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6-Day Granny Square

The 6-Day Granny Square

A variation of the classic crochet pattern the 

6-Day Kid Blanket by Betty McKnit

Introduction

I’ve been asked many times to design a granny square in the 6-Day Kid Blanket stitches. I came up with this square while trying to figure out something else. I still miss the characteristic chevron aspect of the 6DKB (I threw in the dc3tog anyways), but I know you all will love this, so here it is. 

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Coming soon: The 6-Day Great Granny Blanket

Details
US Terminology
Skill Level: Easy
Gauge: 10 sc and 10 rows over 4” in yarn shown, however you may use any yarn.

Finished Size: 12.5” x 12.5” however you can use any yarn to make a different sized square.

Materials
Shown in Big Twist Arcade in Brown Multi
Hook: Furls Odyssey M (8 mm)
Can be made with any yarn and corresponding hook.

Cake Yarn

I love cake yarn so much, and there are so many great options to choose from. This pattern however has a join in the middle of one of the sides which becomes obvious and distracting if the colors change randomly. For that reason, it doesn’t lend itself well to random color changes, so I suggest you do a little color control and change colors intentionally. 

If you don’t want to be bothered to control the colors for a large project, I suggest at least doing it for the first 8-10 rounds.

Joining the rounds:

Take care when joining your new rounds not to create additional stitches, especially on the sc rounds. Use a stitch marker to mark the first st of the round so that you don’t accidentally join to the sl st or ch 1.

Changing Colors

Change colors by fastening off at the end of the round and joining with a standing stitch at the corresponding stitch on a different side of the work. By changing your new join location, your color changes will be less obvious, and your ends will be easier to weave in. I always weave in ends and I don’t recommend knots or simply working over ends. I give instructions in parenthesis to help you start new colors on a different side of the work.

Abbreviations
ch: chain
dc: double crochet
dc2tog: double crochet 2 together cluster
dc3tog: double crochet 3 together cluster
sc: single crochet
sdc: standing double crochet
sl st: slip stitch
sp(s): space or spaces
ssc: standing single crochet
st(s): stitch(es)

Special Stitches:

  • dc2tog (cluster) – this stitch is a cluster, not a decrease. It is worked as follows: yo, pull up a loop, pull through two loops, yo, pull up a loop IN THE SAME STITCH/SPACE, pull through two loops, yo and pull through all loops on the hook. dc2tog complete.
  • dc3tog (cluster) – this stitch is a cluster, not a decrease. It is worked as follows: yo, pull up a loop, pull through two loops, *yo, pull up a loop IN THE SAME STITCH/SPACE, pull through two loops, repeat from *, yo and pull through all loops on the hook. dc3tog complete.
  • standing stitches (sdc and dc) are worked with new yarn directly into the indicated stitch. You do not need to join new yarn with a slip stitch and then chain up to begin a new round with a new color. You can begin with a slip knot on your hook, or just start your new yarn without using a knot. Use your fingers to hold the yarn over against the hook while you work the stitch.

Other notes:

  • Instructions given for working continuously in one color, with join locations given in parenthesis for new color joins. 
  • Ch 3 (counts as dc) can be used in place of sdc.
  • Place a stitch marker the first stitch of each round in order to avoid creating additional stitches.
  • Take care not to miss the first stitch after the corner chains. If you find your square is swirling, you may be missing that first stitch after the corners.

 

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Ch 4, join with sl st to form a ring (magic loop not recommended).

Round 1: working into starting ring, sdc (or ch 3 counts as 1 dc), 2 dc, ch 3, [3 dc, ch 3] 3x, join to sdc (or top of ch 3). (4 sets of 3 dc, 4 ch 3 sps)

Round 2: sl st in next 2 dc and in ch 3 sp, sdc (or ch 3 counts as 1 dc) 2 dc in same sp, ch 3, 3 dc in ch 3 sp, [3 dc ch 3 3 dc] in each of next 3 sps, Join with sl st to starting sdc (or top of ch 3). (four corners of 3dc, ch 3, 3 dc)

Round 3:: ch 1, sc in same st (mark this stitch), sc in next 2 dc, *[sc, ch 2, sc in ch 3 sp], 6 sc, repeat from * 3x, 3 sc. Join to marked st.

Round 4: (in 4th st before ch 2 sp) sdc, 3 dc, *[2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch 2 sp, 8 dc, repeat from * 3x, 4 dc. Join to sdc.

Round 5: (in 6th st before ch 3 sp) sdc, 5 dc, *[2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch 2 sp, 12 dc, repeat from * 3x, 6 dc. Join to sdc.

Round 6: (8th st before ch 3 sp) ch 1, sc in same sp (mark this st), sc in next 7 dc, *[sc, ch 2, sc in ch 3 sp], 16 sc, repeat from * 3x, 8 sc. Join with sl st to marked st.

Round 7: (start in 8th st before ch 2 sp) sl st, ch 2, dc2tog in same st (mark this st), *[sk 2, 3 dc in next st] 2x, sk 1, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in corner ch 2 sp,  [sk 2, 3 dc in next st] 2x, sk 2 dc3tog, sk 1, dc3tog, repeat from * 3x, ending after first dc3tog, sk 1, join with sl st to marked st.

Round 8: sl st in sp bet dc2tog and 3 dc, sdc (or ch 3 counts as 1 dc) 2 dc in same sp, 3 dc in next 2 sps, *[3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in corner ch 3 sp, 3 dc in next 3 sps, dc3tog in sp bet 2 dc3tog, 3 dc in next 3 sps, repeat from * around ending with dc3tog, join with sl st to starting sdc (or top of ch 3).

Round 9: (12th st from the ch 2 sp) ch 1, sc in same st (mark this st), sc in each st around, making [sc, ch 2, sc] in corner ch 3 sps. Join with sl st to marked st. (27 sc each side including corner scs)

Fasten off. Weave in all ends.

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The stitch pattern is “Vivid Chevrons” #110 from 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns by Jan Eaton.
Reprinted with permission from Quarto Publishing. 
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