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Granny square mat: join your first four squares

Make 4 matching granny squares, each with 3 rounds. Join them in a 2-by-2 arrangement, then weave the tails and check that the seams lie flat.

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Joined motifsUS termsHook: 5 mm (US H-8), or the size that gives you gaugeSize from your washed swatchEm portuguêsDK or worsted yarn

Know these stitches: granny square, slip stitch

The finished granny square mat.

Materials and yarn planning

Yarns we’ve reviewed that suit it: Bernat Softee Cotton yarn, Knit Picks Dishie Cone yarn, Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK yarn. For the hook, choose by size and handle.

To buy for a set, make one complete motif first and weigh it: multiply by the number you need, add a little for joins and finishing, and divide by the ball weight on the label. A rectangular swatch cannot predict yarn for this shape. With a total length instead, the yarn-length-to-balls calculator gives the ball count.

Finished size and gauge

Measure the side of one washed square. The mat is approximately 2 square-widths across and 2 square-widths long before any seam allowance. Measure the actual joins; do not assume they add no width.

The shape of the granny square mat

The shape of the granny square mat.

The gauge calculator compares your swatch with the pattern. A stitch name you do not know is in the abbreviation chart; a UK pattern’s names are in the US/UK term reference.

The pattern

Count rows for this pattern

Make matching squares

  1. Follow the three-round granny-square lesson linked below. Use US double crochet and count the beginning chain 3 as one double crochet in its group.
  2. Round 1 has 12 double crochets and 4 corner spaces. Round 2 has 24 double crochets. Round 3 has 36 double crochets. Keep all 4 corners on every round.
  3. Make 4 squares. Fasten off each one and weave its ends through the backs of stitches in changing directions. Wash and dry each square by the yarn label.

Arrange and join

  1. Lay the squares in 2 rows of 2, with the same face upward. Mark the corners that meet in the center.
  2. Sew the first pair along matching edge loops using the flat-seam instructions. Join the second pair in the same way.
  3. Align the two strips and sew the remaining seam. Match the central junction first, then work toward the outer edges.
  4. Weave the joining tails. Lay the mat flat and inspect both sides before using it. This mat is not a heat-protective trivet.

Check the work

Every seam joins matching edge counts. At the center, 4 corner spaces meet without one square being stretched.

Double crochets in each square, by round12 · 24 · 36
  • If a corner lifts, loosen the nearby sewing yarn and compare the square sizes.
  • If an edge has a different count, repair that square before adding a border.

Updated . Stitch counts checked row by row; we haven’t crocheted a sample of this one yet. How the patterns are checked. Keep your yarn label, hook and swatch on the printable project worksheet.

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