How to Make a Granny Square

Hi ladies! Today I will show you how to make granny squares. One of my readers send me this beautiful blanket but I haven’t had luck finding a pattern. So I made it myself. Enjoy :)

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Color-1, start with ch-4 (peach), join with slip stitch in first ch to form ring

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Round 1: ch-3, dc2tog, ch-1 * dc3tog, ch-1; repeat from * 4 times; join with slip stitch in top of beginning ch-3

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Round 2: color-2 (yellow), ch-3 in the space, dc in same space, ch-1, dc2tog in same space, ch-1 * dc2tog in next space, ch-1, dc2tog in same space, ch-1; repeat from * to around; join with slip stitch in top of beginning ch-3

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Round 3: color-3 (green), ch-3 in the space, 2 dc in same space, ch-1 * 3 dc in next space, ch-1; repeat from * to around; join with slip stitch in top of beginning ch-3

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Round 4: color-4 (blue), ch-3 in the space, dc in same space, ch-1, dc2tog in same space, ch-1 * dc2tog in next space, ch-1, dc2tog in same space, ch-1; repeat from * to around; join with slip stitch  in top of beginning ch-3

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Round 5:  color 5 (pink), ch-3 in the space, dc2tog in same space, ch-1 * dc3tog in next space, ch-1; repeat from * to around; join with slip stitch  in top of beginning ch-3

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Round 6: color 6 (red), ch-2 in the space * ch-3, sc in next space; repeat from * to around; join with slip stitch in first ch

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Round 7: ch-3, 2 dc in same space, ch-3, 3 dc in same space, ch-1 *3 dc in the next space, ch-1, repeat 4 times; 3 dc in next space, ch-3, 3 dc in same space, ch-1; repeat from * to around; join with slip stitch in top of beginning ch-3

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Round 8: ch-3, 2 dc in same space, ch-3, 3 dc in same space, ch-1 * 3 dc in the next space, ch-1, repeat 5 times; 3 dc in next space, ch-3, 3 dc in same space, ch-1; repeat from * to around; join with slip stitch in top of beginning ch-3

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Here you can learn how to to join motifs.

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