Forget-me-not, Granny!

Crochet pattern – UK terms

by Gill Buckerfield

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Introduction

Written using UK crochet term, Forget-me-not Granny square uses double knitting weight yarn and a
4.50mm crochet hook. But don’t let this limit you! Use your favourite yarn, be it Aran, Worsted or four ply
weight (and the appropriately sized hook).

Intermediate skill level. A knowledge chain, slip stitch, double crochet, treble crochet, crocheting stitches
together and standing stitches is required.

Materials

Double knitting weight yarn in the following colours:

Light blue, white, yellow, green, light mauve, blue.

4.50mm crochet hook

Note: In this pattern I use the terminology of yarn round hook, some may know this as yarn over. It means
the same thing.

Abbreviations: ch, chain; dc, double crochet; htr, half treble crochet; slst, slip stitch; sp(s), space(s);
st(s), stitch(es); tr, treble crochet; tr4tog, treble 4 together (*yarn round hook, insert hook into next st,
yarn round hook, pull back through, yarn round hook, pull through 2 loops on hook, rep from * 3 times
more, yarn round hook, pull through all 5 loops on hook).

Forget-me-not

Round 1: With yellow, ch 2, dc 10 into first ch st, slst into first dc to join. Break yarn, sew ends in.

Round 2: With light blue, join to top of any dc with a slst, ch 2, tr 3 into next st, ch 2, slst into next st,
(ch 2, tr 3 into next st, ch 2, slst into next st) 4 times, ch 3, slst into same st as beginning slst. Break yarn,
sew ends in.

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Round 3: With white, work 1 standing dc over any slst of previous round into st below of Round 1, (ch
2, miss tr3, keeping this tr3 to the front and working over slst into st below of Round 1, dc 1) 4 times, ch 2,
slst into first dc. Break yarn, sew ends in.

Round 4: With green, using a standing stitch to start, tr 4 into each ch2sp of previous round [behind
forget-me-not petals], slst into 1st st to join. DO NOT BREAK YARN.

Round 5: Continuing with green, ch 5, tr into same st as slst, ch 2, tr4tog over next 4 sts, ch 3, (tr, ch 2,
tr into next st [V st], ch 2, tr4tog over next 4 sts, ch 3) 3 times, slst into 3rd of 5 ch to join. Break yarn, sew
ends in.

Round 6: With light mauve, starting with a standing stitch, (tr 3 into any ch2sp that is between 2 tr sts,
[V shaped sts], htr 3 in each of next 2 spaces [these will be either side of the tr4tog], tr 3 into next ch2sp [V
shaped sts], ch2) 4 times, omit last ch 2, ch1, htr into top of first tr. Break yarn, sew ends in.

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Round 7: This round is worked as a usual granny
square round. With a shade of your choice (I used a slightly
darker shade of blue), starting with a standing st, (tr 3 into
any corner ch2sp, miss 3 tr, tr 3 into space between missed
3 tr and next 3 htr, miss 3 htr, tr 3 into space between
missed 3 htr and next 3 htr, miss 3 htr, tr 3 into space
between missed 3 htr and next 3 tr, tr 3 into ch2sp [corner],
ch 2) 4 times, omitting last ch 2, ch 1, htr into first tr. Break
yarn, sew ends in.

Continue to work more rounds if desired.

Happy Crocheting!

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