Kicking off our lacy square project ideas, here is an excellent Victorian square. In particular, I love the transition from the central rosette to the outer edge, which nonetheless has petal-like voiding.
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More info about project buttercup11's project on Ravelry.
Simple 10-Petal Flower Square
The firs of our flower ides, an afghan square pattern is easy, but just difficult enough to challenge the beginner and produces a beautiful motif that can be worked into an afghan, throw or blanket. The square is 9 inches to a side and is made in three shades of worsted weight yarn and an H hook.
Victorian Romance Square
Practice the popcorn stitch with this quick crochet granny square pattern! From the blogger:"During my square designing kick, I first made the Native Sun Square, which had great texture. It was followed by the Mingle Square and the Primrose Square, which are equally as beautiful, but lacking
8 Petal African Flower Blanket
However, if subtlety is called for, this African flower square is IT. Overall, this is a masterful, understated blanket making use of this design.
Charlotte's Dream Square
Of course, the neat thing about amazing squares is that they're classy and timeless. Moreover, they often combine varying textures and colors, as in here.
Pimlico Afghan Square
To begin with, here is a square with a beautiful, layered central rosette that offsets the dense, varied border. Indisputably, this will be a great building block for larger projects.
