Introduction
Textured Puff Granny Square is a great project for those who would like to dip their toes in the world of crochet and granny squares and crochet texture. The repetitive pattern allows for sufficient practise of the technique creating a beautiful texture. You can make the motif into a placemat, coaster, even a blanket!
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Skills required to make textured crochet granny square:
To create this textured crochet granny square you will need to master (or already know) these stitches and techniques:
Chain, slip stitch (sl st), double crochet (dc), front post treble crochet (fptc), puff stitch (puff), puff v-stitch (puff v-st), blocking, working in the round.
Skill level:
Finished measurements of textured crochet granny square:
The final textured crochet granny square measurements (blocked):
11 x 11 in (28 x 28 cm)
Materials and tools to make textured crochet granny square:
Yarn:
To get the exact look as on the pictures of my textured crochet granny square, you will need:
Sheepjes Stone Washed (50% Cotton, 50% Acrylic | Sport/baby | 50 g (1.8 oz) = 130 m (142 yds)),
- Axinite #813 (A),
- Crystal Quartz #814 (B),
1 skein each
Other yarn alternatives:
Please always swatch when substituting yarn:
- Scheepjes River Washed
- Rico Design Creative Cotton Fleece DK
For further alternatives, please see:
Scheepjes Stone Washed | Substitutes
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Tools and notions:
- Crochet hook size 4.0 mm (G/6)
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Gauge:
Blocked Gauge:
13 sts x 6 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4 in) over granny cluster st pattern using 4 mm hook
The gauge is not essential for this textured crochet granny square, but it will impact the amount of yarn used.
Gauge considerations:
Gauge helps you to understand how the project turns out in terms of the final size. If you would like to achieve the exact size of the final project as in the instructions above, you gauge needs to match exactly to the above.
If you get more stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact hook size as per instructions, your final project will turn out smaller. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact hooks size as per instructions, your final project will turn out bigger.
To make adjustments, if you get more stitches and/or rows, you can try using bigger hook size to get closer to the desired size. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows, you can try using smaller hook size to get closer to the desired size.
It may take trial and error to try out a few hook sizes to achieve the exact size.
Alternatively, if you really don’t want to make several samples to achieve the desired size, you can try to alter your tension as you work the textured granny square. However, I would advise to try this out once you master the basics of crochet as it may be a bit tiresome to try to master the basics of crochet and focus on alternating your tension while working the project.
Stitch guide for textured crochet granny square:
Basic crochet stitches:
dc (double crochet)- yrh, insert hook into indicated st, yrh, pull up a lp (3 lps on hook), [yrh, pull through 2 lps on hook] twice.
fptc (front post treble crochet) – yrh twice, insert hook from front to back and to front around the vertical post of next st, yrh, pull up a lp (4 lps on hook), [yrh, pull through 2 lps on hook] three times.
Intermediate crochet stitches:
puff (puff stitch) – yrh, insert hook as indicated in the pattern, yrh, pull up a lp, [yrh, insert hook in the same st, yrh, pull up a lp] 2 times, yrh, pull through all 7 lps on hook, ch 1.
puff V st (puff v-stitch)- (puff st, ch 1, puff st) in indicated st.
gr cl (granny cluster)- group of 3 dc worked into the same space.
Abbreviations:
| Abbreviations used in textured granny square: | |
| ch- chain | yrh- yarn round the hook |
| st(s)- stitch(es) | pul- pull up a loop |
| lp(s)- loop(s) | puff- puff stitch |
| WS- wrong side | RS- right side |
| fptc- front post treble crochet | approx.- approximately |
| dc- double crochet | rep- repeat |
| rnd- round | RS- right side |
| beg- beginning | sk- skip |
Notes for textured crochet granny square:
- The square is crocheted in the round.
- Beg ch 3 counts as 1st st.
- Ch 2 creates corners.
- Instructions enclosed in [] indicate stitches that are worked into the same space/ corner space/ st.
- Instructions between * and ; , ** and ; , or *** and ; indicate st pattern repeat.
- Work rounds with puff stitches in B (4, 7, 10 ) (changing from A to B on yarn over pull through 2 of the last st of the round).
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Instructions to make textured crochet granny square:
Textured Crochet Granny Square
in A, chain 4, sl st in the 4th ch from hook to make a circle.
Rnd 1 (RS): ch 3 (1st dc), 2 dc in the circle, ch 2, [3 dc in the circle, ch 2] twice, 3 dc in the circle, dc in top of beg ch 3, turn.
Rnd 2 (WS): ch 3 (1st dc), 2 dc in corner space below ch 3, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next corner space] 3 times, 3 dc in next corner space, dc in top of beg ch 3, turn.
Rnd 3: ch 3 (1st dc), 2 dc in corner space below ch 3, *dc in next sp between 2 gr cl, fptc in middle dc of gr cl of rnd 1, dc in same sp as previous dc, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next corner space]; rep from * 2 times, dc in next sp between 2 gr cl, fptc in middle dc of gr cl of rnd 1, dc in same sp as previous dc, 3 dc in next corner space, dc in top of beg ch 3.
Rnd 4: In B, ch 3 (1st dc), 2 dc in corner space below ch 3, *sk next 3 sts, puff V st in the next st, sk next 2 sts, puff V st in the next st, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next corner space]; rep from * 2 times, sk next 3 sts, puff V st in the next st, sk next 2 sts, puff V st in the next st, 3 dc in next corner space, dc in top of beg ch 3, turn.
Rnd 5: ch 3 (1st dc), 2 dc in corner space below ch 3, *3 dc in each sp between gr cls or puff V sts across to next corner, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next corner space]; rep from * 2 times, 3 dc in each sp between gr cls or puff V sts across to next corner, 3 dc in next corner space, dc in top of beg ch 3, turn.
Rnd 6: ch 3 (1st dc), 2 dc in corner space below ch 3, *dc in next sp between 2 gr cls, fptc in middle dc of gr cl 2 rnds below, dc in same sp as previous dc, 3 dc in next sp between 2 gr cls across to last sp between 2 gr cls before next corner, dc in next sp between 2 gr cls, fptc in middle dc of gr cl 2 rnds below, dc in same sp as previous dc, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next corner space]; rep from * 2 times, 3 dc in next sp between 2 gr cls across to last sp between 2 gr cls before next corner, dc in next sp between 2 gr cls, fptc in middle dc of gr cl 2 rnds below, dc in same sp as previous dc, 3 dc in next corner space, dc in top of beg ch 3.
Rnd 7: In B, ch 3 (1st dc), 2 dc in corner space below ch 3, *sk next 3 sts, puff V st in next st, **sk next 2 sts, puff V st in next st, rep from ** to next corner, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next corner space] ; rep from * 2 times, sk next 3 sts, puff V st in next st, ***sk next 2 sts, puff V st in the next st; rep from *** to last corner, 3 dc in next corner space, dc in top of beg ch 3, turn.
Rnd 8-10: Rep Rnd 5-7.
Rnd 11: Rep Rnd 5.
Fasten off.
Finishing steps in textured crochet granny square:
Weave in all ends and block to final measurements as above.
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