Granny Square Lapghan

 

This lapghan is mostly made from scraps of yarn from previous projects. The one thing I’d like for you to remember, stick to one brand type. This pattern is for Red Heart Super Saver. This sample is for a lapghan, approximately 55” square, but you can add on and increase amount of skeins to make colourful bedspreads, and Afghans

 

Materials:

Scrap yarn enough yardage to go two rounds.

Or

 

3 skeins of different shades red, yellow, green, blue, purple, orange, brown

1 skein white

1 skein black

K (7mm) hook

Scissors

Yarn needle

 

Ch 4, slip stitch into first chain to form a ring, chain 3 (this counts as a dc throughout project)

ROUND 1: DC into ring twice, chain 3, *3 DC into ring, ch 3, repeat from * two more times. Join with slip stitch into third chain on turning chain. Slip stitch to first ch 3 space.

ROUND 2: Chain 3, 2 DC into ch 3 space, chain 3, 3 DC into same space to form corner. *Chain 1, 3 DC, CH 3, 3DC in the next corner, rep 2 more times from *. Fasten off.

ROUND 3:  **Join new color in any corner. Chain 3, 2DC, chain 3, 3DC in same corner. *CH 1, 3DC in CH 1 space, CH 1, 3 DC, chain 3, 3 DC in next corner. Repeat from *.

Slip Stitch to next corner, CH 3, 2 DC, CH 3, 3DC in next corner, *CH 1, 3 DC in CH 1 spaces, 3DC, CH 3, 3DC for all corners, rep from *. Join with a slst in top 3^rd ch of turning ch.

ROUNDS 4-18

Repeat all steps in round 3 using all different colors, 2 rounds of each color.

Rounds 19-20: Use a full skein color, repeat round 3, do not fasten off.

ROUND 21: SC in each DC, and CH 1 spaces, 2 SC, CH3, 2SC in all corners, join

ROUND 22: DC in each SC; 2 DC, CH1, 2DC for each corner.

 

ATTACH TILES:

*Take 2 tiles, attach white yarn into both thicknesses of the tiles.

Using BACK LOOPS (BKLP) only, SC to the end, SC through both thicknesses again.

Take two more tiles, go through both thicknesses on first DC after corner break.

SC BKLPS to end. In last DC before corner break, SC through both thicknesses. Fasten off.

Unfold, and re fold open sides, repeat steps from *.

 

BORDER:  Using Black, attach to any of the DC, work 2 rounds of DC, 2 DC, 2 DC 2DC in each corner, Slip stitch in top of turning CH. Fasten off.\

 

Lapghans: 4 tiles.  Twin: 6 tiles.  Full/Double: 9 tiles.  Queen: 12 tiles.  King: 16 tiles

Baby: 1 tile, only repeat Round 3 and go 40 more rounds, and finish off with Round 22. Apply your own border to suit