Rectangle Granny Squares

Why bother with rectangle granny squares? Granny Squares are very versatile; you can make your blanket as big or as small as you want if you make smaller squares and join them all together (and that can be a lot of sewing...), but what if you want to make a rectangular blanket that is worked in one piece? 

You make a rectangle granny square!

Rectangle Granny Squares | © Deborah Mason and Debs Hook Nook

Instructions for Rectangle Granny Squares

Start with a chain in multiples of 8 stitches plus 1.  The first section involves setting up your rectangle.

1st row: Insert the hook into the 4th stitch and work 3 dc, *1 ch, skip 3 stitches, 3 dc in next stitch rep from * to last 3 sts.

1 ch slst into last ch. You will form the first corner in the gap you just created. 

1st corner: slst into gap 3 ch, 2 dc, 1 ch, 3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc.

Work to the next corner: 1 ch, 3 dc in the space between the 3 dc clusters of the 1st row, and rep until you reach the end.

2nd corner: (1 ch, 3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc) twice.

Work back to the 1st corner: 1 ch, 3 dc in the space between the 3 dc clusters of the 2nd row, and rep until you reach the end.

Finish the 1st corner: 1 ch, 3 dc in gap, 2 ch, slst into 3rd ch.

Subsequent rounds

Next round: slst to next 1 ch space, (3 ch, 2 dc, 1 ch) in 1 ch space, 3 dc, 2 ch, 3dc, 1 ch in corner (2 ch sp), 3 dc, 1 ch in each 1 ch sp to the next corner (2 ch sp),  3 dc, 2 ch, 3dc, 1 ch in corner, 3 dc, 1 ch in next 1 ch sp, 3 dc, 2 ch, 3dc, 1 ch in corner, 3 dc, 1 ch in each 1 ch sp to the next corner (2 ch sp),  3 dc, 2 ch, 3dc, 1 ch in corner, slst into 3rd ch to finish the round.

In all 1 ch spaces: 3 dc, 1 ch

In all corners: 3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc, 1 ch.

Like all traditional granny squares, you slip stitch into the 1st stitch at the end of each round. To start the next round, you slip stitch into the next chain space. 

3 dc, 1 ch (repeat)

3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc, 1 ch

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