Crochet a Fun Granny Square 

Cro­chet­ing a granny square is one of the best ways to learn the basics of cro­chet and build con­fi­dence as a begin­ner. In this guide, you’ll learn step by step how to cre­ate a clas­sic granny square using sim­ple stitch­es and easy-to-fol­low instruc­tions. By the end, you’ll have a ver­sa­tile square you can use for ban­kets, bags, or count­less oth­er cro­chet projects.

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You’ll start by learn­ing how to hold your hook and yarn, make a slip knot, and chain your foun­da­tion stitch­es. The tuto­r­i­al then walks you through each round of the granny square, explain­ing where to place your stitch­es and how to form the cor­ners cor­rect­ly. Along the way, you’ll pick up help­ful tips to keep your stitch­es even and your square neat. Once you’ve mas­tered the basics, you can eas­i­ly cus­tomize your granny square with dif­fer­ent col­ors, sizes, or pat­terns.

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- Cro­chet hook 
- Tapes­try nee­dle
- Stitch mark­er

Mate­ri­als:

FIne Yarn or Medi­um Worsted Yarn, If you go with medi­um go up on hook to a G or H Hook
F cro­chet hook
Scis­sors
Yarn nee­dle
Stitch mark­er

Abbre­vi­a­tions

ch – chain
dc – dou­ble cro­chet
sc – sin­gle cro­chet
st – stitch
rep – repeat
sl st — slip stitch

Rnd 1: Fine yarn and F hook, 

Green Yarn, In the Mag­ic Ring, Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, pull white yarn through, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, pull green yarn through, ch 2, sl st into the chain 3, 

Rnd 2: with green yarn, ch 3, 2 dc (in the begin­ning chain space), ch 1, in the next space, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc,) 

ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 2 dc,) along the edge, dc in the next three 3 dc, in the chain space, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc,) along the edge dc in the next 3 dc, in the last chain space, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st in the chain 2

Rnd 3: with green yarn, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the chain space,) ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, (3 dc, pull white yarn through ch 2, 2 dc in the chain space,) dc in the next 7 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the ch space,) dc in the next 7 dc, 2 dc, pull through with green yarn, ch 2 in the chain space, sl st in the chain 2.

Rnd 4: with green yarn, ch 3, 2 dc, along the edge, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the chain 2 space,) ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the ch 2 space), dc in the next 11 dc along the edge, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) dc in the next 11 dc along the edge, (2 dc, ch 2, sl st in the chain 2.

Rnd 5: green yarn, ch 3, 2 dc, along the edge, (3 dc, ch 1) 3 times, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the chain space,) along the edge (3 dc, ch 1) 3 times, (3 dc, pull white yarn through, ch 2, 2 dc in the chain space), dc in the next 15 dc along the edge, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the chain space), dc in the next 15 dc along the edge, (in the last chain space, 2 dc, pull green yarn through, ch 2, sl st into the chain 2), 

Rnd 6: green yarn, ch 2, 2 dc, along the edge, (3 dc, ch 1) 4 times, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, in the ch space), (3 dc, ch 1) 4 times, 

(3 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the chain space), dc in the next 19 hdc along the edge, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the chain space), dc in the next 19 dc along the edge, (in the last chain space, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st into the chain 2)

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