🇬🇧 A big announcement! I’m one of the three Granny Square Day Ambassadors this year. In this post you’ll find Free Corner to Corner Granny Square Crochet Pattern. Granny Square Day on August 15th is a big celebration here on Instagram to share our love for crochet squares. I’m so excited to be Ambassador with talented Emma Leith @emmaleithatelier and Cassie Ward @themissingyarn

🇮🇹 Ho un super annuncio! Sono una delle 3 Ambassador del Granny Square Day di quest’anno. In questo articolo troverai lo schema gratuito del quadrato a uncinetto che ho disegnato per l’occasione. Il 15 agosto è Granny Square, un giorno per festeggiare qui su Instagram la nostra passione per i quadrati a uncinetto. Sono così felice di essere Ambassador insieme alle fantastiche Leith @emmaleithatelier and Cassie Ward @themissingyarn

Celebrate Love Granny Square

🇬🇧 It’s only 5 days until Granny Square Day hosted by Simply Crochet. Get ready to share your square picture on 15ht August on Instagram with hashtag #grannysquareday2023, together we’re going to create a colorfull virtual blanket. This year theme is Celebrate because it’s 10th anniversary of Simply Crochet and the 5th year of hosting Granny Square Day. As an Ambassador I design a square to celebrate love 🏳️‍🌈

🇮🇹 Mancano 5 giorni al Granny Square Day organizzato da Simply Crochet. Preparatevi a condividere la foto del vostro quadrato su Instagram con l’hashtag #grannysquareday2023, insieme creeremo una coloratissima coperta virtuale. Il tema di quest’anno è Celebrate, visto che è il decimo anniversario di Simply Crochet e il quinto anno che ospitano il Granny Square Day. Come Ambassador ho disegnato un quadrato per celebrare l’amore 🏳️‍🌈

What you’ll need to make Celebrate Love Granny Square

• Small amount of Anchor Creativa Fino (50g/125m – 100% cotton) in 7 shades (see diagram below)
• 2,5mm crochet hook
• Yarn Needle

Tension

Tension is not critical for this project.

Abbreviations (UK terms)

ch: chain st/sts: stitch/stitches tr: treble crochet ss: slip stitch sp: space YO: yarn over * work instructions immediately following *, then repeat as many more time as directed [] number of stitches in a round

Corner to Corner Crochet with Puff Stitch

Corner to corner crochet (C2C) This technique is great for creating colourful pieces. The fabric is made up of blocks worked in diagonal rows, starting in one corner and finishing in the opposite corner.

A Puff Stitch Block is made substituting the second tr of the block with a puff stitch.

How to crochet a Puff Stitch

Make the puff stitch inserting the hook in the second chain of the 3chs space. Yarn over, insert the hook in the second chain of 3chs space, *yarn over and then draw up a loop, rep from * 4 times more. Yarn over and draw it through all the loops, one ch to close the stitch.

Celebrate Love Corner to Corner Granny Square

See the Chart for square design. On the chart, each square represents one block. Start reading the Chart from the bottom right corner where Row 1 is labelled and continue reading diagonally. Read odd rows right to left and even rows left to right. Instructions contain only the first 3 rows. Continue working with C2C technique and follow the Chart. Make the puff stitch pop up on the same side (right side).

To finish Celebrate Love Corner to Corner Granny Square

Optional add a border. With RS facing, join Orange 252 with a ss to any border st of the square: ch3 (does not count as a st), work around 5tr in each corner of the square and 3 tr in each block, ss in first st to join. Fasten off and weave in all the ends on the wrong side.

Optional with black cotton and needle embroidery around the heart to underline it.

Get involved in Granny Square Day 2023

1. Take a photo of a granny square (a 4-round traditional granny works best but feel free to be as creative as you want)

2. Crop it so that the single square fills the entire screen of your post

3. Be sure to include the hashtag #grannysquareday2023 in the description of your Instagram post, as when viewing the hashtag the Instagram grid format assembles the squares into a virtual granny square blanket!

Thanks for being here

Ciao, I’m Kate!
I’m Kate Alinari enthusiastic crochet designer and teacher based in Tuscany (Italy). Since 2012 I’ve been working as a free lance designer, featured by international magazines and websites such as Simply Crochet (UK), Love Crochet (UK), We Crochet (USA)
Crocheting since she was 6, I also love tasting food and craft beers from all around the world.

Italian escape
I organize crochet retreats, lessons and walks around Florence for crochet and yarn lovers. If you’re visiting Florence, come to my group. It’s a fantastic occasion to meet locals and fellow crocheters.

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