You will need the following:
- wool/ yarn suitable for 4mm hook
- 4mm crochet hook
- scissors
- darning needle
Step by Step Instructions
Crochet Stitches Standard: I am using the US/ International Standards
Let’s get started
Tension is very important, the yarn must be able to glide smoothly from your tension hand to the working hand, not too tight not too lose and follow the gauge of your hook.
Foundation Ring:
Start off with a slipknot, ch 4, sl st into the first chain to make a ring.
You can choose to use the open loop ring (also known as magic ring), it will also work as well.
Round 1:
- ch 3, this count as 1 dc. (dc into the ring) twice, ch 2.
- (dc 3, ch 1) into the ring 3 more times.
- sl st into the 3rd ch at the beginning of the round.
Round Check: You should have 12 dc and 4 (ch 2) chain spaces in total for this round.
Round 2:
- (sl st into the next dc) twice.
- sc into the next chain space, ch 3, sc into the same chain space, ch 3.
- Repeat the anchor item 3 more times.
- sl st into the first sc at the beginning of the round.
Round Check: You should have 8 chain spaces in total for this round
Round 3:
- sl st into the next corner ch space.
- sl st into the next ch space.
- ch 3 (count as 1 dc), dc 2 into the same ch space. ch 2. dc 3 into the same space. dc 3 into the next ch space.
- (dc 3, ch 2, dc 3) into the next corner ch space. dc 3 into the next ch space.
- Repeat the anchor item 2 more times
- sl st into the third chain at the beginning of this round
ound Check: Each corner should have (dc 3, ch2, dc 3) stitches and each side with (3 dc) for this round.
Round 4:
- ch 1, sc into the same stitch, ch 3.
- sc into the next corner ch space, ch3, sc into the same ch space.
- (ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc into the next gap) twice, ch 3.
- Repeat the (anchor and star items) twice.
- Repeat the anchor item one more time.
- ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc into the next gap, ch 3.
- sl st into the first sc at the beginning of this round
Round Check: You should have 4 corner chain spaces Each side should have 3 (ch 3) chain spaces for this round.
Round 5:
- sl st into the next ch space
- ch 3 (count as 1 dc), (dc into the next stitch) twice.
- (dc 3, ch 2, dc 3) in the next corner ch space,
(dc 3 into the next chain space) 2 times. - (dc 3 into the next chain space)
- Repeat the (anchor and star items) twice.
- Repeat the anchor item one more time.
- sl st into the third chain of the (ch 3) at the beginning of this round
Round Check: Each corner should have (dc 3, ch 2, dc 3) stitches. Each side should have 3 sets of (dc 3) for this round.
Round 6:
- ch 1, sc into the same stitch.
- ch 3, skip the next 3 dc, sc into the next stitch, ch 3.
- sc into the next corner ch space, ch3, sc into the same ch space.
- (ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc into the next gap) 4 times, ch 3.
- Repeat the (anchor and star items) twice.
- Repeat the anchor item one more time.
- (ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc into the next gap) twice, ch 3.
- sl st into the first sc at the beginning of this round
Round Check: You should have 4 corner chain spaces. Each side should have 5 (ch 3) chain spaces for this round.
And there you have it. You should have your first Loose Granny Square final result.
You can grow your granny square however size you wanted it by following 2 repeating rows (Rows 5 and 6), taking note that each repeats will give each side extra 2 sets of (dc 3)/ lacy chains consecutively.
