I’m joining The Unraveled Mitten for the 2023 Stash-Busting Mystery Crochet Along with the Pop-Up Square, a textured granny square pattern set on point. My version uses two colors but you can make yours scrappy or even in one color.
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I was excited to be invited back to The Unraveled Mitten’s annual mystery crochet along. This year’s version includes 20 squares (each 12″/30.5 cm) in medium weight yarn. You can follow The Unraveled Mitten’s 2023 Stash-Busting Mystery Crochet Along here. Heather had a list of yarns designers could select from, and Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice was my favorite on the list. It’s soft and washes well, so it is a great yarn for blankets. I just happened to have two green skeins in my stash and the colors inspired me to create this textured granny square pattern. You can do a little bit more, design-wise, with 12 inches, so I decided to set the square on point, too.
You can see Heather/The Unraveled Mitten’s version in 4 colors below, and read her notes to ssee what she changed about the pattern here.
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Pop-Up Square
Textured Granny Square Pattern by Underground Crafter
Updated 3/17/2023
This textured granny square pattern is set on point for a vibrant look. This 12” (30.5 cm) square was designed as part of the 2023 Stash-Busting Mystery Crochet Along with The Unraveled Mitten.
Finished Size
- 12” (30.5 cm) square.
Materials
- Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice yarn, available at LionBrand.com or WeCrochet (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g, 170 yd/156 m) – 1 skein each in 304E Seaspray Mist (CA) and 172C Kelly Green (CB), or approximately 115 yd (105 m) in CA and 95 yd (87 m) in CB in any medium weight yarn.
- Tulip Etimo US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Clover bent-tip yarn needle.
Gauge
- Inner Square = 4.5” (11.5 cm) square in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this pattern.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- BL – back loop only – Moogly has a helpful video tutorial for identifying the back loop here.
- bob – 5-repeat bobble – [Yo, insert hook in st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops] 5 times in same st, yo and draw through all 6 loops on hook. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the video above for the bobble, click here to watch it on Instagram.
- CA – Color A
- CB – Color B
- cdc – crossed double crochet – Skip next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st. Each cdc counts as 2 sts. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch pattern is below.
- If you can’t see the video for the crossed double crochet stitch above, click here to watch it on YouTube.
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- 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. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial for the FPsc above, click here to watch it on YouTube.
- hdc – half double crochet
- rep – repeat
- Rnd(s) – Round(s)
- sc – single crochet
- sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together (decrease) – [Insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop] twice, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook. Yarn Obsession has a helpful video tutorial for this stitch here.
- sl st – slip stitch
- sp – space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- tr – treble (triple) crochet
- yo – yarn over
- () Work instructions between parentheses into same stitch.
- [] Repeat instructions between brackets as indicated.
- * Repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated.
Pattern Instructions
Inner Square
- With CA, ch 4, 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: Turn to Wrong Side, ch 1, (sc, bob) in same st and in each st around, join with sl st to first sc. – 24 sts
- Rnd 3: Turn to Right Side , ch 1, starting in same st [sc in next st, ch 1, sc in next bob] around, join with sl st to first sc. – 36 sts
- Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in first st and in each st and ch-1 sp around, join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off CA.
- Rnd 5: Join CB with slstBL to any st on Right Side, ch 1, 2 dcBL in same st, *dcBL in next st, hdcBL in next st, scBL in next 4 sts, hdcBL in next st, dcBL in next st,** (2 dcBL, ch 2, 2 dcBL) in next st; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 dcBL in first st, ch 1, join with sc (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first dc. – 12 sts on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
- Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in next 12 sts,** (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, sc first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first sc. Fasten off CB. – 14 sts on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
Second Square
Triangle 1
- Row 1: Join CA with slstBL to first sc after ch-2 sp on any side on Right Side of Inner Square, ch 1, scBL in same st and in each st across. – 14 sts
- Row 2: Turn, ch 1, sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in each st across to last 2 sts, sc2tog. – 12 sts
- Row 3: Rep Row 2. – 10 sts
- Row 4: Rep Row 2. – 8 sts
- Row 5: Rep Row 2. – 6 sts
- Row 6: Rep Row 2. – 4 sts
- Row 7: Turn, ch 1, sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc2tog in next 2 sts. – 2 sts
- Row 8: Turn, ch 1, sc2tog in first 2 sts. Fasten off CA.
Triangles 2-3
- Rep as for Triangle 1 on next 2 sides.
Triangle 4
- Rep as for Triangle 1 on last side, do not fasten off.
Final Square
- Rnd 1: Continuing in CA, turn along raw edge with Right Side facing up, ch 1, [sc in side of next 8 rows (see video tutorial below), 3 sc in next ch-2 sp, sc in side of next 8 rows, ch 2] 4 times, join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off CA. – 19 sts on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
- If you can’t see the video tutorial for crocheting along the side of rows above, click here to watch it on YouTube.
- Rnd 2: Join CB with sl st to any corner ch-2 sp on Right Side, ch 1, 3 sc in same ch-2 sp, *[sc in next st, tr in next st] 9 times, sc in next st,** (3 sc, ch 2, 3 sc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 3 sc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sl st (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first sc. – 25 on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
- Rnd 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in next 3 sts, [sc in next sc, FPsc around next tr] 9 times, sc in next 4 sts,** (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 sc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first sc. Fasten off CB. – 29 sts on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
- Rnd 4: Join CA with slstBL to first sc after ch-2 sp on any side on Right Side, ch 1, dcBL in same st, *dcBL in each st across row to ch-2 sp,** ch 3, skip ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, ch 1, join with hdc (counts as second and third ch in ch-3 sp) to first dc. – 29 sts on each side + 4 ch-3 sp
- Rnd 5: Ch 1, 2 dc in same ch-3 sp, *[skip 1 dc, cdc across 14 times (28 sts),** (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-3 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp, ch 2, join with sl st to first dc. Fasten off CA. – 32 sts on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
- Rnd 6: Join CB with sl st to any ch-2 sp on Right Side, ch 1, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, *cdc across 16 times (32 sts),** (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first dc. – 36 sts on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
- Rnd 7: Ch 1, 2 hdc in same ch-2 sp, *hdcBL in next 36 sts,** (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 2 hdc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first hdc. – 40 sts on each side + 4 ch-2 sp
- Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in each st across,** (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, sc in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, join with sc (counts as second ch in ch-2 sp) to first sc. – 42 sts + 4 ch-2 sp
- If your square is smaller than 12” (30.5 cm), rep Rnd 8.
Finishing
- With yarn needle, weave in yarn tails on Wrong Side.
© 2023 by Marie Segares (Underground Crafter). This pattern is for personal use only. You may use the pattern to make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or to give as gifts. You may sell items you personally make by hand from this pattern. Do not violate Marie’s copyright by distributing this pattern or the photos in any form, including but not limited to scanning, photocopying, emailing, or posting on a website or internet discussion group. If you want to share the pattern, point your friends to this link: https://undergroundcrafter.com/2023/03/16/crochet-pattern-pop-up-square/. Thanks for supporting indie designers!
