QUARANTINE CAL
SPOT SQUARE
QUARANTINE CAL PART 4
YOU WILL NEED:
DK YARN STASH- 4 colours
4mm Hook for Cushion or Blanket options
4.5mm Hook for Jumper option
Scissors
NOTE: If you are going to be buying new yarn for this project and are making the blanket you will need 2 balls of Black yarn and, 9 Balls of yarn in mixed colours.
Hi Guys!
Sending you lots of love this sunny Wednesday! Sorry for the slower uploads, doing the videos myself takes longer than planned and uploading them to youtube even more so, but im really enjoying making them! I even got carried away this week and made a silly intro!
This week is also Fashion Revolution week and I’m involved in some online events this weekend so our final motif instalment will be next wednesday (not sunday) and then we will be on to the joining part of the CAL!
This week our 4th instalment brings you the Spot Square! This motif is the perfect practice of both crocheting a circle and mastering getting that flat increase and how to square off motifs. Learn increasing and new stitches to the CAL: the half treble and the double treble!
PS. after your request in the Q&A i have updated Part 2 with a new video showing how to carry up the live stitches!
Enjoy and remember to tag your makes so we can all share each other’s progress!
Follow along with me and share your makes using the Hashtags #QUARANTINECAL and #MIYKATIEJONES.
TENSION
If making the blanket or cushion and using DK and a 4mm hook you want a 4 Round Granny Square to equal 10cm X 10 cm .
Top Tip: If you are making for a garment size up a hook size to get a looser drape, using a 4.5mm hook you want a 4 Round Granny Square to equal 12cm X 12cm.
KEY: UK Pattern
CH = Chain
Sp = Space
St = Stitch
SS = Slip Stitch
DC = Double Crochet
TR= Treble
HTR= Half Treble
DTR= Double Treble
SPOT SQUARE
You will want 2 colours for this block and the motif is made in 2 Parts.
Part 1- working Colour A
Part 2- working Colour B.
MAKE 4 in different colour ways for Blanket
MAKE 1 for Cushion
MAKE 2 for Jumper
FINAL MEASUREMENTS: - If working in a different yarn weight for blanket ignore measurements
Blanket/ Cushion 4mm hook= 19cm
Jumper 4.5mm hook= 23cm
PART 1- SPOT
Pattern for circle is worked into the stitches, and pattern for Granny cluster is worked into the gaps between st groups on the last round.
Foundation: Using colour A, make 4CH, ss into first ch to make a loop.
Round 1: 3CH (counts as a TR throughout), 11TR into loop, ss into third of beg 3 CH. (12 sts)
Round 2: 3CH, 1TR into same st, 2TR into each st to end, ss into third of beg 3 CH. (24 sts)
Round 3: 3CH, 1TR into same st, 1TR into next st, *2TR into next st, 1TR into next st* repeat to end, ss into third of beg 3 CH. (36 sts)
Round 4: 3CH, 1TR into same st, 1TR into next 2 sts, *2TR into next st, 1TR into next 2 sts* repeat to end, ss into third of beg 3 CH. (48 sts)
Round 5: 3CH, 1TR into same st, 1TR into next 3 sts, *2TR in next st, 1TR into next 3 sts* repeat to end, ss into third of beg 3 CH. (60 sts)
Round 6: 3CH, 1TR into same st, 1TR into next 4 sts, *2TR into next st, 1TR into next 4 sts* repeat to end, ss into third of beg 3 CH. Fasten off. (72 sts)
PART 2- SQUARING OFF
Round 7: Join colour B into any st, (4CH (counts as DTR), 2DTR, 3CH, 3DTR) into same st, *miss 2 sts, 3TR into next st, miss 2 sts, (3HTR into next st, miss 2 sts) 3 times, 3TR into next st, miss 2 sts **, (3DTR, 3CH, 3DTR) into next st* repeat 3 times more ending last repeat at **, ss into fourth of beg 4 CH.
Round 8: 3CH, *(3TR, 2CH, 3TR) into corner sp, 3TR into each gap to next corner sp* repeat twice more, (3TR, 2CH, 3TR) in corner sp, 3tTR into each gap to last gap, 2TR in last gap, ss into third of beg 3 CH. Fasten off.
