Crochet Stained Glass Blanket - week 3 / 12

Hello again,

I hope this blog finds you happily hooking as you work through the Stained Glass blanket course.  Well, this is Week 3 and that means it is Red Square time!

(If you haven't started already and would like to, you can find the first blog post about it HERE.)

You will need 8 of these squares, so that should keep you going until next week.  Have fun... and don't forget to tag me in any photos - @soozintheshed both on Facebook and Instagram.

https://youtu.be/z7wspRM9B3E

Hook needed...

4.50mm  (my favourite is Clover Amour)

This is a simplified pattern to stand side-by-side with my videos – only stating the stitches used along ONE side (including corners). The stitch shown in RED is the centre stitch of each side.  This needs to be reversed then repeated for the other sides.  I work in UK Crochet Terminology.  If you would like a stitch convertor chart then you can find one HERE.

Always work in the BACK LOOP for DC and FRONT LOOP (row below) for TR.  (see video for more details).

Round 1:  RED: Magic Ring, DC 8 into ring, Close and SS to back loop of first st.

Round 2:  BLACK: (3dc in corner), 1dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 3:  RED: (3dc in corner), 3dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 4: BLACK: (dc/tr/dc in corner), 5dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 5: RED: (3dc in corner), 1dc, 5tr  (reverse & repeat)

Round 6: BLACK: (3dc in corner), 2dc, 1tr, sk1, 3dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 7: RED: (5htr in corner), 2tr, 1dc, 3tr  (reverse & repeat)

Round 8: BLACK: (3dc in corner), 5dc, 1tr, sk1,1dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 9: RED: (5htr in corner) 5tr, 1dc, 1tr (reverse & repeat)

Round 10: BLACK: (3dc in corner), 8dc, sk1, tr2tog (reverse & repeat)

Round 11: RED: (3dc in corner),19dc  (reverse & repeat)

Round 12: BLACK: (3 dc in corner), 1dc, 1tr, 8dc, 1tr  (reverse & repeat)

Stitches explained:

Chain Stitch (CH) - Yarn around hook (from the back) and pull the new yarn through the loop on your hook.  This is ONE chain.  Repeat as needed.

Double Crochet (DC) - Put  hook through work and draw yarn back through (2 loops on hook) yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook..

Treble Crochet (TR) - Yarn around hook (from the back) put hook through work and draw yarn back through (3 loops on hook) yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook, yarn around hook, draw through 2 loops on hook.

Slip Stitch (SS) - Put hook through work, draw yarn back through work and the stitch on your hook.

Hope you enjoy this square, until next time.... HAPPY HOOKING!