Colorado Strong - Heart Granny Square Crochet pattern

Colorado Strong - Heart Granny Square 
Crochet Pattern By 
Sara Sach of
 Posh Pooch Designs

I have a lot of fun patterns 

and projects planned for this month.

Not only is it Colorado's Birth month, 

but also my daughter's, 

So check back often for lots of fun! 

 I worked on this Granny Square for 3 days 

trying to get the shaping on the heart right.

I was going for a 3D effect.

I do really like the the finished results, 

and think it would work for any colors.

It is a Simple Granny Square, and once you

 get the heart down down, the rest is a piece of cake.

I took a gazillion pictures trying to get the red rounds clear, 

but photographing red is quite tricky.

I think I got it pretty clear.

See The Video On My Youtube Crochet

Channel At This LINK

Colorado Strong - Heart Granny Square 
Please take moment and show this pattern some Ravelry love 

Skill - Easy

Materials:

Crochet Hook - H/ 5.00MM 

Yarn- Any Worsted Weight ( 4) will work -

      I used I Love This Yarn!  From Hobby Lobby

      Yellow, Red, Royal Blue and White

Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Stitches:

Chain     (ch)

Slip Stitch     (sl st)

Single Crochet (sc)

Double Crochet (dc)

Half Double crochet (hdc)

Triple (treble) crochet  (tr)

Front Loops Only (FLO)

Back Loop Only (BLO)

Size: 10 Inch Granny Square

R 1 - Heart- With yellow yarn, Ch 4, (counts as 1st dc)

11 dc in the 2nd ch from the hook, join to the top of the ch 3, Ch1.  (12 dc)

R : 2 - Working in the FLO of R: 1,

loop 1 - sc, hdc

loop 2 - 2 dc

loop 3 - 3 tr

loop 4 - dc, hdc

loop 5 -  2hdc

loop 6 - 1 tr, ch1

loop 7 -1 tr

loop 8 - 2 hdc

loop 9 -hdc, dc

loop 10 - 3 tr

loop 11 - 2 dc

loop 12 - hdc, sc , join to loop 1 with a sl st, 

cut yarn and weave in your ends.

R : 3 - Join red yarn to 1st  Back loop of R: 1, ch 3 (counts as 1st dc) 

1 dc in the same loop, 2 dc in each st around, join with a sl st,  (24 dc)

R : 4 - Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the 1st dc, sk the next 2 dc, 

* 3dc in the next dc, skip the next 2 dc, 3 dc, ch2, 3 dc  in the next st *, 

Repeat From * to * 2 more times, 

skip the next 2 dc, 3 dc in the next st, ch 2, join with a sl st, 

  (4 corners, 4 3 dc clusters)

From here on out - It is a basic Granny square!

R : 5 - Sl st to center of the 1st corner, 

Change yarn to Royal Blue, ch3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2,

 * 3 Dc in the next 2  ch 2 spaces, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the next corner*  

Repeat  from * to * 2 more times,

dc 3, ch 2 in the next 2 ch2 spaces, join with a slip st,

(4 corners, 8  3 dc clusters)

R : 6 - ch3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2,

 * 3 Dc in the next 3  ch 2 spaces, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the next corner* 

  Repeat  from * to * 2 more times,

dc 3, ch 2 in the next 3 ch2 spaces, join with a slip st,

( 4 corners, 12  3 dc clusters)

R : 7 - Sl st to center of the 1st corner, 

Change yarn to White , ch3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2,

 * 3 Dc in the next 4  ch 2 spaces, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the next corner* 

  Repeat  from * to * 2 more times,

dc 3, ch 2 in the next 4 ch2 spaces, join with a slip st,

(4 corners, 16  3 dc clusters)

R : 8 - Sl st to center of the 1st corner, 

Change yarn to Royal Blue , ch3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2,

 * 3 Dc in the next 5  ch 2 spaces, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the next corner*  

Repeat  from * to * 2 more times,

dc 3, ch 2 in the next 5 ch2 spaces, join with a slip st,

(4 corners, 20  3 dc clusters)

R : 9 - ch3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2,

 * 3 Dc in the next 6  ch 2 spaces, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the next corner*  

Repeat  from * to * 2 more times,

dc 3, ch 2 in the next 6 ch2 spaces, join with a slip st,

(4 corners, 24  3 dc clusters)

Cut yarn  and weave in all your ends.

This picture is my inspiration for this granny square. 

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