One Big Granny Square Throw & Afghan (plus a Pillow Top) Pattern

“Nostalgic and modern. Kitschy and sophisticated.”

• about the DESIGN

The beloved granny square is the perfect excuse to play with color. Use a self-striping yarn and just let it happen. Or explore your own bold contrasts or soft shadings. Or have a random romp through your stash!

• basic DETAILS

FINISHED SIZES
Throw: Approx. 40 x 40"/102 x 102cm.
Afghan: Approx. 50 x 50"/125 x 125cm.
Pillow top: Approx. 16 x 16"/40 x 40cm.
Yarn information given for throw size, with afghan, then pillow in parentheses ( ).

YARN
Self-Striping Version: 12 (20, 3) skeins Noro Silk Garden (110 yds/100m each); throw size and pillow shown lower left and center in Colors 311, 279 and 309.
Or approx. 1320 yds/1200m (2200 yds/2000m, 250 yds/230m) of an equivalent worsted-weight yarn.

You-Stripe-It Version: 7 (14, 2) skeins Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 Heathers (220 yds/200m each); afghan size shown lower right used 2 skeins each of 7 colors (pillow used leftovers) in Colors 4006, 2435, 9459, 2452, 4001, 9408 and 4002.
Or approx. 1320 yds/1200m (2200 yds/2000m, 250 yds/230m) of an equivalent worsted-weight yarn.

NOTIONS (both versions)
Size I (5.5mm) crochet hook, or size to obtain gauge.

GAUGE (both versions)
Approx. 4 dc clusters = 4"/10cm, after blocking.

• NOTES

Our apologies! In spite of our best efforts, we’ve discovered an error in the self-striping portion of our One Big Granny Square Throw & Afghan pattern. While we were at it, we added a clarification to our Basic Granny Square instructions.

Self-Striping Version
...Work Basic Granny Square, repeating Round 4 until you've worked 38 (50, 16) rounds...

Basic Granny Square
Round 3 should end:
...With a Sl St, join to top of sc/ch2 at beginning of round (if changing color, pull sl st through with new color). Round 4 should read:
...*(3 DC, Ch 2, 3 DC) into ch2 corner space, Ch 1, (3 DC, Ch 1) into each ch1 space*. Repeat between * * twice more. (3 DC, Ch 2, 3 DC) into next ch2 corner space, Ch 1. With a Sl St, join to top of sc/ch2 at beginning of round (if changing color, pull sl st through with new color).

Should you have any further suggestions, or need clarification, we’d be delighted to hear from you.