A Granny Square Blanket

I just finished this blanket to donate to the local Crisis Pregnancy Center. I used yarn scraps, and was pleased that it worked up so quickly. The pattern is as follows:

Round 1:

Chain 6. Slip stitch into the first chain. Chain 3 and make two double crochets into the center ring. Chain 3. Make 3 double crochets into the center ring. Chain 3 and make 3 double crochets into center ring. Chain 3 and make 3 double crochets into the center ring.

You should have four clusters of three stitches.

You can change colors here, or you can slip stitch into a corner of your granny.

Round 2:

Chain 3 and make 2 double crochets into the corner hole. Chain 3 and make 3 double crochets into the same corner.

Chain 1. Make 3 double crochets into the next corner whole, chain 3, and make 3 double crochets into the same whole. Chain 1, and start working into the next corner. Work the same way in every corner until you get back to the begining of the round.

You can change colors, or slip stitch to a corner.

Round 3: Starting in a corner, Chain three, and make 2 double crochets into the corner. Chain 3 and make 3 double crochets into the same whole. Chain 1 and make 3 double crochets into the side whole. Chain one and work make 3 double crochets in the corner whole. Chain 3 and make three double crochets into the same whole. Chain 1 and make 3 double crochets into the side whole. Chain 1 and work into the corner. Continue working until you are at the end of the round. Slip stitch and end off, or you can keep going to make it bigger.

Continue to repeat this process...crocheting 2 sets of three in each corner, chaining 1, and working 3 double crochets in every open space until you reach the next corner. Make blanket as big as desired. You can leave the edging as a single stitch, crochet a scalloped border the entire way around, or do as I did, and crochet with matching fuzzy yarn in a single stitch the whole way around.

Because this blanket works up so quickly, it is perfect for Project Linus. Experiment with different color combinations. This blanket is lovely no matter how you do it.

Autumn