Simple Says It Best!

Simple Says It Best Square

SIMPLE SAYS IT BEST

I needed a really quick and easy closed weave square for some appliques and to use as solid color fillers in a blanket project.

I looked and looked and couldn't find exactly what I needed or wanted; so me being me and the designer that I am, I of course opted to make my own.
And of course I thought of all my Tangled Friends would probably like this pattern too, so I have written it out and am posting it here for all of you!

So without any further ado ... Drum roll please....

The Simple Says It Best 6 Inch Square! Ta da!

Simple Says It Best Square

This is an Intermediate level pattern written in US Crochet Terms.

Materials Needed:

Size 5.0mm Crochet Hook

Worsted Weight Yarn

Tapestry Needle

Scissors

Tape Measure

Stitch Legend:

Mgc Rng – Magic Ring

Ch – Chain

SC – Single Crochet

DC – Double Crochet

Sl St – Slip Stitch

St – Stitch

Sts – Stitches

* – Repeat Instructions between *’s

FO – Fasten Off

[ ] – Stitches worked in same Space or Stitch

Round 1: Begin with a Mgc Rng, Ch 3 (counts as 1^st DC here & throughout), 15 DC into the ring, pull yarn tail to close & Sl St to top of Ch 3 to join (16 DC)

Round 2: [Ch 3, 1 DC, Ch 2, 2 DC] (corner made) into the same St as joining, *1 DC in next 3 Sts, [2 DC, Ch 2, 2 DC] in next St, Repeat from * around omitting last corner instructions, Sl St to top of Ch 3 to join (28 DC)

Round 3: Sl St into next St & into Ch 2 space, [Ch 3, 1 DC, Ch 2, 2 DC], *1 DC into each St across to corner, in Ch 2 corner space [2 DC, Ch 2, 2 DC], Repeat from * around omitting last corner instructions, Sl St to top of Ch 3 to join (44 DC)

Rounds 4 & 5: Repeat Round 3, after last Sl St on Round 5, Ch 1 & FO (Round 4 Count 60 DC, Round 5 Count (76 DC)

Using the tapestry needle, weave in all ends to secure & cut excess yarn.

Enjoy!

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It all started with a Sunflower

As long as I can remember I've always loved Sunflowers! To me they are bright, cheerful and sunny and they have always brightened my day!

 

I remember one time as a kid being sick and my dad brought me a bouquet of flowers from the store that had Sunflowers and Roses in it. They were the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen and it instantly became my favorite combination of flowers! To this day it still is and it always makes me smile whenever I think about it.

 

So one day I'm sitting here playing with some yarn and thinking about the Sunflowers, and the idea came to me "I could probably make a Sunflower out of yarn."

 

A lot of my patterns come from just doodling around with either pen and paper or just shaping crochet stitches. So I started playing and disecting the shapes of a Sunflower and after a little while, the shapes and the math worked out and a pretty little (and I do mean little - only about 2.5" wide) came about. LOL Tada a Sunflower was born!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I sat there thinking "What could I use this for?" and then I thought about my friend Pam and her love of squares. This woman can literally make anything into a crochet square or blanket and she really loves it! (You can see her page Here)

 

So I played a little more and I gave it a shot and a little while later Sweetpea's Sunflower square was born! (Pattern available here)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well me being proud of my latest creation, I shared it on my facebook page and the next thing I know I'm making a blanket for a custom order for it! I admit I am not a big projects type of girl, but it was for a friend and I knew it would make her happy and she would get a lot of enjoyment out of it so I agreed.

 

I started the blanket about the last week in January 2013 and I am getting to the point of it almost being completed and I am really getting excited to see it all come together!

I am going to post the photos below so you can see the progress of it:

 



Color Scheme for Squares for Throw

The first group of 20  Sunflowers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 Squares completed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 Squares Completed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50 Squares Completed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And FINALLY all 80 Squares completed! Woooo Hoooo!

 

I completed all 80 squares as of Monday 4-15-2013!

 

I'm currently working on joining the squares and I should have it completed hopefully by the early part of next week.

 

I will do another post about the joining process and get the completed project done and do a post there.

 

Thanks for coming along with me on this journey as I build a Sunflower Field of my own for a special friend.

 

I hope to see you soon with a finished project!

 

I wish you all the best!

 

Have a great day!

 

Michelle K

The Perfect Knot