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Skully Granny

Yarn: Purl Soho, Cotton Chirp Dk, or any size #3 dk cotton yarn.

Materials:US Size F/5 (3.75 mm) crochet hook, yarn needle, scissors, tape measure

Difficulty: Easy

Size: 4” (10.16 cm) x 4” (10.16 cm)

Gauge: 23 sts per inch

Abbreviations and Stitches (U.S. Terms): beg – beginning, ch – chain, dc – double crochet, hdc – half double crochet, rep – repeat, sc – single crochet, sl st – slip stitch, st(s) – stitch(es)

Notes: Ch 3 counts as a stitch

Instructions:

Magic circle

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 9 dc in the circle, ch 5, dc, ch 3, dc in the circle, ch 5, sl st into the 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc, 2 ch-5 sps, 1 ch-3 sp)

Rnd 2: Sc in the next 9 sts, 6 sc in the ch-5 sp, (sl st, 4 dc, sl st) in the ch-3 sp, 6 sc in the next ch-5 sp, join to beg sc, fasten off. (21 sc, 2 sl st, 4 dc)

Rnd 3: Join new yarn to the same st as join, ch 3, work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same st as join, corner made, dc in the next st, hdc in the next 4 sts, dc in the next st, ( 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next st, dc in the next st, hdc in the next 4 sts, dc in the next st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next st, dc in the next st, sc in the next 4 sts, dc in the next st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next st, dc in the next st, hdc in the next 4 sts, join to beg ch-3. (24 dc, 12 hdc, 4 sc)

Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in the next st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the corner ch-2 sp, *dc in the next 9 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next corner ch-2 sp; rep from * around, dc in the last 7 sts, join to beg ch-3. (52 dc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 5: Sc in the same st as join and in the next 2 sts, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in the corner ch-2 sp, *sc in the next 12 sts, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in the next corner ch-2 sp; rep from * around, sc in the last 9 sts, join to beg sc, fasten off. (64 sc, 4 ch-2 sps)

Weave in ends and for best results block

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