Pretty Granny Square

I found this pretty granny square tutorial on Facebook and thought it might be a nice pattern for a blanket, either as one large square or as individual squares joined together.  I was looking for something to do as my next crochet project, as I am almost finished with my hexagon baby blankets, and I thought this one was really pretty.

Not only that, but I could use up some of my leftover yarn in my stash!

Video Source

This video is available on Jonalyn B. Mangunay's Facebook page here:  https://www.facebook.com/watch/1799696283/ 

If you are looking for granny square ideas or tutorials, you will find a ton of video tutorials for some gorgeous granny squares and many other projects.  You will be spoilt for choice. So if you are looking for your next project, do go and check out her page!

What I Used for my Pretty Granny Squares

• Carnival 8 Ply Acrylic Yarn in White
• Carnival 8 Ply Acrylic Yarn in Pink
• 4 Seasons Marvel 8 Ply Yarn in Ice Blue
• 4 Seasons Marvel 8 Ply Yarn in Lemon Sorbet
• 4 Seasons Marvel 8 Ply Yarn in Apricot

• 1 x 4.00mm crochet hook
• 1 x knitter's sewing needle

The Marvel yarns are available from Spotlight stores, and the Carnival is from BigW.  The total cost for the yarn I used for this blanket was minimal as I used leftovers from my stash. But if you were buying it, you would need to buy approximately 6 balls (1 of each colour and 2 white) of yarn at a cost of around $30.00.

The stitches/techniques you need to master to complete this or a similar lovey include:

• magic ring
• single crochet (us)
• double crochet (us)
• slip stitches
• chain stitches

Deb's Version of Jonalyn's Pretty Granny Square | © Deborah Mason 

Instructions

I have watched the video, stopping and starting, so that I could write out the instructions for a small square.

Rnd 1: ch 3 to start (acts as the first dc), ch 1, dc, (ch, 1 dc), ch 1 7 times, sl st into 3rd ch and fasten off.

Change yarn. Insert the hook into any sp and pull the loop through. Ch 1 to start.

Rnd 2: sc 1 (in same sp),  (7 dc in next ch sp, sc in next ch sp) x 3,  7 dc in next ch sp, sl st into first sc. fasten off

Change yarn. Insert the hook into any sc and pull the loop through. Ch 1 to start.

Rnd 3: (ch 4, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc into same stitch), (ch 5, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc into next sc)) x 3, sl st into 3rd starting ch, fasten off.

Change yarn. Insert the hook into the 4th dc of any 7-dc cluster in rnd 2 and pull the loop through. Ch 1 to start.

Rnd 4: sc 1 in same stitch, 7 dc in 1 ch space, sc in 2 ch sp, 7 dc in 1 ch sp, (sc 1 into the 4th dc, 7 dc in 1 ch space, sc in 2 ch sp, 7 dc in 1 ch sp) x 3, sl sp into 1st sc, fasten off.

Change yarn. Insert the hook into any sc and pull the loop through. Ch 1 to start.

Rnd 5: (ch 4, dc), (ch 5, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc into next sc), ch 5, dc, ch 1, dc)) x 3, ch 5, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc into next sc) sl st into 3rd starting ch, fasten off.

Change yarn. Insert the hook into the 4th dc of any 7-dc cluster in rnd 4 and pull the loop through. Ch 1 to start.

Rnd 6: (1st side) sc 1 in same stitch, 7 dc in 1 ch space, sc into 4th dc in next 7 dc in rnd 5,  *(1st cnr) 7 dc in 1 ch space, sc in 2 ch sp, 7 dc in 1 ch sp, (2nd side) sc 1 into the 4th dc, 7 dc in 1 ch space, sc in 2 ch sp, 7 dc in 1 ch sp, rep from * another 2 times, 7 dc in 1 ch space, sc in 2 ch sp, 7 dc in 1 ch sp, sl sp into 1st sc, fasten off.

This is where Jonalyn's tutorial finishes (at round 6). But you can keep going if you want to repeat the same pattern.

Corners

Corners - odd rounds: dc, ch 1, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc into next sc at corner, 5 ch.

Corners - even rounds: 7 dc in 1 ch space, sc in 2 ch sp, 7 dc in 1 ch sp

Sides

Sides - odd rounds: join yarn in 1st sc after the corner in the previous round.

(3 ch (first side) or dc (in subsequent sides), ch 1, dc) in same st, ch 5,  *(dc, ch 1, dc) into next sc, ch 5 rep from * until you reach the next corner.

Sides - even rounds:  join yarn into the 7-dc cluster in the previous even rnd and pull the loop through. Make 1 ch to start. 

*sc 1 into the 4th dc of the previous even round, 7 dc in the next 1 ch space, rep until you reach the last 7 dc cluster before the corner, sc 1 in the 4th dc.