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
3rd 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 3rd 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 3rd 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 3rd 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 3rd 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.
