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How to Make a 2-1-2 Granny Square with Video

How to Make a 2-1-2 Granny Square with Video

July 31, 2021 //  by mezza//  1 Comment

How to Make a 2-1-2 Granny Square with Video & written instructions. You can also download a pdf pattern below.

This is a 5 round, traditional granny square, using three colours. Colour A is used for 2 rounds, colour B for 1 round and colour C for 2 rounds, hence 2-1-2! Traditionally, granny squares were made to use up scrap yarn and each round would be a different colour and inevitably resulted in lots of ends to sew in! This pattern still gives the opportunity to use multiple colours but there are a few less ends to weave in, 4 less in fact!

Tools & Materials

three granny squares crocheted in pink, brown and teal. A skein of dark turquoise yarn on a background of granny squares. A project bag featuring a lama with a partially made crochet motif and orange hook.

You can use any yarn weight and corresponding hook size but for these instructions. I am using a 4ply / Fingering weight yarn in three colours – A, B & C with a 3mm / D hook. This makes a motif that is 8cm x 8cm / 3.1” x 3.1”. Bear in mind a thicker yarn and larger hook size will result in a bigger motif.

The yarn I have used is Merino Nylon blend 4ply from www.FruitfulFusion.co.uk

The blues and browns are from a mini skein set called “City of Bridges”. The pink is “Mango”.

How to Make a 2-1-2 Granny Square with Video

2-1-2 Granny Square Pattern – Download

Download a pdf of the pattern here. Includes a chart.

How to Make a 2-1-2 Granny Square – Instructions

Round 1 : With colour A, ch4 & join with a sl st in 1st ch to form a ring; ch5*(counts as 1dc & ch2sp); working into the ring, (3dc, ch2) 3 times (see fig. 2); 2dc; sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch5. Do not fasten off (4 x 3dc clusters, 4 x ch2 corners) (see fig. 3)

*Note : If, like me, making a ch5 gives your finishing corner a significantly larger “hole” than the other corners,  switch to a ch4 here and then finish with a sl st in 3rd ch of this ch4 to make the hole match the others. You can use this switch for the start of every round if it suits your gauge better.

three images showing the steps of the first round of a crochet granny square in a variegated brown yarn

Round 2 : Continuing with colour A, sl st into next ch2 sp; ch5(counts as 1dc & ch2sp), in the same sp, 3dc; in next corner space (3dc, ch2, 3dc) 3 times; in first corner sp, 2dc; sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch5. Fasten off (8 x 3dc clusters, 4 x ch2 corners) (see fig. 4)

Round 3 : Join colour B in any corner sp, except where the prev rnd ended; ch5(counts as 1dc & ch2sp), in the same sp, 3dc; (between the next 2 sets of 3dc, make 3dc; in corner sp, 3dc, ch2, 3dc) 3 times; between the next 2 sets of 3dc, make 3dc; in first corner sp, 2dc; sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch5. Fasten off (12 x 3dc clusters, 4 x ch2 corners) (see fig. 5)

rounds 3, 4 & 5 of the granny square in teal and mango pink using an orange Clover amour crochet hook

Round 4 : Join colour C in any corner sp, except where the prev rnd ended; ch5(counts as 1dc & ch2sp), in the same sp, 3dc; [(between the next 2 sets of 3dc, make 3dc) 2 times; in corner sp, 3dc, ch2, 3dc] 3 times; (between the next 2 sets of 3dc, make 3dc) 2 times; in first corner sp, 2dc; sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch5. Do not fasten off  (16 x 3dc clusters, 4 x ch2 corners) (see fig. 6)

Round 5 : Continuing with colour C, sl st into next ch2 sp; ch5(counts as 1dc & ch2sp), in the same sp, 3dc; [(between the next 2 sets of 3dc, make 3dc) 3 times; in corner sp, 3dc, ch2, 3dc] 3 times; (between the next 2 sets of 3dc, make 3dc) 3 times; in first corner sp, 2dc; sl st into 3rd ch of beg ch5. Fasten off  (20 x 3dc clusters, 4 x ch2 corners) (see fig. 7)

Half / Triangle Motif

For instructions for making a half/triangle version of this motif, please visit this page : How to Make a Half / Triangle 2-1-2 Granny Square – Mezzacraft – Sharing the Art of Crochet

Granny Square Sweater Project

I have used these squares to make a granny square jumper/sweater on the bias, using a granny stitch border to join all the motifs together! I have called this the “Fruitful Granny Sweater” because all the yarns were dyed by the talented Ishrat from www.fruitfulfusion.co.uk . This sweater is part of my “Design & Make Your Own Granny Square Sweater” course which I am running at the Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre in Walton-on-Thames is September this year (2021). This course will also be run as a guided online course in November if you would like to take part but are unable to attend in person. Please sign up to my newsletter below to be notified of sign-ups.

Woman with long hair sits on the grass in a green garden wearing a hand made crochet granny square sweater in pink, brown and teal.

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