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Creating a Granny Square Book Blanket for my son has been an interesting and inspiring project. Watch me make one for a Harry Potter book!
Let's Make A Granny Square!
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Seeing this trend on Facebook at the end of last year seemed like it was meant to be. I've never gotten on the Temperature Blanket trend because I KNOW I would never finish it. 365 rows? One row a day? Figuring out what color to use for what temperature? In Georgia? With kids? No, thank you! A granny square blanket inspired by my son's voracious reading habit, though, sounded like a lot of fun! Then he went and read 12 large books in January, and I was asking myself what I'd gotten into. But it's for the child! He's excited to see what his new blanket will look like, so I must carry on. We won't talk about the granny square blankets I started for other family members at the beginning of the year....
It's a challenge matching my current yarn colors to the cover colors, but it's helping me use up all kinds of scrap yarn, and I love seeing what I can come up with; how beautiful some of them look together. The series will always have similar colors, especially around the edges. That just helps satisfy our OCD and perfectionism.
Granny squares have never really been my favorite; I sometimes find them boring and tedious. However, they're a great way to make blankets and other things. They don't take too long at all, you can do so many designs, and using multiple colors helps keep it interesting.
Below, I'm going to go over how I make a double-crochet granny square with multiple colors, with the help of Harry Potter!
Difficulty: beginner
Materials I used
4mm crochet hook (I used a hook I received as a gift, but I also love these: https://amzn.to/3OZs8CS)
Crafter's Secret Yarn in brown, white, green, red and gold
Tapestry needle (I use these: https://amzn.to/48vtNqv)
Fiskar scissors (I love these: https://amzn.to/3uM1bLU)
Notes from me
I make my granny squares how I'm most comfortable doing it. I may do some things differently each time I make one, but the most important things are to use the same stitch throughout when you're making a regular square, and to make sure the tails are secured. There are many tips & tricks on how to do that, and I am focused on just one in this post & video: At the beginning of the new round, I weave the tail in and out of the DC stitches I'm making, then at the end I will weave them in further.
Pay close attention to the corners of your squares. You want the 3 DC, CH 2, 3 DC in each corner. If you don't have both groups then it will look wonky.
The CH 3 at the beginning of each round represents one DC
Definitions of terms
CH - Chain
DC - Double-crochet
SLST - Slip-stitch
ST - Stitch
When I say "space" that means the CH 1 space
Let's Begin
CH 4
Middle Square: 2DC in first CH,
CH2 3DC,
CH 2 3DC,
CH2 3DC
SLST in first ST
•You should have 4 groups of 3DC, four CH2 corners
Cut your yarn and weave it in and out of the next two stitches and the corner. {Alternately, SLST to the corner and cut your yarn}
Change colors by pulling up your new color and bringing it through the CH2/corner and creating a CH3 with it {Alternately, create a slipknot around the CH2 and CH3}
Second Round: After you CH3, create 2DC CH2 3DC
CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC in next corner
CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC in next corner
CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC in last corner
CH 1, SLST in first ST
•You should have 8 groups of 3DC, 4 CH1 spaces and 4 CH2 spaces
Cut your yarn and weave it in and out of the next two stitches and the corner. {Alternately, SLST to the corner and cut your yarn}
Change colors by pulling up your new color and bringing it through the CH2/corner and creating a CH3 with it {Alternately, create a slipknot around the CH2 and CH3}
Third Round: After chaining 3, create 2DC CH2 3DC in corner
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, SLST in first ST
•You should have 8 groups of 3DC, 8 CH1 spaces and 4 CH2 spaces
Cut your yarn and weave it in and out of the next two stitches and the corner. {Alternately, SLST to the corner and cut your yarn}
Change colors by pulling up your new color and bringing it through the CH2/corner and creating a CH3 with it {Alternately, create a slipknot around the CH2 and CH3}
Fourth Round: After chaining 3, create 2DC CH2 3DC in corner
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, SLST in first ST
•You should have 8 groups of 3DC, 12 CH1 spaces and 4 CH2 spaces
Cut your yarn and weave it in and out of the next two stitches and the corner. {Alternately, SLST to the corner and cut your yarn}
Change colors by pulling up your new color and bringing it through the CH2/corner and creating a CH3 with it {Alternately, create a slipknot around the CH2 and CH3}
Fifth & Final Round: After chaining 3, create 2DC CH2 3DC in corner
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, 3DC CH2 3DC
CH 1, 3DC in CH1 space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, 3DC in next space, CH 1, SLST in first ST
•You should have 8 groups of 3DC, 16 CH1 spaces and 4 CH2 spaces
Cut your yarn and weave it in and out of the next two stitches and the corner. {Alternately, SLST to the corner and cut your yarn}
Finishing up
Take your tapestry needle and weave in any tails that are left, just to secure them a bit more, then cut them off.
You've finished your first square!
Make as many as you can and have fun creating things!
Pinterest is full of ideas for granny suqares!
Hats, bags, stuffed animals, pictures, so many things!
Watch the video below to help visualize how to create this pretty and simple square!
Don't forget to share this blog and website with your friends! I appreciate your support and patience while I figure this stuff out! It's difficult trying to be a "content creator" while also living life and being a mom. I don't always remember to record or photograph EVERYthing I do... Which is actually a good thing, I think.
Check out the other squares from my son's book blanket so far this year! He has started a few books, but I'm only making a square if he finishes the book. That makes it easier for me to keep up with!
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