Welcome to my latest crochet beginner pattern and tutorial. I recently entered a granny square design competition and used this solid crochet granny square to attach some of my appliques to.

Finished crochet solid granny square portrait

If you would like to follow along with the video tutorial it’s available at Solid Crochet Granny Square Tutorial.

I previously showed you how to crochet a traditional granny square.

Finished crochet granny square landscape

For the competition I entered these squares with a teddy bear, a girl with a basket of flowers, a unicorn and an owl.

Granny square contest teddy bear

Granny square contest girl with a basket of flowers

Granny square contest unicorn

Granny square contest owl

This pattern will be using US terminology. If you would like to view the UK version go to Solid Crochet Granny Square Pattern (UK Version).

Solid Crochet Granny Square Pattern

Abbreviations

  • st –  stitch
  • sts –  stitches
  • ch –  chain
  • sl st –  slip stitch
  • hdc – half double crochet
  • dc –  double crochet

Materials

  • Wool.
  • Crochet hook suitable for the ply wool you are using.
  • Scissors.
  • Darning needle to weave in ends.

Granny Square

4 ch, join with a sl st in 1st ch.

Crochet solid granny square four chain

Crochet solid granny square joining with a slip stitch

Crochet solid granny square circle

Row 1:  3 ch (Counts as 1st dc), 1 dc into circle (2 ch, 2 dc into circle) 3 times, 1 ch, work a hdc into top of 3 ch from the beginning of row.

Crochet solid granny square circle with three chain 1

Crochet solid granny square first side and two chain

Crochet solid granny square ending row one

Crochet solid granny square row one finished

Row 2:  3 ch, 1 dc in same place as 3 ch, 1 dc in each of next 2 sts, (2 dc, 2 ch and 2 dc into next corner, 1 dc into each of next 2 dc) 3 times, 2 dc into next corner, 1 ch, work a hdc into top of 3 ch from beginning of row.

Crochet solid granny square beginning row two

Crochet solid granny square first side row two

Crochet solid granny square ending row two

Crochet solid granny square row two finished

Row 3:  3 ch, 1 dc in same place as 3 ch, 1 dc in each st to next corner ch, (2 dc, 2 ch and 2 dc into next corner, 1 dc in each st to next corner ch,) 3 times, 2 dc into next corner, 1 ch, work a hdc into top of  3 ch from beginning of row.

Crochet solid granny square row three first side

Crochet solid granny square row three finished

Repeat row 3 until your granny square is the desired size.  To end off your granny square work 2 ch and sl st into top of the 3 ch at beginning of row instead of working 1 ch and 1 hdc in top of 3 ch.  Fasten off and weave in ends.

Finished solid crochet granny square landscape

Thank you for joining me.