This crochet pattern is a modern granny square blanket made of two alternating colors (cream and navy blue). Here’s a detailed step-by-step tutorial to make it:
🧵 MATERIALS
Yarn:
- Color A: Cream (main square center)
- Color B: Navy blue (outer round and border)
(Use medium weight / category 4 yarn)
Hook: 4.0 mm (or size that matches your yarn label)
Tools: Scissors, tapestry needle, stitch markers
🪡 ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ch | chain |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| sc | single crochet |
| dc | double crochet |
| sp | space |
| st | stitch |
| rep | repeat |
| beg | beginning |
🔷 SQUARE INSTRUCTIONS
🌼 Round 1 – Center (Cream / Color A)
- Start with a magic ring (or chain 4 and sl st to form a loop).
- Ch 3 (counts as first dc).
- Work 2 dc, ch 2.
- (3 dc, ch 2) three more times (you’ll have 4 groups of 3 dc).
- Join with sl st to top of ch-3.
→ [4 dc clusters, 4 ch-2 corners] - Fasten off and change color.
🔷 Round 2 – First Border (Navy Blue / Color B)
- Join new color in any ch-2 corner space.
- Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the same corner.
- In next ch-2 space: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc).
- Continue around (each corner gets the same formula).
- Join with sl st to top of ch-3.
→ [4 sides with 2 clusters per side]
🔷 Round 3 – Expanding (Cream / Color A)
- Sl st over to next corner space.
- Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the same corner.
- On each side, 3 dc in next space between clusters.
- Corners: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc).
- Continue all around.
- Join with sl st.
→ [Each side now has 2 groups of 3 dc between corners]
🔷 Round 4 – Outer Border (Navy Blue / Color B)
- Join navy in any corner space.
- Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in same corner.
- Work 3 dc in each space between clusters along the side.
- Repeat around.
- Join with sl st and fasten off.
→ [Square is now about 4 inches wide, depending on yarn]
🧩 JOINING THE SQUARES
✳️ Option 1 – Slip Stitch Join (after all squares finished)
- Arrange squares right sides facing up.
- Hold two squares together, edge to edge.
- Insert hook through both corner stitches, yarn over, pull through both loops, sl st.
- Continue sl st through the back loops only along the side to join neatly.
- Repeat for all rows and columns.
✳️ Option 2 – Join-As-You-Go
- When working the last round of Color B, instead of chaining 2 in corners, chain 1, sl st into the adjacent square’s corner, then chain 1 again.
- Continue joining sides with slip stitches into matching stitches on the other square.
🪶 FINAL BORDER
After joining all squares, crochet a neat frame around the whole blanket.
🔹 Border Round 1 – (Cream)
- Join cream yarn anywhere.
- Ch 1, sc evenly around.
- In each corner, work (sc, ch 2, sc).
- Join with sl st to first sc.
🔹 Border Round 2 – (Navy Blue)
- Ch 3, dc in each stitch around.
- In corners, work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc).
- Join with sl st.
- Optional: Add another sc round in cream to finish the edge smoothly.
📏 SIZE GUIDE
| Blanket Type | Approx Squares | Blanket Size |
|---|---|---|
| Baby Blanket | 5 × 6 squares | ~30” × 36” |
| Throw Blanket | 7 × 9 squares | ~42” × 54” |
| Full Size | 10 × 12 squares | ~60” × 72” |
💡 TIPS
- Tension: Keep stitches even — granny squares can curl if too tight.
- Blocking: Steam or wet block squares before joining for perfect alignment.
- Weaving Ends: Use the tapestry needle to weave ends in diagonally under matching colors.
- Color Variation: You can reverse the colors (navy center, cream border) for visual contrast.