Diamond Granny Square Crochet Pattern

Diamond Granny Square Crochet Pattern. Are you looking for another square to crochet? Maybe something a little modern instead of the same ol’ lovely granny? Some time ago I saw a picture of a Diamond Granny Square and wanted to crochet one immediately, but could not find a written pattern. The image of that granny square stayed with me and I finally got busy creating a pattern.

While crocheting this square I made an error in the color switching. Lo and behold, I had another design! I finished that second square and set it aside. As soon as I completed the written pattern for the Diamond Granny Square, I started writing the pattern for the second square – Crossing Lines Granny Square. Be on the lookout for that pattern in 2-3 weeks.

Diamond Granny Square

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Materials:

Worsted weight #4 (Loops & Threads Impeccable, Navy and Soft Fern)

H/5mm hook

Tapestry needle

Skill level:  Advanced beginner

Size:  5 1/8” x 5 1/8”

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch – chain

dc – double crochet

sl st – slip stitch

ch-2 – chain 2

Notes:

1. When changing yarn colors, make a seamless color change. Click here for a tutorial on changing yarn colors
2. Starting in Round 3, you will alternate yarns – drop one color and crochet with the 2^nd color – do not fasten off the yarns. Carry the yarns along the top of the row on the back side. Click here for a video tutorial.
3. When carrying the yarn, be sure to pull the yarn a little so there are no big loops on the back side. See the last picture for a view of what the back side could look like with different sizes of color change loops. I wasn’t always paying attention. :’)
4. If you want your piece to be smaller or larger than 5 1/8″ square, try another hook size to get the size you want.

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Instructions

With Color A  (blue) , chain 4, join with sl st to 1^st chain to form ring.

Round 1:  Ch3,  2dc in the ring, ch 2,  *3 dc in ring, ch 2*  Repeat * * 2  times. Slip stitch to beginning ch 3 and fasten off.

Round 2:  Join Color B (green)  in any ch- 2 space (corner), ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same ch-2 space. *3 dc in next ch-2 space, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch-2 space*. Repeat * * in next two ch-2 spaces. Slip stitch to ch 3 and fasten off.

Note:  In the following rounds, you will be switching colors with a seamless color change and carrying the dropped yarns along the top of the rows

Round 3:   Join Color A (blue) in any ch-2 space. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same ch-2 space. Drop Color A (blue) and  *switch to  Color B  (green),  3 dc in space between the two 3dc clusters. Drop Color B (green) and switch to Color A (blue),  (3 dc. ch 2, 3 dc) into ch-2 space*    Repeat ** 3 times.

Drop Color A (blue) and switch to Color B  (green),  3 dc in next space between clusters. Slip stitch to ch 3 with a seamless color change to Color A (blue)

Round 4: With Color A (blue)  sl st to the ch-2 space,

(Switch to Color B (green), ch 3 (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) into the same ch-2 space

*Switch to Color A (blue), 3 dc in space between the two 3dc clusters) 2 times

Switch to Color B  (green), 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch- 2 space*  Repeat ** 2 times

Switch to Color A (blue), 3 dc in space between the two 3dc clusters)

Slip stitch to ch 3 and switch to Color B (green)

Round 5:  sl st to ch-2 space and

Switch to Color A (blue),  ch 3, 2 dc in space, ch 2, 3 dc in the same ch- 2 space 

Switch to Color B  (green),  3 dc in the next space between the 3dc clusters

Switch to Color A (blue),       3 dc in the next space between the 3dc clusters

Switch to Color B  (green),    3 dc in the next space between the 3dc clusters

Switch to Color A (blue),      (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the ch- 2 space*  Repeat * * 2 times.

Switch to Color B  (green),  3 dc in the next two spaces between the 3dc clusters

Switch to Color A (blue),     3 dc in the next two spaces between the 3dc clusters

Switch to Color B  (green),  3 dc in the next space between the 3dc clusters

Slip stitch to ch 3 with a seamless color change with Color A (blue) and fasten off.

Weave in all ends.

I hope you enjoy crocheting this modern diamond granny square. Please post pictures of your finished project and comments.

For a small fee you can buy patterns for other granny squares on my Etsy site:

And a free pattern for the Daisy Plastic Bag Holder here. A PDF for this pattern is available for a small fee on my Esty site.

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