It’s so easy to make these 10” chunky flat granny squares with Bernat Forever Fleece Bulky 6 Weight Yarn. This yarn is my favorite because it’s so soft and easy to work with.
I love the zig zag join as it adds texture and interest.
The border mimics the join by using a twisted single crochet stitch.
I used:
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Bernat Forever Fleece Bulky 6 Weight Yarn (they come in 2 skeins to a pack and are very reasonably priced)
Each skein makes 5 squares and I made 10 of each color.
My blanket measures 54” wide x 64” long with the border.
Matcha: 4 skeins (I also used it for the joins and border.)
Or any color combination you choose.
10mm crochet hook
Flat granny square: Make 10 of each color, 30 total.
Make a magic circle, chain 1 to lock it in.
Round 1:
Chain 4 (counts as a double crochet and chains for a corner.)
3 double crochet in the circle, making sure you put your hook under the circle and the tail. (This is a side.)
Ch 2 (this is a corner)
3 double crochet in the circle.
Ch 2
3 double crochet in the circle.
You now have 3 sides.
Ch 2
2 double crochet in the circle.
Join the initial chain in the 3rd chain with a slip stitch.
Put your hook in the corner (under the chain space) pull the yarn through and complete another slip stitch.
Your square will measure a little over 2”. Each round grows by 2”.
Round 2:
Ch 4.
*2 double crochet in the corner space (under the chain space from the previous round)
For each side, dc in the top of each of the 3 dc from the previous round. (Move your last dc from the corner over so you don’t miss the first stitch.)
When you reach the next corner, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc.*
Repeat from * to * around.
When you reach the first corner, dc into the corner (under the chain space from the previous round).
Join in the 3rd chain with a slip stitch. Put your hook in the corner (under the chain space) pull the yarn through, complete another slip stitch.
Round 3:
Ch 4
*2 dc in the corner space, dc in each of the 7 dc from the previous round.
2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the corner space from the previous round.*
Repeat from * to *
When reach the first corner, dc into the corner, under the ch space from the previous round.
Join in the 3rd ch with a slip stitch. Put your hook into the corner (under the ch space) pull the yarn through, complete another slip stitch.
Round 4:
Ch 4
*2 dc in the corner space, dc in each of the 11 dc from the previous round.
2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the corner space from the previous round.*
Repeat from * to *
When reach the first corner, dc into the corner, under the ch space from the previous round.
Join in the 3rd ch with a slip stitch. Put your hook into the corner (under the ch space) pull the yarn through, complete another slip stitch.
Round 5:
*2 dc in the corner space, dc in each of the 15 dc from the previous round.
2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the corner space from the previous round.*
Repeat from * to *
When reach the first corner, dc into the corner, under the ch space from the previous round.
Join in the 3rd ch with a slip stitch.
Cut the yarn, leaving about a 6” tail.
Pull the yarn through and complete an invisible join.
Watch the video to see this.
Your square should measure about 10” now.
I made my pattern like this, but there are any number of ways you can put your squares together. You can make lots of colors and keep it entirely random.
I tied the corners together so I didn’t get confused, but you don’t have to. Just take a picture of your pattern and refer to it as you’re joining the squares.
Zig Zag Join: I used Match, a little under 1 skein.
8mm hook
Place 2 squares side by side. You’ll be working vertically.
Join in the bottom left corner of the square on the left with a slip knot, chain 1.
Put your hook in the bottom or back loop of the corner stitch of the square on the right.
(Always put your hook in each back loop from top to bottom. Always keep your working yarn behind the hook.)
Pull the yarn through to complete a slip stitch.
Put your yarn in the next back loop of the square on the left (from top to bottom), pull the yarn through and complete a slip stitch.
Continue this pattern, going back and forth.
When you reach the top, place 2 more squares above the squares you just joined. I always finished on the left side, so I joined the next square on the right in the bottom corner, just like the previous squares, and then join on the left. Continue this zig zag pattern with each set of squares. When you reach the top, fasten off and move on to the next row.
When you have finished all of the vertical rows, turn your work and follow the same pattern for your horizontal rows. When you reach a join from the previous rows, you’ll work over that join by pulling the yarn under to make your last slip stitch and join the next square. Just make sure the corners are lined up.
Weave in any ends now, (weave into the join, not the stitches on the squares) or wait until you finish the border.
Border: I used Matcha, a little less than one skein.
8mm hook
Round 1:
Join with a slip stitch in the back loop only of any stitch. Ch 1.
*Yarn over, put your hook through the same back loop and in the back loop of the next stitch from the back to the front.
Pull the loop up even with the others.
Yarn over and pull through the 3 loops on your hook for a half double crochet*
Repeat from * to * around. When you meet the first stitch, join with a slip stitch. Ch 1.
(Going into the back loop only and going through the front and then back to front of 2 stitches creates a cute design on the back of the border. I think it makes a big difference, but you don’t have to do this. You can just make a half double crochet in each stitch.)
Round 2:
In the same stitch you just joined, and in each stitch across, make a twisted single crochet stitch. This closely resembles the zig zag join and finishes the blanket off nicely.
Twisted single crochet in each stitch:
Put your hook through the full stitch, pull the yarn through and pull it up a little higher than the loop already on the hook.
Now twist the hook counterclockwise (left to right) so both loops twist around once. Keep it loose so you can now yarn over and pull through the twisted loops all at once. Watch the video for clarification.
When you reach the first stitch, slip stitch to join. Chain 1, cut your yarn with enough of a tail to weave in, pull through tightly.
Go back and weave in any ends and you’re finished!
I hope you enjoyed this pattern and tutorial. Let me know if you make it!
