Crochet Octagon Pinwheel Granny Square Pattern
Learn how to crochet an octagon inside a granny square with this free crochet pattern. The pinwheel centre is made with US Treble crochet stitches to create an open granny square pattern that is unique.
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Octagon Pinwheel Granny Square | Free Crochet Pattern
This free granny square pattern takes the crochet octagon with a pinwheel centre and squares off the design to create an open granny square.
I can see this square being used in more than just crochet granny square blankets – I would love to see it stitched up in cotton yarn and joined to create summer cardigans or vest tops.
The pinwheel detail adds a unique start to this project that creates lots of lovely open space in the granny square.
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Abbreviations
US Terms (UK terms in brackets)
St(s) – Stitch(es)
Ch – Chain
HDc (HTr) – Half Double Crochet (Half Treble Crochet)
Dc (Tr) – Double Crochet (Treble Crochet)
Tr (DTr) – Treble Crochet (Double Treble Crochet)
Skill level: Advanced Beginner
Materials:
- Aran/worsted weight yarn
- I used used 80m PaintBox Simply Aran 100% Acrylic yarn in the following shade:
- 250
- 5mm Crochet Hook
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
Gauge:
- gauge not essential – Use a larger or smaller crochet hook to obtain the correct finished square size.
Finished Size:
- 8″ x 8″
How to crochet this Octagon Pinwheel Granny Square Pattern
Pattern Notes:
- Please read through the entire pattern before beginning, regardless of skill level. Please contact me ([email protected]) if help is needed to understand any part of pattern.
- This square is worked in the round
- Beginning ch-1 does NOT count as stitch.
- Beginning ch-4 DOES count as Treble Crochet.
Round 1: Ch 5, sl st to 1st to form ring, ch 6 (counts as tr, ch 2), [tr, ch 2] 7 times in ring, join. (8 tr, 8 ch-2 sps)
Round 2: Sl st to next ch-2 sp, ch 4 (counts as tr here and throughout), 4 tr in same ch-2 sp, *ch 2, 5 tr in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, join. (40 tr, 8 ch-2 sps)
Round 3: Ch 4, tr in next 4, *(tr, ch 2, tr) in next ch-2 sp, tr in next 5; repeat from * around to last ch-2 sp, (tr, ch 2, tr) in last ch-2 sp, join. (56 tr, 8 ch-2 sps)
Round 4: Ch 1 (does not count), hdc in same, hdc in next 5, *(hdc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 2, tr in next, ch 6, skip 1, tr in next, dc in next 2, (dc, ch 1, hdc) in next ch-2 sp, hdc in next 7; repeat from * around to last ch-2 sp, hdc in last ch-2 sp, join. (36 hdc, 24 dc, 8 tr, 4 ch-6 sps)
Round 5: Ch 1, working in sts and ch-1 sps, hdc in each around, placing 1 hdc in each ch-1 sp and (3 hdc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in each ch-6 sp, join. (100 hdc, 4 ch-3 sps)
Hodgepodge Granny Square Blanket CAL
Join the fun of this event is running from 15th August 2022 – 13th September 2022 with 30 new granny squares designs, one released each day.
Click here to see all the 30 granny square designs
A huge thank you to my pattern testers and editor who kindly helped test all 30 of the square designs to check for accuracy in this pattern – it’s always such a pleasure to see a pattern come to life.
