Easy Crochet Blanket Pattern Using Granny Squares

More about the blanket pattern:

Skill Level

Finished Size

Materials (for One Square)

• Sport weight yarn (16 WPI)
• Blue color (13 yards)
• White color (17 yards)
• Small amount of black and orange color
• 4 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle for weaving ends and attaching eyes and nose.

Gauge

Abbreviations/Stitches

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• st = stitch
• sk = skip
• sl st = slip stitch
• ch-sp = chain space
• beg = beginning
• * to * = work instructions within brackets as many times as directed.
• [] = work instructions within brackets as many times as directed.

Special Stitch

• v-st = 1 hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc in indicated st.
• Surface slip stitch – crochet tutorial video from Moogly
• (JOYGO) Join As You Go

Notes

• Beg ch does not count as st.
• Make a magic ring with white color.
• Round 1: ch 1, 12 hdc into the magic ring. sl st to the first hdc. (12 sts)
• Round 2: ch 1, 2 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, sl st to the first hdc. (24 sts)
• Round 3: ch 1, 2 hdc in same st, *1 hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st* repeat *to* around. sl st to the first hdc. (36 sts)
• Round 4: ch 1, 2 hdc in same st, *1 hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st* repeat *to* around, sl st to the first hdc. (48 sts)
• Round 5: ch 1, 2 hdc in same st, *1 hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st* repeat *to* around, sl st to the first hdc. (60 sts)
• Round 6: Join blue yarn with ch 1, v-st in same st, sc in next 14 sts, [v-st in next st, sc in next 14 sts] 3 times, last sc sl st to the first hdc of v-st. (4 v-sts / 56 sc)
• Round 7: sl st to ch-sp between first v-st, ch 1, v-st in same ch-sp, *[ch 3, sk next sc, sc in next st] 7 times, ch 3, v-st in next ch-sp* repeat *to* end, last ch 3 sl st to the first hdc of v-st. (4 v-sts / 32 ch-3 spaces)
• Round 8: sl st to ch-1 sp between first v-st, ch 1, v-st in same ch-sp, *[ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] 8 times, ch 3, v-st in next ch-1 sp* repeat *to* end, last ch 3 sl st to the first hdc of v-st. (4 v-sts, 36 ch-3 spaces)

Nose

Eyes (Make 2)

Mouth

Joining Method to Make Any Size of the Blanket

• sl st to ch-1 sp, ch 2, make a first hdc of v-st in same ch-1 sp, ch 1, drop the loop off from the hook, insert the hook in one of the corner ch-1 sp of the previous square we crocheted and finished, pick up the loop and pull through the space, ch 2, work the rest of the hdc of v-st in same ch-1 sp of the square we are working now.
• [ch 1, drop the loop off from the hook again and insert the hook in next ch-3 sp of the previous square, pick up the loop and pull through space, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp of the square we are working now.] 8 times.
• ch 1, drop the loop off from the hook, insert the hook in next ch-3 sp of the previous square, pick up the loop and pull through the space, ch 2, work first hdc of the v-st in next ch-1 sp of the square we are working now, ch 1, drop the loop off from the hook, insert the hook in next corner ch-1 sp of the previous square, pick up the loop and pull through, ch 1, work the rest of hdc of v-st in same ch-1 sp of the square we are working now.

Border for the Blanket

• Round 1: (with blue) crochet 3 sc in each ch-3 sp around, and 3 sc in each corner.
• Round 2: sc in each st around. Look at the photo below.
• Round 3: (with white) hdc in each st around.
• Round 4: (with blue) hdc in each st around.
• Round 5: sc in each st around. Fasten off and weave the ends.