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Classic Granny Square
Free classic granny square pattern with chart
The granny square everyone knows: groups of 3 double crochet in chain spaces, ch 2 at each corner and ch 1 along the sides, worked in rounds with the right side facing. Four rounds and a single crochet border make a square about 5 3/4 inches across with a 5.5 mm hook. Keep adding rounds for a bigger square or a whole blanket.
- Yarn
- Medium (4)about 15 yd
- Hook
- 5.5 mmUS I-9
- Finished
- About 5 3/4 in4 rounds and a border
Chart
Classic Granny Square chart
Reading this chart
- Start at the center and read each round counterclockwise, the way a right-handed crocheter works.
- Start at the center and read each round clockwise, the way a left-handed crocheter works.
- Each round begins at its green mark, its first stitch or chain; its number is printed beside it. Rounds alternate dark and blue.
- The key under the chart names every symbol, following the Craft Yarn Council chart standard.
Drawn by Krowshea from the checked counts. New to charts? How to read crochet charts.
Written pattern
Round by round
From round 2 on, each round begins by slipping across to a corner space.
Written in US crochet terms
Work with the right side facing throughout; do not turn. Keep adding granny rounds in the same way for a bigger square or a blanket, then work the single crochet border.
- 1
Make a magic ring, ch 3 (counts as a dc), 2 dc in ring, ch 2, [3 dc in ring, ch 2] 3 times, pull the ring tight, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch-3.
12 dc, 4 sps - 2
Sl st in next 2 sts, sl st in next sp, ch 3 (counts as a dc), (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, [ch 1, corner in corner sp] 3 times, ch 1, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch-3.
24 dc, 8 sps - 3
Sl st in next 2 sts, sl st in next sp, ch 3 (counts as a dc), (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, *[ch 1, 3 dc in next sp] to next corner, ch 1, corner in corner sp; rep from * 2 more times, [ch 1, 3 dc in next sp] to next corner, ch 1, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch-3.
36 dc, 12 sps - 4
Sl st in next 2 sts, sl st in next sp, ch 3 (counts as a dc), (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, *[ch 1, 3 dc in next sp] to next corner, ch 1, corner in corner sp; rep from * 2 more times, [ch 1, 3 dc in next sp] to next corner, ch 1, join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch-3. Fasten off.
48 dc, 16 sps
Border
- 1
Join teal in any corner; work (3 sc) in each corner, making the first sc a standing sc (no beginning ch); along each side: sc in each st and sp to the next corner; join with a sl st to the first st. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
15 sts along each side, 3 sts in each corner
Written in UK crochet terms
Work with the right side facing throughout; do not turn. Keep adding granny rounds in the same way for a bigger square or a blanket, then work the double crochet border.
- 1
Make a magic ring, ch 3 (counts as a tr), 2 tr in ring, ch 2, [3 tr in ring, ch 2] 3 times, pull the ring tight, join with a ss to the top of the beginning ch-3.
12 tr, 4 sps - 2
Ss in next 2 sts, ss in next sp, ch 3 (counts as a tr), (2 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in same sp, [ch 1, corner in corner sp] 3 times, ch 1, join with a ss to the top of the beginning ch-3.
24 tr, 8 sps - 3
Ss in next 2 sts, ss in next sp, ch 3 (counts as a tr), (2 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in same sp, *[ch 1, 3 tr in next sp] to next corner, ch 1, corner in corner sp; rep from * 2 more times, [ch 1, 3 tr in next sp] to next corner, ch 1, join with a ss to the top of the beginning ch-3.
36 tr, 12 sps - 4
Ss in next 2 sts, ss in next sp, ch 3 (counts as a tr), (2 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in same sp, *[ch 1, 3 tr in next sp] to next corner, ch 1, corner in corner sp; rep from * 2 more times, [ch 1, 3 tr in next sp] to next corner, ch 1, join with a ss to the top of the beginning ch-3. Fasten off.
48 tr, 16 sps
Border
- 1
Join teal in any corner; work (3 dc) in each corner, making the first dc a standing dc (no beginning ch); along each side: dc in each st and sp to the next corner; join with a ss to the first st. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
15 sts along each side, 3 sts in each corner
Round counts
How a granny grows
A granny square adds one group of 3 dc to every side each round. Round n has 12 × n double crochet: 12, 24, 36, 48. The corners stay the same, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), and the sides grow by one ch-1 space and one group.
From round 2 on, slip stitch across the first 2 dc and into the corner space to start at a corner. The ch 3 then stands in for the first dc of that corner.
Tips
For a neat square
Corners stay sharp
Always ch 2 at the corners and ch 1 along the sides. A ch 1 corner pulls in; a ch 3 corner flares.
It twists
Granny squares worked without turning lean a little. Blocking straightens them, or turn the work each round if you prefer.
Make it bigger
Keep going: every round is the same, with one more group along each side. A blanket is one big granny, or many small ones joined.
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