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Bunny Granny Square


Important notice: This written pattern has been reviewed and updated on June 1st, 2021.

Hi everyone! I think it's obvious by now how much I love crocheting animal-themed granny squares, as It has become something of a tradition for me to make one inspired by the Chinese zodiac every year. I have also made other animals before, and will keep on designing as many of these as I can. I will try to keep them as simple and minimal as possible, and I will maintain the same measurements, so that -if wanted- they can be used together in one bigger project, like a blanket, for example.
This time, I wanted to design an Easter Bunny granny square. I looked up a lot of bunny references online; real, drawn, embroidered, or crocheted, in order to make the best facial features and ear shape that can both fit inside the square, and still look like a bunny. I went through more trials than you can imagine, and in the end, I decided to let the ears be long and go outside the square -for maximum cuteness haha-. If you intend to make this as a blanket unit, it will still looks nice, just make sure not to position it at the boarders.
I hope you all have fun making this one, and happy Easter.

Skill level: Easy

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Puppy | Frog | Koala | Chick Kitty | Chicken | Mouse | Ox | Tiger | Duckling



Materials: 
  • Yarn: any cotton yarn in the following colors and quantities: one white skein, one light green skein, a few yards (meters) of pink and yellow yarn, one yard (meter) of peach and black yarns, and one yard (meter) of black embroidery thread. Suggested yarn: D.M.C Happy Cotton, 0.7 oz (20 g), 47 yards (43 m).
  • Crochet hooks, sizes D/3 (3 mm) and E/4 (3.5 mm).
  • Tapestry needle.
  • Embroidery needle.


Measurements of the square: 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm) approx.

Gauge22 sts and 12 round = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet.

Yardage: 64-66 yards (58-60 m).


Crochet terms (US):

  • ch: chain.
  • st: stitch.
  • sts: stitches.
  • sl st: slip stitch.
  • sc: single crochet.
  • hdc: half double crochet.
  • dc: double crochet.
  • tr: treble crochet.
  • sc2tog: single crochet 2 together.
  • sc3tog: single crochet 3 together.





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Instructions:

Granny square base:

Note: ch 1 and ch 3 at the beginning of rounds count as sc and dc respectively.

With the white yarn, make a magic circle, work as follows:

Round 1: ch 1 into the magic circle, sc 7, sl st into the first ch. (8 sts).


Round 2: ch 1 and sc in the first st, sc 2 in each st, sl st into the first ch. (16 sts).


Round 3: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st, *dc 2 in st, dc in st, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (24 sts).

Round 4: repeat row 3. (36 sts).


Round 5: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st twice, *dc 2 in st, 
dc in st twice, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (48 sts).

Round 6: 
ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st three times, *dc 2 in st, dc in st three times, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (60 sts). 

Cut off white yarn and weave in loose ends. With light green yarn make a knot and at the eighth st after the end of last round, work as follows:

Round 7: (ch 4, tr, ch 2, tr 2) in the first st, *tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, sc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, dc in st twice, tr in st, (tr 2, ch 2, tr 2) in st, repeat from * 3 times, tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, sc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, dc in st twice, tr in st, sl st into the fourth ch of the first ch4.

Round 8: ch 3 in the first st, dc in st, *(dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to next ch 2 space, repeat from * 3 times, (dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to last st, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3.

Rounds 9 and 10:  ch 3 in the first st, dc in each st to the first ch 2 space, *(dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to next ch 2 space, repeat from * 3 times, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to last st, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3.
 
Cut off light green yarn and weave in loose ends.


 



Ear (make 2):

Outer ear:

With white yarn and 3.5 mm hook make 3 ch [leave 4" (10 cm) for sewing ears in place], then work as follows:

Row 1: ch 1, sc in each ch to end.

Row 2: ch 1, sc in each st to end. (3 sts)

Rows 3-6: ch 1, sc 2 in the first st, sc in each st to end. (7 sts)

Rows 7-9: repeat row 2.

Rows 10-13: ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each st to end. (3 sts)

Row 14: sc3tog, cut yarn, weave in loose end.


Inner ear:

with pink yarn and 3.5 mm hook chain 2 sts, [leave 4" (10 cm) for sewing ears in place], work as follows:

Row 1: sc 2 in the second chain from hook. 

Row 2: ch 1, sc 2 in the first st, sc in the second st. (3 sts)

Rows 3-4: ch 1, sc in each st to end. 

Rows 5-6: ch 1, sc 2 in the first st, sc in each st to end. (5 sts)

Rows 7-8: repeat row 3.

Rows 9-10: ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each st to end. (3 sts)

Row 11: sc3tog, cut yarn, weave in loose end.

