Mini Granny Square
If you enjoy crochet as I do, I’m sure you have a special box dedicated to yarn leftovers. Have you ever wondered what to do with all those bits and pieces of unwanted thread? Whenever I feel like it’s time to use my stash up, I try to come up with a project that would fit the amount of yarn I have left in my box, and this particular Mini Granny Square is a result of one. You can make lots of them in various colourways and join together to create a gorgeous blanket or combine four of them to create a bigger granny square. The choice is yours, and I hope you have lots of fun making them.
Pattern: by Tally’s Crafts
Recommended yarn: Scheepjes Catona
Recommended hook size: 3.5mm
Finished size: approx. 9cm
Abbreviations (US terms)
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble
fpsc – front post single crochet
fphdc – front post half double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
fptr – front post treble
bp – back post
ch – chain
sk – skip
st – stitch
slst – slip stitch
pop –popcorn
sp – space
cl – cluster
Special Stitches:
cluster(4) – yarn over, insert hook in st, yarn over, pull through st, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook – 4 times, yarn over, pull through all 4 loops on hook, pull through the remaining 2 loops, ch 1 to close the cl
Round 1
start with a magic ring, ch6 (counts as dc and ch3), dc, ch3…repeat till you have 8dc and 8ch2
[8dc, 8ch2]
Round 2
standing sc in any dc, ch3, cl in the next ch3sp, ch3, sc in the next dc, ch3…repeat, join with a slst
[8 clusters, 16ch3, 8sc]
Round 3
fpsc around any dc from R1, ch5, fpsc around the next cl, ch5, fpsc around the next dc from R1…repeat, join with a slst
[16ch5, 16fpsc]
Round 4
bpsc around both ch3 from R2 (the two ch3 behind the cl), ch6, bpsc around the next set of 2 ch3 from R2…repeat, join with a slst
[8ch6, 8bpsc]
Round 5
Standing sc in any ch6sp, {5tr, ch2, 5tr in the next ch6sp], sc in the next ch6sp…repeat, join with a slst
[40tr, 4ch2, 4sc]
Round 6
Bphdc around any sc, bphdc around the next tr, fptr around cl from R2, bphdc around each of the next 4 tr, [2hdc, ch2, 2hdc in the next ch2sp], bphdc around each of the next 4 tr, fptr around the next cl from R2, bphdc around the next tr, bphdc around the next sc…repeat, join with a slst
[8fptr, 44bphdc, 16hdc, 4ch2]
Round 7
[dc, ch2, ch in any corner ch2sp], dc in each of the next st till you reach the next ch2sp, [dc, ch2, dc in the ch2sp]…repeat, join with a slst
[76dc, 4ch2]
This is a free pattern designed by Tally’s Crafts. You may use the photos as long as you credit me and link to my website https://www.tallyscrafts.com/ or Instagram @tallyscrafts. You are not allowed to post the pattern and the photos as your own.
