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. Below you can find four patterns for new squares from the super talented designers supporting us this year.
Estella Granny Square Pattern by Jane Crowfoot
You will need...
- Stylecraft Special DK 100% Premium Acrylic, 295m per 100g
- Powder Pink 1843
- Mallard Blue 2185
- Vintage Peach 1836
- Stylecraft Life DK 75% Premium Acrylic 25% Wool, 298m per 100g
- Blue Haze 2346
- Fern 2311
- Heather 2309
- Ice Blue 2414
- Mustard 2496
- A 4mm (US G/6) hook – see notes on tension
- Large Eye Darning Needle
Measurements
After blocking, square measures approximately 12x12cm (4¾x4¾in)
Notes
This pattern is written using UK terminology. All rounds are worked with right side (RS) facing.
You will achieve a much neater colour change if you complete rounds and fasten off the yarn, rather than joining mid-stitch. When fastening off a yarn at the end of a round, the slip stitch made for the join can look like a stitch when you are working the following round, so make sure you count correctly and do not count the slip stitch as a stitch when working subsequent rounds.
Sewing yarn ends in as you go makes the finishing process much easier and means you are less likely to lose stitches or make errors with tension.
Estella Granny Square Pattern
Using Mustard, ch4 and ss in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1 Ch1 (does not count as a st throughout), 8dc into ring, ss to join, fasten off. [8 sts]
Join Heather into any st.
Round 2 Ch1, 2htr into st at base of ch-1, 2htr into each st to end, ss to join. [16 sts]
Round 3 Ch1, 1dc into first st, (ch2, skip 1 st, 1dc into next st) rep to end, omitting 1dc on final pattern repeat, ss to join, fasten off. [8 sts, 8 ch-sps]
Join Powder Pink into any ch-sp.
Round 4 Ch1, (1dc, 3tr, 1dc) into same ch-sp, (1dc, 3tr, 1dc) into each ch-sp to end, ss to join, fasten off. [40 sts]
Work next round behind petals but still with RS facing.
Fold petals forward and join Vintage Pink in any skipped st from Round 2.
Round 5 Ch1, 1dc into same st, *ch2, skip next dc, fold next petal forwards, 1dc into next skipped st on Round 2; repeat from * to end, omitting 1dc on final pattern repeat, ss to join. [8 sts, 8 ch-sps]
Round 6 Ch1, * 1dc into next ch sp, ch6, working back along ch6 just made skip ch1, 1dc into next ch, 1htr into next ch, 1tr into next ch, 1htr into next ch, 1dc into next ch, 1dc into same ch-sp at base of leaf just made, ch2; repeat from * to end, ss to join, fasten off. [56 sts, 8 ch-sps]
Join Fern into ch- sp made between any two petals.
Round 7 Ch1, 1dc into same ch-sp, *ch5, 1dc into same ch-sp, ch2 behind next petal, 1dc into next ch-sp; repeat from * to end, omitting 1dc on final pattern repeat, ss to join, fasten off. [16 sts, 16 ch-sps]
Join Ice Blue join yarn into any ch-5 sp.
Round 8 Ch1, 3dc into same ch-sp, *ch3, 1dc into skipped ch at tip of next petal made on Round 6, ch3, 3dc into next 5 ch-sp; repeat from * to end, omitting 3dc on final repeat, ss to join, fasten off. [32 sts, 16 ch sps]
Join Mallard Blue into dc at tip of any petal.
Round 9 Ch1, 1dc into same st, *ch1, skip next ch-sp and next dc, 3tr into next st, ch1, skip next dc and next ch-sp, (3tr, ch3, 3tr) into st at tip of next petal, ch1, skip next ch-sp and next dc, 3tr into next st, ch1, skip next dc and next ch-sp, 1dc into st at tip of next petal; repeat from * to end omitting 1dc on final repeat, ss to join, fasten off. [52 sts, 20 ch-sps]
Join Blue Haze into any corner ch-sp.
Round 10 Ch1, (2dc, 1htr, 2dc) into same ch-sp, (1dc into each next 3 sts, 1dc into next ch-sp) twice, skip next dc, (1dc into next ch-sp, 1dc into each next 3 sts) twice*, (2dc, 1htr, 2dc) into next corner ch-sp; repeat form * to end finishing final rep at **, ss to join, fasten off. [84 sts]
Weave in all ends.
