg ch

Rnd 3: * tr in ea dc to corner, (2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr) in ch-sp, tr in ea dc, sc in sc, rep from * around, join w/ sl st to 1st st

Rnd 4: ch 3, * dc in ea st to corner, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in ch-sp, rep from * around, dc in ea remaining st, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch

Maltese Square, by Jessy

green sample with size K hook by Jessy, yellow with size I by Age

materials:
any color yarn
any size hook

pattern:
ch 4, join w/ sl st to form ring
Rnd 1: sl st in ring, ch 3, working in ring - 2 dc, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2) 3x, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 2: ch 3, dc in same st, * 2 dc in ea dc to corner, ch 2, rep from * around, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 3: ch 4, [sk 1 dc, (dc, ch 1) in next st] 2x, * (dc, ch 3, dc, ch 1) in ch-sp, sk 2 dc, dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc, ch 1, rep from * around, dc in ch-sp, ch 3, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 4: ch 3, * dc in ea dc and ea ch-sp to corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-sp, rep from * around, dc in remaining dc, join w/ sl st to 3rd beg ch
Rnd 5: ch 4, * tr in ea dc to corner, (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in ch-sp, rep from * around, tr in remaining dc, join w/ sl st to 4th beg ch