Diagonal 2-color Square

materials:

any size hook
two colors of yarn

notes:

this square is basically made the same as a single color granny square, but with a color change in the 1st and 3rd corners. this change is made in the last yarn over of the 3rd double crochet in the corner.

beginning chain-3 of each round counts as double crochet

special instructions:

to work corner: (3 double crochet, chain 1, 3 double crochet) in chain-1 space
to work 1st change corner: (3 double crochet -- in last double crochet join new color and pull it up for last yarn over of stitch, chain 1, 3 double crochet) in chain-1 space
to work 2nd change corner: (3 double crochet -- changing back to first color in last yarn over of 3rd stitch, chain 1, 3 double crochet) in chain-1 space

pattern:

chain 7-10 (if your chain tends to be tight, chain 10)
join with slip stitch to form ring
(slip stitch in ring--optional)
Rnd 1: chain 3, 2 double crochet in ring -- changing to new color in last yarn over of 2nd stitch, chain 1, 3 double crochet, chain 1, 3 double crochet -- changing back to first color in 3rd stitch, chain 1, 3 double crochet, chain 1, join to beginning chain with slip stitch
Rnd 2: chain 3, work 1st change corner in next chain-1 space, work corner in next chain-1 space, work 2nd change corner in next chain-1 space, work corner in last chain-1 space, allowing beginning chain-3 to become last double crochet
continue as with a regular granny square, using 1st change corner to make 1st corner of each Rnd, and 2nd change corner to make 3rd corner of each Rnd
finish off

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