Circles in a Square by Lisa Richardson
You will need...
- Rowan Felted Tweed (50% wool, 25% alpaca, 25% viscose, 50g/175m)
- 3-5 different colours
- A 4mm (US G/6) hook
Measurements
Square measures 11.5x11.5cm (4½x4½in)
Notes
For my panel of motifs, I altered how many shades I used in each motif.
For Rounds 1-4, work in 2, 3 or 4 shades. Use a final shade for Rounds 5-7.
Circles in a Square Pattern
Ch5 and ss in last ch from hook to form a loop.
Round 1 Ch2 (counts as htr throughout), 13htr in loop, ss to top f beg ch-2. [14 sts]
Round 2 Ch2, 2htr in each rem st around, ss to top of beg ch-2. [27 sts]
Round 3 Ch2, (htr in next st, 2htr in next st) 13 times, ss to top of beg ch-2. [40 sts]
Round 4 Ch2, (2htr in next st, htr in next 4 sts) 7 times, 2htr in next st, htr in next 3 sts, ss to top of beg ch-2. [48 sts]
Change to final colour.
Round 5 Ch2, htr in next 4 sts, *tr in next st, 3tr in next st, tr in next st, htr in next 9 sts; rep from * twice more, tr in next st, 3tr in next st, tr in next st, htr in next 4 sts, ss to top of beg ch-2. [56 sts]
Round 6 Ch2, htr in next 5 sts, *tr in next st, 3tr in next st, tr in next st, htr in next 11 sts; rep from * twice more, tr in next st, 3tr in next st, tr in next st, htr in next 5 sts, ss to top of beg ch-2. [64 sts]
Round 7 Ch2, htr in next 6 sts, *tr in next st, 3tr in next st, tr in next st, htr in next 13 sts; rep from * twice more, tr in next st, 3tr in next st, tr in next st, htr in next 6 sts, ss to top of beg ch-2. [72 sts]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Bunch of Flowers Square by Katy Mitchell
You will need...
- Any DK yarn in six colours
- A 3.5mm (US E/4) hook
Measurements
Square measures 14.5x14.5cm (5½x5½in)
Notes
2 colours are used on the square, and are referred to as Yarns A-B. Yarn A should be a green colour. For the Flowers, you can use any combination of colours.
Bunch of Flowers Square Pattern
Using Yarn A, ch3 and ss in last ch to form a loop.
Round 1 Ch3 (counts as tr throughout), 11tr in loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. [12 sts]
Round 2 Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, 2tr in each st around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [24 sts]
Round 3 Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, tr in next st, (2tr in next st, tr in next st) 11 times, ss to top of beg ch-3. [36 sts]
Fasten off.
Join Yarn B in bl of any st.
Round 4 (Working in bl throughout) Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, tr in next 2 sts, (2tr in next st, tr in next 2 sts) 11 times, ss to top of beg ch-3. [48 sts]
Round 5 Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, tr in next 3 sts, (2tr in next st, tr in next 3 sts) 11 times, ss to top of beg ch-3. [60 sts]
Round 6 Ch5 (counts as tr, ch2 throughout), *2tr in next st, tr in next st, htr in next st, dc in next 9 sts, htr in next st, tr in next st**, 2tr in next st, ch2; rep from * 3 times more ending final rep at **, tr in same st as beg ch-5, ss into third ch of beg ch-5, ss into ch-2 sp. [68 sts, 4 ch-2 sps]
Round 7 Ch5, 2tr in same sp, *tr in next st, htr in next 15 sts, tr in next st**, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in ch-2 sp; rep from * 3 times more ending final rep at **, tr in same sp as beg ch-5, ss into third ch of beg ch-5, ss into ch-2 sp. [84 sts, 4 ch-2 sps]
Round 8 Ch1, *(htr, ch2, htr) in ch-2 sp, (ch1, skip 1 st, htr in bl of next st) 10 times, ch1, skip 1 st; rep from * 3 times more, ss to beg htr. [48 sts, 44 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sps]
Round 9 Ch1, *htr in each st and ch-1 sp to ch-2 sp, (htr, ch2, htr) in ch-sp; rep from * around to end, ss to beg htr.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Leaves
Join Yarn A in any unworked fl from Round 3.
