Kimberly’s Granny Square Crochet Blanket

So, while I was visiting Lori in Utah last year, I used her Chunky Thread and made a crochet granny square blanket! When I shared this little project with you on Instagram, so many of you asked for the details and I’m excited to be sharing them with you today. This blanket is a combination of a few of Lori’s tutorials and it works up super quick! Have fun making your own!

Supplies

For this blanket, I wanted something that wasn’t too big but was still cozy enough to cuddle up with while I was stitching. In total, I used 28 skeins of Chunky Thread, held it double, and used the 4.5mm hook from the Lori Holt 100% Cute Crochet Hooks pack for a chunky finish. Here is what you will need to pick up to make one just like mine:

2 Skeins Each of:

• Old Rose
• Denim
• Cider
• Sage
• Brown Sugar
• Blush
• Eggshell Blue
• Stonewash
• Garden Green

10 Skeins of:

• Chamomile

I also kept my Vintage Scissors and the Lori Holt 100% Cute Yarn Needles close by for changing colors and weaving in ends!

The Granny Squares

To make the granny squares, I followed Lori’s How to Crochet a Granny Square Beginner tutorial and made a total of 9 granny squares. Each square is made with 11 rounds of the colored Chunky Thread and finished with 2 rounds of the Chamomile Chunky Thread. Here is that tutorial!

Attaching the Squares

Then, to attach the 9 granny squares together, I used the method that Lori teaches in Part #4 of her Crochet Series. Since I used the Chamomile Chunky Thread for the outer rounds of my granny squares, I used that same color to do the joining. Be sure to continue to hold the thread double as you do the joining single crochets!

Adding the Border

Once all 9 granny squares were attached, I used more of the Chamomile Chunky Thread to create a cute scalloped granny stitch border! Here are the crochet instructions:

Abbreviations to know:

• sc – single crochet
• st- stitch
• dc- double crochet
• ch- chain

Border Pattern:

Row 1 and 2: Granny stitch around the whole blanket

Row 3: 1 sc, skip one st [in the next st work ( 1 sc, 3 dc, 1 sc), skip one st, 1 sc]. Repeat [] until you reach the corner then, in the ch space work (1 sc, 5 dc, 1 sc), skip one st, 1 sc, and continue with the border repeat.

Re-visit the Great Granny Squared-Along

Did this project inspire you to add more granny squares to your project list?! If so, check out the Great Granny Squared-Along that we did to celebrate the summer with Lori back in 2022. Along with a crochet project, quilters, and stitchers got to join in on the fun! Pop over to the Celebrating the Summer with Great Granny Squared-Along blog post to learn all about it and pick up a copy of Lori’s second book, Great Granny Squared, if you don’t already have it on your shelf.

Share Your Granny Square Projects!

This blanket will always be special to me because I made it with Lori. You can find Lori Holt on her blog and YouTube Channel to learn more, and follow her on Instagram (@beelori1) to keep up with all of her amazing projects!

Keep up with us by following @fatquartershop and @fqsxstitch on Instagram to see and share work from your fellow quilters, stitchers, and crocheters. Don’t forget to tag @fatquartershop and @fqsxstitch in anything you make, so we don’t miss seeing your Great Granny Squared creations.

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