Hey Gang, Jane here and I have another great crocheted granny square tutorial to share with you today. I call this one, The Mystic Harmony Square.
It is a simple pattern and it offers a great canvas for trying out colour combos. I will grab a few colours I want to experiment with and then work the square into various combinations. It really makes a difference when you see the colours worked into a square together.
If you’re looking to explore more captivating color combinations for your squares, hop on over to my Instagram and Pinterest. I love sharing lots of pics of my colour experiments there!
If you would like the ad-free pattern for the Mystic Harmony Square as a PDF, with Symbol Charts, Find it in my shop, HERE,
I will usually work at least four different squares mixing up the orders of the colours. This gives me a good idea of how the colours will work together. Then I can join the squares to make a trivet or a pillow cover.
I like to keep these swatches handy, so that I can revisit them to help me decide colour palettes for future projects. It really is surprising how changing the colours and the position of the colours in a square can completely change the look of the square.
I’ve been wanting to work a square in black, white and grey, so I decided this is the one. I have done it in so many colours to experiment with it, but there is something classic about using various shades of greys with a black and white dramatic contrast.
This square starts in the round and then forms into a 12 petal floral design, then we square it off and add a few border rounds. It is 8 rounds total and offers up a variety of stitches. It uses the Double Crochet Cluster to make the petal shapes, which is one of the easier cluster shapes to make.
I will be using a worsted weight yarn, My chosen colours will be a winter white, putty, true grey and charcoal. I will also be using a 5.5 mm crochet hook. Other tools you will need are a pair of scissors and a darning needle to work in your ends.
The final square measures 6″ , the size can be altered by adding more border rounds.
Mystic Harmony Square Supplies
Skill Level:
Beginner Friendly
Tools and Supplies:
The Yarn used in this pattern is a Worsted Weight #4
The Colours I’m using today
small amounts of 4 different colours of yarn
- Dark Charcoal – Impeccable by Loops and Threads
- Putty – Impeccable by Loops and Threads
- True Grey – Bernat Super Value
- Soft White – Red Heart Super Saver
Hook: 5.50 mm US I-9
My fav hook is the Susan Bates Silvalume Ergonomic – this is the one I used in the tutorial
Other Supplies:
- Scissors
- Yarn needle for darning in ends
Mystic Harmony Square Finished Size:
6″ x 6″
More Information on Hooks Sizes, Yarn Weights and Crochet Language
Hook Sizes see the Craft Yarn Council’s Page Here
For Standard Yarn Weight Information See this Page
A Handy PDF from Annie’s on the difference between UK and US Crochet Terms
A Nice Explanation from LoveCraft’s on The UK and US differences
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
st(s)– stitch(es)
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet
lp(s) – loop(s)
yo– yarn over
rnd – round
beg – beginning
prev – previous
sp – space
sk – skip
rep – repeat
dec – decrease
Cont – continue
Special Stitches:
Double Crochet Cluster – [ DC CL ] : * Yarn over, insert hook into ch-space and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook, rep from * two more times, yarn over, pull through all four loops on hook
Beginning Double Crochet Cluster – [ Beg DC CL ]: ch 2, * yarn over, insert hook into ch-space, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook, rep from * one more time, yarn over pull through all three loops on hook
Mystic Harmony Square Crochet Instructions
Foundation: With Dark Charcoal, Make a Magic Ring
Rnd 1: Continue with Dark Charcoal, ch 2 ( counts as first hdc ), work 11 hdc into ring, sl st in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, fasten off { 12 hdc }
Rnd 2: Join Putty with a sl st in any hdc st of prev rnd, ch 1, sc in same st as join, ch 1, ( sc in next st, ch 1 ) 11 times, sl st in first sc, fasten off. { 12 sc, 12 ch-1 sp }
Rnd 3: Join True Grey with a sl st in any ch-1 sp of prev rnd, ch 1, sc in same st as join, ch 2, ( sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2 ) 11 times, sl st in first sc, fasten off. { 12 sc, 12 ch-2 sp }
Rnd 4: Join Soft White with a sl st in any ch-2 sp of prev rnd, work a Beg DC CL in same ch-2 sp, ch 3, [ DC CL in next ch-2 sp, ch 3 ] 11 times, sl st in top of Beg DC CL, fasten off. { 12 DC CL, 12 ch-3 sp }
Rnd 5: Join True Grey with a sl st in any ch-3 sp of prev rnd, ch 3 ( counts as first dc ), 2 dc in same ch-3 sp as join, * ( ch 1, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp, ) twice, ch 1, ** ( 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc ) in next ch-3 sp, rep from * 2 more times, then from * to ** once more, 3 dc in same ch-3 sp as join, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch 3, fasten off. { 24 dc, 24 sc, 12 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-3 sp }
Rnd 6: Join Dark Charcoal with a sl st in any ch-3 corner sp of prev rnd, ch 1, sc in same ch-sp as join, * ( ch 2, sk next st, sc in next st, ch 2, sk next st, sc in next ch-1 sp ) three times, ch 2, sk next st, sc in next st, ch 2, sk next st, ** ( sc, ch 3, sc ) in next ch-3 sp, rep from * 2 more times, then from * to ** once more, sc in same ch-3 sp as join, ch 3, sl st in first sc, fasten off. { 36 sc, 32 ch-2 sp, 4 ch-3 sp }
Rnd 7: Join Putty with a sl st in any ch-3 corner sp of prev rnd, ch 1, sc in same ch-sp as join, * ch 1, ( sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1 ) 8 times, ** ( sc, ch 3, sc ) in next ch-3 sp, rep from * 2 more times, then from * to ** once more, sc in same ch-3 sp as join, ch 3, sl st in first sc, fasten off. { 40 sc, 36 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-3 sp }
Rnd 8: Join True Grey with a sl st in any ch-3 corner sp of prev rnd, ch 1, sc in same ch-sp as join, * ch 1, ( sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1 ) 9 times, ** ( sc, ch 3, sc ) in next ch-3 sp, rep from * 2 more times, then from * to ** once more, sc in same ch-3 sp as join, ch 3, sl st in first sc, fasten off. { 44 sc, 40 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-3 sp }
Finishing The Mystic Harmony Square
- Weave in any loose ends, block gently to size
If you would like this pattern as a PDF, with Symbol Charts, it is available over in my shop, HERE,
This step by step video tutorial will walk you through how to make the Mystic Harmony Square
Create a Project With Your Mystic Harmony Squares
- Join them into a Pillow, a Blanket or a Trivet with the Lacey Join As You Go Lacey Method
- Give them a Professional Edge Finish with The Twisted Single Crochet
Check out my Shop where I regularly release new patterns using all my squares.
All shop patterns include a symbol chart version of the square as well as various colour way diagrams
Thanks for joining me and getting creative.
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” – Georgia O’Keeffe