Are you looking for a circle in a square crochet motif pattern that you can make without changing colors? The Bumpy Ride Square is designed for crocheting with a single skein of color changing yarn so you have fewer ends to weave in. The pattern includes 6″ and 12″ variations.
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I know that one reason a lot of crocheters don’t like granny squares is because of all the color changes. I’ve been loving Lion Brand Crayola Cake yarn ever since I first saw it at the craft and hobby industry trade show last January.
The Berrylicious Square was the first granny square pattern I designed with Crayola Cake yarn and I got the idea to make different square in every color.
The Bumpy Ride Square is the next in this series. So why did I call it the Bumpy Ride Square? Well, to make this circle in a square motif pattern, I started with a textured, spoked center. It kind of reminded me of a bicycle wheel. And once I added in the bobbles… well, bumpy ride just came to me!
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Bumpy Ride Square
Circle In a Square Crochet Motif Pattern by Underground Crafter
Post stitches and bobbles add texture to this circle in a square motif pattern. Make your version 6” or 12”. This square is part of the You’ve Got Options Crochet Along with CAL Central.
Finished Sizes
- Motif: Through Rnd 7 = 6” (15 cm); through Rnd 14 = 12” (30.5 cm).
Materials
- Lion Brand Crayola Cake yarn (100% acrylic, 3 oz/85 g, 177 yd/162 m) – 1 skein in 605N Aquamarine, or approximately 150 yd/137 m of any medium weight yarn.
- US Size J-10/6 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- Through Rnd 7 = 6” (15 cm) in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- BL – back loop only – Fiber Flux has a helpful video tutorial for identifying the back loop here.
- bob – 3-repeat bobble – [Yo, insert hook in st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops] 3 times in same st, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook. Stitches n Scraps has a helpful tutorial for the 4-rep version of this stitch here.
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- FPdc – front post double crochet – Yo, insert hook from front around back to front of st in previous round, yo and draw up a loop, [yo and draw through 2 loops] twice. A video tutorial for this stitch is available here.
- FPsc – front post single crochet – Insert hook from front around back to front of st in previous round, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops. New Stitch a Day has a helpful video tutorial for this stitch here.
- hdc – half double crochet
- rep – repeat
- Rnd – Round
- sc – single crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- sp – space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- tr – treble (triple) crochet
- yo – yarn over
- *Repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated.
- [] Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.
- () Stitches in parentheses are worked into same stitch or space.
Pattern Notes
- This square is crocheted in the round in one piece using a color changing yarn.
- Some rounds end with a sc join that counts as the first ch-1 sp in the following round.
Pattern Instructions
Motif
- Ch 4, turn, skip 3 ch, join with sl st to next ch to form ring.
- Rnd 1: (Right Side) Ch 1, 12 dc in ring, join with sl st to first dc. (12 sts)
- Rnd 2: Ch 1, starting in first st [dc in next st, FPdc around same st] 12 times, join with sl st to first dc. (24 sts)
- Rnd 3: Ch 1, starting in first st [dc in next 2 sts, FPdc around FPdc from previous Round] 12 times, join with sl st to first dc. (36 sts)
- Rnd 4: Ch 1, starting in first st [dc in next 3 sts, FPdc around FPdc from previous Round] 12 times, join with sl st to first dc. (48 sts)
- Rnd 5: Ch 1, starting in first st [dcBL in next st, hdcBL in next 2 sts, scBL in next 5 sts, hdcBL in next 2 sts, dcBL in next st, (2 dcBL, ch 2, 2 dcBL) in next st] 4 times, join with sl st to first dc. (68 sts = 15 sts per side + 4 ch-2 sp)
- Rnd 6: Ch 1, starting in first st *[dc in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st] 6 times, dc in next st, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next st,** ch 1, skip 1 st; rep from * around, ending last rep after **, join with sc (counts as ch-1 sp) to first dc (see Pattern Notes). (84 sts = 19 sts per side + 4 ch-2 sp)
- Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same ch-1 sp, sc in next 15 sts, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp,** sc in next 19 sts; rep from * around, ending last rep after **, sc in next 3 sts, join with sl st to first sc. (92 sts = 21 sts per side + 4 ch-2 sp)
- Fasten off for 6” (15 cm) square, or continue on for 12” (30.5 cm) square.
- Rnd 8: Ch 1, dc in same st, tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, *[sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, tr in next st,** dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st] across to corner ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch- 2 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep after **, join with sl st to BL of first dc. (108 sts = 25 sts per side + 4 ch-2 sp)
- Rnd 9:Ch 1, scBL in same st and next 18 sts to corner ch-2 sp, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-2 sp,** scBL in next 25 sts; rep from * around, ending last rep after **, scBL in next 6 sts, join with sl st to first sc. (120 sts = 27 sts per side + 4 ch-3 sp)
- Rnd 10:Ch 1, bob in same st, *[sc in next st, bob in next st] across to corner ch-3 sp, ch 3, skip ch-3 sp, bob in next st;** rep from * around, ending last rep after **, [sc in next st, bob in next st] twice, sc in next st, join with sl st to first bob. (120 sts = 27 sts per side + 4 ch-3 sp)
- Rnd 11: Ch 1, FPsc around bob, *[ch 1, skip 1 st, FPsc around bob] across to corner ch-3 sp, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in ch-3 sp, FPsc around bob;** rep from * around, ending last rep after **, [ch 1, skip 1 st, FPsc around bob] twice, join with sc (counts as ch-1 sp) to first FPsc (see Pattern Notes). (124 sts = 29 sts per side + 4 ch-2 sp)
- Rnd 12:Ch 1, dc in same ch-1 sp, *[ch 1, skip 1 st, dc in ch-1 sp] across to 2 sts before corner ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 sts, dc in ch-1 sp;** rep from * around, ending last rep after **, [ch 1, skip 1 st, dc in ch-1 sp] twice, join with sc (counts as ch-1 sp) to first dc (see Pattern Notes). (140 sts = 33 sts per side + 4 ch-2 sp)
- Rnd 13: Ch 1, dc in same ch-1 sp, *[dc in next st, dc in next ch-1 sp] across to last ch-1 sp before corner ch-2 sp, dc in next 5 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), dc in next 4 sts;** rep from * around, [dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp] twice, dc in next st, join with sl st to first dc. (156 sts = 37 sts per side + 4 ch-2 sp)
- Rnd 14: Ch 1, dc in same st, *dc in each st across to ch-2 sp, (dc, ch 1, dc) in ch-2 sp;** rep from * around, ending last rep after **, dc in next 11 sts, join with sl st to first dc. (160 sts = 39 sts per side + 4 ch-1 sp)
Finishing
- With yarn needle, weave in ends on wrong side of square. Spray block if desired.