Round 1 Ch1, *1dc, skip 2 sts, (2tr, 2dtr, ch3, 2dtr, 2tr) in next st, skip 2 sts; rep from * 5 times more, ss to beg dc.
Fasten off.
Flowers (make 8)
Flowers are made using any 2 colours.
Using any colour, ch3 and ss in last ch to form a loop.
Round 1 Ch1 (does not count as st), 6dc in loop, ss to beg dc. [6 sts]
Fasten off.
Join next colour in any st.
Round 2 Ch2, dtr in first st, ch2, ss in next st, *(ch2, dtr) in same st as ss, ch2, ss in next st; rep from * 4 times more.
Fasten off.
Sew to the centre of the Square. You can use the image as a guide.
Rose’s Rebellion by Dedri Uys
You will need...
- Scheepjes Softfun Rainbow Pack (60% cotton/40% acrylic), 20g/56m/61yds
- Yarn A – Hot Pink (2495)
- Yarn B – Soft Coral (2636)
- Yarn C – Bumblebee (2634)
- Yarn D – Apple (2516)
- Yarn E – Emerald (2605)
- Yarn F – Cool Blue (2603)
- Yarn G – Deep Violet (2515)
- Yarn H – Violet (2519)
- Yarn I – Pink (2480)
- A 4mm (US G/6) hook
Measurements
Square measures 21.5x21.5cm (8½x8½in)
Abbreviations
crossed treble Skip 1 st, tr in next st, tr in skipped st
puff stitch *Yrh, insert your hook into st/sp indicated, yrh and pull up a long loop to height of current round; rep from * twice more, yrh and pull through all 7 loops on your hook, ch1 to close
standing st Place slip knot on hook, work st as normal, keeping slip knot secure on hook as you work
Notes
Square is worked in rounds throughout. Work over yarn tails where possible to reduce the number of ends you need to weave in.
Rose’s Rebellion Square
Using Yarn A, make a magic loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1, (dc in loop, ch2) 4 times, ss to beg dc. [4 sts, 4 ch-2 sps]
Round 2 *Ss into next ch-2 sp, ch2, (tr, dtr, ch1, dtr, tr, ch2 ss) in same sp; rep from * 3 times more. [8 tr, 8 dtr, 4 ch-1 sps, and 8 ch-2 sps]
Fasten off.
Join Yarn B with a standing htr in any ch-1 sp.
Round 3 (Tr, ch2, tr, htr) in the same sp as first st, ss in bl of next 2 sts, ss in bl of next 2 ch, dc in the ch-2 sp from Round 1 that contains the current Petal from Round 2, dc in next ch-2 sp from Round 1, skip next ch, ss in bl of next ch, ss in bl of next 2 sts,* (htr, tr, ch2, tr, htr) in next ch-1 sp; rep from * 3 times more ending last rep at , ss to beg htr. [8 dc, 8 htr, 8 tr, 4 ch-2 sps, and 28 ss] Fasten off. Join Yarn C with a standing htr in any ch-2 sp.
Round 4 (Tr, ch2, tr, htr) in the same ch-2 sp, *skip next st, ss in bl of next st, ss in bl of next 4 ss, skip next 2 dc, ss in bl of next 3 ss, ss in bl of next 2 sts, (htr, tr, ch2, tr, htr) in next ch-2 sp, rep from * to * 2 more times, and from * to ** once, ss to beg htr. [8 htr, 8 tr, 4 ch-2 sps, 40 ss]
Fasten off.
Join Yarn D by with a standing BPdc around any dc from Round 1.
Round 5 (Ch2, BPdc around next dc) 3 times, ch2, ss to beg dc. [4 BPdc and 4 ch-2 sps]
Round 6 Ss into ch-sp, ch1, (2dc, ch2) in each ch-sp around, ss to beg dc. [8 dc and 4 ch-2 sps
Round 7 Ch1, *dc in next dc, *(htr, tr, ch1, tr, htr) in next ch-2 sp, skip 1 dc; rep from * 3 times more, ss to beg dc. [4 dc, 8 htr, 8 tr, and 4 ch-1 sps]
Round 8 Ch1, *dc in first 2 sts, htr in next st, (tr, dtr, ch2, dtr, tr) in ch-1 sp, htr in next st, dc in next st; rep from * 3 times more, ss to beg dc. [12 dc, 8 htr, 8 tr, 8 dtr, and 4 ch-2 sps]
Fasten off.
