Make it! Granny circle "home sweet home" !!!

Recently, I put this picture in one of my posts...

Would you love to have a try with it????
I think that YES! will be the answer, so I'll show you step by step how to!! READY???

As usual, I love simple projects, so the materials you'll need to work with are just a few :

• some colourful yarns
• a hook
• a pair of scissors
• a tapestry needle

The work starts with the idea to crochet a basic granny circle of 4 rounds.

Please note that I use american crochet terminology! Thank you!

Collect the hook and the yarn you would like to see in the centre of your granny circle and make a slip knot on your hook

chain 4 

slip stitch in the 4th stitch from the hook (that is the first one that you have chained! ;oD)...

....to form a ring....

chain 3 ...

... and work 11 double crochets (or DCs) in the centre of the ring

After 6 DCS, you'll have something like this...

adding the last 5 DCs (total : 3 chains+11 DCs = 12 stitches) your first round will be completed..

Remember : to close the round, use a slip stitch or the invisible join! This happens at the end of each round !!! ;oD

Now round 2 !!!
join new colour in any stitch

chain 3 

work 1 DC in same stitch as chain 3 : you have your first shell and chain 1

Repeat : 2 DCs + chain 1 in every stitch, until the end of the round.
After 6 shells, your work will be like this one

adding 6 more...

Start round 3 joining the third colour in any chain-1 space

chain 3

and work 2 DCs in the same space and chain 1

Repeat : 3 DCS + chain 1 in all the other chain-1 spaces of the 2nd round
After 6 shells, your third round will be like

when completed

and now round 4 : repeat the same scheme as in round 3!!!
join new yarn in any chain-1 space

chain 3

work 2 DCs and chain 1 in the same space

Repeat : 3 DCs + chain 1 in all the other chain-1 space of round 3!
At the end, this is what your basic granny square will look like

Do you really want to stop here, right now????? Maybe yes and surely you can, but what about this?

I think a roof is something to think about.....So, CHOOSE YOUR NEXT COLOUR!!!!!!

HOW TO CROCHET THE ROOF

Pick a new colour and join it in any chain-1 space. 

First row : chain 3 and work 2 DCs in the same space. chain 1.
work 3 DCs in the second space and chain 1.
in next chain-1 space, work : 1 DC, 1 half treble, 1 treble, chain 2, 1 treble, 1 half treble, 1 DC, chain1. If you prefer, you can crochet 2 DCs shells separated by 2 chains, instead! It's up to you!!!
in next chain-1 space : 3 DCs and chain 1.
in fifth space : 3 DCs and chain 4. 
Turn your work.

Second row : you have now the back of your work in front of you!
work 3 DCs in the first space and chain 1

In next space, work other 3 DCs and chain 1.
In the top of the roof work : 3DCs, chain 2, 3 DCs, chain 1.

in the following chain-1 space : 3 DCS + chain 1.
in last space : 3 DCs and chain 4.
slip stitch in the 3rd stitch of the chain 3 of the first roof row!

We have the roof!  A chimney is tempting, too, no? ;oD
Turn your work and with the same yarn make 3 or 4 slip stitches in the first chain-1 space before the first shell!
work other 3 slip stitches in the 3 stitches of the first shell.
in the second space : make a slip stitch, chain 3, 3 DCs (or : chain 4/5, 3 half treble/treble) and fasten off!!!!
If you like, leave some cm of yarn to give the idea of smoke from the chimney!!!

Happy with your HOME SWEET HOME ???????

Some more details

....my neighbourhood is growing! What about yours??? ;oD

Happy weekend girls!!!!

You can find my Ravelry notes HERE !!!

xxxx Alessandra

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