Christmas Countdown Crochet Challenge #18 - Winter Wonderland Square

This is originally a pattern for a blanket. Since the motif of the Afghan is a beautiful snowflake, I say why not. Let us do a granny square!

Since I will be only working on one motif so the instruction on the website of allfreecrochetafghanpatterns can be quite overwhelmed. I attached here the pattern for the one granny square.

My 18th Christmas granny square and that's mean it's 14 sleeps before Christmas! Just 2 weeks away!

Here is the pattern;

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Materials:

• Patons ® Decor ™ (3.5 oz/100 g; 208 yds/190 m) BLANKET: Main Color (MC) - Coral (87430) 10 balls, Contrast A - Winter White (87614) 6 balls; PILLOW: Main Color (MC) - Frond (87521), or Oceanside (87103) 2 balls, Contrast A - Winter White (87614) 2 balls
• Crochet hook: Size U.S. H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
• 14" [35.5 cm] square pillow form

Size: Blanket: Approx 48 x 55" [122 x 139.5 cm]; Pillow: Approx 14" [35.5 cm] square (excluding edging)

Gauge: One Motif = 7" [18 cm] square. 13 sc and 14 rows = 4" [10 cm]

Abbreviations: Approx = Approximately Ch = Chain(s) Cluster = (Yoh and draw up a loop. Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times in sp or st indicated. Yoh and draw through all 3 loops on hook Dc = Double crochet Dc2tog = (Yoh and draw up a loop. Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice in sp or st indicated. Yoh and draw through all 3 loops on hook Hdc = Half double crochet Rem = Remain(ing) Rep = Repeat Rnd(s) = Round(s) RS = Right side Sc = Single crochet Sl st = Slip stitch Sp(s) = Space(s) Tog = Together Tr = Treble crochet WS = Wrong side Yoh = Yarn over hook

INSTRUCTIONS:

Note: When working with 2 colors in rnd, carry yarn not in use loosely across WS of work and crochet around yarn not in use to avoid long strands.

Motif
With A, ch 6. Join with sl st to first ch to form a ring.

1st rnd: Ch 4 (counts as tr). 1 tr in ring. Ch 2. *(Yoh) twice and draw up a loop in ring. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. Rep from * once more. Yoh and draw through all loops on hook – tr2tog made. (Ch 2. Tr2tog) 10 times. Ch 2. Join with sl st to top of ch 4.

2nd rnd: Sl st in next ch-2 sp. Ch 3. Dc2tog in same sp – counts as cluster. Ch 2. *Join MC. Ch 1. Cluster in next ch-2 sp. Join A. Ch 3. Cluster in next ch-2 sp. Ch 2. Rep from * 4 times more. Join MC. Ch 1. Cluster in last ch-2 sp. Join A. Ch 3. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. Break MC.

3rd rnd: Ch 5 (counts as hdc and ch 3). Skip next ch-3 sp. *(Cluster. Ch 2. Cluster. Ch 4. Cluster. Ch 2. Cluster) all in next ch-3 sp for corner. Ch 3.** Miss next ch-3 sp. 1 hdc in top of next cluster. Ch 3. Skip next ch-3 sp. Rep from * twice more, then from * to ** once. Join with sl st in 3rd ch of ch 5. Break A.

4th rnd: Join MC with sl st in next ch-3 sp. Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1). *1 dc in top of next cluster. Ch 1. 1 dc in next ch-2 sp. Ch 1. (Cluster. Ch 2. Cluster. Ch 4. Cluster. Ch 2. Cluster) all in next corner ch-4 sp. Ch 1. 1 dc in next ch-2 sp. Ch 1. 1 dc in top of next cluster. Ch 1. 1 dc in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. 1 dc in next hdc. Ch 1.** 1 dc in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. Rep from * twice more, then from * to ** once. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch 4.

5th rnd: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1). (1 dc in next dc. Ch 1) twice. *1 dc in top of next cluster. Ch 1. 1 dc in next ch-2 sp. Ch 1. [(1 dc. Ch 1) 3 times. 1 dc] all in corner ch-4 sp. Ch 1. 1 dc in next ch-2 sp. Ch 1. 1 dc in top of next cluster. Ch 1.** (1 dc in next dc. Ch 1) 7 times. Rep from * twice more, then from * to ** once. (1 dc in next dc. Ch 1) 4 times. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch 4. Fasten off.