Free Crochet Blanket Square Pattern

This free crochet blanket square pattern combines puff stitches with the granny stitch and mesh stitch, to create a textured Afghan square that looks great worked in a solid colour or in multiple colours.

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Free Crochet Square Pattern For Blankets

This Free Crochet Square Pattern For Blankets

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Granny Stitch Sampler Blanket CAL

On 9th October 2023, this pattern is being highlighted in the Granny Stitch Sampler Blanket Crochet along.

There are 12 blanket squares being featured in the event, each designed by a different crochet designer to allow you to create a blanket filled with granny stitches.

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Pattern Inspiration

This free crochet blanket square pattern uses a combination of my favourite crochet stitches including:

granny stitch
puff stitches
mesh stitch

I have used these stitches in many of my crochet patterns – especially the granny stitch! When I was invited to join in the Granny Stitch Sampler Blanket event by the host, Madame.Stitch, I simply couldn’t resist creating a 12″ square to showcase my favourite stitches.

This granny square pattern also uses the half double crochet, worked into the 3rd loop – this unique stitch allows the front loop and back loop of the stitch in the previous row to show on the right side of the project, to create an interesting texture.

This crochet Afghan square pattern, is designed to look stunning regardless of if it’s worked in a single colour, or if each row is worked in a different colour – it gives maximum choice to make it your own!

Free Crochet Blanket Square Pattern Details

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials:

150m Aran/worsted weight yarn
I used Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran 100% Acrylic (100g (3.5oz), 184m (201 yds) for the solid square
I used used Furls Wander Yarn (100% Acrylic, 100g = 120 yds/109 m) in the following 4 shades:
A – Mist
B – Bergamot
C – Enchanted
D – Aurora

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5mm hook
Scissors
Darning needle

Abbreviations: US terms (UK in brackets)

St(s) – Stitches

Ch – Chain

Ch Sp – chain space

Sc (dc)- single (double) crochet

Hdc (htr) – half double (treble) crochet

Dc (Tr) – Double (treble) crochet

Tr (Dtr) – Treble crochet (Double treble crochet)

Gauge:

Gauge is not essential for this pattern.

Finished Size:

12″ square
Instructions for row repeats to increase finished size at the end of the pattern

Pattern Notes:

If you have any questions regarding pattern instructions please reach out – [email protected]
If you have any questions regarding pattern instructions please reach out – [email protected]
This pattern is worked in the round.
Designer changed colour in each round.
If using multiple colours:
it is recommended to change colour when joining in rounds 1-6
For round 7 onwards, fasten off after each round and rejoin in the corner, following the pattern written for working from corner.
If using 1 colour, it’s recommended to fasten off after Round 6, and rejoin in any corner for Round 7 onwards.
Beginning Ch 1 counts as st
Beginning Ch 2 does not count as st
Beginning Ch 3 does count as st
Beginning Ch 4 counts as dc, ch 1
Beginning ch 4 in round 7 counts as tr

Special Stitches

Puff = Puff stitch.

YO, insert into indicated, YO, bring up loop, [yo, insert hook in same, YO, bring up loop] 2 times, YO, pull through all 7 loops.

Granny Stitch = 3dc in same st or ch sp

Inspirational Images

Once again, I need to showcase the amazing work from my pattern testers, who use their own time to stitch up and create my designs, to help ready them for release, ironing out any errors or challenges to ensure the pattern works as written.

Below you can scroll through all the amazing examples created by my testers – as always, I am so grateful to have such a talented group of people working with me to deliver my designs to you.

Vix

Kami

Vix No.2

Chrstine

Dorothy

Bethany

How to crochet a textured crochet blanket square | Video Tutorial

How to crochet this free crochet blanket Square Pattern

Round 1: Ch 4, sl to 1st to create ring, ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), working into ring (dc, ch 2) 5 times, join in 3rd ch, sl st into ch 2 sp – 6 dc, 6 ch-2 sp

Round 2: Ch 2 (does not count), (puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1) in same and each ch-2 sp around, sl to top of 1st puff, sl st into ch-1 sp – 12 puff, 12 ch-1 sps

Round 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2dc in same ch-sp, ch 1, (granny stitch, ch 1) in next and each ch sp around, join – 12 granny stitch, 12 ch-1 sps

Round 4: Ch 1 (does not count), hdc in same and each st and ch-1 sp around, join – 48 hdc

Round 5: Ch 1, working in 3rd loop around, sc in same, sc in next 2, 2 sc in next, *sc in next 3, 2sc in next; repeat from * around, join – 60 sc

Round 6: Ch 2, (puff, ch 1) in same as ch-2, [skip 1, (puff, ch 1) in next] 6 times, (puff, ch 2, puff ch 1) in next, *[skip 1, puff in next, ch 1] 7 times, (puff, ch 2, puff, ch 1) in next; repeat from * around to last, skip last, join – 36 puff, 32 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp

If working in 1 colour, fasten off, joining in any ch-2 corner space for Round 7.