Eye (make 2): 

With black yarn, make a magic circle, ch 1 and sc 5 into it, sl st in the first ch, cut yarn, leaving enough yarn to sew eye in place.




Flower:


With yellow yarn and 3 mm hook, make a magic circle (or ch 5 and sl st to the first ch),

work as follows: 

Round 1: ch 1, sc 9 into the circle, sl st to the first ch.

Round 2: sl st to next st, *ch 2, (dc 3, ch 2, sl st into the same st), sl st 2, repeat from * to end, sl st to ch 1 of previous round, cut yarn, leaving enough yarn to sew flower in place.

Flower center:

With peach yarn and 3 mm hook, ch 3, make a popcorn st and cut yarn, leaving enough yarn to sew in place.




Assembly:
  • With black thread embroider nose and mouth.
  • Sew outer ears on the outer line of the bunny head as shown in picture. Sew inner ears on the base of outer ears line, sew the top point of inner ears to outer ears.
  • Sew flower and flower center on the base of right ear.
  • Weave in loose ends.




Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

Flower Power Mom Beanie


Hi spring lovers and knitters! March is a very special month for women, it celebrates them as the caring, the strong, the inventive, the pioneer, and above all, the mother. I salute them, and present this gift to all mothers who have dedicated a big part of their lives and selves to raising their children. They deserve love and respect, especially in these hard times. I want to start by wishing all mothers safety, health, and happiness. May this year bring an ending to the nightmare we've been going through. So, keep on knitting, crocheting, or doing any other crafts and hobbies safely, and don’t let this quarantine kill your creativity.

I immediately fell in love with these yarn powder colors when I laid my eyes on them. So -as usual haha- I bought them with no Idea what to make with them. I was already planning on making a hat for Mother’s Day, though the original plan was to use white and red yarn, but upon seeing these, I changed my mind completely. Multicolored yarn projects intrigue me, although I haven’t mastered working the Fair Isle technique as much as I wanted to. But I’m okay working on a project using it from time to time.

So here it is, my Flower Power Mom Beanie after many -many- trials. I hope you like it, and make it as a gift this year, and the coming years. Wish you all the best, and Happy Mother’s Day! 

Skill level: Intermediate

GET printable PDF for this pattern here. 

Materials:
  • Yarn: NAKO Elit Baby, 100% premium anti-pilling acrylic, 3.5 oz. (100 g), 273 yards (250 m): one skein of the following colors: Almond (11451), Skin Tone (6792) and Salmon Peach (1469).
  • Circular knitting needles, 16" (40 cm) long, sizes US 5 (3.75 mm) and US 7 (4.5 mm). 
  • Double Pointed Needles (DPNs) set, size US 7 (4.5 mm).
  • Tapestry needle.
  • Stitch marker.




Sizes and measurements: One size, fits an adult. Head circumference = 20 - 22" (51 - 56 cm). Height = 9.5" (24 cm), approx.

Gauge:
20 sts and 26 rounds = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch and US 8 (5 mm) needles.

Yardage: 230 - 240 yards (210 - 220 m) approx.

Knitting Terms:
  • st = stitch.
  • sts = stitches.
  • k = knit.
  • p = purl.
  • k2tog = k 2 stitches together.




Instructions:
With US 5 (3.75 mm) circular needles and almond color yarn, cast on 112 sts. Join in the round. Don't know how to join in the round? here is a short tutorial on how to do it (from 0:26 - 1:15 min): 

 

Put the ring stitch marker at the beginning of rounds.

Ribs round: k 2, p 2, repeat to end.

Repeat the ribs round 12 times. change to US 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles and work following the chart below using stockinette stitch:




Decreasing rounds:

Round 1: k2tog, k 12, repeat to end. (104 sts)

Round 2: k to end.

Round 3: k2tog, k 11, repeat to end. (96 sts)

Round 4: k to end.

Round 5: k2tog, k 10 repeat to end. (88 sts)

Round 6: k to end.

Round 7: k2tog, k 9, repeat to end. (80 sts)

Round 8: k to end.

Round 9: k2tog, k 8, repeat to end. (72 sts)

Round 10: k to end.

Round 11: k2tog, k 7, repeat to end. (64 sts)


Change to DPNs, work as follows:

Round 12: k2tog, k 6, repeat to end. (56 sts)

Round 13: k2tog, k 5, repeat to end. (48 sts)

Round 14: k2tog, k 4, repeat to end. (40 sts)

Round 15: k2tog, k 3, repeat to end. (32 sts)

Round 16: k2tog, k 2, repeat to end. (24 sts)

Round 17: k2tog, k 1, repeat to end. (16 sts)

Round 18: k2tog, repeat to end. (8 sts)

Cut yarn, leaving a 6" (
15 cm) long strand, pull it through all sts and tighten tog. Weave in loose ends. Make a pompom using the three yarn colors and fix it on top.


Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.

Uniflower Baby Blanket






EDIT: The instructions for this pattern have been reviewed and updated on July 25th, 2020.

Hello friends! I've been fond of these 3D little crochet flowers featured on MyPicot.com ever since I discovered the site, but never had the guts to learn how to crochet and incorporate them in any design. Having a combination of baby yarn at hand, I decided that this is the time to put my own spin on this, and so I came up with this baby blanket project.
I had a blast crocheting this blanket, as I found that work flowed easily and smoothly once I got the hang of crocheting the flowers. You can also choose to make it in one color, pink or blue to make the blanket suit a baby's gender, or make it using any unisex color you fancy. Have fun making it! 

Level: Intermediate 


Materials
  • Yarn: Alize, Sekerim, Mini Colors, (100% Acrylic), 100 g/ 3.52 oz, 320 m/ 350 yards, color 6263: 2 skeins (A)Alize, Baby Best, (90% Acrylic, 10% Bamboo), 100 g/ 3.52 oz, 240 m/ 262 yds, color Blue 185: 2 skeins (B), color Pink 189: 2 skeins (C).
  • Crochet Hook: 4 mm/ US G-6.
  • Tapestry needle





Measurements: 77.5 x 77.5 cm/ 30.5" x 30.5" approx.

Gauge: 
  • Yarn (A): 20 sts and 13 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet stitch. 
  • Yarn (B) and (C): 20 sts and 10 rows = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet stitch.
Yardage: 1250- 1300 m/ 1500-1550 yds.





Crochet Terms (US):
  • ch: chain.
  • ss: slip stitch.
  • sc: single stitch.
  • dc: double crochet.
  • cps: crochet puff stitch.
  • dc2tog: double crochet 2 together.



Notes
  • Ch 3 at the beginning of rows counts as tr.
  • Don't cut yarn (A) when working with yarn (B) or (C), you can hide it later when crocheting the edge rounds.
  • Yarn (B) and (C) are used alternately.
  • The pattern of crochet puff stitch and flower tutorials are at the bottom of the post.




Instructions:

With yarn (A), make a knot and work as follows:

Row 1: Ch 4, dc 3, tr in first ch, turn. (5 sts)

Row 2: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc to last st, (dc, tr) in last st, turn. (8 sts)

Row 3 and 4: repeat row 2. (14 sts)

Flower stripe rows:

Join yarn (B) and work next two rows:

Row 5: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc 5 times, skip st, ch 1, dc in dc 6 times, (dc, tr) in last st, turn.

Row 6: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc 5 times, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc 2 in ch 1 space, make the flower pattern, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc in dc 5 times, (dc, tr) in last st, cut yarn, turn.

With yarn (A) work next four rows:


Row 7: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc 6 times, dc 3 in ch 2 space, skip flower sts, dc 2 in next ch 2 space, dc in dc 7 times, (dc, tr) in last st, turn. (23 sts)

Rows 8 to 10: repeat row 2. (32 sts)


Join yarn (C) and work next two rows:

Row 11: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc 5 times, skip st, ch 1, dc in dc 17 times, skip st, ch 1, dc in dc 6 times, (dc, tr) in last st, turn.

Row 12: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc 5 times, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc 2 in ch 1 space, make the flower pattern, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc in dc 13 times, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc 2 in ch 1 space, make the flower pattern, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc in dc 5 times, (dc, tr) in last st, cut yarn, turn.

With yarn (A) work next four rows:

Row 13: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc 6 times, dc 3 in ch 2 space, skip flower sts, dc 2 in next ch 2 space, dc in dc 13 times, dc 3 in ch 2 space, skip flower sts, dc 2 in next ch 2 space, dc in dc 7 times, (dc, tr)  in last st, turn. (41 sts)

Rows 14 to 16 : repeat row 2. (50 sts)



General pattern (increase rows):

Join yarn (B) and work next two rows:

Row 1: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc 5 times, skip st, ch 1, *dc in dc 17 times, skip st, ch 1, repeat from * to last 7 sts, dc in dc 6 times, (dc, tr) in last st, turn.

Row 2: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc 5 times, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc 2 in ch 1 space, make the flower pattern, skip 2 sts, ch 2, *dc in dc 13 times, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc 2 in ch 1 space, make the flower pattern, skip 2 sts, ch 2, repeat from * to last 6 sts, dc in dc 5 times, (dc, tr) in last st, cut yarn, turn.


