© fabfab GmbH, Osterbrooksweg 35-45, 22869 SchenefeldDesign: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL USE PROHIBITED

Crochet instructions

Granny Square

Skill level: very easy

You can never have enough cozy blankets to use in winter, to cuddle up with in front of the fi replace, or to use outside on cool summer evenings . We make granny squares every time we clear out the yarns in our storage room. We use what we have. In this week’s episode, we are going to show you how to crochet a granny square. This is probably one of the easier things you can learn to crochet, and once you’ve practiced long enough, you will probably have more than enough squares to join as a blanket, which is the beauty of this project!

We’ve decided to split this tutorial in 2 parts, this week we will go through the steps of makingthe actual square and next week, we will show you how to join them – our way.

Description

- 2 -

Granny Square

· Schachenmayr’s Merino Extrafine 120 DK-weight yarn, this is a really nice and soft yarn.

· Crochet hook: U.S. size E-4 / 3.5 mm

Some of the rounds are worked with two or more strands of

yarn held together. When using leftover yarns, experiment to

see what works. Holding several strands together can work

well because if the combination is too thick or too thin, all you

have to do is remove or add a strand as necessary. You can

save the extras for another project with a different size hook.

When it comes to leftover yarn blankets, we don’t have any

inhibitions. We break all the rules and have so much fun that

it’s difficult to stop!

1. Work Rnds 1 and 2 with the same color, or change color on every round.

Rnd 1: Ch 8 and join into a ring with 1 sl st to 1st ch.

Rnd 2: Ch 4 (= 1 tr), 3 tr around ring, (ch 3, 4 tr around ring)

3 times, ch 3 and end with 1 sl st to top of beg ch.

Rnd 3: Ch 4 (= 1 tr), 3 tr around ch loop, ch 3, 4 tr around

same loop, (ch 2, 4 tr around next ch loop, ch 3, 4 tr around

same loop) 3 times, ch 2 and end with 1 sl st to top of beg ch.

1

Materials needed

Instruction

https://www.myfabrics.co.uk/knitting-accessories.htmlhttps://www.myfabrics.co.uk/crocheting-blankets.html

- 3 -

Granny Square

Anleitung

Now you have 8 tr groups with 4 tr in each ch loop in between.

The ch-3 loops form the corners. Continue crocheting with

4 tr in each ch-2 loop and 4 tr, ch 3, 4 tr in each sl st to top

of beg ch.

Now you have 8 tr groups with 4 tr in each ch loop in between.

The ch-3 loops form the corners. Continue crocheting with

4 tr in each ch-2 loop and 4 tr, ch 3, 4 tr in each

Rnd 4: 12 tr groups

Rnd 5: 16 tr groups

Rnd 6: 20 tr groups

Rnd 7: 24 tr groups

Tip 1: When you change color, you can begin the next round

where you like. It’s usually best, though, to begin at a cor-

ner, and to rotate which corner you begin on with each color

change so the square is as even as possible.

Tip 2: When you change color, hold the old color so you can

catch and cover it as you work and avoid weaving in ends

later on.

So, just keep practicing these granny squares, and do as

many as you can. Next week, we will show you – step by

step – how you doing the squares!

Until then, take care!