MOD JADE FLOWER GRANNY SQUARE LAPGHAN

This pattern is not one of my own, though the design of the squares and how they are pieces together is my own design.

Finished MOD JADE FLOWER LAPGHAN

JADE FLOWER vine of the Philippines. My inspiration ;-)

I will post the original pattern titled, “Baby Granny” as it was originally printed waaaaay back in the 1980’s, with notation of original yarn used which you will have to research and substitute because it is no longer being made: but I made MOD Lapghan using worsted weight yarns and patterned it after the Philippine Jade Flower vine one day when I was really missing my handsome little 4 year old Filipino grandson – so I went online to see what type of flowers grew in the Philippines and was captivated by the pretty Jade Flower vine … and I just happened to have the right color yarns in my cache too, so I worked a design around the flower and the yarn:

Squared pieces being pieced together

This lapghan is another hospital donation item – I want my donation items to be bright and cheerful because the hospital can be such a depressing place. I designed my lapghan around a quilt pattern placement which differs from the original pattern granny squares placement, so my count of total squares designed was also different – and that is okay ;-) The original pattern is simply a stitch pattern … use it as a guide and design your own finished item: or stick to the original if you wish :-D

==BABY GRANNY

Materials: Winsome Yarn by Bucilla – 8 oz. White (A) & 4 oz. EA of Delft Blue (B) and Tapestry Pink (C); crochet hook #F; yarn needle

Gauge: 1 square = 4-1/4 inches

Method: Number 1 Square – Rnd 1 (right side): With B ch 4, join with a slip st in first ch to forma ring, ch 4, work 1 dc in ring, *ch 2 for corner, work a shell of – 1 dc, ch1, 1 dc – in ring; repeat from * twice more, ch 2, join with sl st in 3^rd ch of ch 4; 4 hells with ch 2 spaces at each of 4 corner.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, turn, sl st into ch 2 space, ch 4, 1 dc in same space, ch 2 for corner, work shell of – 1 dc, ch1, 1 dc – in same space, *ch 1, skip next shell, work – 1 shell, ch 2 for corner, 1 shell – all in next ch 2 space; rpt from * twice more, ch 1, join with sl st in 3^rd ch of ch 4; 8 shells and 4 corner spaces. Fasten off.

Rnd 3: Turn, join A with sl st in any ch 2 corner space, ch 4, 1 dc in same space, ch 2, work 1 shell in same space, * ch 1, skip next shell, work 1 shell in next ch 1 space, ch 1, skip next shell, work 1 shell, ch 2, 1 shell in next corner space; rpt from * twice more, ch 1, skip next shell, work 1 shell in next ch 1 space, ch 1, join with a sl st in 3^rd ch or ch 4; 12 shells and 4 corner spaces. Fasten off A.

Rnd 4: Turn, join B with sl st in any h-2 corner space ch 4, 1 dc in same space, ch 2, 1 shell in same space, + *ch 1, skip next shell, work 1 shell in next ch 1 space *; rpt between *’s once more, ch 1, skip next shell, work 1 shell, ch 2, 1 shell in next corner space; rpt from + twice more, rpt between *’s twice, ch 1, join with a sl st in 3^rd ch of ch 4; 16 shells with 4 corner spaces. Fasten off B.

Rnd 5: Turn, join A with sl st to any ch-2 corner space, ch 4, 1 dc in same space, ch 2, 1 shell in same space, + rpt between *’s of rnd 4, 3 times, ch 1, skip 1 shell, work 1 shell, ch 2, 1 shell in next corner space; rpt from + twice more, rpt between *’s of rnd 4, 3 times, ch 1, join with sl st in 3^rd ch of ch 4; 20 shells and 4 corner spaces. Fasten off A. Make 31 Number 1 Squares in all.

Number 2 Square – Work same as Number 1 Square, but work Rnds 1, 2, and 4 with C; Rnds 3 & 5 with A. Make 32 Number 2 Squares in all.

Finishing: Arrange squares alternately (Number 1 Square-Number 2 Square-Number 1 square, ect.: 7 across & 9 down), keeping seams as elastic as crochet fabric, from right side sew squares together with color A, using and overhand st and sewing through single top loop of each square, leaving inner loops free to show on each side of se