Crochet Bavarian Square
The Crochet Bavarian Stitch is a concept that is worked in a square. With raised edges, it appears to puzzle together like mosaic tiles.
Initially, it feels difficult to accomplish but the trick is the starting rnds of 1 - 2 to create the spaces needed to puzzle in the rnds 3 - 4. You begin to see that it's the blanket that gets bigger. Every 2nd round, on rnds 5, 7, 9, 11 and etc, the rounds have an extra Bavarian circle applied into position. The even rounds are the finishing rounds of each of the Bavarian circles.
I have upgraded this pattern to have a free downloadable written pattern with a crochet diagram included to give you a visual helping hand.
You can use any yarn you wish, just ensure the hook size compliments the yarn recommendation. This is a tight stitch, so you may want to increase your hook size 1 or 2 sizes up to give a more relaxed tension.
Stopping and Starting Points.
Where to start the next colour. It is always going to be in the same spot on the square, each time. Start in the ch-1 sp before a corner when changing colours to start up again. You will see, as you build outward, the stopping and starting places are always the same.
In the picture, you see rnds 1 - 6.
Where You Will Most Likely Screw Up
The corners have (4 tr. Ch 1. 4 tr. Ch 1. 4 tr) in the same stitch. It's the only time 3 sets of 4 trebles are in the same st. The odd rounds starting in rnd 3, 5, 7 and etc will have only 2 sets of 4 trebles in the Bavarian Circles along the sides. I found myself sometimes forgetting to put in the 3 sets of trebles in a corner and having to frog to go back and fix it.
Kathy Coddington says
It appears that there are some errors in the written pattern.
You only list the bp stitches in the special stitches and not in the pattern itself. You have 4 trtog and 8 trtog. Also on row three, at the end and beginning of the repeat you have a ch 5. Need only 1?
For row 5 in the red section, you have sc in the next sc st. Shouldn’t that be sc in the next ch 1 sp? That is shown twice in row 5 and also in row 6.
Just some of my observations.
Thanks for writing this up. Appreciate you.
Pam says
What colors were used in the above Bavarian Stitch Square Afghan,by Paula Foster.The yarn I think is Caron Simply Soft. Thanks!
Joyce F. says
Hi Mikey, I made this square, first in two colors, then I tried three colors I found it easy to make, I would like to know how to to join the squares to make a multi-colored afghan for my best firends bed. She fell in love with the three color square. She wants me to make her an afghan. I told her that it would be just one large square; she would prefer a multi colored afghan using squares of different colora and joined in white. I agree with her, I think tht it would be beautiful, Can you please tell me how to join the squares?
tina says
you know how the pattern ends up using 2 rounds to make the circle (or quadrants) of Mikey's pattern? I bet if you did 1 row, (the one quadrant corner and the half moons that his pattern points out) you will end up with a square shaped piece (before you do the 2nd round and make the scalloped edges). If you made squares that ended on that 1 round and then joined it together (just weaving or SC along the two edges), it could work to have squares with different centers...?