Easy crochet square for blankets, pillow covers and table runners

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Materials:

Worsted weight yarn

4 mm crochet hook

Yarn needle

Size:

About 20 cm x  20 cm

Stitches/Abbreviations Used:

** - Repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed

[ ] - Repeat instructions within brackets as a set as many times as directed

ch - chain

st//sts - stitch/stitches

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

dc - double crochet

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Instruction

Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 3 (counts as 1^st st), 15 dc into ring. Join with a sl st to the top of ch 3. (16 sts).

Round 2: Ch 3, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in same st, ch 3, skip 3 sts, **[2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next st, ch 3, skip 3 sts** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times. Join with a sl st to the top of ch 3.

Round 3: Ch 3, dc in next st, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in ch-2 space, dc in next 2 sts, ch 3, sc in ch-3 space, ch 3, **dc in next 2 sts, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in ch-2 space, dc in next 2 sts, ch 3, sc in ch-3 space, ch 3** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times. Join with a sl st to top of ch 3.

Round 4: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in ch-2 space, dc in next 4 sts, ch 1, [dc, ch 2, dc] in next sc, ch 1, skip next dc, **dc in next 4 sts, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in ch-2 space, dc in next 4 sts, ch 1, [dc, ch 2, dc] in next sc, ch 1, skip next dc** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times. Join with a sl st to top of ch 3.

Round 5: Sl st in next 4 sts, ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in ch-2 space, dc in next 3 sts, ch 3, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in ch-2 space, ch 3, skip next 4 dc, **dc in next 3 sts, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in ch-2 space, dc in next 3 sts, ch 3, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in next ch-2 space, ch 3, skip next 4 dc** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times. Join with a sl st to top of ch 3.

Round 6: Sl st in next 2 sts, ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, [2 dc, picot, 2 dc] in corner ch-2 space, dc in next 3 sts, ch 3, [sc, picot, sc] in ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch 3, [sc, picot, sc] in next ch-3 space, ch 3, skip 2 dc, **dc in next 3 sts, [2 dc, picot, 2 dc] in corner ch-3 space, dc in next 3 sts, ch 3, [sc, picot, sc] in ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch 3, [sc, picot, sc] in next ch-3 space, ch 3, skip 2 dc** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times. Join with a sl st to top of ch 3.

Round 7: Sl st in next 2 sts, ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, ch 4, dc in next 3 dc, [ch 4, sc in ch-3 space] 2 times, ch 5, [sc in next ch-3 space, ch 4] 2 times, skip 2 dc, **dc in next 3 dc, ch 4, dc in next 3 dc, [ch 4, sc in ch-3 space] 2 times, ch 5, [sc in next ch-3 space, ch 4] 2 times, skip 2 dc** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times. Join with a sl st to top of ch 3.

Round 8: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in ch-2 space, **dc in 3 dc, [3 dc in ch-4 space, dc in sc] 2 times, 4 dc in ch-4 space, [dc in sc, 3 dc in ch-4 space] 2 times, dc in next 3 dc, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc] in ch-2 space** Repeat from ** to ** 2 more times, dc in 3 dc, [3 dc in ch-4 space, dc in sc] 2 times, 4 dc in ch-4 space, [dc in sc, 3 dc in ch-4 space] 2 times. Join with a sl st to top of ch 3.

Round 9: Ch 1, **sc in each st up to the corner ch-2 space, [2 sc, ch 1, 2 sc] in ch-2 space** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to the 1st sc. Fasten off. 

Weave in all the loose ends. Block the square.