Irresistible Pastel Overload Granny Square — Free Crochet Pattern & Full Instructions

Brighten up your next crochet project with this Pastel Overload Granny Square — a sweet, lacy take on the classic granny square worked from the center outward. The square uses a variety of soft pastel hues and textured stitches to create a charming, vintage-meets-modern motif. The finished square measures about 6.5 inches and is perfect for blankets, cushions, or using as a colorful motif in larger projects.

Materials:

- Red Heart Super Saver yarn in as many pastel colors as you like.

- H-5.00mm crochet hook (see notes if you prefer a different size)

- Yarn needle

- Scissors

Caption: A soft pastel granny square featuring layered, lacy stitches and a delicate color palette.

NOTES:

- You can use a smaller or larger hook to make this square depending on your tension. I wouldn’t use anything larger than an I-5.5mm crochet hook though.

- The finished square measures 6.5 inches.

- This square is worked from the center outward.

Special stitches:

• Ch(s): chain(s)
• YO: Yarn Over
• St(s): Stitch(es)
• Sl st: slip stitch
• SK: Skip
• SC: Single Crochet
• HDC: Half-Double Crochet
• DC: Double Crochet
• TR: Treble Crochet (YO twice)
• DTR: Double Treble Crochet (YO Three Times)
• FPDTR: Front Post Double Treble

Pattern:

Ch 4, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch up 3 (counts as DC), 6DC in ring. sl st to beg. ch 3.

Rnd 2: In any st: Ch 3, DC in st to the right of ch up 3, DC in st to left of ch up 3, DC in same st as ch up 3, *DC in next free st, DC in prev. st. repeat from * around. Sl st to Ch up 3. (16 DC).

Rnd 3: In any st, ch up 3, DC in next st, ch 3, *dc2tog, ch 3, repeat from * around, sl st to 1st DC.

Rnd 4: In any ch 3 sp: Beg. Cluster, *Ch 5, cluster in next ch 3 sp, repeat from * around, sl st to beg. cluster.

Rnd 5: Work in ch 3 sps from round 3: Ch up 6 (counts as TR + Ch 2), TR in same sp on other side of cluster, *TR in next ch 3 sp, Ch 2, TR in same sp on other side of cluster, repeat from * around, sl st to 4th ch of beg. ch 6.

Rnd 6: In any ch 2 sp: Ch 3 (counts as DC), [3 DC, ch 2, 4 DC] in same sp, * ch 2, 4 DC in next sp, ch 2, [4 DC, ch 2, 4 DC] in next sp, repeat from * around. sl st to beg ch up 3.

Rnd 7: ch up 1. sc in each st, 2 sc in each ch 2 sp, and [2sc, ch 2, 2sc] in each corner.

Fasten off. Weave in all ends.