Granny Square Blanket

A crochet pattern + video tutorial by Staci Perry, www.verypink.com

Getting Started.
Size: Any size, each finished block of 6 rounds in the gauge below is approximately 6 square Hook: Size H crochet hook (5mm) Yarn: Three colors of worsted weight (10 ply) yarn (info on yardage amounts below) Additional Materials: Tapestry needle for weaving in ends Gauge: 4 double crochet stitches per inch Typical Blanket Sizes: A baby blanket (at 42 square), will require 49 granny square blocks (7 blocks by 7 blocks). A throw blanket (at 48 x 66) will require 88 granny squares (8 blocks by 11 blocks). A king-sized bedspread (at 90 square) will require 225 granny square blocks (15 blocks by 15 blocks). You can use the information in this pattern to make any size of blanket. Yardage: In the gauge listed above, each granny square will require approximately 32 yards of yarn. In the photo above and in the video, I change color every two rounds. For a 42 square baby blanket, 49 granny squares, changing color every two rounds: Color A (center of square), 220 yards Color B, 588 yards Color C (becomes border color for each square), 760 yards For a 48 x 66 throw, 88 granny squares, changing color every two rounds: Color A (center of square), 396 yards Color B, 1056 yards Color C (becomes border color for each square), 1364 yards For a 90 square king-sized bedspread, 225 granny square blocks, changing color every two rounds: Color A (center of square), 1012 yards Color B, 2700 yards Color C (becomes border color for each square), 3488 yards Note: Working in a different gauge will require different yardage amounts. You can work up a single granny square and measure the amount you will need if you choose to use a different yarn weight and/or hook size.

Abbreviations (plus video links to slow demonstrations for each stitch): CH chain http://youtu.be/RMMbD6hEA6M DC double crochet http://youtu.be/gp0ZR9WnHy4 SL slip stitch http://youtu.be/dZ4OXb_SGYw Video Video Video Video Part Part Part Part 1 - Getting started: http://youtu.be/LBG4ancDmWI 2: Working the second round: http://youtu.be/LBG4ancDmWI?t=5m52s 3: Working the third round and changing colors: http://youtu.be/LBG4ancDmWI?t=11m35s 4: Seaming: http://youtu.be/LBG4ancDmWI?t=17m19s

Directions.
CH 4. Stab your hook into the top leg of the first chain and SL, creating a circle out of the chain. Round 1: Youre going to be creating all of these stitches in the center of the circle you just made, not stabbing through stitches. CH 3, DC 2, *CH 2, DC 3* 3 times. CH 2, then SL into the top leg of the 3rd chain you created at the beginning of this round. SL across 2 more stitches until you get to the first CH 2 gap you made, then SL into that CH 2 gap. Round 2: Youre going to be working in the CH 2 gaps you created on the last round. In the first gap, CH 3, DC 2, CH 2, DC 3, CH 1. In the other three gaps *DC 3, CH 2, DC 3, CH 1*. SL into the 3rd chain you created at the beginning of this round. (If youre changing colors here, break the yarn and pull the end through the last loop. If youre continuing with the same color, SL across 2 stitches until you get to the next chain gap.) Round 3: In this round, youll continue to work in the CH 2 gaps you created at the corners, as well as the CH 1 gaps along the side of the work. In the first corner gap CH 3, DC 2, CH 2, DC 3, CH 1. In the side gap, DC 3, CH 1. At the second corner, DC 3, CH 2, DC 3, CH 1. In the second side gap, DC 3, CH 1. Continue this way with the other gaps working 2 DC clusters in each corner gap and chaining two stitches between them, and working a single DC cluster in each side gap, chaining 1 stitch each time you move on to a new gap. Rounds 4-6: Continue as you did in Round 3. With each round, you will have one more side gap. (Round 4 has 2 side gaps, Round 5 has 3 side gaps, Round 6 has 4 side gaps, etc.) Regardless of how many rounds you do on each square, the way you work them stays the same: In the first corner gap you work, CH 3, DC 2, CH 2, DC 3, CH 1 In each side gap you work, DC 3, CH 1 In each of the other three corner gaps you work, DC 3, CH 2, DC 3, CH 1 You always CH 2 at the corners, and CH 1 when youre traveling from one gap to the next. To connect a new color, put your hoop through a chain gap (any gap), and pull up a loop. Use double-strands (both the tail and the working yarn) on the first couple chains you work to weave in the end.

SEAMING:
Crocheted seaming goes really quickly! Put the right sides together, and grab the outside leg from the front square, and the corresponding outside leg from the back square. Yarn over, and slip stitch those two together. Work across. I find it best to seam squares into long strips, then seam the long strips together.

FINISHING:
Use a tapestry needle to weave in your ends, and follow the washing instructions for your yarn to wash and block your blanket.
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