Whimsy blanket square
Make a baby blanket. Or a couch throw. Or a lapghan or wheelchair cover up. Just measure your square and make as many as you need! Make a blanket to fit your bed! Have fun!

Gauge
I love this yarn, J hook
11 DC x 5 rows=4”

Each sq approx 14-15”
I made five solid squares and four multicolored squares. I placed the solid squares one in each corner and one in the center.

Supplies for 9 squares
Approx 1300-1500 yds total
Medium weight, worsted weight, #4 yarn, I love this yarn, 7 oz, 199G, 355 yd, 325 m, half skein turquoise and hot rose,
2 big twist, 6 oz, 380 yd, 347M, 170g, white, and one half skein varsity yellow,
I love this yarn, 7 oz, 199G, 355 yd, 325 m, spring green half skein
US J-10/6.00 mm

Stitches you need to know
Double crochet
Optional magic ring
Half double crochet
Front post double crochet
Front post double treble crochet FPDTR, has 3 yo to begin
Single crochet
HDC2tog=HDC 2 together
Bead stitch-place DC in stitch, YO and insert hook from front behind post of the DC, yo and loosely pull up a loop, yo and loosely pull up a loop, 4 times total, until you have 9 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through 8 loops, yo and pull thru last 2 loops. Skip next stitch.* when pulling up your loops, pull them up high and loose. For me it is easier to turn your work a little to the side so that your 9 stitches line up along the length of your double crochet.
Crochet in back and third Loop of a stitch. When you crochet into the back Loop, when the previous row was HDC, there will be a third Loop. Put your hook into the back Loop, tilt your work a little bit towards you and look on the backside and underneath your back Loop and you will see a smaller Loop right underneath. Do that loop as well so you are putting your hook through two loops. That gives a little bit more stability than just the back Loop.
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 four loops, chain one to close.)