At last I have been able to make the video showing how to crochet the Hawaiian Granny Square which I showed you recently. It's one of those crochet-along videos where you can work along with me, pausing the video to finish a round and then playing again. When the video is finished, you should have yourself a fun new granny square. The written pattern is included below the video for your reference.
This is the Traditional Granny Square shown along side the Hawaiian square for comparison. After 3 rounds, they are both the same size, but they have clear differences between them. The Traditional square is very flat, being made from only chain stitches and double crochet. The Hawaiian square is quite thick and full and even feels heavier since it is made with the Pineapple stitch which uses quite a bit more yarn than the double crochet.
After taking this picture, I took out the last knot and unraveled both squares so I could measure how much yarn each used. I crocheted both squares with a size J hook and Red Heart worsted weight yarn. The traditional square used up just short of 12 yards of yarn. The Hawaiian square, on the other hand, used up 15 yards of yarn for the same size square. That's quite a difference in such a small piece. So if you plan to use this square in place of, or in addition to, the traditional square in an afghan or other project, you will need to take into consideration the difference in yardage requirements and purchase a little more for the Hawaiian square.
Happy Stitching!
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This is the Traditional Granny Square shown along side the Hawaiian square for comparison. After 3 rounds, they are both the same size, but they have clear differences between them. The Traditional square is very flat, being made from only chain stitches and double crochet. The Hawaiian square is quite thick and full and even feels heavier since it is made with the Pineapple stitch which uses quite a bit more yarn than the double crochet.
After taking this picture, I took out the last knot and unraveled both squares so I could measure how much yarn each used. I crocheted both squares with a size J hook and Red Heart worsted weight yarn. The traditional square used up just short of 12 yards of yarn. The Hawaiian square, on the other hand, used up 15 yards of yarn for the same size square. That's quite a difference in such a small piece. So if you plan to use this square in place of, or in addition to, the traditional square in an afghan or other project, you will need to take into consideration the difference in yardage requirements and purchase a little more for the Hawaiian square.
Hawaiian Granny Square Pattern
NOTE: Pineapple Stitch is worked like this -- (yarn over, insert hook, draw up a loop) 4 times, yarn over, draw through all 9 loops on hook.
To begin, chain 8. Join into a ring with a slip stitch.
Round 1: 1 Pineapple stitch in ring. (Chain 2, 1 Pineapple stitch) 7 times for a total of 8 Pineapple stitches in center ring. Half Double Crochet (hdc) into top of first Pineapple stitch.
Round 2: 1 Pineapple stitch in hdc space. *Chain 2, 1 Pineapple stitch in next space, chain 2, (1 double crochet, chain 2, 1 double crochet) in top of next Pineapple stitch to form corner, chain 2, 1 Pineapple stitch in next space.* Repeat from * to * around, ending with corner stitches. Hdc into top of first Pineapple stitch.
Round 3: 1 Pineapple stitch in hdc space. *(chain 2, 1 Pineapple stitch) in each space up to the corner, chain 2, (1 double crochet, chain 2, 1 double crochet) in chain 2 space of double crochet corner stitches from previous round.* Repeat from * to * around. Either end block with 2 chain, slip stitch in top of first Pineapple stitch OR continue making the block bigger by adding as many rounds as you like following Round 3 instructions.
Happy Stitching!
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posted by Mary Grace McNamara on Monday, March 23, 2009
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