Hello everyone! Last week I shared all the information needed to get started with our top so this week we are ready to begin our Granny No 5 Neckline.
A couple of reminders before we begin, you can purchase a pdf for this pattern. The pdf includes full written instructions (12 pages ) notes and a link for a video tutorial for all the tricky parts. You can purchase the pdf from Ravelry, it will be uploaded to etsy later on in the year.
Sizes in inches
| Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Bust | 30 | 36 | 40 | 45.75 | 51 | 58.25 | 61.75 | 65.75 |
| Yoke depth | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10.75 |
| Neckline (flat) | 10.5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Armhole around | 11 | 11.5 | 12.75 | 12.75 | 13 | 14.25 | 15 | 15 |
| length | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 21.75 |
For a size 1.5 (34.75 bust) use the instructions for size 1 but with a 3.5 mm hook for the yoke and the 4 rounds after splitting for the sleeves, try it on. Then after completing the yoke and 4 rounds of the body, switch to a 3.25 mm hook if you wish to tuck in the fabric.
Abbreviations – US terms
- Ch – chain
- Sl st – slip stitch
- Sc – single crochet
- Hdc – half double crochet
- Dc – Double Crochet
- Trb – Treble crochet
- Inc – Increase
- Rep – repeat
- Rnd – round
- Mc: main color
- CC – change color
Special stitches:
- Stacked sc – an alternative to a ch3, counts as a dc. Make a sc, insert your hook into the left leg of the sc just completed, YO and pull up a loop, complete sc.
- V stitch – Dc, ch1, Dc in the same ch1 space.
- V stitch inc – dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc (3 dc separated by ch1’s)
- Beg Granny – stacked sc, 2dc in the same space
- Granny st – 3 dc in the same ch or stitch
- Granny corner – granny st, ch2, granny st
- Granny decrease – dc in the ch1 space, dc dec (this should happen over the current ch space and the next) dc in the ch space.
- Popcorn stitch – Make 4 dc, pull up the last loop and remove hook from loop, and insert hook from front to back through the top of the first dc made, pick up the dropped loop and pass through the first dc, this completes the stitch.
- Treble cluster – *YO twice, insert hook into the st or space, YO pull up a loop, YO pass through two loops, YO pass through two loops; rep from * twice more, there should be 4 loops on the hook, Yo pass through all loops.
- Double crochet cluster – *YO, insert hook into the st or space, YO pull up a loop, YO pass through two loops; rep from * twice more, there should be 4 loops on the hook, Yo pass through all loops.
Granny No 5 Neckline:
The granny no 5 neckline is composed of the bloom Granny Square and Granny triangles that we join as we go.
Work a total of 6 granny squares for size 1 and 7 granny squares for sizes 2 – 8.
Work a total of 6 granny squares for size 1 and 7 granny squares for sizes 2 – 8.
We are going to join as we go to the squares, complete the first 3 rounds of the granny triangle then use the 4th to join with sc.
Granny Triangle
With your 3mm hook and the Mc, make a magic loop
Rnd 1: stacked sc (counts as the first dc), 2dc, ch2, granny st, ch2, granny st, hdc to the first st to join the round.
Rnd 2: In the hdc space, stacked sc, 2dc, ch1, granny corner, ch1, granny corner, ch1, complete beg granny corner, hdc to the first st to join.
Rnd 3: In the hdc space, stacked sc, 2dc, ch1, [granny st, ch1 granny corner, ch1] x 2, granny st, ch1, complete beg granny corner, hdc to the first st to join.
Use this next rnd to join the squares. When you complete the 3 hdc from the triangle, sc into the ch space from the granny square (to the left of the granny corner)
Rnd 4: In the hdc space, [3hdc, sc] repeat until you reach a ch2 space, 3hdc, sc to corner of current granny, sc to corner of next granny, 3 hdc in the ch2 space, sc[3hdc, sc] repeat until you reach a ch2 space, sc in ch2 space of granny, ch1, [3hdc, ch1] until you reach beg space, 3hdc, ch1, insert your hook into the first hdc and the ch2 space from the granny square,sc, cut yarn and fasten off.
Neckline for size 1 – 8.25” flat
Neckline for size 2 – 11.5” flat
We’ve now completed the neckline, next week we will work up our yoke section. It’s going to get wordy.
