Summer Granny Sitting Pad by Miroslava Mihalkova

Summer Granny Sitting Pad

Crochet
June 2024
Super Bulky (5-6 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 3 rows = 4 inches
in granny square st pattern
9.0 mm (M/N)
100 - 150 yards (91 - 137 m)
15.5 x 15.5 in (39.5 x 39.5 cm)
US
English
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Introduction
Summer Granny Sitting Pad is the perfect option if you are thinking to spice up your garden bench or a wooden chair. It would also make a perfect companion on a beach day when sitting directly on the sans is not an option for you.
The pad is made of two granny squares in super bulky yarn that are sewn together. You can fill the sitting pad with an insert that is available from most homeware stores for extra cushioning.
This project is an easy win for crochet beginners who love quick and useful projects.

Skills required
Chain, slip stitch (sl st), double crochet (dc), blocking.

Materials and tools
Hobbii Umami (78% Acrylic, 22% Wool | Super bulky | 150 g (5.3 oz) = 83 m (90 yds)),
Natural White (#02) 1 skein,
Mushroom (#03) 1 skein,
Airforce Blue (#11) 1 skein,
Dusty Blue (#12) 1 skein

Crochet hook size 9.0 mm (M/N-13)
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Sitting pad insert

Notes
• The square is crocheted in the round.
• Beg ch 3 counts as 1st st.
• Ch 2 creates corners.
• Instructions enclosed in indicate stitches that are worked into the same space/ corner space/ st.
• Instructions between * and ; indicate st pattern repeat.
• The instructions below are for basic stitch pattern; to change colour, work slip stitches at the end of a round in new colour.
• The colour sequence round by round from inside out:
o Light square: A, A, A, B, A, A, A, B
o Darker square: B, B, A, A, D, C, C, C