12" Granny
Size H Hook
2  or more colors of yarn
This square works up very pretty in red/white/blue
With Color A ch 4; join to 1st ch to form ring.

Rnd 1:  ch 3; 2 dc in ring; ch 2; *3dc in ring; ch 2; repeat from *  twice; join (12 dc, 4 ch sps)

Rnd 2:  sl st to next ch 2 sp; (ch 3; dc; ch 2; 2 dc) in ch 2 sp; *ch 1; skip 1 dc; dc in next dc; ch 1 (2dc; ch 2; 2 dc) in next sp; repeat from * around; join to top of ch 3. (20 dc; 12 ch sp)

Rnd 3: sl st to corner ch 2 sp; (ch 3: dc; ch 2; 2 dc) in ch 2 sp;  * ch 2; 2 dc in next ch sp;  dc in dc; 2 dc in ch sp; ch 2 (2 dc; ch 2; 2dc) in corner; repeat from * around; join to top of ch 3.  (36 dc; 12 ch sps)

Rnd 4:  sl st to corner ch 2 sp; (ch 3: dc; ch 2; 2 dc) in ch 2 sp;  * ch 2; 2 dc in next ch sp;  dc in next 5 dc; 2 dc in ch sp; ch 2 (2 dc; ch 2; 2dc) in corner; repeat from * around; join to top of ch 3. 
Rnd 5:   sl st to corner ch 2 sp; (ch 3: dc; ch 2; 2 dc) in ch 2 sp;  *  dc in next 2 dc; ch 2; skip ch 2 sp; dc in next 2 dc; ch 2; skip 2 dc; dc in next dc; ch 2; sk 2 dc; dc in next 2 dc;ch2; sk ch 2 sp; dc in next 2 dc; (2dc,ch2,2dc) in corner; repeat from * around; sl st to top of ch 3.  Finish off.

Rnd 6:  With Color B:  sl st in any corner space; ch 1;*2sc in corner; ch 2; sk 2 dc; hdc in next dc; dc in next dc;2 trc in ch 2 sp; ch 2; sk 2 dc; 2 trc in sp; (trc, ch 3, trc) in next dc (new corner) 2 trc in next sp; ch 2 2 trc in next sp; dc in next dc; hdc in next dc; ch 2; repeat from * around; join with sl st to 1st sc.

Rnd 7:  ch 1; sc in same st and next sc; *ch 2; hdc in next hdc; dc in next dc; ch 2; 2 trc in next sp; ch 2: sk 2 trc; trc in next trc; (trc,ch 3, trc) in corner; trc in next st; ch 2; 2 trc in next sp; ch 2; sk next 2 trc;dc in next st; hdc in next st; ch 2; sc in next 2 sc; repeat from * around; sl st to 1st sc.

Rnd 8:  Ch 1; sc in same st and next sc; *ch 2; sk ch sp; sc in next 2 sts; ch 2; sk ch sp; hdc in next 2 sts; ch 2;sk ch sp; dc in next 2 sts; ch 1; (trc, ch 3, trc) in next sp (corner); ch 1; dc in next 2 sts; ch 2; sk ch sp; hdc in next 2 sts; ch 2; sk ch sp; (sc in next 2 st; ch 2)twice repeat from * around.  join with sl st to 1st sc.

Rnd 9:  ch 3; dc in next sc; *(2 dc in ch spl ch 2) 3 times; dc in next sp & next trc; (2 dc; ch 2; 2 dc) in corner; dc in next st & next sp; (ch 2; 2 dc in next sp) 3 times; dc in next 2 sts; repeat from * around; join to top of ch 3. Finish off.

Rnd 10:  With Color A or C; join with sl st in any corner; ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 3) dc in corner *dc in each dc and  2 dc in ea sp to corner; (dc, ch 3, dc) in corners; repeat from * around join with slst to 3rd ch of beg ch 6.

Rnd 11:  ch 1*(sc, hdc, ch 2, hdc, sc) in corner; sc in each dc; repeat from * around; join. Finish off.
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