Simple 7" Granny Square - Free Crochet Pattern

Redneck showing off the granny squares
assembled into an afghan

Granny squares can be joined together to make so many things - afghans and baby blankets, shawls and wraps, even scarves and purses.  This easy pattern is similar to the traditional granny but with a slight variation of rounds of single crochet and double crochet in place of some of the cluster rounds.  There are no fancy stitches in this granny square, so even a beginner who knows how to crochet in the round should be able to master it with no difficulty.

Abbreviations:

Ch = chain
SC = single crochet
DC = double crochet

Materials needed:

Crochet hook size I
Three colors of worsted weight yarn (listed as Colors A, B, and C)

Simple 7" Granny Square Pattern

Round 1:  With Color A, ch 4 (becomes first DC), 2 DC in 4th ch from hook (1st ch), ch 1, 3 DC in same space three times, ending with ch 1, join with slip stitch to top of ch 4.   12 DCs in round.  Bind off.

Round 2:  Attach Color B in any ch 1 space.  Ch 3 (becomes first DC), 2 DC in same space, ch 2, 2 DC in same space (makes first corner) * (3 DC, ch 2, 3 DC) in next ch 1 space.  Repeat from * twice more, join with slip stitch to top of ch 3 (first DC).  Result:   Four corners made. Bind off.

Round 3:  Attach Color A in any ch 2 corner space.  Ch 3 (becomes first DC), 1 DC in same space, *skip 1, DC in next 4 stitches, skip 1, (2 DC, ch 1, 2 DC) in corner.  Repeat from * 2 more times, end with skip 1, 2 DC in corner, ch 1, and join with slip stitch to top of ch 3 (first DC).  Result:  4 DCs on each side with two clusters of 2 DC in each corner.  Bind off.

Round 4:  Attach Color C in any corner.  Ch 1 (becomes first SC), SC in same space.  * SC in next 7 stitches, (2 SC, ch 1, 2 SC) in corner.  Repeat from * 3 more times, ending 2 SC in first corner, ch 2 and join with slip stitch to top of first ch (first SC).  Result:  7 SCs on each side with two clusters of 2 SC in each corner. Do not bind off.

Round 5:  Continuing with Color C, ch 3 (becomes first DC), 1 DC in same space.  * DC next 10 stitches, (2 DC, ch 1, 2 DC) in corner.  Repeat from * 3 times, end with (2 DC, ch 1) in first corner and join with slip stitch to top of ch 3.  Result:  10 DC on each side with two 2 DC clusters in each corner. Bind off.

Round 6:  Attach Color A to any corner.  Ch 3 (becomes first DC), 2 DC in same space.  * Skip 2 stitches, 3 DC in next stitch three times, skip 2, (3 DC, ch 1, 3 DC) in corner.  Repeat from * 3 times, ch 1 in first corner and join to top of ch 3 Result:  Four clusters of 3 DC on each side, with two 2 DC clusters in each corner.  Bind off.

To make a full 7" square, finish with SC border using Color B, with (2 SC, ch 1, 2 SC) in each corner.  Bind off, weave in ends.

Here's a clean copy of the Simple 7" Granny Square for you to print without the advertising and extraneous info that appears on the blog.  And don't forget to check out the rest of my free crochet patterns.

Crochet as many of these granny squares as you'd like for personal use or for sale, but please don't sell the pattern.  If sharing with friends, please give them the link to this post instead of printing multiple copies of the pattern.  Please respect my efforts to provide this to you for free ...  thanks!

Enjoy!

~ Marie Anne