Scrappy Rug: Pinwheel block

I noticed I have way more scraps than I need to finish my WavyC2C of scraps so ... i played around a little and remembered squares I saw by fantastic Quilt designer & pattern maker Jemima Flendt (@tiedwitharibbon) called ConfettiQuilt so I dreamed up this 😏

Although you can use any pattern to make a scrappy rug - why not something new and fun?

And of course you could make it NOT scrappy at all .. but for me making with scrap yarn is like quilting with old jeans ... Repurposing has become a lifestyle lately :D

How do you start the block?
Colors ..
Pick tone for background (bluish greens for me - will be worked full rows from beginning till end)
Then 3 distinct colors for marking three different parts. I chose dark tones: browns and bluish greys for sides. And white for middle.

Pattern is simple solid granny square quarter.
All stitches worked with two colors at a time.
Tricky part is changing colours but I have quite a few pictures here on how to do it so you should be fine ;)
Tip: untangle threads as you go because otherwise you will have a hard time getting to the 10th row...

Scheme:

Written pattern:

Row 1: Magic Ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in magic ring. Switch colors. Ch 2, 2 dc in magic ring. Turn.
(6 sts: 2 ch, 4 dc)

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next st. Switch colors. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch sp. Switch colors. Dc in each of 2sts. Turn.
(10 sts: 2 ch, 8 dc)

Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 2st. Switch colors. Dc in next st. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch sp. Dc in next st. Switch colors. Dc in each of 3 sts. Turn.
(14 sts: 2 ch, 12 dc)

Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 3st. Switch colors. Dc in next 2 st. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch sp. Dc in next 2 st. Switch colors. Dc in each of 4 sts. Turn.
(18 sts: 2 ch, 16 dc)

Row 5: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 4 st. Switch colors. Dc in next 3 st. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch sp. Dc in next 3 st. Switch colors. Dc in each of 5 sts. Turn.
(22 sts: 2 ch, 20 dc)

Row 6: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 5 st. Switch colors. Dc in next 4 st. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch sp. Dc in next 4 st. Switch colors. Dc in each of 6 sts. Turn.
(26 sts: 2 ch, 24 dc)

Row 7: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 6 st. Switch colors. Dc in next 5 st. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch sp. Dc in next 5 st. Switch colors. Dc in each of 7 sts. Turn.
(30 sts: 2 ch, 28 dc)

Row 8: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 7 st. Switch colors. Dc in next 6 st. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch sp. Dc in next 6 st. Switch colors. Dc in each of 8 sts. Turn.
(34 sts: 2 ch, 32 dc)

Row 9: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 8 st. Switch colors. Dc in next 7 st. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch sp. Dc in next 7 st. Switch colors. Dc in each of 9 sts. Turn.
(38 sts: 2 ch, 36 dc)

Row 10: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 9 st. Switch colors. Dc in next 8 st. 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch sp. Dc in next 8 st. Switch colors. Dc in each of 10 sts. Turn.
(40 sts: 2 ch, 38 dc)

And once you have a bunch of squares you can start to play - my favourite part usually :D

So far I love the pinwheel look ..

But originally I tried to recreate the ConfettiQuilt .. and it looks great like this too as it should!

 

They will be joined together with zipper stitch or sewing .. not quite there tough :D
not even sure about arrangement atm ... 

Happy crafting!