Basket Granny Square

The Basket Granny Square is part of the Granny Square Series and The Wildflower Blanket. It features alternating rounds of granny groups and puff stitches. In this post you will find a written pattern, crochet chart and video tutorial. The basket granny square uses puff stitches, if you are unfamilar with this stitch please watch the video tutorial for a demonstration or my puff stitch tutorial on YouTube.

Materials

DK yarn

4mm hook

Scissors

Key (US Terms)

sc = single crochet

dc = double crochet

ch = chain

ch sp = chain space

ss = slip stitch

rnd = round

Written Pattern (US Terms)

Rnd 1: To begin, make a double magic circle. Into the circle *crochet a 3 loop puff stitch, chain 4. Repeat from * 3 more times. Tighten up your double magic circle, slip stitch into the first puff stitch to join the round, ss into the chain space, ch1. (4 puff stitches, 4 chain spaces)

Rnd 2: Round 2 is a granny square round. Make a starting double crochet using your prefered method, I like to make a sc ch1 but you can ch2 or ch3 if you prefer to do that. After making your starting stitch ch1, into the same ch4 sp 3dc. *Into the next ch4 sp 3dc, ch1, 3dc. Repeat from * 2 more times. Into the same ch4 sp you started the round 2dc. Ss into the ch1 sp to join, ch1. (24 stitches, 4 chain spaces)

Rnd 3: Round 3 is a puff stitch round, all puff stitches are 3 loop puff stitches. Starting *in the corner make 1 puff stitch, ch3, 1 puff stitch, ch2. Skip 3 stitches and make a puff stitch imbetween the stitches, ch2. Repeat from * 3 more times. Ss to the first puff stitch to join, ch1. (12 puff stitches, 12 chain spaces)

Rnd 4: The last round is a granny square round. Into the corners 3dc, ch1, 3dc. Into the ch2 spaces 3dc. Ss to the first stitch to join. (48 stitches, 4 chain spaces)