I love crocheting granny squares. (I’m pretty sure this is no secret to any regular reader of my blog.) Since I do a lot of my crocheting while commuting, I enjoy the portability. I usually prefer 6″ (15 cm) squares, but for this pattern, I decided to try something a little different: a 4″ (10 cm) square as part of a granny square blanket pattern.
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This pattern was originally published on FaveCrafts in June, 2015, but I’ve made some updates and I’ve also added more sizes. Enjoy!
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Checkerboard in Primary Colors Blanket
Crochet Granny Square Blanket Pattern by Underground Crafter
This simple granny square blanket pattern combines bright colors for a vibrant look. Use more or fewer colors to customize it.
Finished Sizes
- Blanket: Stroller (Baby, Twin, Double, Queen, California King).
- Stroller Blanket (pictured): 29” (73.5 cm) x 37” (94 cm).
- Baby Blanket: 37” (94 cm) x 45” (114 cm).
- Twin Blanket: 49” (124.5 cm) x 89” (226 cm).
- Double Blanket: 65” (165 cm) x 89” (226 cm).
- Queen Blanket: 73” (185.5) x 93” (236 cm).
- California King Blanket: 85” (216 cm) x 97” (246.5 cm).
Materials
- Red Heart Super Saver (7 oz/198 g/364 yds/333 m/100 % acrylic) in Blue (CA), Cherry Red (CB), and Bright Yellow (CC), or any medium weight yarn.
- Stroller Blanket: 1 skein each in CA, CB, and CC, or approximately 290 yd (265 m) ea in CA and CB and 350 yd (320 m) in CC.
- Baby Blanket: 2 skeins each in CA, CB, and CC, or approximately 460 yd (420 m) ea in CA and CB and 540 yd (493 m) in CC.
- Twin Blanket: 4 skeins each in CA, CB, and CC, or approximately 1,230 yd (1,124 m) ea in CA and CB and 1,370 yd (1,252 m) in CC.
- Double Blanket: 5 skeins each in CA, CB, and CC, or approximately 1,650 yd (1,508 m) ea in CA and CB and 1,780 yd (1,627 m) in CC.
- Queen Blanket: 6 skeins each in CA, CB, and CC, or approximately 1,930 yd (1,764 m) ea in CA and CB and 2,090 yd (1,911 m) in CC.
- California King Blanket: 7 skeins each in CA, CB, and CC, or approximately 2,350 yd (2,148 m) ea in CA and CB and 2,530 yd (2,313 m) in CC.
- US Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- Motif = 4” (10 cm) square in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- CA – Color A
- CB – Color B
- CC – Color C
- ch – chain
- dc2tog – double crochet 2 st together – Yo, insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops) twice, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
- ea – each
- hdc – half double crochet
- rep – repeat
- Rnd – Round
- sc – single crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- sp – space
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- * Rep instructions after asterisk as indicated.
Pattern Instructions
Motif
- Stroller Blanket: Make 21 ea in CA, CB, and CC.
- Baby Blanket: Make 33 ea in CA, CB, and CC.
- Twin Blanket: Make 88 ea in CA, CB, and CC.
- Double Blanket: Make 117 ea in CA and CC, and 118 in CB.
- Queen Blanket: Make 138 ea in CA, CB, and CC.
- California King Blanket: Make 168 ea in CA, CB, and CC.
- Ch 4, join with sl st to first ch to form ring.
- Rnd 1: Ch 5 (counts as dc + ch-2 sp, here and throughout), (dc, ch 2 in ring) 7 times, join with sl st to top of third ch of first ch 5. (8 dc + 8 ch-2 sp)
- Rnd 2: Sl st to ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp) 7 times, sc to top of ch 3 to join (counts as ch-1 sp). (24 dc + 8 ch-2 sp)
- Rnd 3: Ch 5, 2 dc in same ch 1 sp, *dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, hdc in ch-1 sp, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts,** (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-1 sp; rep from * around ending last rep at **, dc in first ch-2 sp, join with sl to top of third ch of first ch 5, sl st to ch-2 sp. Fasten off with long yarn tail (approximately 15”/38 cm) to join. (44 sts + 4 ch-2 sp)
Assembly
- Following placement diagram, join squares together to form rows and then join rows together using slip stitch seam (see video below) as described below.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial above, click here to watch it on Facebook.
- With right side facing, begin with hook and yarn tail in first ch of ch-2 sp. Line up stitches and join with sl st through back loops of each layer, skip last ch of ch-2 sp. Use CC to join rows together in the same fashion.
Border
- Join CC in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same st, *dc in ea st across to ch-2 sp,** dc2tog across ch-2 sp of this motif and next motif; rep from * across, ending at ** at corner ch-2 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at ** in first corner ch-2 sp, (3 dc, ch 2) in ch-2 sp, join with sl st to top of first ch 3.
Finishing
- With yarn needle, weave in yarn tails securely.
I too love Grannys They were the first crochet stitch/item I learned back when I was a child. But I cannot get the hang of “sewing” them together. Do you have any simple suggestions or ideas that would help? How did you put these together?
Thanks for writing, Glenna. I describe how I joined them in the pattern, and, thanks to your suggestion, I added a link to a photo tutorial.