Patchwork Puppy Project - The Squares

A note on gauge:

It's not so important that your squares turn out to be exactly 8 x 8 or whatever. In theory, if you crochet looser or tighter than me then everything is off by the same proportion so it still all fits together anyway. For this particular type of layout, however, it is important that your squares are actually square, so you should always measure and add or take away rows to get a square Square. I have written this into the instructions to remind you - and you should repeat it for each square of whichever size that you make because even different colors of the same brand and type of yarn can vary in thickness.

Patchwork Puppy Project Links

The Planning (Materials Info)

The Layouts (What these squares are for!)

The Fillers

Assembly and Finishing

The Puppy Patches

QUICK CHECK: Fold your square diagonally to check. If it makes a perfect triangle, then it is as tall as it is wide and that is what makes it square.

Materials:  50/70/90 yards of  #4 Medium weight yarn J/10 6.00mm crochet hook Tapestry Needle (to sew ends) Measuring Tape Stitches Used: Ch - chain Sc - single crochet FO - finish off Gauge: 2.5 st/inch , 3 row/inch

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Edging Tip: To know how many rows to skip when sc'ing up or down the sides, subtract the number of stitches wide from the total number or rows. Example: 24rows - 21stitches = 3 skips

C = Color /  (4)C3 = make 4 of Color 3

	..	Large (12x12 inches) 1. Ch33. Sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each chain across. Ch1, turn. (32) 2 - 39*. Sc across. Ch1, turn. *Add or subtract a row or rows to get a perfect square. Edging: (3sc in the corner, place 30sc across) 4 times. Join, FO, sewing in ends. Child: (1)C1, (1)C3, (1)C5 Adult: (1)C1, (1)C3, (3)C4, (2)C5 Baby: (1)C1
	..	Medium (10x10 inches) 1. Ch27. Sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each chain across. Ch1, turn. (26) 2 - 30*. Sc across. Ch1, turn. *Add or subtract a row or rows to get a perfect square. Edging: (3sc in the corner, place 24sc across) 4 times. Join, FO, sewing in ends. Child: (1)C1, (1)C3, (1)C4, (2)C5 Adult: (1)C1, (2)C2, (1)C4 Baby: not used
	..	Small Square (8x8 inches) 1. Ch22. Sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each chain across. Ch1, turn. (21) 2 - 24*. Sc across. Ch1, turn. *Add or subtract a row or rows to get a perfect square. Edging: (3sc in the corner, place 19sc across) 4 times. Join, FO, sewing in ends. Child: (1)C1, (3)C2, (2)C4 Adult: (5)C1, (5)C2, (5)C3, 4, (3)C5 Baby: (2)C1, (2)C2, (1)C3
picture coming soon	..	X-Small Square (6x6 inches) 1. Ch16. Sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each chain across. Ch1, turn. (15) 2 - 18*. Sc across. Ch1, turn. *Add or subtract a row or rows to get a perfect square. Edging: (3sc in the corner, place 13sc across) 4 times. Join, FO, sewing in ends. Child: not used Adult: not used Baby: (1)C2, (2)C3, (4)C4