Ferne Granny Square Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern

Crochet this free and fun modern Ferne Granny Square Blanket pattern which is a perfect beginner friendly pattern. Get the free pattern BELOW or purchase the ad free, printable PDF version here.

Design 

Today’s free pattern is this simple and modern Ferne Granny Square Blanket made with absolute basic stitches using the dc stitch and chain stitch and done in a simple closed granny square design using three simple colors.

I called this the Ferne Granny Square Blanket as it is part of the Ferne collection which you may have come across a couple of Ferne shawls. I decided to go with three different colors for this blanket pattern as this is such a simple pattern and not much going on in the way of chain spaces i thought to jazz it up a bit would be to add some color to make it more appealing but you could easily just do one color as it would still look just as beautiful, mine was more because of photographic purposes.

So this blanket is a 30 inch square so i chose three colors and 10 inches in each color in some lovely chunky yarn which was Stylecraft Special Chunky, now because this is a square blanket you can easily substitute this yarn for any weight and make it any size that you would like and this is why i didn’t call it a baby blanket because this could easily be done as a full throw which would look amazing!

When working the Ferne Granny Square blanket with chunky yarn it just worked up so quickly and this is a great project for beginners to get stuck into and it’s not a hard pattern to remember, i am currently working on the Orla Granny Square Blanket which is also working up a treat! I just need to order some more yarn for it to get the last color finished and then it won’t be long before it’s released.

Yarn:

For this blanket pattern i used Stylecraft Special Chunky which has lots of different colors which i absolutely love when choosing yarn for blanket projects. It is made with 100% acrylic yarn but it is so so soft, there are no scratchiness here!

This acrylic yarn is classed as more of a high end yarn but when you are making a baby blanket or a blanket that you want to last then you should go for a yarn that will stand the test of time and i really feel this yarn is perfect for that special blanket. You will need 709 yards for your blanket if you are making it 30 x 30 inches approx.

• 100 grams
• 157 yards /144 meters
• 100% acrylic yarn
• This yarn is machine washable

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Yarn Substitutions:

You can easily substitute the yarn i used for one that is the same weight as mine (chunky) or you could easily substitute it for any aran or DK but please note that you will need more yarn in DK or Aran.

• Bernat Softee Chunky Yarn
• Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo Yarn
• Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice
• Stylecraft Special DK

More Free Crochet Blanket Patterns:

1. Chunky Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket
2. Little Triangles Baby Blanket
3. My Love Baby Blanket
4. Bobble Ripple Baby Blanket

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Materials:

Size Width – 30 inches – Approx  x Height – 30 inches – Approx

Gauge N/A

Hook  5.5mm – US I/9

Yarn Weight Any Chunky Yarn

Recommended Yarn Stylecraft Special Chunky

Colorway Magenta (130yards) Pistachio (234yards) Sage (345yards)

Yardage 709 yards altogether

Other Supplies

Scissors

Tapestry Needle – Weaving in ends

Tape Measure

Abbreviations:

Ch Chain

Dc Double Crochet

St(s) Stitch(es)

Beg Beginning

Written In:

This pattern is written using American standard crochet terminology.

Notes:

• Ch1 at the start of each row does not count as a stitch from here and throughout.
• If you are using 3 colors, each color is worked for 10 inches.
• When you see in bold repeat 2 more times for example then you should be repeating what is in the brackets just before it

Ferne Granny Square Blanket

Let’s get to the pattern!

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R1. Ch4, join with a slip stitch to beginning ch to form a ring, ch1, 1dc in ring, ch2, work (3dc, ch2) Repeat 2 more times, 2dc in ring, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch into ch2 space

R2. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space, 1dc in next 3dc * Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 space, 1dc in next 3dc * Repeat 2 more times, 1dc in next ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch in to ch2 space

R3. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space, 1dc in next 7dc * Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 space, 1dc in next 7dc * Repeat 2 more times, 1dc in next ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch in to ch2 space

R4. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space, 1dc in next 2dc, ch1, skip next dc * (1dc in next 2dc, ch1, skip next dc) Repeat across to last 2dc stitches, 1dc in next 2dc ** Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in next ch2 space * Repeat around from * to * ending last repeat at ** 1dc in ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch into ch2 space

R5. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space * 1dc in each dc and 1dc in each ch1 space across ** Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 space * Repeat around from * to * ending last repeat at ** 1dc in ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch in to ch2 space

R6-R7. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space * 1dc in each dc across ** Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 space * Repeat around from * to * ending last repeat at ** 1dc in ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch in to ch2 space

R8. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space, 1dc in next dc, ch1, skip next dc * (1dc in next 2dc, ch1, skip next dc) Repeat across to last dc, 1dc in next dc ** Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in next ch2 space * Repeat around ending last repeat at ** 1dc in ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch in to ch2 space

R9. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space * 1dc in each dc and 1dc in each ch1 space across ** Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 space * Repeat around from * to * ending last repeat at ** 1dc in ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch in to ch2 space

R10-R11. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space * 1dc in each dc across ** Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 space * Repeat around from * to * ending last repeat at ** 1dc in ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch in to ch2 space

R12. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space, 1dc in next 3dc, ch1, skip next dc * (1dc in next 2dc, ch1, skip next dc) Repeat across to last 3dc, 1dc in next 3dc ** Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in next ch2 space * Repeat around from * to * ending last repeat at ** 1dc in ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch in to ch2 space

R13. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space * 1dc in each dc and 1dc in each ch1 space across ** Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 space * Repeat around from * to * ending last repeat at ** 1dc in ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch in to ch2 space

R14-R15. Ch1, 1dc in ch2 space, ch2, 2dc in ch2 space * 1dc in each dc across ** Work (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2 space * Repeat around from * to * ending last repeat at ** 1dc in ch2 space, join with a slip stitch to beg dc, slip stitch in to ch2 space

Repeat rows 4-15 until blanket measures 30 inches approx finishing on row 6.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Notes:

If you would like your blanket bigger, carry on repeating row 4-15 finishing on row 6 but please note you will need more yarn to do this.

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