Comments on: How to Crochet a Granny Square

By: Emilia

Emilia — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:33:36 +0000

Hi, I am making a baby blanket using a giant granny square, I find that every time I make one of these blankets my corners get pointy and the shape of the blanket is anything but square, I used the directions above and it didnt work so I started using only on chain in between the 3 -dc to make it tighter and it worked for a while until the blanket was approx. 2feet x 2 feet, now here I go again with no shape to the blanket and the corners getting pointy, I have been crocheting for many yrs and for some reason only the last few yrs have been this way, I count my stitches diligently, I use the right gauge and needle HELP ME I DONT KNOW WHAT I AM DOING WRONG….. thank you

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:34:03 +0000

Hi Dawn, are you referring to the “(3 dc in loop, ch 2) 3 times” on round 2? If so, you’re going to do everything within the ( ) 3 times. So you’ll do 3 dc in loop, then ch 2, then 3 dc in loop, then ch 2, then 3 dc in loop, then ch 2.

By: dawnhouston

dawnhouston — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:48:43 +0000

how to do a ch 2 3 times

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By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:07:43 +0000

Hi Pam, you can do it either way. To sew them together, here's a tutorial on that: How to Whip Stitch in Crochet If you want to crochet them together, you can simply single crochet them or you can try one of these tutorials: Yoyo Crochet (shows the technique done on a circle in the tutorial, but you can use it on granny squares too) Join-as-you-go Motifs

By: Pam Williams

Pam Williams — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:39:21 +0000

I the know the granny square very well so well i cant count how many i have done in 50 years LOL but i have yet to finish a afhgan they usually turn into pot holders ha anyway i have 40 squares for my mother in law a afghan done and now i have no idea how to assemble them i know the pattern i am going to put them in but not a clue how to attach them together i bought a needle i think it would nicer that way or do i just crochet them togher and what about where they cross diagonally and vertically i want to finish it for christmas and have been working om it all year a little at a time i put a verigated color around each square same color as my border i want to put all the way around maybe shell dont really know how to do that either please help or there will be alot of pot holders ha

By: Sarah Dee

Sarah Dee — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:42:38 +0000

Also, to add to my previous post, a ch 6 is supposed to be used to start.

By: Sarah Dee

Sarah Dee — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:41:56 +0000

I guess this is a different version of a traditional granny square.

In a traditional square, you never turn the work. The right side is facing you at all times. Also, you are supposed to ch 1 between each 3 dc, and ch 3 between the corner dc’s. Lastly, you are supposed to ch 1 at the end, then hdc to the first ch3 (or dc). That’s how I learned to do a proper granny square.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:09:23 +0000

I am going to add on that I have made a few other modifications: round1: ch 5 sl st in 5th ch from hook to form loop
round2: ch 2, dc in loop 2x, ch 2, dc in loop 3x, ch2, dc in loop 3x, ch 2, dc in loop 3x, ch 2, sl st in top of ch 2 begining
round3: ch 2, turn, 2 dc in closest ch2, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch2, ch2, 3 dc in same ch2, ch 1 ect to end of round, ch1 connect with sl st, then ch 2 dc 2x in closest… and on like that.
so I just made 3 changes. the starting ch is 5 not 4
the ch that count as a dc in the new round is 2 not 3
and the non corner ch is one

my result was a lot more square like, it wasn’t feeble, and looked a lot more like the picture above.

but thanks for the pattern I needed to learn this square pattern!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:19 +0000

I just wanted to say that I adjusted your pattern and chained 2 at the beginning of each round to count as a dc and my granny square came out less lumpy.