This pattern begins with my Isabella granny square. I decided it looked like it would be a great beginning center to a blanket and then I just kept going!

This is a perfect pattern for a stash buster project! Or use a single color, an ombre, or a cake yarn. The choice is yours! Gauge is not crucial for this project. You may use any yarn weight, using hook appropriate for your yarn. If you use a DK, you will need extra yarn to finish this pattern. I crochet loosely. This one came out to 40”- 42”.

I wonderful tester, Vinodhini Ramesh, supplied the second version photos! Beautiful colors.

Stitches
Magic circle/ This is optional. If you prefer CH3 and joining in a ring that is fine.
SC
HDC
DC
BPDC
BPHDC
FPEDC
Crochet in back and third loop (insert your hook into back loop, tilt your work toward you and you will see a smaller half bar/loop underneath. Insert your hook into that stitch as well. This gives your stitch a little bit more stability than using back loop only.)
3 DC cluster (yarn over, insert hook into loop, pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two loops, yarn over insert hook into same loop, pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two loops, and repeat till you have four loops, yarn over and pull through all 4 loops, CH 1 to close.)
Puff stitch shell. 3DC, puff stitch in one stitch
Crocheting in the legs of a stitch=when you look underneath the two top loops, you will see a V in the front which is called the legs of the stitch. Insert your hook In the middle of that V.
Puff stitch=yo, pull up a tall loop 5 times, yo and pull thru all, CH1 to close
STSC, stacked single crochet
FPTR=front post triple crochet

Supplies (approximately 930 yards total of worsted weight yarn)

US J-10/6.00mm
I love this yarn, paint party, 5 oz, 142 g, 252 yd, 230M, 100% acrylic, I used 1 ½ skeins
Caron babycakes, sunny day, 3.5 oz, 100G, 231 yds, 211 m, I used approximately 3 oz
RHSS white yarn, I used approximately 175 yd.
big twist yellow, This was a leftover ball, perhaps 175 yards

Gauge
11 DC x 5 rows=4”

Note…once we make our work square, counts will be for one side.

Color changes have not been addressed in the pattern.