Here is a step-by-step tutorial to make the Elegant Diagonal Tile Granny Square shown in the image.

This motif is built using cluster/granny groups, arranged diagonally in three colors, then framed with a border color.

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⭐ STITCHES USED (US TERMS)

• sl st – slip stitch
• ch – chain
• dc – double crochet
• 3-dc group – 3 dc in same space
• corner group – (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)

You ALWAYS work in spaces, not stitches — like a granny square.

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🎨 COLOR PLAN

• Color A – Cream
• Color B – Grey
• Color C – White
• Color D – Pink border

You can use any colors.

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⭐ STRUCTURE OF THE SQUARE

✔ Center starts as a mini diagonal square
✔ You crochet 6 diagonal rows (2 in each color)
✔ Then you add 1 full granny border round

Total = 7 rounds

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🧶 ROUND-BY-ROUND INSTRUCTIONS

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🔶 Round 1 — Start Center (Color A)

1. Ch 4, sl st to form ring.
2. Into the ring:
   • (3 dc, ch 2) four times
3. Sl st to top of first dc.

You have a tiny 4-corner shape (like a mini granny square).

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🔶 Round 2 — Begin Diagonal Stripe (Color A)

In this round, you expand only two adjacent sides so the square shifts diagonally.

1. Sl st into the next ch-2 corner.
2. Work a full corner group:
   (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
3. Next, in the next ch-2 corner, work another corner group.
4. On the remaining two corners, work only:
   3 dc, ch 2

➡ After this round, the shape will no longer be a perfect square — this is correct. It leans diagonally.

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🔶 Round 3 — Switch to Color B (Start 2nd Color Band)

We will now “grow” the diagonal look.

1. Join Color B into the first corner where increases continue.
2. Work a corner group in this first corner:
   (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
3. In the next side space, work 3 dc
4. Work a corner group again in the next corner
5. Continue around:
   • In each side space → 3 dc
   • In each corner → (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)

➡ Your diagonal stripe is starting to form.

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🔶 Round 4 — Color B (2nd stripe row)

This round builds the diagonal effect clearly.

1. In every side space → 3 dc
2. In every corner → (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)

You should now see:
✔ 2 rows of Color A
✔ 2 rows of Color B
forming a diagonal block.

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🔶 Round 5 — Switch to Color C (Start 3rd Color Band)

Same pattern as before.

1. In corners → corner group
2. In side spaces → 3 dc

This continues the diagonal step.

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🔶 Round 6 — Color C (2nd row of 3rd color)

Repeat the same structure:

• Side spaces → 3 dc
• Corners → corner groups

This finishes the diagonal section.

Your motif now looks exactly like the center of the tile in the picture.

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🔶 Round 7 — BORDER ROUND (Color D)

This is the pink frame in the image.

Now the square is no longer diagonal — we square it up.

1. In each corner:
   (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
2. In each side space:
   3 dc
3. At the diagonal edges (where colors change), place 3-dc groups evenly.

Work all the way around, join with sl st.

✔ Your tile is complete!
✔ Measures around 10–12 cm depending on yarn/hook.

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⭐ HOW TO JOIN MULTIPLE TILES

You can join them:

✔ Slip-stitch join (flat & clean)

or

✔ Join-as-you-go granny method

or

✔ Needle whipstitch

Rotate some tiles 90° as shown in the layout to create the beautiful repeating mosaic.

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