Round 7: Ch 4 (counts as tr), [tr, ch 2, 2tr] in same ch-2 corner sp, *dc in next 3, hdc in next 3, sc in next 5, hdc in next 3, dc in next 3, [2tr, ch 2, 2tr] in ch-2 sp; repeat from * around ending last repeat at last corner, join – 20 sc, 24 hdc, 24 dc, 16 tr, 4 ch-2 sp

*Note for Round 8 – take care as the 1st stitch to skip after the corner can be hidden under the stitches just worked.

Round 8: Sl st to ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, (2dc, ch 2, granny stitch, ch 1) in same, [skip 1, dc in next, ch 1] 4 times, skip 2, (granny stitch, ch 1) in next, skip 2, [dc in next, ch 1, skip 1] 4 times, *(granny stitch, ch 2, granny stitch, ch 1) in next ch-2 sp, [skip 1, dc in next, ch 1] 4 times, skip 2, (granny stitch, ch 1) in next, skip 2, [dc in next, ch 1, skip 1] 4 times; repeat from * around, join- 12 granny stitch, 32 dc, 40 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 9: Sl st to ch-2 corner sp, ch 1, [hdc, ch 1, hdc] in ch-2 corner sp, *hdc in each st and ch-1 sp across to next ch-2 corner sp, [hdc, ch 2, hdc] in ch-2 corner sp; repeat around ending last repeat at last corner, join – 116 hdc, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 10: Sl st to ch-2 corner sp, ch 1, [sc, ch 2, sc] in ch-2 sp, *working in 3rd loop, sc in each st around to ch-2 corner sp, [sc, ch 2, sc] in ch-2 sp; repeat from * around ending last repeat at last corner, join – 124 sc, 4 ch-2 sps

*Note for Round 11 – take care as the 1st stitch to skip after the corner can be hidden under the stitches just worked.

Round 11: Ch 2, [puff, ch 2,puff, ch 1] in ch-2 corner sp, *skip 2, [puff, ch 1, skip next] across to ch-2 corner sp, [puff, ch 2, puff, ch 1] in ch-2 corner sp, repeat from * around ending last repeat at last corner, join – 64 puff 60 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 12: Sl st to ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, [dc, ch 2, 2dc] in same ch-2 sp, granny stitch in next ch-1 sp, *[dc in next ch-1 sp, granny stitch in next ch-1 sp] across across to ch-2 corner sp, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc] in ch-2 corner sp; repeat from * around ending last repeat at last corner, join – 32 granny stitch, 44 dc, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 13: Sl st to ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, [dc, ch 2, 2dc, ch 1] in same ch-2 sp, *skip next, [dc, ch 1, skip next], repeat around to ch-2 corner sp, [2dc, ch 2, 2dc, ch 1] in ch-2 corner sp; repeat from * around ending last repeat at last corner, join – 84 dc, 72 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-2 sps

Round 14: Sl st to ch-2 corner sp, ch 1, [2hdc, ch 2, 2hdc] in ch-2 sp *hdc in each st and ch-1 sp to ch-2 corner sp, [2hdc, ch 2, 2hdc] in ch-2 sp; repeat from * around ending last repeat at last corner, join – 172 hdc, 4 ch-2 sps

Textured crochet Afghan square free pattern

*Note for Round 15 – take care as the 1st stitch after the corner can be hidden under the stitches just worked.

Round 15: Sl st to ch-2 corner sp, ch 1, [2sc, ch 1, 2sc] in ch-2 sp, *sc in each across to ch-2 corner sp, [2sc, ch 1, 2sc] in ch-2 sp; repeat from * around ending last repeat at last corner, join – 188 sc, 4 ch-2 sps

To create a larger square blanket:

From Round 14: Repeat Rounds 10-14 until desired size achieved, then work Round 15.

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