"Candy Button" Crochet Squares

> **PROMOTION: BUY ANY 2 PATTERNS, GET 1 FREE. NO COUPON CODE NEEDED. SIMPLY > ADD 3 ITEMS TO YOUR CART. DISCOUNT > WILL BE APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY.** https://www.ravelry.com/stores/d-maunz-designs **----- “CANDY BUTTON” SQUARES -----** *"Candy Button" Squares are quick to make with a fun "POP" of color. Joined together they make a light and whimsical blanket that is perfect for Spring or Summer. ~* • Written in US terms. • Yarn used: Various worsted weight (4) colored scraps for the CENTER ROUNDS and Lion Brand Wool-Ease in "Natural Heather" for the SQUARES worked around the CENTERS. • Approx: 18 - 20 yards total per square. • Hook size "J". (6.0 mm) • Squares measure approx. 4.25" x 4.25". • Squares have 13 STS per side. • (Any weight of yarn can be used with a suitably sized hook. Size will of course vary, depending on yarn and hook size.) > > DETAILS ON HOW I CONSTRUCTED MY SAMPLE > > BLANKET: > > For my SAMPLE I joined 30 blocks (5 x > 6) with a TIGHT JOIN using SC while > completing the 5th ROUND of the > squares. A size J hook was used for > both the squares and the joining. > > I then continued around my blanket > with 3 rounds of MOSS/LINEN STITCH > using the Lion Brand Wool-Ease, making > SC, CHAIN 2, SC in the CORNERS. I then > add 2 rounds of MOSS/LINEN STITCH in > two complimentary accent colors, > making SC, CHAIN 2, SC in the CORNERS. > Next came another round of MOSS/LINEN > STITCH in the Lion Brand Wool-Ease, > making the same CORNERS as above. > > I finished it off with my **~~ Rick > Rack Border ~~**. Working on the > foundation of Moss/Linen Stitch: SS, > DC, SS worked in chain 1 space. *Skip > next stitch. SS in next chain 1 space. > SS in next stitch. SS, DC, SS in next > chain 1 space.* Continue all around, > making 2 SS, DC, 2 SS in EACH CHAIN 2 > CORNER SPACE. SS = Slip Stitch. Link to TIGHT JOIN: [https://www.gathered.how/knitting-and-crochet/crochet/how-to-tight-join-as-you-go-crochet][1] > This pattern and any associated images > are property of Nana’s Crochet > Creations by D. Maunz and may not be > distributed in part or in whole > without my permission.