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    Home » Video Tutorials » Stitch Patterns

    Multicolor Granny Squares

    Published: Oct 23, 2013 · Modified: Jun 26, 2018 by Tamara Kelly · 22 Comments

    Recently I got a request from a Moogly reader who wanted to see a video for a multicolor granny square, the kind where each row is a new color! There are a few different ways to achieve this, but I want to take it to the next level, pull out all the stops, and share the way that I think gives the most seamless, perfect looking result. Here's how I crochet a traditional (improved!), multicolor granny square.

    How to Crochet Multicolor Granny Squares that look perfect every time! Video and photo #crochet tutorial on Moogly

    Before we start the new video tutorial, you should make sure to familiarize yourself with the following techniques (click each to go to the tutorial). We'll be combining these 4 techniques to get the best possible multicolor granny squares! Since there are step by step video and photo tutorials for these techniques already, I won't spend too much time on the "how to" of the individual pieces.

    Traditional Granny Squares
    Chainless Starting Double Crochet (CSDC)
    Seamless finishing
    Standing Double Crochet (STDC)

    Now to combine them into one project!

    Traditional Multicolor Granny Squares Video Tutorial:

    Traditional Multicolor Granny Squares Photo Tutorial & Written Instructions:

    You can weave in your ends as you go, or leave them until the end, it's up to you! I've given instructions for the first few rows - enough to show you the general pattern. You can stop after a few rows and join many squares together, or you can just keep going and going and going to make one giant multicolor granny blanket!

    Round 1: With the first color, ch 4, join with a sl st to form a ring. CSDC, ch 2. [Dc 3 into ring, ch 2] 3 times. Dc 2 into ring. Break yarn and seamless join to top of CSDC.

    How to Crochet Multicolor Granny Squares that look perfect every time! Video and photo #crochet tutorial on Moogly How to Crochet Multicolor Granny Squares that look perfect every time! Video and photo #crochet tutorial on Moogly

    Round 2: With the next color, join with a STDC in one of the ch 2 sps of Round 1. [Dc 2, ch 2, dc 3] in the same ch sp. *Ch 1, sk 3 sts, [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] into the next ch sp. Repeat from * twice, then ch 1. Break yarn and seamless join to top of STDC.

    How to Crochet Multicolor Granny Squares that look perfect every time! Video and photo #crochet tutorial on Moogly

    How to Crochet Multicolor Granny Squares that look perfect every time! Video and photo #crochet tutorial on Moogly

    Round 3: With the next color, join with a STDC in one of the ch 2 sps of Round 2. [Dc 2, ch 2, dc 3] in the same ch sp. *Ch 1, sk 3 sts, work 3 dc into next ch sp, ch 1, sk 3 sts,^ [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] into the next ch sp. Repeat from * twice, then from * to ^ again. Then ch 1. Break yarn and seamless join to top of STDC.

    How to Crochet Multicolor Granny Squares that look perfect every time! Video and photo #crochet tutorial on Moogly How to Crochet Multicolor Granny Squares that look perfect every time! Video and photo #crochet tutorial on MooglyRound 4: With the next color, join with a STDC in one of the ch 2 sps of Round 3. [Dc 2, ch 2, dc 3] in the same ch sp *[Ch 1, sk 3 sts, work 3 dc into next ch sp] twice. Ch 1, sk 3 sts,^ [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] into the next ch sp. Repeat from * twice, then from * to ^ again. Then ch 1. Break yarn and seamless join to top of STDC.

    How to Crochet Multicolor Granny Squares that look perfect every time! Video and photo #crochet tutorial on Moogly How to Crochet Multicolor Granny Squares that look perfect every time! Video and photo #crochet tutorial on Moogly

    And that's how I do it! It's a departure from the truly "traditional" way in that I use a few different tricks to spruce things up and make it as seamless as possible. You won't be able to tell where each round begins and ends - perfect! If you don't want to use the special stitches, chain 3 instead, and use a slip stitch to join each round. I hope you've enjoyed this multicolor granny square tutorial! If you've got a tutorial request of your own, let me know in the comments or send me an email at the address below!

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    1. 1

      judy Mercado

      October 23, 2013 at 10:51 am

      This tutorial is so clear....I cannot wait to make a granny square

      Reply
      • 2

        Tamara Kelly

        October 23, 2013 at 11:06 am

        😀 Glad you like it Judy!

        Reply
    2. 3

      LizzieK8

      October 23, 2013 at 12:27 pm

      If you start in the corners and do only one grouping of 3 dc, work around and do the last group of dcs in the first corner, and then the invisible join, the join will be covered by the next corner grouping. As it is now, the seamless join does leave a bit of a tattle tail dent in the group of 3 dcs.

