Annies Attic (Firm) - Granny Square Throws

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Skill Level

Checkmate Throw: 47 inches square

Cockleshells Throw: 56 inches square

Checkmate Throw: Rnds 16 = 7 inches

Cockleshells Throw: Rnds 14 = 4 inches

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 worked before and after 2 double crochet each count as double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Chain 2 at beginning of round counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Back loop slip stitch (bk lp sl st): Sl st in back lp(see StitchGuide.com) of indicated st.

Back loop double crochet (bk lp dc): Dc in back lp of indicated st.

Cap Pattern(worked in 6 sts):

Step A(upper section): Working in next upper section, bk lp sl st(see Special Stitches) in top ch of next ch-3, ch 3(see Pattern Notes), bk lp dc(see Special Stitches) in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, sl st in top ch of next ch-3;

Step B(lower section): Working in next lower section, bk lp dc in each of next 2 dc.

Rnds 1139: [2 rnds blue, 2 rnds grey*, 2 rnds deep sea, 2 rnds fog] 4 times, ending last rep at *, 1 rnd deep sea.

Rnd 1 (RS): With fog, ch 4, join(see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, (sc, [ch 4, sc] 3 times) in ring, ch 4, join in beg sc. (4 sc, 4 ch-4 sps)

Rnd 2: (Sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, sl stupper section, ch 3lower section) in each ch-4 sp around, join in beg sl st. Fasten off. (16 dc, 4 ch-3 sps)

Rnd 3: With RS facing, join blue in any lower section ch-3 sp, ch 3 (lower section), [working in next upper section, bk lp sl st in top ch of next ch-3, ch 3, 2 bk lp dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, bk lp sl st in top ch of next ch-3 sp* (upper section), working in next lower section, 2 dc in next ch-3 sp (lower section)] 4 times, ending last rep at *, dc in same ch-3 sp as beg ch-3, join in top ch of beg ch-3, turn. (32 dc)

Rnd 4 (WS): Working in first lower section, ch 3, bk lp dc in next dc (lower section), [working in next upper section, bk lp sl st in top ch of next ch-3, ch 3, bk lp dc in next dc, (bk lp dc, ch 3, bk lp sl st) in next dc, ch 4, (bk lp sl st, ch 3, bk lp dc) in next dc, bk lp dc in next dc, ch 3, bk lp sl st in top of next ch-3 (upper section)*, working in next lower section, bk lp dc in each of next 2 dc (lower section)] 4 times, ending last rep at *, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (40 dc, 4 ch-4 sps)

Rnd 5: With RS facing, join grey in any ch-4 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 6, 2 dc) in same ch-4 sp, [work Steps A and B of Cap Pattern(see Pattern Stitch) once, work Step A once*, (2 dc, ch 6, 2 dc) in next ch-4 sp] 4 times, ending last rep at *, join in top of beg ch-3, turn. (56 dc, 4 ch-6 sps)

Rnd 6: Ch 3, [working in next upper section, work in Cap Pattern across to next ch-6 sp, (sl st, ch 3, 4 dc, ch 3, sl st) in next ch-6 sp (corner)*, bk lp dc in each of next 2 dc of next lower section] 4 times, ending last rep at*, bk lp dc in last dc of last lower section, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (80 dc)

Rnd 7: With RS facing, join deep sea in top of first ch-3 of any corner, [ch 3, 2 bk lp dc in next dc, ch 3, sl st in next dc, ch 4, sl st in next dc, ch 3, 2 bk lp dc in next dc, ch 3, bk lp sl st in top of next ch-3, bk lp dc in each of next 2 dc of next lower section, work in Cap Pattern across to next corner*, bk lp sl st in top of next ch-3] 4 times, ending last rep at *, join in base of beg ch-3, turn. (88 dc, 4 ch-4 sps)

Rnd 8: Ch 1, bk lp sl st in first dc, ch 3, bk lp dc in next dc, [work in Cap Pattern across to last 4 sts before next ch-4 sp, work Step A once, (2 dc, ch 6, 2 dc) in next ch-4 corner sp] 4 times, work Step A once, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (104 dc, 4 ch-6 sps)

Rnd 9: With RS facing, join fog in any ch-6 sp, (ch 3, 4 dc, ch 3, sl st) in same sp (corner), [bk lp dc in each of next 2 dc, work in Cap Pattern to next ch-6 sp*, (sl st, ch 3, 4 dc, ch 3, sl st) in next ch-6 sp (corner)] 4 times, ending last rep at *, join in beg sl st, turn. (128 dc)

Rnd 10: Ch 1, bk lp sl st in first dc of first lower section, ch 3, bk lp dc in next dc, [work in Cap Pattern across to first ch-3 of next corner, bk lp sl st in first ch-3, ch 3, 2 bk lp dc in next dc, ch 3, sl st in next dc, ch 4, bk lp sl st in next dc, ch 3, 2 bk lp dc in next dc, ch 3, bk lp sl st in next ch-3 sp*, dc in each of next 2 dc of next lower section] 4 times, ending last rep at *, join in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (136 dc, 4 ch-4 sps)

Rnds 1139: Following Color Sequence, [rep rnds 510] 4 times, then rep rnds 59. (608 dc at end of rnd 39)

Rnd 40: Ch 2(see Pattern Notes), working in back lps, [2 hdc in each of next 4 dc, hdc in next ch-3, tr in each of next 2 dc of next lower section, {hdc in each of next 4 dc of next upper section, tr in each of next 2 dc of next lower section} 24 times*, hdc in top of next ch-3] 4 times, ending last rep at *, join in top of beg ch-2. Fasten off.

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first half double crochet and chain-2 space unless otherwise stated.

Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first half double crochet and chain-3 space unless otherwise stated.

Chain-7 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet and chain-3 space unless otherwise stated.