Hey everyone, hope you’re all doing well out there. I shared a granny square tutorial yesterday that’s a great beginner crochet project, and today I want to build on that.
Like I said yesterday, you can build so many things with just one granny square pattern and a little bit of sewing skills.
While single color granny squares are the way to get started if you’re new, today we’re going to discuss adding multiple colors to our squares.
It seems really basic, but the basics are how you get really good at anything.
Just as an example of how far you can take a boring ole granny square; you could create 50 granny squares with different but complimentary colors to make a beautiful, unique blanket.
The possibilities are only limited by your imagination 🙂
Here’s the written pattern and a video tutorial for you all. Hope you enjoy, stay healthy out there!
Stitches use & code
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- dc = double crochet
- sp = space
- REP = repeat
Notes: For this square, I’m showing you with 5 colors and five rounds. If you want a bigger square, or more colors, it’s very easy to just keep repeating rounds until you’re satisfied 🙂
Written Instructions:
Round 1 ( Color A ) : ch 4, sl st into the 4th ch from the hook to from a ring, ch 3 (count as 1 dc), 2 dc into the ring sp, *ch 2, 3 dc into the same ring sp* REP from *TO* 2 more times, end with ch 2, sl st into the third ch that we did, cut the yarn. Check picture below
Round 2 ( Color B ) : Add new yarn into any of the ch 2 sp, ch 3 (count as 1 dc), 2 dc into the same ch 2 sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc All into the next ch 2 sp/the corner), ch 1* REP from *TO* around and for last sp is going to be the same sp that we did the first 3 ch and 2 dc/the corner, 3 dc into that sp, ch 2, sl st into the third ch, cut the yarn. Check picture below
Round 3 ( Color C ) : Add new yarn into any of the ch 2 sp/the corner, ch 3 (count as 1 dc), 2 dc into the same ch 2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc into the next ch 1 sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc All into the next ch 2 sp/the corner), ch 1, 3 dc into next ch 1 sp, ch 1* REP from *TO* around and for last sp is going to be the same sp that we did the first 3 ch and 2 dc/the corner, 3 dc into that sp, ch 2, sl st into the third ch, cut the yarn. Check picture below
Round 4 ( Color D ) : Add new yarn into any of the ch 2 sp/the corner, ch 3 (count as 1 dc), 2 dc into the same ch 2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc into the next ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc into next ch 1 sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc All into the next ch 2 sp/the corner), ch 1, 3 dc into next ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc into next ch 1 sp, ch 1* REP from *TO* around and for last sp is going to be the same sp that we did the first 3 ch and 2 dc/the corner, 3 dc into that sp, ch 2, sl st into the third ch, cut the yarn. Check picture below
Round 5 ( Color E ) : Add new yarn into any of the ch 2 sp/the corner, ch 3 (count as 1 dc), 2 dc into the same ch 2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc into the next ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc into next ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc into next ch 1 sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc All into the next ch 2 sp/the corner), ch 1, 3 dc into next ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc into next ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc into next ch 1 sp, ch 1* REP from *TO* around and for last sp is going to be the same sp that we did the first 3 ch and 2 dc/the corner, 3 dc into that sp, ch 2, sl st into the third ch, cut the yarn. Check picture below
From here on you’re just going to repeat round 5 and change back and forth from color A to B etc. The only difference will be the stitch count. You will increase by 1 group of the dc before you crochet into the corner/ch 2 sp. So that means every round you will automatically increase by 4 groups of dc. Easy!
Weave all the ends.
I hope you enjoyed making this granny square. What are you going to make out of this? If you want to share with me, just tag me on FB or IG. Happy crocheting:)
