How to Crochet a Granny Pentagon – Step-by-Step Tutorial

Learn how to crochet a simple granny pentagon with this free step-by-step tutorial!

Classic Crochet Granny Stitch Pentagon - Raffamusa Designs

As I shared in my post about crochet pentagons, over the next few days, I’ll be sharing a few tutorials on how to crochet different kinds of basic pentagons.

Since the granny stitch is definitely the kind of all crochet stitches, I decided to start with a classic granny stitch pentagon tutorial.

First, we’ll take a look at the basic pattern in one solid color, and then, we’ll add a bit of fun and learn how to join new yarn to crochet a pentagon in multiple colors.

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CROCHET GRANNY Pentagon – QUICK PATTERN

Make a MC.

Round 1. Ch 4 (counts as a dc and a ch-2 sp), (dc 3, ch 2) 4 times, dc 2, sl st into third-made ch. (15 dc, 5 ch-2 sps).

Round 2. Sl st into next ch-2 sp, ch 4, dc 3 in same ch-2 sp, *[dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * 4 times. [Dc 2] in first ch-2 sp, sl st into third-made ch. (30 dc, 5 ch-2 sps).

Round 3. Sl st into next ch-2 sp, ch 4, dc 3 in same ch-2 sp, *[dc 3] in sp between next two dc-3 blocks, [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * 4 times. [Dc 3] in sp between next two dc-3 blocks, [dc 2] in first ch-2 sp, sl st into third-made ch. (45 dc, 5 ch-2 sps).

Continue to grow your pentagon following the same pattern logic as for round 3.

Crochet Granny Stitch Pentagon - Raffamusa Designs
Granny Pentagon

Now, let’s take this pattern, and let’s take a closer look at each round with step-by-step photos!

Here’s what you’ll need for this tutorial.

Materials

Any yarn with the appropriate hook.

I used:

CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS)

Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet
MC – Magic Circle
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Sp – Space
St – Stitch
Yo – Yarn over

PATTERN NOTES

  • If the pattern says “dc 2”, it means that you have to crochet 1 dc into each of the next 2 sts.
  • (…) – Repeat the instruction within brackets for the indicated times.
  • *… – Repeat the instruction from * for the indicated number of times.
  • […] – Crochet the instructions within brackets into the same indicated st.

HOW TO CROCHET A GRANNY Pentagon – STEP-BY-STEP TUTORIAL

ROUND 1

Make a MC.

Note. If you do not like the MC, you can either ch 4 and join into the first ch to form a ring, or ch 4 and crochet the first round in the first-made ch.

  • Step 1. Ch 4 (counts as a dc and a ch-2 sp);
  • Step 2. (Dc 3, ch 2) 4 times, dc 2. Join the round with a sl st into the third-made ch (see pink arrow in photo 2). (15 dc, 5 ch-2 sps).
How to Crochet a Granny Pentagon - Round 1 - Raffamusa Designs

Round 2

  • Step 3. Sl st into the next ch-2 sp (see the pink arrow in photo 3).
  • Step 4. Ch 4.
How to Crochet a Granny Pentagon - Round 2 a - Raffamusa Designs
  • Step 5. [Dc 3] in the same ch-2 sp, *[dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in each of the next 4 ch-2 sp (see the pink arrows in photo 5). [Dc 2] in the first ch-2 sp (see the blue arrows in photo 5);
  • Step 6. Sl st into the third-made ch (see the fpink arrow in photo 6). (30 dc, 5 ch-2 sps).
How to Crochet a Granny Pentagon - Round 2 b - Raffamusa Designs

Round 3

  • Step 7. Sl st into the next ch-2 sp, ch 4, [dc 3] in the same ch-2 sp;
  • Step 8. *[Dc 3] in the sp between the next two dc-3 blocks (see the first, top, left black arrow in photo 7), [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in the next ch-2 sp (see the next pink arrow in photo 7). Repeat from * 4 times. [Dc 3] in the sp between the next two dc-3 blocks (see the top, right black arrow in photo 7), [dc 2] in the first ch-2 sp (see the blue arrow in photo 7), sl st into the third-made ch. (45 dc, 5 ch-2 sps).
How to Crochet a Granny Pentagon - Round 3 - Raffamusa Designs

Round 4

As for the previous rounds, sl st into the first ch-2 sp, ch 4, and [dc 3] in the same ch-2 sp.

To complete the round, [dc 3] in each sp between two dc-3 blocks (indicated by the black arrows in the photo below), and [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in each ch-2 sp corner (indicated by the pink arrow in the photo below).

When you’re back at the first ch-2 sp (see the blue arrow in the picture for round 4), [dc 2] and join with a sl st into the third-made ch. (60 dc, 5 ch-2 sps).

How to Crochet a Granny Pentagon - Round 4 - Raffamusa Designs

Continue to grow your pentagon following the same pattern logic as for round 4.

With each round, you will add one new dc-3 block on each side of your pentagon, meaning that you will increase by 15 dc sts per round!

How to Change Color

When you want to make a multicolored pentagon, all you need to do is to fasten off the yarn at the end of one round and join the new color.

To join a new color, simply place the new yarn behind any ch-2 corner of your granny pentagon, as shown in the first photo below.

How to Crochet a Multicolor Granny Pentagon - Color Change - Raffamusa Designs

Then, ch 4 with the new yarn, and [dc 3] in the same ch-2 sp as joining (photo 2).

Now, continue the round as normal (photo 3)!

YOUR CROCHET GRANNY Pentagon IS READY!

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