Super Quick Granny Square Afghan- Make in a Day!
Are you tired of granny square afghans that take you days to finish? Does the thought of joining gazillion squares and weaving in countless tails drive you crazy? Introducing the done in a day granny square afghan!
Ditch the granny square snoozefest! Forget fiddling with tiny squares – we’re talking chunky yarn and jumbo squares that fly off your hook.
Whip up this afghan in a single day- hello, weekend project! It is my take on the starburst granny square with a jumbo twist 😉.
If you are a beginner who only knows how to make a granny square, this gorgeous afghan can be your first project. Give it a try!
Granny Square Afghan
Materials
1. Bernat Blanket yarn in colors Vintage White and Taupe, and Bernat Baby Blanket in Colors Baby Pink and Mellow Mauve. It is a size 6 super chunky chenille yarn.
2. An N/P (10mm) crochet hook
3. Tapestry needle to weave in the ends.
Finished Size of the Granny Square Blanket
34 inches wide and 41 inches long after adding the border
Each additional square adds about 8 inches to the width and length of the blanket.
Yardage
Taupe: 100 yards
Baby Pink: 120 yards
Mellow Mauve: 180 yards
Vintage White: 380 yards
Stitch Abbreviations
The pattern is written in US terms.
ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet
hdc: half double crochet
YO: yarn over
Stitch Explanations
Puff stitch: YO and pull up a tall loop in the st specified, YO and pull up a loop in the same st once again to get 5 loops on your hook, YO and pull through all the 5 loops on your hook, ch 1 to secure.
dc2tog: YO, insert your hook into the space specified and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 2 loops on your hook, keeping the remaining 2 loops on your hook, YO and pull up a loop in the same space, YO, pull through 2 loops, YO, pull through the remaining 3 loops on your hook. Now you have completed a dc2tog.
dc3tog: YO, insert your hook into the space specified and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 2 loops on your hook, keeping the remaining 2 loops on your hook, YO and pull up a loop in the same space, YO, pull through 2 loops, keeping the remaining 3 loops on your hook, YO and pull up a loop in the same space, YO, pull through 2 loops, YO, pull through the remaining 4 loops on your hook. Now you have completed a dc3tog.
Gauge
1 finished square measures 8-1/2″ on each side
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Granny Square Blanket Pattern
1. Round 1 of granny square completed
Round 1: With Taupe color yarn, ch 5, sl st to the first ch to form a chain ring, ch 3 (counts as a dc), working over the beginning tail, make 11 dc into the space in the middle of the ring, sl st to top of beginning ch 3, fasten off but do not turn. Pull yarn tail to make gap in the center small.——–12 dc
Note: For every following round you will work over the yarn tails to weave them in as you go. That is why we always start before the point of fastening off. I like to weave in half of the tail as we go and then weave in the rest later with a tapestry needle in the opposite direction.
2. Round 2 of granny square completed
Round 2: With the Baby Pink color, sl st to the st before the point of fastening off, ch 1, puff st in same st, puff st in next st and each st across to end, sl st to top of first puff st, fasten off but do not turn.—–12 puff sts
3. Round 3 of granny square completed
Round 3: With the Mellow Mauve color, sl st to the ch-1 space before the point of fastening off, ch 2, dc2tog in same space, ch 2, *(dc3tog in next ch-1 space, ch 2), repeat from * to end, sl st to top of first dc2tog, fasten off but do not turn.——12 clusters
4. Round 4 of granny square completed
Round 4 (Squaring Round): With the Vintage White color, sl st to the ch-2 space before the point of fastening off, ch 2 (counts as a dc), 2 dc into the same space, (3dc, ch 2, 3dc)all into the next ch-2 space to form a corner, *[3 dc in each of the next two ch-2 spaces, (3dc, ch 2, 3dc)all into the next ch-2 space], repeat from * to last ch-2 space, 3 dc in last ch-2 space, sl st to first dc of the round, fasten off.
Make 19 more squares following the above pattern.
Joining the Granny Squares
First, join 4 squares to make a long strips. Then you can join the 5 long strips together.
To join, take two squares and keep the Right Side (beautiful side) touching. Whip stitch under only one of the loops of the sts on each square. I whip stitched over any tails to weave them in as well. Start and end at the corner spaces. Join 2 more squares to this piece to form a long strip.
Make 4 more strips of 4 squares each and join the 5 strips together using a whip stitch in the same manner. The blanket will now be 33″ wide and 38″ long.
Border for Granny Afghan
Round 1: Sl st to any corner space of the blanket, 2 sc in the same space, 1 sc in each st to next corner space of this square, 2 sc in corner space, 1 hdc in the junction between 2 squares, *(2 sc in next corner space, 1 sc in each st across to next corner space of the square, 2 sc in the corner space, 1 hdc in the junction between 2 squares), repeat from * until you work 2 sc into the last corner space of this edge, 1 more sc into the same corner space, pivot and work along the left edge of the blanket.
[1 sc in each st across to next corner space of the square, 2 sc in the corner space, 1 hdc in the junction between 2 squares, *(2 sc in next corner space, 1 sc in each st across to next corner space of the square, 2 sc in the corner space, 1 hdc in the junction between 2 squares), repeat from * until you work 2 sc into the last corner space of this edge, 1 more sc into the same corner space, pivot and work along the next edge of the blanket.]
Repeat the steps in [ ] until you work all around the blanket, 1 sc in the ch space where you started the round, sl st to fits sc, do not turn.
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, *(1 sc in each st until you reach near the junction of 2 squares, work 1 hdc in the st before, the st on top and the st after the junction, repeat from * to the next corner of the blanket, 3 sc in the corner. Repeat from * to work all around the blanket, sl st to 1st sc of the round, fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in any tails left and enjoy your crochet granny square blanket.
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