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Jack-o'-Lantern Granny Square
A festive granny square featuring a cheerful Jack-o'-lantern face, perfect for Halloween decorations or autumnal projects.
Materials
- Worsted weight (4) acrylic yarn, approximately 50 yards (46 meters) total in orange, black, and green.
- 4.0 mm (US G/6) crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch markers (optional)
Gauge
16 stitches x 18 rounds / 10 cm in single crochet
Finished Size
Size varies with gauge and rounds worked.
Abbreviations
- ch: chain
- dc: double crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- rep: repeat
- rnd: round
- sc: single crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
- tr: treble crochet
- yo: yarn over
Special Stitches
This pattern uses only standard crochet stitches.
Pattern Instructions
Foundation
Start with orange yarn. Create a magic ring (or ch 4 and join with a sl st to form a ring).
Body
Rnd 1: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), 12 dc into the magic ring, join with a sl st to the first dc. (12 sts) Rnd 2: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), 2 dc in each st around, join with a sl st to the first dc. (24 sts) Rnd 3: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), *1 dc in the first st, 2 dc in the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st to the first dc. (36 sts) Rnd 4: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), *1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st to the first dc. (48 sts) Rnd 5: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), *1 dc in each of the next 3 sts, 2 dc in the next st; rep from * around, join with a sl st to the first dc. (60 sts)
Assembly / Finishing
Fasten off and weave in all ends securely. If desired, embroider a Jack-o'-lantern face onto the center using black yarn and a yarn needle. You can create triangles for eyes and a jagged smile.
Tips
- To make a larger square, continue increasing by 12 stitches per round, always adding one more stitch between increases in each subsequent round (e.g., Rnd 6: *1 dc in each of next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st; rep from * around).
- Crochet a gauge swatch to ensure your finished square matches your desired size and tension.
Pattern by YarnCro · yarncro.com