How to Crochet a Granny Square Beach Cover Up
You will need
How to make
Abbreviations
Ch – chain
Sl st – slip stitch
St – stitch
Dc – double crochet – insert hook into next stitch, yarn over pull through stitch, yarn over pull through two loops on your hook.
Tr – treble crochet – yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over pull through stitch, yarn over pull through two loops, yarn over pull through two loops.
Fpdc – Front post double crochet – insert hook in to the front, around the back of the double crochet post and out to the front, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops.
Cluster – Three treble crochet worked into the same space. (or ch3 and 2tr)
Htr – yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over pull through stitch, yarn over pull through all three loops.
Size Guide: (ch in multiples of 3 +2)
Width – measure around your bust, halve it and add 10cm
Length – measure from shoulder to desired length (somewhere between bum and knee)
Yarn:
yarn a = Breeze
yarn b = Dew
yarn c = Mist
Gauge: 10cm x 10cm – 4.5 clusters x 8 rows
Measurements:
Width – 30.5cm (12″)
Height – 48 cm (19″)
Ch 41 (39+2)
Row 1. Dc in 2nd back bump of the ch from the hook. Dc in each st across. Ch 1 turn. (40)
Row 2. Change to a 6mm hook. (insert hook just under where your 1st st would normally go) fpdc in each st across, last fpdc around ch 1 from previous row. Ch 1 turn. (40)
Row 3. Dc in each st across. Ch 3 turn. (40)
Row 4. Tr in the same space as the ch 3, *skip 2 sts, cluster in nxt st, repeat from * until you have 3 sts left, sk 2 sts and 2 tr in the last st. Ch 3 turn. (2tr, 12 clusters, 2tr)
Row 5. Cluster in space between 2 tr & 3tr cluster, cluster in between each cluster across, tr in the top of the ch 3 from the previous row. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 13 clusters, tr)
Row 6. Tr in the space between tr & cluster from previous row, * 3 tr cluster in between each cluster across, repeat from *. 2 tr in the last space between cluster & tr. Ch 3 turn. (2tr, 12 clusters, 2tr)
Row 7. Repeat row 5
Row 8. Repeat row 6
Row 9. Repeat row 5
Row 10. Repeat row 6
Row 11. Repeat row 5
Row 12. Repeat row 6
Row 13. Repeat row 5 until your last tr, work a tr but make your last yarn over with new colour (yarn b) to complete your stitch. Ch3 turn.
Row 14. Repeat row 6
Row 15. Repeat row 5
Row 16. Repeat row 6
Row 17. Repeat row 5
Row 18. Repeat row 6
Row 19. Repeat row 5
Row 20. Repeat row 6
Row 21. Repeat row 5
Row 22. Repeat row 6
Row 23. Repeat row 5
Row 24. Repeat row 6 until your last tr, work a tr but make your last yarn over with new colour (yarn c) to complete your stitch. Ch3 turn.
Row 25. Repeat row 5
Row 26. Repeat row 6
Row 27. Repeat row 5
Row 28. Cluster in space between two clusters, repeat across, tr in the top of the ch 3 from the previous row. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 12 clusters, tr)
Row 29. Repeat row 28. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 11 clusters, tr)
Row 30. Repeat row 28. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 10 clusters, tr)
Row 31. Repeat row 28. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 9 clusters, tr)
Row 32. Repeat row 28. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 8 clusters, tr)
Row 33. Tr in space between tr and cluster, cluster in space between clusters, repeat across, 2 tr in space between cluster and ch 3. Ch 3 turn. (2tr, 7 clusters, 2tr)
Row 34. Cluster in space between 2tr and cluster, repeat across, tr in top of ch 3. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 8 clusters, tr)
Row 35. Tr in space between tr and cluster, cluster in space between clusters, repeat twice more, ch 3, sl st in next cluster space, ch 3 (making a V), cluster in space between next 3 clusters, tr in between cluster and ch 3 from previous row, work another tr but make your last yarn over with new colour (yarn b) to complete your stitch. Ch 3 turn. (2tr, 6 clusters, 2tr)
(1st shoulder strap)
Row 36 A. Cluster in space between 2tr and cluster, repeat twice more, tr in top of 1st ch from ch3 in previous row. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 3 clusters, tr)
Row 37 A. Cluster in space between two clusters, repeat once more, 2tr in space between cluster and ch 3. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 2 clusters, 2tr)
Row 38 A. Cluster in space between 2tr and cluster, repeat once more, tr in top of ch 3 from previous row, but make your last yarn over with new colour (yarn c) to complete your stitch. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 2 clusters, tr)
Row 39 A. Cluster in space between two clusters, 2tr in space between cluster and ch 3. Ch 3 turn. (tr, cluster, 2tr)
Row 40 A. Cluster in space between 2tr and cluster, tr in top of ch 3 from previous row. Fasten off yarn. (tr, cluster, tr)
(2nd shoulder strap)
Row 36 B. With wrong side facing you, join new colour (yarn b) to the top of the second ch 3 from the V in row 35, ch 3, cluster in space between two clusters, repeat twice more, tr in top of ch 3 from previous row. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 3 clusters, tr)
Row 37 B. Tr in space between tr and cluster, cluster in space between clusters, repeat once more, tr in top of ch 3 from previous row. Ch 3 turn. (2tr, 2 clusters, tr)
Row 38 B. Cluster in space between two clusters, repeat once more, tr in top of ch 3 from previous row, but make your last yarn over with new colour (yarn c) to complete your stitch. Ch 3 turn. (tr, 2 clusters, tr)
Row 39 B. Tr in space between tr and cluster, cluster in space between clusters, tr in top of ch 3 from previous row. Ch 3 turn. (2tr, cluster, tr)
Row 40 B. Cluster in space between cluster and 2tr, tr in top of ch 3 from previous row. Fasten off yarn. (tr, cluster, tr)
Construction:
Seam across the top of the straps using a whip stitch. Seam up the sides leaving from row 14-27 using a whip stitch, leaving a split at the bottom, and sew in all of your ends.
Flower
4mm hook
Using yarn a – make a magic ring
Round 1: Ch1, 5dc into the ring.
Round 2: sl st into 1st dc, htr, 3tr, htr in same st.
Repeat round 2 four more times (5 petals) sl st into sl st from the beginning, fasten off yarn & sew on to the front of your cover up.