Wow! 😮 I think I’m in love 😍 with this French Square 🤗. Welcome everyone to the Saturday Stitch Explorers series! This weeks stitch is (you guessed it), the French Square.
This really is a beauty and only 3 rounds! What? You heard right. The French Square is another motif pattern like the flower 🌸 from a couple of weeks ago. These squares can be linked together to create tops, purses, blankets, and 🧣 scarves. Just about anything you can think of really.
If you can chain, single crochet, double, bobble and treble, you’re good to go!
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Complete video tutorial at of the French Square is at the bottom of post – for all the visual learners out there.
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Are you ready to learn this new stitch? Let’s get started!
I hope you enjoy this stitch! Happy Crocheting!
French Square
+ Abbreviations
| sc | single crochet |
| dc | double crochet |
| hdc3-cl | hdc 3 cluster |
| hdc4-cl | hdc 4 cluster |
| tr | treble crochet |
| 5-picot | a chain 5 picot |
| 3-picot | a chain 3 picot |
| ch (s) | chain (s) |
| sk | skip |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| yo | yarn over |
| st(s) | stitch(es) |
| * … * | repeat from * to * as many times indicated |
+ Stitch Guide:
Special Stitches
5-Picot – chain 5 picot
ch 5, sl st in base st or ch of ch 5 – one 5-picot created.
3-Picot – chain 3 picot
ch 3, sl st in base of st or ch of ch 3 – one 3-picot created.
hdc3-cl – half double crochet 3 cluster
yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a loop, (yo, insert hook in same st, yo, draw up a loop) 2 more times. yo, draw through 6 loops, yo draw through remaining 2 loops – one hdc3-cl created.
hdc4-cl – half double crochet 4 cluster
yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a loop, (yo, insert hook in same st, yo, draw up a loop) 3 more times. yo, draw through 8 loops, yo draw through 2 loops – one hdc4-cl created.
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notes:
- Pattern worked in rounds.
Pattern:
For this tutorial I used I Scheepjes Stone Washed (DK) in color 818 and a 4.5 mm hook. It seems like this is out of stock in a lot of places, but here is the like for Jimmy Bean too.
To start, create a magic circle or chain 6, and join ch with sl st, then work round 1 into the circle.
Round 1: ch 4, (dc 1 into ring, ch 1) 11 times, sl st in 3rd ch of ch 4 from beginning of round.
Round 2: sl st in next ch, ch 2, hdc3-cl in same ch, ch 2, hdc4-cl in next ch 1 sp, ch 3, *tr 1 in next dc, ch 3, (hdc4-cl in next ch 1 sp, ch 2) two times, hdc4-cl in next ch 1 sp, ch 3* repeat *…* two more times, then tr 1 in next dc, ch 3, hdc4-cl in next ch 1 sp, ch 2, sl st in top of hdc3-cl from beg.
Round 3: ch 1, *sc 1 in top of hdc3-cl, 5-picot, ch 2, skip [ch 2, 1 cluster], dc 5 in next ch 3 sp, ch 1, tr 1 in next tr, 3-Picot, ch 1, dc 5 in next ch 3 sp, ch 2, skip [1 cluster and ch 2]*, rep *…* 3 more times, sl st in first sc of round, fasten off.
Congratulations! You’re finished!
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French Stitch Complete Video Tutorial:
I messed up a few times in this video (sorry you guys!) so I recommend referring to the written pattern above –
However, I can tell you that on Round 1, the hdc3 and 4 clusters – you should pull through all but two loops, then yo, and pull through the remaining loops. On Round 3, you should ch 1 before the treble stitches, and after the 3-picot. I was having quite the bad day today (fibro pain) :/. Booooo.
What can I make with the French Square?
This is a motif, so you can create a lot of fun project with them. Create them using different colors to create a scarf, a table cloth, purses, headbands, blankets, or just about anything for the home, including pillow covers <3.
I hope you enjoy this tutorial, and if you have any questions or comments, please leave them below, I would love to talk crochet!
How do you join the squares
Hi! How do I join the squares to make a shawl? Thank you.