Classic Granny Square

Materials

• Yarn: about 25 yards per square
• Hook: 5.0 mm (H-8)
• 5.0 mm hook
• Yarn needle

Abbreviations (US terms)

• ch: chain
• dc: double crochet
• sl st: slip stitch
• sp: space

Instructions

1. Chain 4 and join with a sl st to form a ring.
2. Round 1: Chain 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in ring, chain 2. *3 dc in ring, chain 2.* Repeat 2 more times. Join to the top of the starting chain-3 (four 3-dc groups).
3. Round 2: Sl st to the first corner space. Chain 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same space. *Chain 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next corner space.* Repeat around, chain 1, join.
4. Round 3: Sl st to the corner space. In each corner work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), and work 3 dc in each chain-1 space between corners, with chain 1 after each group.
5. Repeat Round 3 for more rounds, then fasten off and weave in ends.