Popcorn Granny Square with Joining Squares as you Go #crochet

Here I have a tutorial on how to make this popcorn granny square. What inspired me to make this is watching this video from Just Another Stitch. Connie has a crochet-a-long on making a granny square blanket from August until December. I knew I wanted to make something different other than the traditional granny square. I came up with this popcorn stitch. I also have instructions on how to join the squares as you go. I just don't like sewing the squares together. I also have a video on how to make the square. I have had the video out for a few weeks already.

I am using a size H hook and size 4 worsted-weight yarn to make this blanket. I have instructions on how to make the square starting each round in a chain 2 corner and I have instructions on how to start the next row working in the previous space of the row before.

Special stitches:

Popcorn Stitch (PS): 5 dc in space indicated, take the hook out of the 5th dc, insert it into the first dc, draw the loop from the fifth dc.

Make a magic ring or chain 4 and slip stitch to make a ring.

Making the granny square starting in a ch2 corner

Row 1: In the ring, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, *3 dc, ch 2* 3 times, join on top of the beginning ch 3. If changing colors, finish off. If not, slip stitch into the ch 2 corner space.

* if using a new color, join in the new color with a slip stitch.*

Row 2: In a ch 2 corner, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1, *3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1* 3 more times, join with beginning ch 3. If changing colors, finish off. If not, slip stitch into the ch 2 corner space.

Row 3: In a ch 2 corner, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, * in the ch 1 space, PS, ch 2, in the ch 2 space,3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc ch 2* repeat 2 more times, end with PS, ch 2, join with beginning ch 3. If changing colors, finish off. If not, slip stitch into the ch 2 corner space.

Row 4: In a ch 2 corner, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, * in the ch 2 space, PS, ch 3, PS, ch 2, in the ch 2 space,3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc ch 2* repeat 2 more times, end with PS, ch 3, PS, ch 2, join with beginning ch 3. Finish off

Making the granny square as shown in the video

Row 1: In the ring, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, *3 dc, ch 2* 3 times, join on top of the beginning ch 3. ch 4

Row 2: Moving back into the ch 2 space and working over the ch 4, * 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc , ch 1* repeat around join with first dc, ch 4

Row 3: Moving back into the ch 1 space and working over the ch 4, PS, ch 2, in the ch 2 space,3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc ch 2, *PS in ch 1 sp, ch 2, in the ch 2 space,3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc ch 2, * repeat around, join on top of PS, ch 4

Row 4: Moving back into the ch 2 space and working over the ch 4, PS, ch 3, PS, ch 2, in the ch 2 space,3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc ch 2, *PS in ch 2 space, ch 3, PS in ch 2 space, ch 2, in the ch 2 space,3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc ch 2* repeat around, join on top of PS finish off.

Joining with other squares

Work in the established pattern until you approach the side you want to join, don't do the corner, starting after the second PS, ch2

3 dc in the corner ch 2 space, ch 1, slip stitch into the ch 2 corner space in the joining square, ch 1, 3 dc into the same ch 2 space, ch 1, slip stitch into the next ch 2 space on the joining square, ch 1, PS in next ch 2 space, ch1, slip stitch in the next ch 3 space, ch 1, PS in next ch 2 space, ch 1, slip stitch into the next ch 2 space on the joining square, ch1, 3 dc into the next ch 2 space, ch 1, slip stitch in the ch 2 corner space.

If only joining to one square,

If also joining with an adjacent square, slip stitch in the adjacent ch 2 corner space, ch 1, 3 dc into the same ch 2 space, ch 1, slip stitch into the next ch 2 space on the joining square, ch 1, PS in next ch 2 space, ch1, slip stitch in the next ch 3 space, ch 1, PS in next ch 2 space, ch 1, slip stitch into the next ch 2 space on the joining square, ch1, 3 dc into the next ch 2 space, ch 1, slip stitch in the ch 2 corner space, ch1,3 dc into the same ch 2 space, and finish the square in the established pattern.

Here is the video on how to make and join the squares.