Geometric Granny squares

I'm excited!

As this was one of my most liked photos on instagram this august I figured I should share how I made these geometric beauties :) 

These granny squares come out same size as original 7 round granny square.

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It still needs to be properly written down .. but for those of you who understand crochet from half a word - I made half a granny square and then added rows on top of it. First row was 3 sc in each sp, second row in same colour was ch 3, skip 3 sts (to make 45 angle). Then dc in next 3 sts, ch 1, skip one st (repeat till there are 4 sts left till end). Skip 3 sts, make dc in corner for other 45 angle. And after thet you just make each granny row a bit shorter.

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This one is simple - make four 4 row granny square halves and join them as you go. 

after that make dc border (i made 2 dc's in each space and 1 in row joining points as I thought it looks neater this way)

Addendum 5: 3/4 heart parts D & E

Recently I shared A, B and C part tiny hearts. 

And now is time for 3/4 heart parts! Let's smoothen that edge ;)

Yin Yang granny square!

UPDATE on June 2022 ;)

💙    1st thing

This square is now a part of #CrochetForPeaceCAL
hosted by two wonderful fiber artists 
Yvonne van Zijl (@bokkyshome) and Alessia B (@alessiafiberart)

💛    2nd thing - videos!

💚    3rd thing - some wording changes and more tips

💜    4th thing - Japanese translation by Masako (@crochet_hmmm)

So get your hook out and let's have some fun ;)

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Happy Granny square day 2020 !!!

& just because I'm obsessed with duality lately I am presenting you with Yin Yang granny square! :)

You can also get it in pdf form on ravelry and etsy ;)

And as granny square day is one of my favourite holidays (thank god it is on actual holiday this year so I am not lying that much :D) I am sharing my latest square on blog for you all to enjoy!

Abbreviations used (US terms):
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
htr – half treble crochet (yarn over 2 times, pull yarn through 3 loops at the end of the stitch)
tr – treble crochet
dtr – double treble crochet

sl st – slip stitch
ch sp – chain space
st(s) – stitch(es)
bl – back loop

Instruction repeats:
[ ... ] - used for small repeats;
* ... * - used for large repeats.

Col – color
A – dark
B – light
C – background

While making YinYang sign we will repeat each of 2 rounds and 3 rows in both colours!
For Yin part start with col B for first round and col A for the rest.
For Yang part start with col A for first round and col B for the rest.

Stitches that attach Yin to Yang (and vice versa) are always worked in back loops.
3 stitches from both circles are joined in the middle on round 2 and additional 10 stitches from one circle are joined with those 3 rows from other side of YinYang.

I advise you to skim through all of the instructions before you start to crochet just so you know what to expect ;)

Frame your Granny square!

Everyone knows that granny squares are the heart of all squares and the beginning of so much love all around world and time.. 

And as part of this granny square celebration - this year I am part of Granny square month CAL hosted by hobbycraft and knitcraft.

As everything new is well forgotten old I thought that this years NEW square should be Frame IT! as we are actually displaying and celebrating the good old granny square! :)

Here comes pattern for this square in US terms:

All patterns for Granny Square Month CAL on hobbycraft page are originally in UK terms (as are this one there) but as I myself think in US crochet terms I thought I should make it easier for people like me :D 

Addendum 4: tiny heart half parts A, B & C

Finally!!!

Lets make some heart parts to smoothen the edges for Tiny Heart blanket ;)

There are quite a few variations of heart parts (all of them are already available in pdf on etsy and ravelry) but I am slowly sharing them here as well :)

So first of all a picture to show you where each heart part lives

And today we will look at the A, B, C because it is a huge amount of pictures and instructions for all the parts. So, lets start with A.

A - Quarter heart, aka - half hexagon.