Mitered Baby Granny Square Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern
The Mitered Baby Granny Square Blanket is a modern twist to a basic granny square. It calls for a bulky yarn and some fur trim for a luxurious and soft blanket. Add some variegated stripes for interest and design, and it is easy to customize with your favorite colors and size. Here we go…
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Mitered Baby Granny Square Blanket
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Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: 37 inches long by 37 inches wide, including fur border.
Supplies:
Red Heart Soft Essentials – Color (A) White (4 skeins – 440 yards)
Red Heart Soft Essentials – Stripes, Color (B) Purple Reign (1 skein – 131 yards)
Red Heart Fur, Color (C) Eggplant (2 skeins – 15 yards)
Hook: 6.00 mm (US J); 15.00 mm (US P/Q)
Tape Measure
Yarn needle
Gauge: 3 ½ rows and 3 ½ pattern repeats in dc = 4 inches
I crochet on the loose side, so you may need to go up on the hook size if you crochet tightly. Gauge is not critical to the design. You can make adjustments to the size by increasing or decreasing rows to get the size you want.
Abbreviations: In US Terminology
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sc – single crochet
sl knot – slip knot
sl st – slip stitch
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
Notes:
1. Ch 2, Ch 3, and Ch 4 count as a stitch throughout.
2. Written in US terminology.
3. Use the J hook for the yarn, and the P hook for the fur.
4. Do not end yarn at color changes, drop yarn and pull it up on side of blanket to start working with it when indicated.
Color sequence is 4 rows with Color (A) white, 1 row with Color (B) purple. Do not cut yarn, drop color and pick up to start working with it again. If the yarn is on the right side again, that’s ok, just bring it up and start the next row.
Pattern Starts Here
Instructions:
With J Hook-
Color A -White – Ch6, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1dc throughout), 2dc in ring, (ch1, 3dc) 3 times, ch1, join with sl st to top of ch3. (12 dc).
Round 2: Sl st to Ch1 sp; Ch3, (2dc, ch1, 3dc) in same sp, *Ch1, (3dc, ch1, 3dc) in next ch sp* repeat * to * twice more, join with sl st to top of beginning ch3. (24 dc, 8-ch1 sps).
Round 3: Sl st to Ch1 sp; Ch3, (2dc, ch1, 3dc) in same sp, *Ch1, 3dc in next sp, (3dc, ch1, 3dc) in next ch sp*, repeat * to * through last corner, work 3dc in next sp, ch1, join with sl st to top of beginning ch3. (36 dc, 12-ch1 sps).
Note: you will be turning your work now, and only working on one-half of the square, making (2) edges and (1) corner starting with Row 4 and throughout.
Row 4: Turn, Sl st to Ch1 sp; Ch4, *(3dc in next ch sp, ch1)*, repeat *-* to corner, (3dc, ch1, 3dc) in corner, ch1, *(3dc in next ch sp, ch 1)*, repeat *-* to edge, placing 1dc in last next ch sp. (20 dc, 7-ch1 sps). Drop color, do not cut yarn.
Note: Color (B) – Purple – all rows in Color (B) are worked in hdc stitch. With slip knot on hook, attach to ch1 sp just made with sl st (OR start round with 1 standing hdc in place of Ch2).
Row 5: Turn, Ch2 (counts as 1hdc throughout), 2hdc in same sp, *Ch1, (3hdc in next ch sp, ch1)*, repeat *-* to corner, (3hdc, ch1, 3hdc) in corner, ch1, *(3hdc in next ch sp, ch 1)*, repeat *-* through last ch 1 sp. (24 hdc, 7-ch1 sps). Drop Color (B).
Color (A) – White– all rows in Color (A) are worked in dc stitch. Bring white yarn up, sl st to last st just made to attach.
Row 6: Color (A) White: Ch4, turn *(3dc in next ch sp, ch1)*, repeat *-* to corner, (3dc, ch1, 3dc) in corner, ch1, *(3dc in next ch sp, ch 1)*, repeat *-* to edge, placing 1dc in last st. (26 dc, 9-ch1 sps).
Row 7: Ch3, turn, 2dc in same sp, *Ch1, (3dc in next ch sp, ch1)*, repeat *-* to corner, (3dc, ch1, 3dc) in corner, *ch1, (3dc in next ch sp, ch 1)* repeat*-* through last ch1 sp. (30 dc, 9-ch1 sps).
Rows 8-9: Repeat Rows 6-7.
Row 10: bring up Color (B) Purple: Turn, Ch3, *(3hdc in next ch sp, ch1)*, repeat *-* to corner, (3hdc, ch1, 3hdc) in corner, ch1, *(3hdc in next ch sp, ch 1)*, repeat *-* to edge, placing 1hdc in last dc st.
Rows 11-39: Repeat Rows 6 and 7 twice. Repeat Row 10.
End your last row with the Color (A) white before starting border. Do not end off yarn.
Border:
Round 1: Continuing with Color (A) – White: – 1 sc in each st around. sl st to beginning sc. End off yarn.
Note: using the fur yarn, make a couple stitches, then fluff it up as you go.
Color (C) – Eggplant and P hook: – with slip knot on hook, sl st to any sc st.
Round 2: 1 sl st in each st around. End off yarn. Weave in all ends.
End of Pattern.
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Just beautiful! And thank you for sharing!!!
Always love anything featuring my. Favorite color purple!