Free crochet blanket square

Free crochet square for a blanket, with pattern, step by step and diagram.

This crochet blanket is wonderful, and so cozy!

It's also easy to make, just follow the step by step and the written pattern and you will see it's very easy, and the result is simply marvellous.

Square diagram:

Step by step of the square:

WRITTEN PATTERN

Round 1 (RS) Ch 3, 2-tr Cl in ring (beginning ch-3 and 2-tr Cl count as first 3-tr Cl), ch 3, [3-tr Cl in ring, ch 3] 7 times; join with sl st in first Cl—8 clusters, and 8 ch-3 sps. Fasten off.

Round 2 With RS facing, draw up a loop of next color in any ch-3 sp, ch 2, (2-dc Cl, ch 3, 3-dc Cl) in same ch-3 sp (first petal made), ch 1, [(3-dc Cl, ch 3, 3-dc Cl) in next ch-3 sp (petal made), ch 1] 7 times; join with sl st in first Cl—8 petals, and 8 ch-1 sps.

Round 3 (Sl st, ch 1, sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in first ch-3 sp, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, [(sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp] 7 times; join with sl st in first sc—56 sts and 8 ch-1 sps. Fasten off.

Round 4 With RS facing, join next color with sc in same sc as join, sc in next 6 sts, spike-dc in next ch-1 sp 2 rounds below (in Round 2, between petals), [sc in next 7 sts, spike-dc in next ch-1 sp 2 rounds below (between petals)] 7 times; join with sl st in first sc—64 sts. Fasten off.

Round 5 With RS facing, draw up a loop of next color in same sc as join, ch 2 (counts as first hdc), hdc in next 3 sc, sc in next 8 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, ch 3, *hdc in next 4 sts, sc in next 8 sts, hdc in next 4 sts, ch 3; repeat from * 2 more times; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—64 sts and 4 ch-3 sps.

Round 6 Sl st in next 2 sts, ch 1, *sc in next 10 sts, sk next 3 sts, (3 tr, dtr, ch 3, dtr, 3 tr) in next ch-3 sp, sk next 3 sts; repeat from * 3 more times; join with sl st in first sc—72 sts (18 sts across each side) and 4 ch-3 sps. Fasten off.

Round 7 With RS facing, draw up a loop of A in same st as join, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 13 sts, (2 dc, ch 1, tr, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch-3 sp, *dc in next 18 sts, (2 dc, ch 1, tr, ch 1, 2 dc); repeat from * 2 more times, dc in each st to end of round; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—88 dc, 4 tr, and 8 ch-1 sps. Fasten off.