I am looking for a crochet pattern for the Confederate flag. I would like to see if anyone has one in the granny square pattern stitch.
Kim from Summersville, WV
January 28, 20080 found this helpful
I used:
Crochet hook G
Worsted weight yarn: Burgundy 1000 grams, Navy 500 grams, White 300 grams (Red Heart Comfort Yarn, sold in 454 gram balls, I used two plus a bit of the burgundy/wine/dark red, one 454 gram ball of dark blue/navy, and two 200 gram balls of white, with left over yarn. I also found that the use of "bobbins" or some other method of working with multiple colour changes useful)
Stitches used: Chain, Single Crochet, and Double Crochet
Chain 205 with burgundy
Row 1: single crochet burgundy in second ch from hook and in each chain after - 204sts. Chain 3, turn (Do not count chain 3 turn as a stitch in the row: each row must consist of 204 double crochet stitches, plus the chain 3) Remainder of afghan worked in double crochet, until very last row.
Row 2: starting in last sc of row, With Navy, dc in each sc for 24 sts, change to white, dc in next 3 sc, change to burgundy, dc in next 150, white 3, navy 24, chain 3,Turn (burgundy will be abbreviated "R" from here, Navy as "N", and White as "W". Therefore: R3, N4 would be use burgundy for 3 dc, and Navy for 4 dc, for example.)
Row 3: Starting in last dc of row 2, with N26, W3, R146, W3, N 26, ch 3, turn
Row 4: start in last dc of row 3, N28, W3, R142, W3, N28, ch 3, turn (start each row in last dc of row before, and end each with a ch 3-turn)
Row 5: N10, W4, N10, W4, N2, W3, R138, W3, N2, W4, N10, W4, N10
Row 6:N10, W6, N6, W6, N4, W3, R134, W3, N4, W6, N6, W6, N10
Row 7: N12, W6, N2, W6, N8, W3, R130, W3, N8, W6, N2, W6, N12
Row 8: N14, W10, N12, W3, R126, W3, N12, W10, N14
Row 9: N14, W10, N14, W3, R122, W3, N14, W10, N14, W to chain 3
Row 10: W3, N11, W10, N16, W3, R118, W3, N16, W10, N11, W3, R to chain 3
Row 11: R1, W3, N8, W14, N16, W3, R114, W3, N16, W14, N8, W3, R1 (Pattern should be evident by now, please remember and forgive me if the numbers don't seem to add up, I have recounted and recounted, somehow the afghan works though the numbers don't.)
Row 12: R3, W3, N4, W18, N16, W3, R110, W3, N16, W18, N4, W3, R3
Row 13: R5, W3, N8, W6, N24, W3, R106, W3, N24, W6, N8, W3, R5
Row 14: R7, W3, N8, W2, N28, W3, R102, W3, N28, W2, N8, W3, R7
Row 15: R9, W3, N6, W2, N30, W3, R98, W3, N30, W2, N6, W3, R9
Row 16: R11, W3, N38, W3, R94, W3, N38, W3, R11
Row 17: R13, W3, N38, W3, R90, W3, N38, W3, R13
Row 18: R15, W3, N38, W3, R86, W3, N38, W3, R15
Row 19: R17, W3, N18, W4, N10, W4, N2, W3, R82, W3, N2, W4, N10, W4, N18, W3, R17
Row 20: R19, W3, N16, W6, N6, W6, N4, W3, R78, W3, N4, W6, N6, W6, N16, W3, R19
Row 21: R21, W3, N16, W6, N2, W6, N8, W3, R74, W3, N8, W6, N2, W6, N16, W3, R21
Row 22: R23, W3, N16, W10, N12, W3, R70, W3, N12, W10, N16, W3, R23
Row 23: R25, W3, N14, W10, N14, W3, R66, W3, N14, W10, N14, W3, R25
Row 24: R27, W3, N12, W10, N16, W3, R62, W3, N16, W10, N12, W3, R27
Row 25: R29, W3, N8, W14, N16, W3, R58, W3, N16, W14, N8,W3, R29
Row 26: R31, W3, N4, W18, N16, W3, R54, W3, N16, W18, N4, W3, R31
Row 27: R33, W3, N8, W6, N24, W3, R50, W3, N24, W6, N8, W3, R33
Row 28: R35, W3, N8, W2, N28, W3, R46, W3, N28, W2, N8, W3, R35
Row 29: R37, W3, N6, W2, N30, W3, R42, W3, N30, W2, N6, W3, R37
Row 30: R39, W3, N38, W3, R38, W3, N38, W3, R39
Row 31: R41, W3, N38, W3, R34, W3, N38, W3, R41
Row 32: R43, W3, N38, W3, R30, W3, N38, W3, R43
Row 33: R45, W3, N18, W4, N10, W4, N2, W3, R26, W3, N2, W4, N10, W4, N18, W3, R45
Row 34: R47, W3, N16, W6, N6, W6, N4, W3, R22, W3, N4, W6, N6, W6, N16, W3, R47
Row 35: R49, W3, N16, W6, N2, W6, N8, W3, R18, W3,N8, W6, N2, W6, N16, W3, R49
