My Easy Granny Square

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To make this Easy Granny Square you will need to learn how to make a magic ring, and to work a chain stitch and double crochet (US). You can make your granny square as large as you want simply by adding additional rows, following the pattern set in the first five rounds.

my easy granny square blanket

Step by Step Instructions for this Easy Granny Square

Make a magic ring:

Round 1: ch 2, dc 2, *3 ch, dc 3, rep from * three times, 3 ch, sl st into 2nd ch.

easy granny square 1

Round 2: ch2, 2 dc, (2 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc) into corner 3 ch sp,1 ch, (3 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc) into corner 3 ch sp, 3 dc, (2 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc) in corner ch sp, 1 ch, (3 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc) into corner 3 ch sp, sl st into the 2nd ch.

easy granny square 2

Round 3: ch 2, dc 4, (2 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc) into corner 3 ch sp, 1 ch, (3 dc, 1 ch into next ch sp, (3 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, 7 dc, (2 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc) into corner 3 ch sp, 1 ch, (3 dc, 1 ch into next ch, (3 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, 2 dc, sl st into 2nd ch.

easy granny square 3

Round 4: ch 2, dc 6, (2 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc) into corner 3 ch sp, 1 ch, (3 dc, 1 ch) into next 2 ch sp, (3 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, 11 dc, (2 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc) into corner 3 ch sp, 1 ch, (3 dc, 1 ch into next ch, (3 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, 4 dc, sl st into 2nd ch.

easy granny square 4

Round 5: ch 2, dc 8, (2 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc) into corner 3 ch sp, 1 ch, (3 dc, 1 ch) into next 2 ch sp, (3 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, 15 dc, (2 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc) into corner 3 ch sp, 1 ch, (3 dc, 1 ch into next ch, (3 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, 6 dc, sl st into 2nd ch.

Continue working in rounds as set in the first five rounds until your square is the size you require. 

Making a blanket using your squares

You can either work one (very large) square, or make a lot of smaller squares that you join together.  Joining can be done by sewing the squares together or using a crochet hook to pick up stitches on two squares and crocheting them together. 

For my blanket, I used a rainbow yarn to crochet around the edges of each square.  I did three rounds of single crochet around the edges of each square.  I did three rounds of single crochet increasing in each corner.  I then used the white yarn and my crochet hook to join the squares together. I rotated each square to create an alternating pattern.

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