Welcome to Couch Surfer Crochet!
We are now on Week 2 of the Stash Buster Granny Square Crochet Along! If you are just now joining us, check out the INTRO POST.
This CAL started on October 8th and will run through November 12th. I wanted to be able to do the entire project start to finish before the holiday season really sets in on us and we run out of time for side projects! Weeks 1 – 4 we will be creating a certain number of squares. Week 5 will teach you how to join them all together. And Week 6 will teach you how to add a border to give it a nice finish!
You can join in on this Crochet Along at any time! Just make to sure to visit the previous weeks to make those squares for the finished blanket!
This blanket pattern is designed to be a stash buster! Each week we will be creating a “SET” number of squares, but it is totally creatively open! Colors are all up to YOU! Each week the pattern is the basic granny square, the unique look comes from when we do color changes on each square.
October 8: Week 1 – 9 squares
October 15: Week 2 – 12 squares
October 22: Week 3 – 12 squares
October 29: Week 4 – 16 squares
November 5: Week 5 – JOINING
November 12: Week 6 – BORDER
What you will need:Yarn: Size 4 (medium weight) yarn. I used mostly Red Heart and Impeccable yarns since most of my stash comes from Michaels stores!
***since I used yarn from my stash I don’t have an exact amount needed, but I know you will need at least 400 yards of one solid color to do the joining and border!
Hook: Size I/9 5.5mm
Since learning to crochet I have noticed that everyone has a slightly different way to make a granny square that makes sense to them. The following pattern is the one that I find works best. If you do your granny squares in a slightly different way, that’s totally okay! Just follow the color changes to that your squares will fit in to the final pattern!
The square for week one will look like this when it’s finished:
Now onto the pattern for Week 1! We will be making 12 (TWELVE) of these squares.
R1: Using Color A, Ch 5, join with a slip stitch (sl st) to the 1st ch to form circle
R2: Ch 3, 2dc in circle, *ch 3, 3dc in circle, repeat twice, sl st to 3rd ch of starting ch3
R3: Ch 3, [2dc, ch 3, 3dc in first corner], *ch 1, [3dc, ch 3, 3dc], repeat from * twice, ch 1, sl st to 3rd ch of starting ch3
R4: Switch to Color B: Starting in corner, Ch 3, 2dc in same sp, ch 3, 3dc, * ch 1, 3dc in next ch sp, ch 1, (3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc) in corner sp, repeat from * around, ch 1, sl st to 3rd ch of starting ch3
R5: Ch 3, TURN, 2dc in same ch sp, ch 1, 3dc in next ch sp, *[3dc, ch 3, 3dc] in corner, ch 1, 3dc in next ch sp, ch 1, 3dc in next ch sp, ch 1, repeat from * around to last corner, ch 1, sl st to 3rd ch of starting ch3
R6: Switch to Color C: Starting in corner, Ch 3, [2dc, ch 3, 3dc in first corner], ch 1, *3dc in next ch sp, ch 1, 3dc in next ch sp, ch 1, 3dc in next ch sp, ch 1, [3dc, ch 3, 3dc] in corner, ch 1, repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd ch of starting ch3
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Looking for other patterns to try?! Check out my ETSY shop or my Ravelry store!
If you want to try a different style of CAL, check out the Mixed Stitch Blanket CAL. It’s made in rows with lots of colorful stripes!
Happy crocheting!