The granny square is crochet's most famous motif: clusters of three double crochets, worked in rounds from the centre, with a chain-2 corner. Squares can be any size, any colour, and joined into blankets, bags or cardigans.
| Abbreviation (US) | granny |
|---|---|
| UK name | granny square (using trebles) |
| Height | About 3 chains tall per round |
| Turning chain | No turning (worked in the round) |
| Foundation chain | – |
| Level | Easy |
| Good for | Blankets, bags, cardigans, cushion covers and using up scraps. |
How to make a granny square
- Cluster: 3 dc worked in the same space.
- Corner: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same corner space.
Pattern
- Ch 4 and join with a sl st to make a ring (or use a magic ring).
- Round 1: ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the ring, ch 2, *3 dc in the ring, ch 2; repeat from * 2 more times. Join with a sl st to the top of the ch 3.
- Round 2: sl st in the next 2 dc and into the corner space, ch 3 (counts as dc), (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same space, *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next corner space; repeat from * 2 more times, ch 1, join.
- Round 3: sl st in the next 2 dc and into the corner space, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same space, *ch 1, 3 dc in the next ch-1 space, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next corner space; repeat from * 2 more times, ch 1, 3 dc in the next ch-1 space, ch 1, join.
- Next rounds: as round 3, with 3 dc in every ch-1 space along the sides and (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each corner.
Tips
- Change colour at the end of a round for the classic multicolour look; join the new colour in a corner space.
- Block all squares to the same size before joining them.
- Each round adds one cluster to every side.