The Crochet Crossways Granny Square Photo Tutorial

This Crossway Granny Square crochet pattern is made using cable stitches to create diagonal lines across the square’s corners.

The design is based on the classic granny square pattern, but the result is a beautiful alternative granny square pattern.

If you already mastered the classic granny square and love the look of it, but want to take your granny square crochet blanket to the next level, then you should definitely try out the Crossways Granny Square!

Learn how to crochet this unusual granny square with this photo tutorial.

Materials

• Crochet hook 5 mm / H (I like this hook)
• Worsted (#4) yarn (I used Sirdar Country Classic Worsted for the blanket square)
• Total amount of yarn needed for 1 square: 85 grams/140m/153yds

Gauge

• Working rounds 1-4 will result in a 4” (10 cm) square.

Finished Size

• 12×12″ (30.5×30.5 cm)

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• dc – double crochet
• FPdc – front post double crochet: Yo, insert hook from the front to the back and then to the front of the indicated stitch (working around the post), yo and pull up a loop, continue working as a regular double crochet.
• FPtr – front post treble crochet: Yo twice, from the front to the back and then to the front of the indicated stitch (working around the post), yo and pull up a loop, (yo and pull through 2 loops) x twice, yo again and pull through 2 remaining loops.
• puff – (yo, insert hook into indicated st/sp, yo and pull up a loop) x 4 times working into same st/sp, yo and pull through 8 loops, yo again and pull through 2 remaining loops.
• sc – single crochet
• sp – space
• ss – slip stitch
• st – stitch
• yo – yarn over

How to Crochet the Puff Stitch

(yo, insert hook into indicated st/sp, yo and pull up a loop) x 4 times working into same st/sp, yo and pull through 8 loops, yo again and pull through 2 remaining loops.

How to crochet the Front Post Double Crochet Around Puff St (FPdc)

Yo, insert hook from the front to the back and then to the front of the indicated stitch (working around the post), yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops (2 loops remain on the hook), yo again and pull through 2 remaining loops.

How to crochet the Front Post Treble Crochet (FPtr)

Yo twice, from the front to the back and then to the front of the indicated stitch (working around the post), yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops (3 loops remain on the hook), yo and pull through 2 loops (2 loops remain on the hook), yo again and pull through 2 remaining loops.

Notes

• Ch 5 at the beginning of the round counts as 1 dc & ch-2 sp.
• (…) – Crochet the instructions within brackets as many times as directed.
• […] – Crochet the instructions within brackets into the same indicated stitch.

Crossways Granny Square Pattern instructions

Make a magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 5 (counts as 1 dc & ch-2 sp here and throughout the pattern), working into the ring: (1 dc, 1 puff, 1 dc, ch 2) x 3 times, 1 dc, 1puff, ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. Pull the ring tight. (8 dc, 4 puff, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 2: Ss into next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 5.

* 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPdc in next puff, ch 1, 1 FPdc around the same puff you made the previous FPdc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 2; Repeat from * 2 more times.

2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPdc in next puff, ch 1, 1 FPdc around the same puff you made the previous FPdc, 1 dc in initial ch-2 sp (corner), ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (16 dc, 8 FPdc, 4 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 3: Ss into next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 5.

* 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPdc (pic 2), ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp (between the 2 FPdc), ch 1, 1 FPtr in next FPdc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 2; Repeat from * 2 more times.

2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPdc, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 1 FPtr in next FPdc, 1 dc in initial ch-2 sp (corner), ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (28 dc, 8 FPtr, 8 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 4: Ss into next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 5.

* 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 2; Repeat from * 2 more times.

2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 1 dc in initial ch-2 sp (corner), ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (40 dc, 8 FPtr, 12 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 5: Ss into next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 5.

* 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x 3 times, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 2; Repeat from * 2 more times.

2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x 3 times, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 1 dc in initial ch-2 sp (corner), ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (52 dc, 8 FPtr, 16 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 6: Ss into next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 5.

* 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x 4 times, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 2; Repeat from * 2 more times.

2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x 4 times, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 1 dc in initial ch-2 sp (corner), ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (64 dc, 8 FPtr, 20 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 7: Ss into next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 5.

* 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, [1 dc, 1 puff, 1 dc] in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 2; Repeat from * 2 more times.

2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, [1 dc, 1 puff, 1 dc] in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 1 dc in initial ch-2 sp (corner), ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (72 dc, 8 FPtr, 4 puff, 24 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 8: Ss into next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 5.

* 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, 1 FPdc in next puff, ch 1, 1 FPdc around the same puff you made the previous FPdc, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 2; Repeat from * 2 more times.

2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, 1 FPdc in next puff, ch 1, 1 FPdc aound the same puff you made the previous FPdc, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 1 dc in initial ch-2 sp (corner), ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (80 dc, 8 FPtr, 8 FPdc, 28 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 9: Ss into next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 5.

* 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPdc, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp (between the 2 FPdc), ch 1, 1 FPtr in next FPdc, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 2; Repeat from * 2 more times.

2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPdc, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 1 FPtr in next FPdc, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 1 dc in initial ch-2 sp (corner), ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (92 dc, 16 FPtr, 32 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 10: Ss into next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 5.

* 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x in each ch-1 sp until FPtr, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 2; Repeat from * 2 more times.

2 dc in same ch-2 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x in each ch-1 sp until FPtr,

1 FPtr in next FPtr, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) x twice, 1 FPtr in next FPtr, 1 dc in initial ch-2 sp (corner), ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (104 dc, 16 FPtr, 36 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp)

Rounds 11-12: Repeat round 10. At this point your square should measure approx. 11.5” (29.21 cm) after blocking.

** Block your square before adding the border and measure it. If your square is smaller, keep working round 10, until you reach approx. 11.5” (29.21 cm).

If your square is bigger, frog 1 or 2 rounds to reach 11.5” (29.21 cm).

Continue to work the border.

Border For Granny Square

Ss into next ch-2 sp (corner), ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st), [1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc] in same ch-2 sp.

* Work 1 sc in each stitch and ch-1 sp until ch-2 sp (corner), [1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc] in next ch-2 sp (corner); Repeat from * 2 more times.

Work 1 sc in each stitch and ch-1 sp until beginning ch-1, ss to 1st sc. (196 sc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Fasten off, soak and block if needed.