Join Yarn E with a standing dc in any ch-2 sp.
Round 9 (Htr, ch2, htr, dc) in same sp, skip 1 st, ss in bl of next 8 sts, *(dc, htr, ch2, htr, dc) in next ch-sp, skip 1 st, ss in bl of next 8 sts; rep from * twice more, ss to beg dc. [4 dc, 8 htr, 8 tr, and 4 ch-1 sps]
Fasten off.
The next round will pull in slightly, but this will resolve itself as you work the remainder of the square.
Join Yarn F with a standing dc in any ch-2 sp from Round 4.
Round 10 *Ch7, dc in next ch-2 sp from Round 8, ch7, dc in next ch-2 sp from Round 4; rep from * twice more, ch7, dc in next ch-2 sp from Round 8, ch7, ss to beg dc. [8 dc and 8 ch-7 sps]
Round 11 Ch1, (FPtr around next dc, 10tr in next ch-7 sp) 8 times, ss to beg FPtr. [80 tr and 8 FPtr]
Round 12 Ch3 (counts as tr), (tr, ch2, tr) in next st (first tr after FPtr), *tr in next 21 sts, (tr, ch2, tr) in next st; rep from * twice more, tr in last 20 sts, ss to top of beg ch-3. [92 tr and 4 ch-2 sps]
Fasten off.
Join Yarn D with a standing dc in any ch-2 sp.
Round 13 (Ch4, dc, ch8, dc, ch4, dc) in same ch-2 sp, skip next st, dc in next 3 sts, (ch1, skip next st, dc in next st) 8 times, dc in the last 3 sts*, (dc, ch4, dc ch8, dc, ch4, dc) in next ch-2 sp; rep from * 3 times more ending last rep at **, ss to beg dc. [72 dc, 32 ch-1 sps, 8 ch-4 sps, 4 ch-8 sps]
Fasten off.
On the next round you will need to twist the ch-8 sps before working into them.
Join Yarn G with a standing tr in first ch-1 sp across any side.
Round 14 *Ch1, htr in next ch-1 sp, ch1, (dc, ch1) in next 4 ch-1 sps, htr in next ch-1 sp, ch1, tr in next ch-1 sp, ch2, (puff st, ch1) in ch-4 sp, (twist the ch-8 sp before working into it) (puff st, ch1) 4 times into ch-8 sp, (puff st, ch2) in next ch-4 sp, skip next 4 sts, tr in next ch-1 sp; rep from * 3 times more omitting final tr on last rep, ss to beg tr. [56 sts, 48 ch-1 sps, 8 ch-2 sps]
Fasten off.
Before you continue, take a moment to move the Puff sts in the twisted ch-8 corner sps into the centre of each ch sp. This may be a bit fiddly.
Join Yarn H with a standing tr in central ch-1 sp at corner (between 2nd and 3rd puff worked in ch-8 sp).
Round 15 (Tr, ch2, 2tr) in same sp, 2tr in next 2 ch-sps, 4tr in next ch-sp, 2tr in next 7 ch-sps, 4tr in next ch-sp, 2tr in next 2 ch-sps*, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in next ch-sp; rep from * 3 times more ending final rep at **, ss to beg tr. [136 sts, 4 ch-2 sps]
Fasten off.
Join Yarn I with a standing tr in any ch-2 sp.
Round 16 (Tr, ch2, 2tr) in same sp, *17 crossed tr across to next corner**, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in corner; rep from * 3 times more ending final rep at **, ss to beg tr. [152 sts, 4 ch-2 sps]
Fasten off.
Join Yarn A with a standing tr in any ch-2 sp.
Round 17 Tr, ch2, 2tr) in same sp, *BPtr around each tr to next corner**, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in corner; rep from * 3 times more ending final rep at **, ss to beg tr. [168 sts, 4 ch-2 sps]
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
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