Granny Heart Square

Requirements:
4mm crochet hook
30g Double Knit cotton yarn
darning needle

Abbreviations (US Terminology):

sl st slip stitch
ch chain
sc single crochet
hdc half double crochet
dc double crochet
tr triple crochet
dtr double triple crochet
sk skip
st(s) stitch(es)
sp(s) space(es)
beg beginning
rep repeat

4 ch, join with a slip stitch in first ch to form circle (or complete using
the Magic Circle).

Round 1: 3 ch (counts as first dc),

2 dc in circle,
*2 ch,
3 dc in circle,
rep from * twice more,
1 dc in top of beg 3-ch to join.

Round 2: 3 ch (counts as first dc),

2 dc in same sp,
2 ch,
3 dc in same sp,
*1 ch,
3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc in next sp,
rep from * twice more,
1 ch,
1 sc in top of beg 3-ch to join.

Round 3: 1 sc in next 2 sts,

1 sc, 2-ch picot, 1 sc in next 2-ch sp,
1 sc in next 3 sts,
1 sc in 1-ch sp,
1 sc in next 3 sts,
1 sc in 2-ch sp,
**sk next 3 sts,
12 tr in next 1-ch sp,
sk next 3 sts,
 sl st in next 2-ch sp,
rep from ** once more omitting last sl st,
1 sc in 2-ch sp,
1 sc in next 3 sts,
1 sc in 1-ch sp,
sl st in first sc to join.
Fasten off and weave in ends of yarn

This completes the heart. The following rounds square up the heart motif to
make a square.

Round 4: join new colour into 2-ch picot at bottom of heart,

[1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc] in this same 2-ch picot sp,
*3 ch,
sk next 2 sts,
1 sc in next st,
rep from * all the way around to the last st before the dip in the
top,
2 ch,
1 sc in next st (across the dip),
rep from * all the way to the point at the bottom, ending with a
sl st into the first sc st to join (there should be 7 ch sps on
each side of the heart with a smaller ch-sp at the top and another
smaller ch-sp at the bottom).

Round 5: sl st into next 2-ch sp (bottom of heart),

into each ch sp, you will work the following:
1 sc (into the bottom 2-ch sp),
2 hdc, 1 dc, 1 ch into the next ch-sp,
1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr, 2 ch into the next ch-sp(corner made),
1 dtr, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 ch into the next ch-sp,
1 dc, 2 hdc, 1 ch into the next ch-sp,
2 hdc, 1 dc, 1 ch into the next ch-sp,
2 dc, 1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr, 2 dc, 1 ch into the next ch-sp (corner
made),
1 dc, 2 hdc into next ch-sp,
1 hdc into 2-ch sp at top of heart,
2 hdc, 1 dc, 1 ch into next ch-sp,
2 dc, 1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr, 2 dc, 1 ch into the next ch-sp (corner
made),
1 dc. 2 hdc, 1 ch into next ch-sp,
2 hdc, 1 dc, 1 ch into next ch-sp,
1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr, 2 ch into the next ch-sp(corner made),
1 dtr, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 ch into the next ch-sp,
1 dc, 2 hdc into next ch-sp,
sl st into first sc to join.

Round 6: 3 ch (counts as 1 dc),

2 dc, 1 ch into same st,
3 dc, 1 ch in next ch-sp,
[3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc, 1 ch] in corner sp,
3 dc, 1 ch in next 3 ch-sps,
[3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc, 1 ch] in corner sp,
3 dc, 1 ch in next ch-sp,
 3 dc, 1 ch in hdc in dip at the top,
3 dc, 1 ch in next ch-sp,
[3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc, 1 ch] in corner sp,
3 dc, 1 ch in next 3 ch-sps,
[3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc, 1 ch] in corner sp,
3 dc, 1 ch in next ch-sp,
sl st in top ch of beg 3-ch to join.

Round 7: 1 sc in first st and every st and ch-sp all the way around, with 3
sc sts in each corner,
sl st in first sc to join.

Add more rounds of hdc and/or sc in each st, with 3 sts in the corners to
increase the size of the square.
In the square pictured the following rounds were added to give a measurement
of just over 6 inches:
1 round of hdc,
1 round sc,
1 round hdc,
1 round sc

Finish: Fasten off and weave in ends of yarn. Block work.

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