By: Nancy Bird

 my granny square pattern

   Victorian Afghan

Ch 8, join with sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, work 16 sc in ring, join with sl st to first sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 6 (counts as 1 dc, ch 3), skip first 2 sc, * 1 dc in next sc, ch 3,
skip next sc; repeat from * around - 8 ch-3 loops, join with sl st in third ch
of starting ch-3.
Rnd 3: Ch 8 (counts as 1 dc, ch 5), * work 1 dc in next dc, ch 5; repeat from *
around, join with sl st to third ch of starting ch-8.
Rnd 4: Ch 5 to form first corner loop, * work 7 sc in each of next 2 ch-5
loops, ch 5; repeat from * 3 times more omitting ch-5 at end of last repeat.
Rnd 5: * Work 7 sc in corner loop, ch 4, work 1 sc between last sc of next 7-sc
group and first sc of following 7-sc group, ch 4; repeat from * around, join
with 1 sl st to first sc.
Rnd 6: * Work 1 sc in each of 7 corner sc, ch 4, 1 sc in next sc of previous
row, ch 4; repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc.
Rnd 7: Ch 3, (ch 3, 1 sc in third ch from hook - picot made), * (1 dc in next
sc, picot) twice, (1 dc, picot, 1 dc) in next sc, (picot, 1 dc in next sc) 3
times, ch 3, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next sc, ch 3, 1 dc in next sc, picot; repeat
from * around, end with 1 sl st in third ch of starting ch-3 after last ch-3
loop has been worked. Fasten off.