I'm Going to Do a DoOver on My Squares--Square 1 -- Traditional & Square 2 -- Rose and Lattice

I wasn't happy with my squares for my sampler afghan so I'm doing them over again.

 

I decided to do a 7 inch square with 35 SC on each side of each row.
I am also making 3 different afghans.
I think by just changing colors it makes the squares look so different.

 

My instructions probably aren't very clear and I apologize for that in advance.

I'm writing them out in my own way mainly for me to go back and make more squares for another afghan, but I will be more than happy to try to help you understand my way of writing if you are interested in making some of these squares. 

 Just leave a comment or email me.

 

So Square 1 is still the traditional Granny Square,

 

but

 

I added and extra row of double crochets

and then went around the square with HDC (2 HDC, 2 ch, 2 HDC in each corner)

 to equal 31 on each row

and my final row is 35 SC on each

side with 2 SC, 2 ch, 2 SC in each corner.

 

 

 

 

 

Square 2

 

I made this next square based on the pattern

by Melinda Miller that I found on Ravelry.

 

 

 

 

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ladys-rose---6-square

 

I altered it a little to make it fit the squares that I making.
So here's my square. 

 

 

 

 

 



I started off using the pattern as written on rows 1-9 but made changes on row 10 and added rows 11-13.

 

For Row 10:  I changed to color C and I put 2 DC, ch 2 , 2 DC in each corner and on the sides I crocheted 12 DC (16 DC for each side)

 

For Row 11: (White)  2 SC, 2 ch, 2 SC in each corner.  1 SC in the first DC of Row 10 and then ch 4, sk 2 SC and then SC....repeat across.  (5 ch 4 spaces on each side, 10 SC on each side, 2 ch in each corner)

 

Row 12: (Pink)  2 SC, 2 ch. 2 SC in each corner.  Each side has 4 ch and then a SC in the previous rows ch 4 space (6 ch 4 spaces on each side and 10 SC on each side with a ch 2 in each corner) 

 

Row 13: (White)  2 SC, 2 ch, 2 SC in each corner and then 1 SC in the first  SC of the previous row and then ch 4, Sc in each ch 4 space of the previous row. (7 ch 4 spaces, 12 SC)

 

Row 14:    2 SC, 2 ch, 2 SC in each corner and then 3 SC in the first  3 SC of the previous row and 3 SC in each ch 4 space, sk each SC for a total of 31 SC on each side.

 

Row 15:  (Blue)  2 DC, 2 ch, 2 DC in each corner, sides have 4 DC, ch 1 and then DC in the middle stitch of each set of ch 3's of previous row. (19 DC and 8 ch on each side plus the 2 ch in each corner)

 

Row 16:  2 SC, 2 ch, 2 SC in each corner and then on each side 1 SC in each of the DC in the previous row for a total of 6 sc then 2 SC in the first ch space, 1 SC in the DC, 2 DC in the 3 ch spaces and then a SC in the next DC, 2 SC in the next 3 ch spaces, 1 SC in the next DC, 2 SC in the next ch space and then SC in the next 6 DC and then  the corner.  (35 SC per side)

 

 



 My squares are 6 inches and I use an H hook.

I'm also using Red Heart Super Saver yarn.

 

All of my squares have 35 SC on each side with 2 ch in each corner.

 

 

My instructions probably aren't very clear and I apologize for that in advance.

I'm writing them out in my own way mainly for me to go back and make more squares for another afghan, but I will be more than happy to try to help you understand my way of writing if you are interested in making some of these squares. 

 Just leave a comment or email me.