With yarn (A) work next four rows:

Row 3: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc 6 times, dc 3 in ch 2 space, skip flower sts, dc 2 in next ch 2 space, *dc in dc 13 times, dc 3 in ch 2 space, skip flower sts, dc 2 in next ch 2 space, repeat from * to last 8 st, dc in dc 7 times, (dc, tr)  in last st, turn. 

Rows 4 to 6 : (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc to last st, (dc, tr)  in last st, turn. 

Repeat these 6 rows pattern 8 times, or as many as you prefer. Note: don't forget to change the flower rows yarn (B) and (C) alternately .

Join yarn (B) and work next two rows (blanket diagonal):

Row 1: (ch 3, dc 2) in first st, dc in dc 5 times, skip st, ch 1, *dc in dc 17 times, skip st, ch 1, repeat from * to last 7 sts, , dc in dc 6 times, (dc, tr) in last st, turn.

Row 2: (ch 3, 2 dc) together, dc in dc 3 times, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc 2 in ch 1 space, make the flower pattern, skip 2 sts, ch 2, *dc in dc 13 times, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc 2 in ch 1 space, make the flower pattern, skip 2 sts, ch 2, repeat from * to last  6 sts, dc in dc 4 times, dc2tog, cut yarn, turn.



General pattern (decrease rows):

With yarn (A) work next four rows:

Row 1: (ch 3, dc 2) together, dc in dc twice, dc 3 in ch 2 space, skip flower sts, dc 2 in next ch 2 space, *dc in dc 13 times, dc 3 in ch 2 space, skip flower sts, dc 2 in next ch 2 space, repeat from * to last 4 sts, dc in dc twice, dc2tog, turn.

Rows 2 to 4: (ch 3, dc 2) together, dc in dc to last 2 sts, dc2tog, turn.

Join yarn (C) and work next two rows:

Row 5: (ch 3, dc 2) together, dc in dc 7 times, skip st, ch 1, *dc in dc 17 times, skip st, ch 1, repeat from * to last 9 sts, dc in dc to 7 times, dc2tog, turn.

Row 6: (ch 3, dc 2) together, dc in dc 3 times, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc 2 in ch 1 space, make the flower pattern, skip 2 sts, ch 2, *dc in dc 13 times, skip 2 sts, ch 2, dc 2 in ch 1 space, make the flower pattern, skip 2 sts, ch 2, repeat from * to last  6 sts, dc in dc 4 times, dc2tog, cut yarn, turn.

Repeat this (6 rows pattern) 9 times, or until 14 sts are left.


Last decrease rows:

With yarn (A) work last four rows:

Row 1: (ch 3, dc 2) together, dc in dc twice, dc 3 in ch 2 space, skip flower sts, dc 2 in next ch 2 space, dc in dc twice, dc2tog, turn. (11 sts)

Rows 2 and 3: (ch 3, dc 2) together, dc in dc to last 2 sts, dc2tog, turn. (5 sts)

Row 4: (ch 3, dc 4) together, cut yarn.

Weave in loose ends.



Edging:

join yarn (C) at any corner, into the ch 3 post:

Round 1: ch 1, *sc 3 into ch 3 space, sc 3 in tr post, repeat to next corner, ch 1, repeat from * around the blanket, ss to first sc.

Round 2: ch 1, reverse sc into sc, skip sc, repeat around the blanket. (Note: skip the ch 1 at corners instead of sc). ss to first reverse sc, cut yarn. Weave in loose ends and block if needed. (See photo below)





Crochet Puff Stitch (cps):

  1. Yarn over, insert hook around the dc post (or where it is placed in the pattern), yarn over again and draw through. (3 loops on the hook)
  2. Repeat step 1 two more times.(7 loops on the hook)
  3. Yarn over and pull through 6 loops.
  4. Yarn over and pull through the remaining 3 loops on the hook.

Flower pattern:

Flower pattern is worked in yarn (B) and (C) stripes only. The place of the flower is mentioned in the general pattern (check please):


1. ch 3, make 1 cps around the the second dc post, ch 3, ss around the same dc.




2. Repeat step 1.


3. ch 3, (make 1 cps, ch 3 and ss) through ch 1 of previous row and dc of the row below.




 4. ch 3, make 1 cps around the first dc post, ch 3, ss around the same dc.



5. Repeat step 4.



6. Bring the ch on hook to back through the flower center.




7. Follow the rest of instructions.







Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.


Happy crocheting/knitting! follow me on Instagram @wiams_crafts and Twitter @wiamscrafts to see my upcoming projects.