THE RECTANGLE GRANNY
 

The Rectangle Granny
c2005 Sandra Petit, http://www.crochetcabana.com

Rectangle Granny Method 2 - Rows to Rounds

Row 1: With H hook, ch 10, 2 dc in 4th chain from hook, (sk 2 ch, ch 1,  3 dc in next ch) twice. (right side) (3 shells)

Row 2: ch 4 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), turn, 3 dc in first sp between shells, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1 , dc in last st of last shell. (2 shells)

Row 3: ch 3, turn, 2 dc in first sp (before your first shell), ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in last sp before tch  (3 shells)

Row 4: Repeat (rep) row 2  (ch 4, turn, 3 dc in first sp between shells, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1 , dc in last st of last shell)

Row 5: Rep row 3 (ch 3, turn, 2 dc in first sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in last sp before tch)

Row 6: Rep row 2 (ch 4, turn, 3 dc in first sp between shells, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1 , dc in last st of last shell)

Row 7: Rep row 3 (ch 3, turn, 2 dc in first sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in last sp before tch), Invisible Finish Off (IFO)

Sorry! I missed taking a picture of row 7.

Begin and end on right side

Now we're going to start working in the round.

Round 1: We start off just as a regular corner on a granny square.

Join yarn on right side, in any corner stitch. Note that this is a stitch, not a space. You will go into the top of the stitch. Work (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in that stitch. See how mine kinda pokes out a bit. I could probably have used a ch-2 there, but it will all even out as we go along.

Continue again as in a regular granny. You are working into the side of the rows now. Wherever there is one double crochet (rather than a shell) you will work (ch 1, 3 dc).

So for the first side it is (ch 1, shell) three times. Then ch 1 and work another corner. What is a corner? (shell, ch 3, shell). Then work a side. What is a side? (ch 1, shell). On this short side, you'll do this twice. Then ch 1 and work another corner (third corner) as before. Work side three same as side one. Ch 1, corner. Finish with a side just like side two. (not pictured) Join with preferred method (sl st or sc) or use IFO if you're done.

I went through that rather fast because I think you have the idea of what a corner is and what a side is. You will see as you go whether you are at a corner or on a side.

I decided to slip stitch over for this square so I'm starting round 2 in the corner. Note that this round and all future rounds will be made in space, not in a stitch as the first one was.

Round 2: Work (shell, ch 3, shell) in corner ch-3 sp.

(Ch 1, shell) across first narrow side. There will be three shells on this side. I'm not counting the corner shells as part of the side for our purposes. ch 1, then work corner in ch-3 space. Repeat across sides two and three. Then work one more side across side four, joining in the top chain of the beginning ch-3.

Continue going around until your piece is the size you want it to be.

You can work more than 7 rows in the center if you want a taller rectangle.

Links to the rest of the rectangle tutorial, with full pics
page 1  |  page 2  |  page 3  | page 4 (rows to rounds)  |  page 5 (join squares)  |  page 6 (Caroline's granny)

Rectangle Granny (all methods) with thumbnails

03/24/08

The buttons above were my first at the Cabana. I keep them for sentimental reasons. :-)

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