How To Crochet Large Granny Square Tutorial

Making a large granny square with crochet is a fun and easy project. It's like piecing together a puzzle where each stitch connects to create a cozy blanket or a stylish accessory. You start with a small circle and keep adding rounds until it grows into a big square.

Crochet Large Granny Square Tutorial

Materials Needed:

100% cotton yarn
3 mm crochet hook

Pattern:

Round 1:

Start with a slip knot.
Chain 4.
Make a slip stitch in the very first chain to form a ring.

Round 2:

Chain 3 (this counts as the first double crochet).
Make 19 more double crochets into the ring.
Slip stitch into the top of the initial chain 3 to close the ring.
You should have a total of 20 double crochets.

In Round 3:

Chain 3 (counts as the first double crochet).
Make another double crochet in the same stitch.
Continue by making 2 double crochets in each stitch around.
Slip stitch to the first chain 3 to close.
You should have a total of 40 double crochets.

Round 4:

Single crochet once in each stitch around.
Slip stitch to close.
You should still have 40 single crochets.

For Round 5:

Chain 3.
Make a cluster stitch in the same stitch: Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops (repeat this twice more in the same stitch, and then yarn over and pull through all loops on hook).
Chain 3, skip a stitch, and make another cluster in the next.
Repeat around, making a total of 20 clusters.
Slip stitch to close.

Round 6:

Chain 3 in any chain space.
Yarn over twice, insert hook into chain space, make a series of treble crochets depending on sequence, typically involving multiple wraps and pulls through two loops.
Continue pattern as required by the round until you reach a slip stitch to finish the row.

Additional Rounds:

The subsequent rounds develop on the base created, often increasing the size of the individual sides to slowly convert the piece into a square shape.
The rounds typically include chaining, double crocheting multiple times into the same space, creating loops that extend the fabric, and designing corners with treble or double treble crochets.