Crochet Granny Scrapghan
Make this colorful Crochet Granny Scrapghan for yourself or a special friend. This free crochet afghan pattern comes with two options for the crocheted granny square motif pattern. Choose whichever one you prefer and get to work on this masterpiece today. It's made using a size 6 crochet hook and any worsted weight yarn remnants you have lying around the house.
Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Pattern
Two Motif Choices:
1st motif: less dense (more open sp)
2nd motif: more dense (less open sp)
Gauge: Finished motif approx. 5” sq.
Notes: Invisible joins – wk invisible joins after ea cut.
Abbreviations:
Bet between
Ch chain
Dc double crochet
Gp group
Mc main color
Rep repeat
Rs right side
Sl st slip stitch
Sp space
St stitch
Wk work
Ws wrong side
1st Motif Option - make 90 (less dense, more open sp)
Ch3 (counts as dc).
Rnd 1: 11 dc in 1st ch, join w/sl st top ch3. Pull ctr tight, closing hole.
Rnd 2: Sl st in next sp bet dc sts. Ch3, 5dc in same sp, (sk 3 dc, 6 dc in next sp bet dc sts)3x, sl st in top ch3.
Rnd 3: Sl st in top next 2 sts, sl st in next sp bet dc sts, ch3, 5dc in same sp, (3dc in next sp bet 6dc gp, sk 3dc, 6dc in next sp bet dc)3x, end 3dc in last sp, join w/sl st to top ch3, cut, finish off w/invisible join.
Rnd 4: join mc in any corner sp of 6dc, in same sp wk (ch3, 3dc, ch1, 4 dc), *(4 dc in next sp bet 3dc gp)2x, in next ctr sp of 6dc gp wk (4dc, ch1, 4dc), rep from * around, end 4dc in sp bet 3dc gp, sl st in top ch3. Cut, wk invisible join.
2nd Motif Option – make 90 (more dense, less open sp)
Ch3 (counts as dc).
Rnd 1: 15 dc in 1st ch, join w/sl st in top ch3. Pull ctr tight, closing hole.
Rnd 2: Sl st in next sp bet dc sts. Ch3, 7dc in same sp, (Sk 4 dc, 8 dc in next ctr sp bet dc sts)3x, Sl st in top ch3.
Rnd 3: Sl st in top next 3 sts, sl st in next sp bet dc sts, Ch3, 7dc in same sp, (4dc in next sp bet 8dc gp, sk 4dc, 8dc in next sp bet dc)3x, end 4dc in last sp, join w/sl st to top ch3, cut, wk invisible join.
Rnd 4: join mc in any corner sp of 8dc, in same sp wk (ch3, 3dc, ch1, 4 dc), *(4 dc in next sp bet 4dc gp)2x, in next ctr sp of 8dc gp wk (4dc, ch1, 4dc), rep from * around, end 4dc in sp bet 4dc gp, sl st in top ch3. Cut, wk invisible join.
Joining – make 10 strips of 9 squares - joining worked holding ws tog throughout.
To join squares, ws tog and working thru both lps ea sq, make a ch, pull up ch in corner st ea motif, (ch1, sl st thru next st of both motifs)rep across, ending ch1, cut. Rep for ea added sq, being sure to st seams in same direction as previous joined sq. Join strips, same method. Finish off tails.
BORDER
Rnd 1: Pull up a st in any st on a side, ch3 (counts as dc) dc in ea st around, working 3 dc in ea corner st and wk 3 sts at ea seam (at the seam: 1 st left, 1 st right, and 1 at ctr between ea set of 4dc on either side of a seam), end sl st in top ch3; NOTE – be sure that when working corners, don’t sk the sts immediately to the right and left of the ctr corner st (important in st count needed for last rnd).
Rnds 2 & 3: ch3, dc around, end sl st in top ch3. At end Rnd 3, cut, finish off, wk invisible join.
Edging Rnd of Embedded dc cl: pull up a lp in a corner sp, in same sp wk *ch3, wk dc cl as: [(yo, pull up lp)4x, yo, pull thru 5]; sk 2 sp bet dc , sl st in next sp, rep * around; cut, wk invisible join.
The completed rnd creates a slight ruffle (like a pinch at each seam on all sides). Block afghan.