Granny Square Day 2025
Show your love for creativity and community as we get ready for 15 August: it’s time for #GrannySquareDay2025
Simply Crochet is thrilled to be celebrating another year hosting Granny Square Day, a huge Instagram event where the crochet community from around the world come together to make crochet granny squares and share them using the hashtag #GrannySquareDay2025.
Granny Square Day is an international online celebration on Instagram, which takes place every year on the 15 August. Keep an eye on this page for the latest updates on Granny Square Day, and take a look at our fab granny square patterns and tutorials to help you take part in the special day!
All you have to do is hook, snap and share! All granny squares use #GrannySquareDay2025 and all granny square related projects use #GrannySquareMakes2025.
Granny Square Day 2025
If you’re new to Granny Square Day, we’ve already got loads of fab resources and free patterns for you. You can find all of our Free Granny Square patterns here, or check out the links below for more Granny Square fun!
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How to get involved in Granny Square Day 2025
The event was originally created in 2014 by the US crochet whizz Susan Regalia, who realised that Instagram’s iconic grid format could be used to replicate the patchwork arrangement of the classic granny square blanket online.
Others quickly caught onto the idea and so Granny Square Day way born – a chance for a worldwide community to come together and celebrate what they love.
“A blanket is a gift of comfort and love,” says Susan. “When any of us view or contribute some of these granny squares, it’s as though we join in a giant world hug with each other!”
Instagram’s workings have since changed, and Granny Square Day has changed with it. While the new aspect ratio and algorithm no longer support this virtual blanket organically, we’d still love to see your squares! Whether you’re new to crochet, or are a seasoned pro, it couldn’t be easier to get involved. Here's how to get involved in Granny Square Day:
1. Take a photo of a granny square (a 4-round traditional granny works best but feel free to be as creative as you want). If you’ve made more than one square, photograph these one by one. Try and snap them against a plain background if possible.
2. Make sure the entire square can be seen in the post. Although it may be cut off on the grid, we can crop your squares to size to assemble a collage of our favourites.
3. Tag us @simplycrochetmag and be sure to include the hashtag #GrannySquareDay2025 in the description so we can find it!
We love seeing all of your final granny square projects, so we’ve created a new hashtag as a dedicated place to share all of your fabulous makes! Not only will this be a great place to show off your inspiring projects and designs, but it will also help to keep the main #GrannySquareDay2025 hashtag dedicated to your brilliant squares!
And make sure you’re following the Simply Crochet Instagram for all the latest updates and to see our squares on the day!
Don't miss our Granny Square Special!
Issue 165 comes with a special bonus pattern booklet featuring 52 brand new granny square designs! On sale 5 August.
Granny Square Day ambassadors!
To help us celebrate Granny Square Day and spread the word of this fab online event, we enlist the help of some very special Granny Square Day ambassadors. Here are the ambassadors taking part this year by sharing what they do on their social media sites:
Katy Mitchell – @kates.crochet.creations
I’m Katy, and I’m a crochet designer from Yorkshire who specialises in granny squares. I designed my first granny square blanket, the Space Explorer Blanket, in 2021, when a friend of mine was expecting a baby boy… and I’ve been hooked on designing granny squares ever since!
I’ve designed nearly two dozen themed granny square blankets, including the Animal Kingdom Blanket and the Sea Life Friends Blanket, and this year I had my first book published, The Granny Square Book, which – yes, you guessed it! – is all about granny squares! The Granny Square Book contains over 125 granny square patterns and suggestions of what you can make with them, from bags to blankets to clothing.
What I love most about crochet pattern designing is seeing my fellow crafters recreating and enjoying my designs, whilst often putting their own personal spin on them.
I couldn’t possibly estimate how many granny squares I’ve designed over the years (it’s A LOT!) but my list of plans and ideas never seems to get any shorter!
To see what I’m working on now, find me on Instagram @kates.crochet.creations where you can see all my granny square designs and find out more about The Granny Square Book.
Follow Katy on Instagram @kates.crochet.creations
Lisa Richardson – @lisa_richardson_design
I have always loved crafting and luckily come from a family of crafters so have always been surrounded by it.
This was mainly knitting and dressmaking, so I learnt to knit and use a sewing machine very early on, it wasn’t until I was nearing the end of secondary school that I really found my love of crochet. I was doing my Art exams and was making a 3D piece with knit but I couldn’t create some of the spiral shapes that I had in mind, my Aunt suggested crochet and she showed me some simple stitches. I loved it!
