Using color A, chainless foundation single crochet 56 sts or Chain 57 & start the first sc of row 1 in the second ch from the hook (56).
← Row 1 [RS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
→ Row 2 [WS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
← Row 3 [RS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
→ Row 4 [WS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
← Row 5 [RS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
→ Row 6 [WS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
← Row 7 [RS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
→ Row 8 [WS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
← Row 9 [RS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
→ Row 10 [WS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
← Row 11 [RS]: (A) x 27, (D) x 2, (A) x 27, turn work. (56)
→ Row 12 [WS]: (A) x 26, (B) x 4, (A) x 26, turn work. (56)
← Row 13 [RS]: (A) x 25, (B) x 6, (A) x 25, turn work. (56)
→ Row 14 [WS]: (A) x 24, (B) x 8, (A) x 24, turn work. (56)
← Row 15 [RS]: (A) x 24, (B) x 8, (A) x 24, turn work. (56)
→ Row 16 [WS]: (A) x 23, (B) x 10, (A) x 23, turn work. (56)
← Row 17 [RS]: (A) x 23, (B) x 10, (A) x 23, turn work. (56)
→ Row 18 [WS]: (A) x 23, (B) x 10, (A) x 23, turn work. (56)
← Row 19 [RS]: (A) x 23, (B) x 10, (A) x 23, turn work. (56)
→ Row 20 [WS]: (A) x 23, (B) x 10, (A) x 23, turn work. (56)
← Row 21 [RS]: (A) x 24, (B) x 8, (A) x 24, turn work. (56)
→ Row 22 [WS]: (A) x 24, (B) x 8, (A) x 24, turn work. (56)
← Row 23 [RS]: (A) x 24, (B) x 8, (A) x 24, turn work. (56)
→ Row 24 [WS]: (A) x 14, (B) x 5, (A) x 6, (B) x 6, (A) x 6, (B) x 5, (A) x 14, turn work. (56)
← Row 25 [RS]: (A) x 12, (B) x 10, (A) x 3, (B) x 6, (A) x 3, (B) x 10, (A) x 12, turn work. (56)
→ Row 26 [WS]: (A) x 11, (B) x 13, (D) x 2, (B) x 4, (D) x 2, (B) x 13, (A) x 11, turn work. (56)
← Row 27 [RS]: (A) x 10, (B) x 15, (D) x 2, (C) x 2, (D) x 2, (B) x 15, (A) x 10, turn work. (56)
→ Row 28 [WS]: (A) x 9, (D) x 1, (B) x 16, (C) x 4, (B) x 16, (D) x 1, (A) x 9, turn work. (56)
← Row 29 [RS]: (A) x 9, (D) x 1, (B) x 16, (C) x 4, (B) x 16, (D) x 1, (A) x 9, turn work. (56)
→ Row 30 [WS]: (A) x 10, (B) x 15, (D) x 2, (C) x 2, (D) x 2, (B) x 15, (A) x 10, turn work. (56)
← Row 31 [RS]: (A) x 11, (B) x 13, (D) x 2, (B) x 4, (D) x 2, (B) x 13, (A) x 11, turn work. (56)
→ Row 32 [WS]: (A) x 12, (B) x 10, (A) x 3, (B) x 6, (A) x 3, (B) x 10, (A) x 12, turn work. (56)
← Row 33 [RS]: (A) x 14, (B) x 5, (A) x 6, (B) x 6, (A) x 6, (B) x 5, (A) x 14, turn work. (56)
→ Row 34 [WS]: (A) x 24, (B) x 8, (A) x 24, turn work. (56)
← Row 35 [RS]: (A) x 24, (B) x 8, (A) x 24, turn work. (56)
→ Row 36 [WS]: (A) x 24, (B) x 8, (A) x 24, turn work. (56)
← Row 37 [RS]: (A) x 23, (B) x 10, (A) x 23, turn work. (56)
→ Row 38 [WS]: (A) x 23, (B) x 10, (A) x 23, turn work. (56)
← Row 39 [RS]: (A) x 23, (B) x 10, (A) x 23, turn work. (56)
→ Row 40 [WS]: (A) x 23, (B) x 10, (A) x 23, turn work. (56)
← Row 41 [RS]: (A) x 23, (B) x 10, (A) x 23, turn work. (56)
→ Row 42 [WS]: (A) x 24, (B) x 8, (A) x 24, turn work. (56)
← Row 43 [RS]: (A) x 24, (B) x 8, (A) x 24, turn work. (56)
→ Row 44 [WS]: (A) x 25, (B) x 6, (A) x 25, turn work. (56)
← Row 45 [RS]: (A) x 26, (B) x 4, (A) x 26, turn work. (56)
→ Row 46 [WS]: (A) x 27, (D) x 2, (A) x 27, turn work. (56)
← Row 47 [RS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
→ Row 48 [WS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
← Row 49 [RS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
→ Row 50 [WS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
← Row 51 [RS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
→ Row 52 [WS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
← Row 53 [RS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
→ Row 54 [WS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
← Row 55 [RS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
→ Row 56 [WS]: (A) x 56, turn work. (56)
NOTE: Because some of the stitches are only 1 sc there may be a few loose ends. You will need to bind off & weave these ends in a way that corrects for any incomplete looking stitches (especially on the WS of the square), but is also secure enough not to come unraveled.