Granny Scrapghan

January 2, 2025 blog post has more information about the pattern.

Yarn: Stylecraft Special Dk (#3) yarn, scraps of yarn for the granny squares and 4 skeins of Stylecraft Special Dk in Midnight-1011 for granny square frames, sewing the squares together, and the blanket border.

Materials: US Size G/6 (4 mm) crochet hook, Yarn Needle, scissors, tape measure

Difficulty: Easy

Size: 54½” (138.43 cm) by 48” (121.92 cm)

Abbreviations and Stitches (U.S. Terms):  ch – chain, dc – double crochet, rep – repeat, sc – single crochet, sp - space, sk – skip, st(s) – stitch(es)

Notes: The pattern is written in U.S. Terms. Ch-1 counts as a st and ch-3 counts as a st. 

This Scrapghan was made with 224 granny squares, if you would like to make it larger, increase the number of granny squares used and adjust the border as needed. 

Instructions:

Granny Squares: (make 224 squares) each square is 3½” (8.89 cm) by 3½” (8.89 cm)

Make a magic circle

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 2 dc in circle, ch 1, *3 dc in circle, ch 1, repeat from * two more times, join to beginning ch 3, fasten off. (4 dc clusters, 4 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 2: Join new yarn to any ch-1 sp, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the same sp, (corner made), *ch 1, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp, rep from * two more times, join to beginning ch 3, fasten off. (8 dc clusters, 4 ch-2 sps, 4 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 3: Join new yarn to any ch-2 corner sp, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the same sp, *ch 1, 3 dc, in the next ch 1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in the ch-2 corner sp, rep from * around, join to beginning ch 3, fasten off. (12 dc clusters, 4 ch-2 sps, 8 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 4: Frame- Join yarn in any ch-2 corner sp, ch 1, 2 sc in the same sp, sc in each st and ch-1 sp across, *3 sc in the next ch-2 corner sp, sc in each st and ch-1 sp across; rep from * around, join to beginning ch-1, fasten off. (72 sc)

Weave in ends and block each square.

After blocking the squares Join them together using the invisible join method. This method creates a flat seam that is not visible, making the squares look like they are seamlessly connected. B. Hooked Crochet has a great video explaining the invisible join method.

For this Scrapghan the squares were sewn together in 14 rows of 16 squares each.

Blanket Border:

Base Rnd: Beginning in the top right-hand corner, join yarn to the center sc, 3 sc in the same st as join, work sc in each st to the next corner, *3 sc in the corner st, work sc in each st to the next corner: repeat from * around, join to beg sc. Do not fasten off.

Note: The side of the blanket with 16 granny squares should have 240 sc and the side with 14 granny squares should have 200 sc. This number count does not include the 3 sc in each corner.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, (sc, ch 5, sc) in the same st (corner made), *ch 3, sk 3 sc, sc in the next sc; rep from * across to the next corner, in the center st of corner work (sc, ch 5, sc), rep from * around, ch 3, join to beg sc.

Rnd 2: Sl st to the ch-5 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in the next ch-3 sp; rep from * to the next corner sp, working (3 dc, ch 2 ,3 dc) in the corner sp; rep from * around, join to beg ch-3.

Rnd 3: Sl st to the corner ch-2 sp, work (2 sc, ch 2 ,dc, ch 1, sc, ch 2, dc), *sk 3 sts,(sc, ch 2, dc, ch1) in the next ch-1 sp; rep from* to the next corner sp, work (2 sc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, sc, ch 2, dc) in the ch-2 corner sp; rep from * around, join to beg sc, fasten off and weave in ends.

*Make as many Scrapghans as you like, but do not reproduce or sell this pattern. Please provide a link to the pattern or my blog post when using this pattern on the internet*

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