      Reply
      • 4

        Tamara Kelly

        October 23, 2013 at 2:52 pm

        That works too! 😀

        Reply
    3. 5

      Julie Corbisiero

      October 23, 2013 at 1:29 pm

      Hi Tamara, I love everything about granny squares and they are so much fun to make and use in so many different projects! TFS!!
      Julie

      Reply
    4. 6

      Lynda

      October 23, 2013 at 7:04 pm

      I just found Moogly on Facebook and I am enjoying the patterns and tutorials. I just watched the 5 tutorials on granny squares and learned a few very valuable things that will make my projects better. You mention a tutorial that demonstrates how to weave in the cut ends. I would really like to watch this to get some tips. I wasn't able to find the tutorial - would you send me a link to it? Thank you!

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      • 7

        Tamara Kelly

        October 23, 2013 at 9:29 pm

        Hi Linda, so glad you found us! And I'm so glad you commented - for some reason that video wasn't showing up on the Video Tutorials page! Doh! It's in it's place at last. 😀 Here's a direct link to it: https://www.mooglyblog.com/weaving-in-ends-crochet-video-tutorial/

        Reply
    5. 8

      suju

      October 25, 2013 at 3:50 am

      I love the standing dc.i always used to ch and proceed..will try this right away! Thnks a lot.

      Reply
      • 9

        Tamara Kelly

        October 25, 2013 at 9:57 am

        😀 Thank you suju! Glad you like it!

        Reply
    6. 10

      Melissa

      October 25, 2013 at 7:56 am

      Isnt there a mistakenin the first square and some of the following. One of the green corners only has five insteadmof six.

      Reply
      • 11

        Tamara Kelly

        October 25, 2013 at 9:36 am

        If you look at the second picture for Round 2 you can see there are 6 dc in each corner. I think in the finished picture one just got tucked a bit behind when I made the next row. I hadn't blocked the square for the photos (taking them as I made the square) so it's just a little tucked in.

        Reply
    7. 12

      Marrie

      November 04, 2013 at 8:29 am

      wow .. Tamara .. usted es realmente creativo en temas de ganchillo! .. me encanta! ..........

      Reply
    8. 13

      Cathy

      November 06, 2013 at 6:28 am

      OH MY GOODNESS! Thank you for these tutorials. I have made so many grannies and shawls and these tips will help make the next ones look even better. This combined with the steam blocking for acrylic yarn I just tried will make prettier shawls for me to give away.

      Reply
    9. 14

      Lulu

      November 15, 2013 at 6:23 am

      Great tutorial, Thanks from Spain!

      Reply
    10. 15

      Angel

      January 07, 2014 at 11:16 pm

      Tamara, I have been trying to do a chainless dc after beginning with a magic circle. Do one of your tutorials or videos show that?
      Thanks again for all the work you do. Angel

      Reply
    11. 16

      wanda

      January 14, 2014 at 8:16 pm

      I hope you can tell me what I am doing wrong. I start my granny square just like the tutorial but after the third row it starts to look like I either put to many stitches or change needle size. I would appreciate any advice you can offer
      I chain 4 connect to first chain then start next row etc after that it makes what looks like a cup and I haven't figured out what I might be doing wrong

      Reply
      • 17

        Tamara Kelly

        January 15, 2014 at 8:26 am

        It's hard to say for sure without being there with you, but my best guess for the cupping is that your chains are worked more tightly than your stitches - you might need to relax your chain stitches a bit.

        Reply
    12. 18

      Cathy - ScrappinCat!

      March 07, 2014 at 8:37 pm

      This is a beautiful tutorial. Thank you so much for the inspiration and education. I'm excited to start a granny square project now.

      Reply
    13. 19

      Zahra

      May 20, 2015 at 5:28 am

      Thank you so much for this wonderful video tutorial, I have always wanted to learn to crochet but everything I got online was never clear, your tutorial is excellent keep up the gr8 job and keep on uploading more its really helpful.

      God Bless

      Reply
      • 20

        Tamara Kelly

        May 20, 2015 at 8:23 am

        Thank you so much Zahra! I really appreciate you saying so!

        Reply
    14. 21

      Vicki

      April 06, 2016 at 10:09 am

      how do you connect multicolored squares that are different colors on the outside together to make it look good.
      Love this tutorial.
      Thanks,
      Vicki

      Reply
      • 22

        Tamara Kelly

        April 07, 2016 at 8:58 am

        Hi Vicki! Thank you! The best tip for this, I think, is to make the last round of each square the same color, and then use that color to do the joining! There are dozens of joining methods, from seaming with a needle to fancy crochet lace joins - which you pick is a matter of personal preference and the look you are going for!

        Reply

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