So have been the one hanging out with friends with a bag of yarn and my hook or needles for over 30 years now, with over 20 of those as a crochet and knit designer.
Crochet is still the craft I turn to when I want a project for myself, something I can travel with and easily pick up and put down without fear of losing all of those stitches with a knit project.
Follow Lisa on Instagram @lisa_richardson_design
Dedri Uys – @barbertondaisy
I’m Dedri Uys, a South African crochet designer living in the UK. I learned to crochet in 2010 while pregnant with my second son. In the beginning, it was just something to keep my hands busy. I never imagined it would grow into a lifelong passion or connect me with such a warm global community.
My first published designs were the Amamani Puzzle Animals – crocheted toys based on the concept of Amish puzzle balls. They were the starting point of my design journey, combining my love for function, whimsy, and problem-solving.
Over the years, I’ve released many patterns, but some hold deeper meaning. Sophie’s Universe and Charlotte’s Universe became shared experiences for thousands of crocheters, filled with texture, colour, and support. Ubuntu, created with Scheepjes, was about community and wholeness. I Carry Your Heart was a tribute to connection and loss, while Unseen Mandala explored the quiet strength found in things that are not always visible.
My patterns are detailed because I write with adventurous beginners in mind – people who are ready to try something new but might need a bit of guidance along the way. I aim to break complex projects down into manageable steps, so that even the most intricate designs feel achievable.
Follow Dedri on Instagram @barbertondaisy
Jane Crowfoot – @janiecrow
Trained as a constructed textile designer, Jane Crowfoot has worked within the craft industry for the last 30 years and is recognised as one of the leading designers within her field. Jane is a designer and maker, author and tutor specialising in contemporary and innovative crochet designs for the home interior, drawing much of her inspiration from her love of art, textiles and travel.
Jane works hard to expand the popular notion of crochet and edge it away from the idea that it is a craft representative of an older, ‘Granny’, generation. Her goal is to produce crochet projects that are ground-breaking in design and technique – that push the boundaries of the craft – but are also within the reach financially and technically of the world’s crocheters to reproduce at home.
Jane says: ‘I love to see the craft of crochet recognised as a stage for creativity, thus showing a wide audience the versatility and integrity of the craft, and managing within that framework, to also highlight the differences between homemade and handmade and therefore validate the skills of so many.Jane lives and works in North London, UK.
Follow Jane on Instagram @janiecrow
Learn how to make a crochet granny square!
Let’s start with the basics – making a square! If you’ve never even picked up a crochet hook before, don’t worry, it’s surprisingly simple and you’ll find everything you need to know in our how to make a crochet granny square tutorial.
Exclusive free granny square patterns for 2025
Every year our Granny Square Day ambassadors each design us a special free pattern for Granny Square Day.
Our 2025 ambassadors have each designed us a unique square which you can download as a free pattern PDF. Find the 2025 ambassadors squares (as well as ones from previous years) in our Free Granny Square Patterns post.
Learn how to join granny squares together
We've made a special tutorial to help you make the most of your granny squares.
Often the final part of assembling your squares together can be the hardest part of any project, so in our tutorial you’ll find five different ways to join your crochet shapes together!
Find out how to make a granny square collage on your smart phone
One of our favourite things about granny square day is not only seeing all the different designs, but also seeing the creative collages that people make with their favourite squares.
If you’ve always wondered how people make these collages, then you’re in luck – just check out our guide on how to make a granny square collage with your smart phone!
Check out our top 40+ Granny Square Project Patterns
If you’ve still not found the perfect project for all your freshly hooked squares, then check out our 40+ Granny Square Projects list – there’s bound to be something for you to hook up!
We hope you get involved and we can’t wait to see what you hook up for granny square day! Share a picture of your granny square and join in with us on the 15th August over on Simply Crochet’s Instagram.
Don’t forget if you need any help with your crochet stitches you can always check out our crochet for beginners guide. And if you’re looking to treat yourself, check out our list of the best crochet hooks and the best crochet kits for beginners.
Don’t forget the Granny Square Day 2025 hashtags!
Now that you know all about what’s happening for Granny Square Day 2025, why not head on over to Instagram and check out what’s happening already! Remember you can find everyone’s granny squares at #GrannySquareDay2025 and all granny square related projects at #GrannySquareMakes2025.
Get your granny squares looking perfect
If you want your granny squares to look their absolute best, with their edges nice and straight, then it’s well worth taking the time to block them! Find out all you need to know about how to block crochet with Gathered.
