This textured 9-patch granny square was designed for the Wedding Blanket Crochet Along with Marly Bird.

This pattern is available for FREE on my blog here.

The free version is supported by advertising on my website. The downloadable PDF for sale on Ravelry includes the full pattern in one printable file without advertisements.

Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, half double crochet, double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting in the round, increasing, crocheting into chain spaces, skipping stitches, crocheting in the back loop only
Seaming or using join-as-you-go (with tutorials for seaming/join-as-you-go methods linked in the pattern)
Special stitches: pf and FPsc (with video tutorials linked in the pattern)

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Size
Motif: 12” (30.5 cm) square.

Materials
Red Heart Chic Sheep by Marly Bird yarn (100% Merino wool, 3.5 oz/100 g, 186 yd/170 m) – 1 skein ea in 5673 Fairy Tale (CA), 5622 Dragon Fruit (CB), and 5316 Linen (CC), or approximately 90 yd (82 m) ea in CA and CB and 50 yd (46 m) in any medium weight yarn.

US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.

Yarn needle.

Stitch markers (optional).

Gauge
Through Rnd 5 = 3.75” (9.5 cm) square in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.