Row 36: R51, W3, N16, W10, N12, W3, R14, W3, N12, W10, N16, W3, R51
Row 37: R53, W3, N14, W10, N14, W3, R10, W3, N14, W10, N14, W3, R53
Row 38: R55, W3, N12, W10, N16, W3, R6, W3, N16, W10, N12, W3, R55
Row 39: R57, W3, N8, W14, N16, W3, R2, W3, N16, W14, N8, W3, R57
Row 40: R59, W3, N4, W18, N16, W4, N16, W18, N4, W3, R59
Row 41: R61, W3, N8, W6, N23, W2, N23, W6, N8, W3, R61
Row 42: R63, W3, N8, W2, N52, W2, N8, W3, R63
Row 43: R65, W3, N6, W2, N52, W2, N6, W3, R65
Row 44: R67, W3, N64, W3, R67
Row 45: R69, W3, N60, W3, R69
Row 46: R71, W3, N56, W3, R71
Row 47: R73, W3, N17, W4, N10, W4, N17, W3, R73
Row 48: R75, W3, N15, W6, N6, W6, N15, W3, R75
Row 49: R77, W3, N15, W6, N2, W6, N15, W3, R77
Row 50: R79, W3, N15, W10, N15, W3, R79
Row 51: R81, W3, N13, W10, N13, W3, R81
Row 52: R83, W3, N11, W10, N11, W3, R83
Row 53: R81, W3, N11, W14, N11, W3, R81
Row 54: R79, W3, N11, W18, N11, W3, R79
Row 55: R77, W3, N19, W6, N19, W3, R77
Row 56: R75, W3, N23,W2, N23, W3, R75
Row 57: R73, W3, N25,W2, N25, W3, R73
Row 58: R71, W3, N56, W3, R71
Row 59: R69, W3, N60, W3, R69
Row 60: R67, W3, N64, W3, R67
Row 61: R65, W3, N2, W4, N10, W4, N28, W4, N10, W4, N2, W3, R65
Row 62: R63, W3, N4, W6, N6, W6, N28, W6, N6, W6, N4, W3, R63
Row 63: R61, W3, N8, W6, N2, W6, N15, W2, N15, W6, N2, W6, N8, W3, R61
Row 64: R59, W3, N12, W10, N16, W4, N16, W10, N12, W3, R59
Row 65: R57, W3, N14, W10, N14, W3, R2, W3, N14, W10, N14, W3, R57
Row 66: R55, W3, N16, W10, N12, W3, R6, W3, N12, W10, N16, W3, R55
Row 67: R53, W3, N16, W14, N8, W3, R10, W3, N8, W14, N16, W3, R53
Row 68: R51, W3, N16, W18, N4, W3, R14, W3, N4, W18, N16, W3, R51
Row 69: R49, W3, N24, W6, N8, W3, R18, W3, N8, W6, N24, W3, R49
Row 70: R47, W3, N28, W2, N8, W3, R22, W3, N8, W2, N28, W3, R47
Row 71: R45, W3, N30, W2, N6, W3, R26, W3, N6, W2, N30, W3, R45
Row 72: R43, W3, N38, W3, R30 W3, N38, W3, R43
Row 73: R41, W3, N38, W3, R34 W3, N38, W3, R41
Row 74: R39, W3, N38, W3, R38, W3, N38, W3, R39
Row 75: R37, W3, N2, W4, N10, W4, N18, W3, R42, W3, N18, W4, N10, W4, N2, W3, R37
Row 76: R35, W3, N4, W6, N6, W6, N16, W3, R46, W3, N16, W6, N6, W6, N4, W3, R35
Row 77: R33, W3, N8, W6, N2, W6, N16, W3, R50, W3, N16, W6, N2, W6, N8, W3, R33
Row 78: R31, W3, N12, W10, N16, W3, R54, W3, N16, W10, N12, W3, R31
Row 79: R29, W3, N14, W10, N14, W3, R58, W3, N14, W10, N14, W3, R29
Row 80: R27, W3, N16, W10, N12, W3, R62, W3, N12, W10, N16, W3, R27
Row 81: R25, W3, N16, W14, N8, W3, R66, W3, N8, W14, N16, W3, R25
Row 82: R23, W3, N16, W18, N4, W3, R70, W3, N4, W18, N16, W3, R23
Row 83: R21, W3, N24, W6, N8, W3, R74, W3, N8, W6, N24, W3, R21
Row 84: R19, W3, N28, W2, N8, W3, R78, W3, N8, W2, N28, W3, R19
Row 85: R17, W3, N30, W2, N6, W3, R82, W3, N6, W2, N30, W3, R17
Row 86: R15, W3, N38, W3, R86, W3, N38 W3, R15
Row 87: R13, W3, N38, W3, R90, W3, N38 W3, R13
Row 88: R11, W3, N38, W3, R94, W3, N38, W3, R11
Row 89: R9, W3, N2, W4, N10, W4, N18, W3, R98, W3, N18, W4, N10, W4, N2, W3, R9
Row 90: R7, W3, N4, W6, N6, W6, N16, W3, R102, W3, N16, W6, N6, W6, N4, W3, R7
Row 91: R5, W3, N8, W6, N2, W6, N16, W3, R106, W3, N16, W6, N2, W6, N8, W3, R5
Row 92: R3, W3, N12, W10, N16, W3, R110, W3, N16, W10, N12, W3, R3
Row 93: R1, W3, N14, W10, N14, W3, R114, W3, N14, W10, N14, W3R1
Row 94: W3, N16, W10, N12, W3, R118, W3, N12, W10, N16, W3
Row 95: W1, N16, W14, N8, W3, R122, W3, N8, W14, N16, W1
Row 96: N14, W18, N4, W3, R126, W3, N4, W18, N14
Row 97: N20, W6, N8, W3, R130, W3, N8, W6, N20
Row 98: N22, W2, N8, W3, R134, W3, N8, W2, N22
Row 99: N22, W2, N6, W3, R138, W3, N6, W2, N22
Row 100: N28, W3, R142, W3, N28
Row 101: N26, W3, R146, W3, N26
Row 102: N24, W3, R150, W3, N24
Row 103: Using red, sc 204, finish off, weave in all loose ends.