Wonderful Crochet Granny Square

Wonderful Crochet Granny Square

Here is a step-by-step tutorial for making the Diagonal Half-and-Half Granny Square exactly like the picture.
I will break it into stitch counts, round-by-round instructions, corner placements, and color switching so you can follow easily.


๐Ÿงถ FULL DETAILED PATTERN (US TERMS)

Colors:

  • Color A = Green
  • Color B = Pink

Square is made in two parts:
1๏ธโƒฃ First make a triangle (Color A)
2๏ธโƒฃ Then turn the triangle into a square (Color B)


โœจ PART 1 โ€” GREEN TRIANGLE (Color A)

Round 1 โ€” Start the Triangle

  1. Make a magic ring.
  2. Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc).
  3. Work 2 dc into the ring.
    โ†’ (This is your first cluster of 3 dc.)
  4. Ch 2 (this is Corner 1).
  5. Work 3 dc again into the ring.
  6. Ch 2 (Corner 2).
  7. Work 3 dc again.
  8. Ch 2 (Corner 3).
  9. Tighten the magic ring.
  10. Sl st to top of starting ch 3.

๐Ÿ“Œ Stitch count: 3 corners, each with 3 dc.

You now have a small 3-sided granny triangle.


Round 2 โ€” Expand the 3 Corners

  1. Sl st across into the first corner ch-2 space.
  2. In the corner space, work:
    (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc).
  3. Along the next side, you will see 1 space (from round 1).
    Make 3 dc into that space.
  4. In the next corner:
    (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc).
  5. Along next side: 3 dc in the space.
  6. In the last corner:
    (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc).
  7. Last side: 3 dc in side space.
  8. Sl st to join.

๐Ÿ“Œ Triangle grows bigger.


Round 3 โ€” Same Increase Method

Repeat the same pattern:

Every corner space:
โ†’ (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)

Every side space:
โ†’ 3 dc

โ— In this round, each side will now have 2 side spaces.


Round 4 โ€” Same Pattern

Repeat again.

โ— Every round adds +1 more side space per side.
โ— Still working in a triangle shape.


Round 5 โ€” Last Green Round

Repeat corner + side repeats:

Corners: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
Sides: 3 dc in each space

Now you have a large green triangle like the picture.


โœจ PART 2 โ€” ADD PINK TO TURN TRIANGLE INTO A SQUARE

We now attach Color B (pink).

Choose any corner of the triangle.
We will now create 4 corners instead of 3 โ†’ this transforms triangle โ†’ square.


โญ PINK ROUND 1 โ€” Create a Square Shape

Attach yarn in a corner ch-2 space.

New Square corners:

โ— One corner goes on each triangle corner
โ— The fourth corner will be created at the middle of the long straight edge


Work this round like this:

Corner 1 (triangle corner)

  • Work: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)

Side 1 (has several spaces)

  • Make 3 dc in each side space from the green triangle

Corner 2 (triangle corner)

  • Work: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)

Side 2

  • Again make 3 dc in each space

โ— Corner 3 โ€” the NEW corner

This corner is created at the middle point of the long side:

  • When you reach the center, work ch-1, skip 1 space, then:
    (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
    This creates the 4th square corner.

Side 3

  • 3 dc in each space until next triangle corner

Corner 4 (triangle corner)

  • Work: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)

Sl st to join.

โœ” Now your shape is a perfect square.


โญ PINK ROUND 2 โ€” Build the Square Bigger

Now it becomes a normal granny square.

For every corner ch-2 space:
โ†’ (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)

For every side space:
โ†’ 3 dc

Work all the way around.


โญ PINK ROUND 3 โ€” Optional (For Size)

Repeat:

Corners: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)
Sides: 3 dc in each space

After this you will have a square the same size as the picture.


๐Ÿงต JOINING THE SQUARES

To make the full blanket pattern:

  • Join squares using slip stitch join or single crochet join.
  • Rotate every square 90ยฐ to form the diagonal pattern.

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