WEEK 3 - Christmas Granny Afghan CAL - Christmas Tree Applique Free Crochet Patter

Welcome to Week 3 of the CAL!

Many of you are zipping right along, and it's so neat to see everyone's progress! I'm also enjoying seeing everyone's variations - so fun! If at any time you have questions, hop on over to the Facebook group - you can join here. I try to be very present in the group, so I'll be there to help you out! If you'd like - you may also shoot me an email mariasbluecrayon@gmail.com

This week we will be working up 8 granny squares and the Christmas Tree Applique.
All the patterns and video tutorials that you will need are below.

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Week 3
Make 4 granny squares in Linen
Make 4 granny squares in Kelly Green
Make 4 tree appliques and sew them onto Linen squares
Weave in all ends!

You can find the GRANNY SQUARE PATTERN HERE

Materials:
Lion Brand Vanna's Choice in:
Kelly Green, Taupe, Mustard
G hook
Tapestry needle
Scissors

Pattern notes:

Chain 1 in the beginning of each row does not count as a stitch

SC2tog - single crochet 2 together AKA decrease is worked as follows: insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop, insert hook into next stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through all loops

Loop stitch is worked as follows: (hold the working yarn around your index finger) insert hook into stitch, grab the yarn from behind the index finger as well as the yarn in front of the index finger, pull up a loop (at this point you can pull the working yarn to make the loop on the backside of the work smaller or pull the loop to be bigger), yarn over, pull through all loops on hook. This will create a loop on the backside of your work

Pattern:

Tree - Kelly Green

Row 1: Chain 13
Row 2: SC into second chain from hook and across, turn (12)
Row 3: Chain 1, loop stitch across, turn (12)
Row 4: Chain 1, SC2tog, 8 SC, SC2tog, turn (10)
Row 5: Chain 1, loop stitch across, turn (10)
Row 6: Chain 1, SC2tog, 6 SC, SC2tog, turn (8)
Row 7: Chain 1, loop stitch across, turn (8)
Row 8: Chain 1, SC2tog, 4 SC, SC2tog, turn (6)
Row 9: Chain 1, loop stitch across, turn (6)
Row 10: Chain 1, SC2tog, 2 SC, SC2tog, turn (4)
Row 11: Chain 1, loop stitch across, turn (4)
Row 12: Chain 1, SC2tog, SC2tog, turn (2)
Row 13: Chain 1, loop stitch across, turn (2)
Row 14: Chain 1, SC2tog, turn (1)
Row 15: Chain 1, loop stitch across, turn (1)
Fasten off and leave tail for sewing onto granny square

Tree trunk - Taupe

Attach yarn into 6th stitch on the bottom of the tree
Row 1: Chain 1, SC in same space and next space
Row 2: Chain 1, SC across next 2 stitches, turn
Row 3: Chain 1, SC across next 2 stitches, turn
Fasten off and leave tail for sewing onto granny square


Star - Mustard

Magic ring, Chain 2, *DC, slip stitch, repeat from * 4 more times
Fasten off, leave tail for sewing
Sew onto top of tree

Video Tutorial

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