Wild Puff Granny Square

Granny squares are one of my favourite blocks to make. The Wild Puff is very decorative and will be perfect for a vast number of projects. The flower motif in the centre along with the tiny puffs around its edges make it look extremely feminine.

Pattern: by Tally’s Crafts

Recommended yarn: Scheepies Cahlista
Recommended hook size: 5mm
Finished size: approx. 14cm

Abbreviations (US terms):

sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
fpsc – front post single crochet
fphdc – front post half double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
fptr – front post treble
ch – chain
st(s) – stitch(es)
sk- skip
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sp – space
R – round
pf – puff stitch

NOTES
*indicates the repeat

Special stitches:
puff stitch – yarn over, insert your hook, pull up a loop, do it 4 more times, you should
have 11 loops on your hook, pull through all 10 loops, you should have 2 loops remaining
on your hook, pull through the remaining 2 loops

Round 1
start with a magic circle, ch4 (counts as dc and ch1sp), dc, ch1…repeat till you have 12dc and 12ch1 sp, join with a sl st
[12dc, 12ch1sp]

Round 2
standing *fptr around any dc, ch1, (2dc in the next ch1 sp), ch1*…repeat from * to *, join with a sl st
[12fptr, 24dc, 24ch1sp]

Round 3
standing *fpdc around any fptr from the previous round, hdc in the next ch1 sp, ch2, hdc in the next ch1 sp*…repeat from * to *, join with a sl st
[12fpdc, 24hdc, 12ch2 sp]

Round 4
standing *fpsc around any fpdc, (5hdc in ch2sp)*…repeat from * to *, join with a sl st
[12fpsc, 12 petals]

Round 5
standing *bptr around hdc from R3 on the right side of any fpdc from the previous round, ch2, bptr around the next hdc from R3, ch3*…repeat from * to *, join with a sl st
[24bptr, 12ch2sp, 12ch3sp]

Round 6
start from any sc before any ch2sp from the previous round
standing *fpsc around any bptr, (2sc in the ch2sp), fpsc around the next bptr, (3sc in the next ch3sp)*…repeat from * to *, join with a sl st
[60sc, 24fpsc]

Round 7
standing sc in any st from the previous round, sc in each of the next 13 st, ch2, sk the next 2 st, puff st in the next st, ch2, puff in the next st, ch2, sk the next 2 st, * sc in each of the next 15st, ch2, sk the next 2 st, puff st in the next st, ch2, puff in the next st, ch2, sk the next 2 st* …repeat from * to *, join with a sl st
[8puff, 12ch2sp, 60sc]

Round 8
standing *sc in the 3rd sc (counting from the right side), sc in each of the next 10 sc, ch2, sk the next 2 sc, puff in the ch2sp, ch2, (puff, ch2, puff in the next ch2sp), ch2, puff in the next ch2sp, ch2, sk the next 2 sc*…repeat from * to *, join with a sl st
[44sc, 20ch2sp, 16puff]

Round 9
standing sc in the first sc from the previous round (any side), sc in each of the next 10 sc, (2sc in the next ch2sp), fpsc around the puff, (2sc in the next ch2sp), fpsc around the next puff, (sc, ch2, sc in the next ch2sp), fpsc around the next puff, (2sc in the ch2sp), fpsc around the next puff, (2sc in the ch2sp)* …repeat from * to *, join with a sl st
[84sc, 4ch2sp, 16fpsc]

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