Granny Square or Granny Square Blanket Pattern

*For a Granny Square, stop the rounds when the square is as large as you’d like it. For a Granny Square Blanket, keep repeating Round 4 until the blanket is as large as you’d like.

Pattern Without Abbreviations for Beginners:

Round 1: Chain 6, join with a slip stitch in first chain to form a ring. Chain 2, (counts as first double crochet), work 2 double crochet into ring, chain 3, (3 double crochet, chain 3) three times. Join with a slip stitch in first double crochet. Slip stitch to chain-3 corner or fasten off and join yarn with a slip stitch in corner.

Round 2: Chain 2, (counts as first double crochet), (2 double crochet, chain 3, 3 double crochet, chain 1) in same corner as join. (3 double crochet, chain 3, 3 double crochet, chain 1) in each corner around. Join with a slip stitch in first double crochet. Slip stitch to chain-3 corner or fasten off and join yarn with a slip stitch in corner.

Round 3: Chain 2, (counts as first double crochet), (2 double crochet, chain 3, 3 double crochet, chain 1) in same corner as join. (3 double crochet, chain 1) in the chain-1 space from round 2. * (3 double crochet, chain 3, 3 double crochet, chain 1) in corner, (3 double crochet, chain 1) in chain-1 space from round 2. Repeat from * three times. Join with a slip stitch in first double crochet. Slip stitch to chain-3 corner or fasten off and join yarn with a slip stitch in corner.

Round 4: Chain 2, (counts as first double crochet), (2 double crochet, chain 3, 3 double crochet, chain 1) in same corner as join. (3 double crochet, chain 1) in each chain-1 space from the round before all the way across to the next corner. *(3 double crochet, chain 3, 3 double crochet, chain 1) in next corner. (3 double crochet, chain 1) in each chain-1 space from the round before all the way across to the next corner. Repeat from * twice and join with a slip stitch in the first double crochet. Slip stitch to chain-3 corner or fasten off and join yarn with a slip stitch in corner.

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Simple Abbreviated Pattern Version:

Rnd 1: Ch 6, jn with sl st in first chain to form a ring. Ch 2, 2 dc in ring, ch 3, (3dc, ch 3) three times. Jn with sl st in first dc.

Rnd 2: Ch 2, (2dc, ch 3, 3dc, ch 1) in same corner as jn. (3dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in each corner around. Jn with sl st in first dc.

Rnd 3: Ch 2, (2dc, ch 3, 3dc, ch 1) in same corner as jn. (3dc, ch 1) in the ch-1 space from round 2. * (3dc, ch 3, 3dc, ch 1) in corner, (3dc, ch 1) in ch-1 space from rnd 2. Repeat from * two more times. Jn with sl st in first dc.

Rnd 4: Ch 2, (2dc, ch 3, 3dc, ch 1) in same corner as jn. (3dc, ch 1) in each ch-1 space from previous rnd across to other corner. * (3dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in next corner. (3 dc, ch 1) in each ch-1 space from the rnd before across to the next corner. Repeat from * twice and jn with a sl st in first dc.

Repeat Rnd 4 until square is as large as desired.