Easy granny square crocheting instructions

"Granny square afghans"

These are very easy granny square crocheting instructions to help you create this beautiful Christmas Afghan. This pattern is perfect for the beginner. This is a wonderful project because first of course it is easy and second it is gorgeous.

Quick and easy crochet

When ever somebody is learning a new skill they want to create something beautiful not just a plain square. 

With these granny square afghans all you need to learn is how to make a square. This is a very easy granny square pattern and the colors used are red, green and white and are arranged as shown in the chart below.

This is a great example of what you can do with a basic square. Think about the old piece quilts and how they arranged these using color to create many different designs. You can do the same with these easy granny square crocheting instructions.

WT1042 Crochet Wreaths Afghan (Easy)

Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

NOTE: Leave 8" length of yarn after fastening off each color to sew squares together.

ONE COLOR SQUARE 

(Make 211 CA, 68 CB, and 8 CC): Ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 2 dc into ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times; hdc in top of ch-3 to join and form last sp; TURN.

Rnd 2 (Right Side): Ch 3, 2 dc over hdc, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in next ch-2 sp, ch 1] 3 times, 3 dc over hdc, ch 2; join with a sl st in top of ch-3. Fasten off leaving a long end.

TWO COLOR SQUARE 

(Make 108 CA/CB, 48 CD/CC, 24 CA/CC, and 8 CB/CC): NOTE: All two color squares are started with the darker color as written for each square.

With darker color, ch 4; join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in ring, drop darker color, tie on other color – DO NOT FASTEN OFF DARKER COLOR, with lighter color ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in ring; hdc in top of ch-3 to join and form last sp; TURN.

Rnd 2 (Right Side): With lighter color, ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 2 dc over hdc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, drop lighter color, with darker color ch 2, 3 dc in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc over hdc; sl st into ch-2 loop at top of ch-3. Fasten off leaving a long end. Sew squares together following chart. Weave in ends.

BORDER-Rnd 1: With right side facing, join CB in any
corner ch-2 sp; ch 1, ** (sc, ch 2, sc) all in corner sp, ch 1, * [sc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 1, skip sp] twice, sc in seam between squares, ch 1; rep from * to next corner; rep from ** around; join with a sl st in first sc.

Rnd 2: Sl st into sp, ch 1; (sc, ch 3, sc) all in sp – picot made; * picot in next sp; rep from * around; join. Fasten off.

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