7 oz / 400 yds / 200 g each – green and lime green
Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Yarn needle.
Gauge
[Shell, ch 1] × 4 = 4″
8 rounds = 4″
Pattern Notes
Squares are worked in joined rounds, always with right side facing.
Weave in ends as you go; Join with slip stitch unless otherwise stated; Ch-3 at the beginning of a round counts as 1 dc unless otherwise stated.
Special Stitches
Beginning Shell (beg shell): (Ch 3, 2 dc) in indicated st or sp.
Shell: 3 dc in indicated st or sp.
Beginning 2-Double Crochet Cluster (beg 2-dc cl): (Ch 3, dc) in indicated st or sp.
Corner Shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in indicated st or sp.
2-Double Crochet Cluster (2-dc cl): [Yo, insert hook, draw up lp, yo, pull through 2 lps] × 2, yo, pull through all 3 lps.
Cluster Decrease (cl dec): Dc in indicated sp, 2-dc cl in same sp and next, dc in same sp.
3-Double Crochet Cluster (3-dc cl): [Yo, insert hook, draw up lp, yo, pull through 2 lps] × 3, yo, pull through all 4 lps.
Color Sequence
Large Squares
Squares 1, 5, 9 & 13: [Off-white, dark green, lime green, red] × 2, off-white, dark green
Squares 2, 6, 10 & 14: [Red, off-white, dark green, lime green] × 2, red, off-white
Squares 3, 7 & 11: [Dark green, lime green, red, off-white] × 2, dark green, lime green
Squares 4, 8 & 12: [Lime green, red, off-white, dark green] × 2, lime green, red
Small Squares
Squares 1 & 10: Off-white, dark green
Square 2: Lime green, red
Square 3: Dark green, off-white
Squares 4 & 7: Off-white, red
Square 5: Red, dark green
Square 6: Lime green, off-white
Square 8: Dark green, lime green
Squares 9 & 12: Red, off-white
Square 11: Dark green, red
Tree Skirt Pattern
Outer Ring – Large Square (Make 14)
Round 1 (RS): With first color, ch 4, join in first ch to form ring. Beg shell in ring, ch 2, (shell, ch 2) × 3 in ring. Join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (4 shells, 4 ch-2 sps)
Round 2: Join next color in ch-2 sp, (beg 2-dc cl, ch 2, shell, ch 1) in same sp. [Corner shell, ch 1] × 2 in next ch-2 sps. (Shell, ch 2, 2-dc cl, ch 1) in next sp. Join in beg cl. Fasten off. (6 shells, 2 clusters, 4 ch-2 sps, 4 ch-1 sps)
Round 3: Join next color in ch-2 sp, (beg 2-dc cl, ch 2, shell, ch 1) in same sp, shell, ch 1 in next ch-1 sp, corner shell, ch 1, shell, ch 1 around, (shell, ch 2, 2-dc cl, ch 1) in corner, 2-dc cl, ch 1 in next sp. Join. Fasten off. (9 shells, 3 clusters, 4 ch-2 sps, 8 ch-1 sps)
Round 4: Repeat Round 3 with additional shells between corners. (12 shells, 4 clusters)
Rounds 5–8: Repeat Round 4. (24 shells, 8 clusters)
Round 9: Join next color in ch-2 corner sp, (beg shell, ch 2, shell, ch 1) in same sp, [shell, ch 1] across to next ch-2 corner, corner shell, ch 1 around. Work [2-dc cl, ch 1] across, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (29 shells, 7 clusters, 4 ch-2 sps, 28 ch-1 sps)
Round 10: Repeat Round 9. Fasten off. (32 shells, 8 clusters, 4 ch-2 sps, 32 ch-1 sps)
Assembly – Outer Ring
Arrange Large Squares for Outer Ring as in Placement Diagram. With RS facing, whipstitch squares together.
Center Ring
Rows 1–15: Work shells and decreases as in original instructions, alternating colors. The Center Ring gradually narrows row by row.
Inner Ring – Small Squares (Make 12)
Round 1 (RS): With first color, ch 4, join in first ch to form a ring, beg shell in ring, ch 2, [shell, ch 2] × 3. Join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (4 shells, 4 ch-2 sps)
Round 2: Sl st to ch-2 sp, (beg 2-dc cl, ch 2, shell, ch 1) in same sp, [corner shell, ch 1] in next 2 ch-2 sps, (shell, ch 2, 2-dc cl, ch 1) in last sp. Join in beg cl. Fasten off. (6 shells, 2 clusters, 4 ch-2 sps, 4 ch-1 sps)
Round 3: Join next color in ch-2 sp, (beg 2-dc cl, ch 2, shell, ch 1) in same sp, (shell, ch 1) in next ch-1 sp, *(corner shell, ch 1) in next corner, (shell, ch 1) in next sp, rep from *, (shell, ch 2, 2-dc cl, ch 1) in next corner, (2-dc cl, ch 1) in next sp, join in first cl. Fasten off. (9 shells, 3 clusters, 4 ch-2 sps, 8 ch-1 sps)
Final Assembly
Arrange Small Squares for Inner Ring as in Placement Diagram. With RS facing, whipstitch the Small Squares together.
Join Inner Ring to Center Ring by whipstitching along the longer edges with RS facing.
Edging
Round 1 (RS): Join red in corner of Inner Ring to begin working across inner edge.
Ch 1, sc in each st across inner edge.
Work 3 sc in each corner.
Along side openings: sc evenly to next corner.
Along outer edge: 1 sc in each dc and ch-1 sp, and 2 sc in each ch-2 corner sp across the 14 squares.
Finish with 3 sc in last corner, sc evenly across remaining opening, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
Diagram
Below is a simple diagram representation of the granny square rounds:
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