Ripple Around Granny Square Crochet Pattern
Have some fun with variegated yarn when you work up the Ripple Around Granny Square Crochet Pattern. This delightful square will tempt you to make a bunch of them to put together a colorful afghan. The is yarn stitched in double crochet, front post double crochet, and half double crochet, which makes a spiral square. You'll have a wonderful time working a lot of these squares and you may end up with more than you need for a good size afghan. We love the yarn and this pattern, so get your hooks ready!
Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Finished Size6 in square
Materials:
- Brown Sheep Lanaloft Yarn - “Razzmatazz”: 1.0oz.
- Hook: H/5.0mm
Notes:
- Join: Join W/slst in beg st, unless otherwise stated.
- If using one color, ignore color changes.
Find more great patterns like this one in our collection: 24 Easy Crochet Granny Square Patterns
Abbreviations:
- Beg=Beginning
- Ch=Chain
- Slst=Slip Stitch
- Sc=Single Crochet
- Sp=Spaces
- Sk=Skip
- W/=With
- Dc=Double Crochet
- St(s)=Stitch(es)
- Lps=Loops
- Fpdc=Front Post dc
- Hdc=Half double crochet
Square
Rnd 1: W/A, Ch4, work 11dc in 4th ch from hook, join in 3rd st of ch4. (12dc)
Rnd 2: Ch3, dc in same st, work 2dc in each st around, join. (24dc)
Rnd 3: Ch1, fpsc in joining st and next st together. [Ch3, fpsc in next 2sts together] Repeat around, ending w/ch3, join. (12sc, 12ch3)
*Work in dc sts of rnd 2 behind work.
Rnd 4: Slst into next dc, ch3, dc in same st. Work 2dc in each st around, join. (48dc)
Rnd 5: Ch1, fpsc in joining st and next st together. [Ch3, fpsc in next 2sts together] Repeat around, ending w/ch3, join, fasten off color A. (24sc, 24ch3)
Rnd 6: W/B join w/slst in any dc of rnd 4 behind work, (ch3, dc, ch1, 2dc) in same st. [Dc in next st, hdc in 9sts, dc in next st, (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next st] Repeat around minus last corner, join. (24dc, 36hdc)
*Rnds 7 & 8: St right after a fpst might be hard to see, if you pull your fp a bit to the right, you will see next st.
Rnd 7: Slst in next st & chsp, (ch3, dc, ch1, 2dc) in sp. [Fpdc in next 3sts together, hdc in 9sts, fpdc in next 3sts together, (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next sp] Repeat around, minus last corner, join. (24dc, 36hdc)
Rnd 8: Ch1, sc in same st, sc in next st. [3sc in next sp, sc in 2sts, fpsc in next st, sc in 9sts, fpsc in next st, sc in 2sts] Repeat around minus last 2sc, join, fasten off. (108sc)