Today I’ll be showing you one of the beginner patterns. Here is a crochet granny square.

Finished crochet granny square portrait

If you would like to follow along with the crochet video tutorial it’s available on my YouTube channel at Crochet Granny Square Tutorial.

Here are the finished granny squares decorated with the Crochet Kangaroo and Crochet Koala.Finished crochet granny square with kangaroo landscape

Finished crochet granny square with koala landscape

This pattern will be using US terminology. If you would like to get the UK version go to Crochet Granny Square (UK Version).

Crochet Granny Square Pattern

Abbreviations

  • st – stitch
  • sts – stitches
  • ch – chain
  • sl st – slip stitch
  • dc – double crochet

Materials

  • Wool.
  • Crochet hook suitable for the ply wool.
  • Scissors.
  • Darning needle to weave in ends.

Granny Square

4 ch, join with a sl st in 1st ch.

Crochet granny square four chain

Crochet granny square joining with a slip stitch

Row 1:  3 ch (Counts as 1st dc), 2 dc into circle (3 ch, 3 dc into circle) 3 times, 3 ch, sl st into top of 1st 3 ch.

Crochet granny square beginning row one

Crochet granny square first double crochet

Crochet granny square first corner

Crochet granny square second corner

Crochet granny square first row complete

Row 2:  Sl st to 1st 3 ch space, 3 ch, 2 dc, 3 ch and 3 dc into 1st corner, (2 ch, into next corner work 3 dc, 3 ch and 3 dc) 3 times, 2 ch, sl st into top of 1st 3 ch.

Crochet granny square beginning second row

Crochet granny square second row corner

Crochet granny square second row first side

Crochet granny square second row second corner finished

Crochet granny square finishing second row

Crochet granny square finished second row

Row 3:  Sl st to 1st 3 ch space, 3 ch, 2 dc, 3 ch and 3 dc into 1st corner, (2 ch, into next corner work 3 dc, 3 ch and 3 dc, 2 ch, work 3 dc into next 2 ch space) 3 times, 2 ch, sl st into top of 1st 3 ch.

Crochet granny square third row first corner

Crochet granny square third row first side

Crochet granny square third row finished

Row 4:  Sl st to 1st 3 ch space, 3 ch, 2 dc, 3 ch and 3 dc into 1st corner, (2 ch, into next corner work 3 dc, 3 ch and 3 dc, 2 ch, work 3 dc into next 2 ch space, 2 ch, work 3 dc into following 2 ch space) 3 times, 2 ch, sl st into top of 1st 3 ch.

Crochet granny square fourth row first corner

To make a bigger granny square continue as before adding an extra 2 ch and 3 dc into the extra 2 ch space on each side for each row.

Finished crochet granny square landscape