Petal Edge Granny Square Border
The following are instructions for a border for a typical granny square. Many crocheters decide to do one large granny square instead of doing multiple and sewing them together. My personal goal was to come up with several designs that can be applied to a typical granny square.
Instructions Granny Square Itself
The instructions are for changing colour as indicated in the Christmas Granny Square Afghan as found on Yarnspirations. You can change colours as often or as little as you wish.
Note: Ch 6 at beg of rnd counts as dc and ch 3.
- With A, ch 5. Join with sl st to first ch to form a ring.
- 1st rnd: Ch 6. (3 dc. Ch 3) 3 times in ring. 2 dc in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch 6. (Four groups of 3 dc, four ch-3 sps forming corners).
- 2nd rnd: Sl st in next ch-3 sp. Ch 6. 3 dc in same sp as last sl st. *Ch 1. (3 dc. Ch 3. 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp. Rep from * twice more. Ch 1. 2 dc in first ch-3 sp. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch 6. Fasten off.
- 3rd rnd: Join B with sl st in any ch-3 sp. Ch 6. 3 dc in same sp as last sl st. Ch 1. 3 dc in next ch-1 sp. *Ch 1. (3 dc. Ch 3. 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. 3 dc in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * twice more. Ch 1. 2 dc in first ch-3 sp. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch 6.
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4th rnd: Sl st in next ch-3 sp. Ch 6. 3 dc in same sp as last sl st. 3 dc in each ch-1 sp to next corner ch-3 sp. *Ch 1. (3 dc. Ch 3. 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp. Ch 1. 3 dc in each ch-1 sp to next corner ch-3 sp. Rep from *twice more. Ch 1. 2 dc in first ch-3 sp. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch 6. Fasten off.
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Rep last rnd, working 2 rnds each of A, B, C, D and E, until square measures approx 36″ [91.5 cm], ending with 2 rnds of any color. Fasten off.
Instructions for the This Border
This playful border edge reminds us of petals of a flower. You can have a lot of fun with the colour combinations to make your afghan have a neat finished look. The border is about 2″ thick and consists of 4 rounds.
The first round only concentrates in the ch-1 spaces around a typical granny. This will make the border go quick for completion.
Review the pictures below to help you place your stitches if you are doing a larger sample.
- Fasten onto any ch-3 space, ch 1, 1 sc, ch 1, sc into the same space. *Ch 4, 1 sc into the next ch-1 space. Repeat * to next corner. In corners sc, ch 1, sc into the ch-3 space. Repeat * again. Continue in same manner around. Join with a with a slip stitch to the first sc.
- Slip stitch into the next ch-1 space. Sc, ch 1, sc into the same space. Place 7 sc into each ch-4 space around. In corners, sc, ch 1, sc. Repeat in same manner around. Join with a slip stitch to beginning sc. Fasten off.
- Fasten onto ch-1 space in a corner. Ch 1, sc, ch 1, sc into same space. *Ch 5, sc into space between groups of 7 sc all the way around. In corners, place ch 1, sc, ch1 in ch-1 spaces. Repeat in same manner around. Join with a slip stitch to beginning sc.
- Slip stitch to next ch-1 space. Ch 1, sc, ch 1, sc into same space. each one of the final petal rounds have 8 stitches in the ch-5 spaces. Each ch-5 will have as follows, sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc. You will skip over the sc’s and do each ch-5 space the same. In corners, sc, ch 1, sc. Repeat in same manner all the way around. Join with a slip stitch to first sc. Fasten off.
Video Demonstration of a Typical Granny Square
