Learn how to crochet a mitered granny square. This biased granny square offers so many options to play with color changes and gradients, and it is fantastic for crochet blankets, cushions, and other projects using grannies!
The mitered granny square starts as a regular granny but at any point, you can stop working in rounds and start crocheting in rows only on two sides of your square.
At the end of each row, you’ll turn your work and crochet the next one meaning that the mitered granny square does not have a right or wrong side and it is totally reversible!
The pattern for growing your square is easy to learn and it is a simple 2-row repeat.
You can crochet a mitered granny square both using the classic granny stitch square and the solid granny square version.
In this pattern tutorial, we’ll see how to crochet a mitered granny square using the granny stitch.
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RAINBOW BLANKET CAL
The classic granny square is one of the patterns of my Rainbow Granny Blanket CAL! You can find all the info about the CAL HERE.
If you’re taking part in the CAL, crochet a mitered granny square with 19 rows (or with 10 groups of 3 double crochet stitches on the last row).
Materials
Any yarn with the appropriate hook. I used:
- 5.5-mm (I/9 USA, 5 UK) Hook
- Aran-Weight (4) Yarn in as many colors as you wish. I used Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran.
- Tapestry Needle
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”, you need to crochet 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts.
- (…) – Repeat the instructions within brackets for the indicated number of times.
- *… – Repeat the instructions from * for the indicated number of times.
- […] – Crochet the instructions within brackets in the same indicated st or sp.
- The color changes are always done with the last yo of a dc.
How to Crochet a Mitered Granny Square
Make a MC.
Round 1. Ch 4 (counts as a dc and a ch-2 sp). (Dc 3, ch 2) 3 times in the MC, dc 2, sl st in third-made ch to join (photos 2-3). (3 dc sts per side, 1 ch-2 sp at each corner)
Row 2. Ch 4 (counts as a dc and a ch-1 sp, photo 1), turn. Sk 3, [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, dc 1 in next ch-2 sp. (4 dc and 1 ch-1 sp per side, 1 ch-2 sp at the corner, photo 2)
Row 3. Ch 3 (counts as a dc), turn. [Dc 2] in first ch-1 sp (photo 3), ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3] in next ch-1 sp. (6 dc and 1 ch-1 sp per side, 1 ch-2 sp at the corner, photo 4)
Row 4. Ch 4 (counts as a dc and a ch-1 sp), turn (photo 5). Sk 2, [dc 3] in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3] in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk 2, dc 1 in last dc. (7 dc and 2 ch-1 sp per side, 1 ch-2 sp at the corner, photo 6)
Row 5. Ch 3 (counts as a dc), turn. [Dc 2] in first ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3] in next ch-1 sp, sk 3, [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3] in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk 2, [dc 3] in last ch-1 sp. (9 dc and 2 ch-1 sp per side, 1 ch-2 sp at the corner, photo 7)
Row 6. Ch 4 (counts as a dc and a ch-1 sp). Sk 2, [dc 3] in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3] in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in next ch-2 sp, *ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3] in next ch-1 sp. Repeat from * twice. Ch 1, sk 2, dc 1 in last dc. (10 dc sts and 3 ch-1 sps per side, 1 ch-2 sp at each corner)
Row 7. Ch 3 (counts as a dc), turn. [Dc 2] in first ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3] in next ch-1 sp. Repeat from *twice. Ch 1, [dc 3, ch 2, dc 3] in next ch-2 sp, **ch 1, sk 3, [dc 3] in next ch-1 sp. Repeat from ** 3 times. (12 dc and 3 ch-1 sp per side, 1 ch-2 sp at the corner)
Continue to grow your mitered granny square following the same pattern logic as for rows 6 and 7.
Your Mitered Granny Square is Ready!
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Thanks a bunch. I have never seen them before. They look interesting.