A little bit of agonising going on here, this last week I have had so many ideas my hands can't work fast enough and i am also considering an Etsy or similar account for a few special patterns.
But which to choose, how to go about it and do I really want the hassel?
Eventually decided it would bethis one......simple but a change from the traditional granny by moving the point to the side and back again....have fun.
Week 12: A SQUARE IN A SQUARE IN A SQUARE.
Starts off with the basic granny first round
(but I am now doing them a different way from the usual)
PATTERN
USA terms, DK and a 4mm hook
Chain 4, sl st into a circle
Round 1: HERE IT IS DIFFERENT
start with ch 5, this will put the chain as the first dc at the end of the granny shells and not at the beginning, i think it disappears better than at the beginning and it makes the
sl st to complete round easier
3dc into the circle,
ch 3, 3dc into the circle, ch 3, 3dc into the circle,
ch 3, 2dc into the circle
sl st into the 5ch loop and the stitch finds it's own level,
and as the 2 chain replacement for the DC is now at the end and not at the beginning it doesn't stand out as much in your work.
Round 2: attach yarn in one corner
miss a st and do 3dc,chain 3, 3dc into the next st, the middle of the side.
sl st into the second corner.
Repeat on all sides, sl st into the first st.
Round 3: attach yarn in a corner
do 3tr, 3ch into the space one side of the sl of round 2
for the other half of the shell, do 3tr, into the space the other side of the sl st of round 2,
sl in the corner
repeat for all four sides
sl st into the first st to complete round.
join them together at this stage....
or add a round of dc and then join them together
A QUICK PIC TUTORIAL....Not sure if these quick picture collages are usefull or not?
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