How gorgeous is this Color Wheel Granny Square? This granny square pattern is super easy and can be made using any combination of colors you like. I have created this design to use in the Color Wheel Scarf tutorial, which is a lovely colorful, and playful pattern.
The scarf is actually a tutorial I published a couple of years ago, but, unfortunately, there was a copyright claim on the granny square pattern I used for the tutorial. I did make up this design on my own, but someone else had created it too…and had a copyright on it. So I had to take both the tutorial for the square and the scarf down. But I figured the scarf was such a lovely design and it seemed a shame to not use the tutorial, so I redesigned the granny square!
You can see in the image above, the original granny square design in the scarf. The two granny squares at the bottom of that image are my new design, the Color Wheel Granny Square. I’ve used two of the same color schemes so you can see the difference. I love these colors so much and I think they look so cheerful.
The supplies you will need for this pattern are:
- Number 4 medium-weight yarn in assorted colors. I used the following:
- Bernat Satin-Mia Tai (pink)
- Bernat Satin-Stardust (light purple)
- Patons Canadiana-Medium Teal
- Patons Canadian-Fools Gold
- Cascade Anthum-#44 (green)
- Red from the thrift shop
- 4 mm or G-6US crochet hook
- Darning needle
- Scissors
- Hand steamer (optional)
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Helpful Information
- Stitches used and abreviations:
- slip stitch ~ sl st
- chain stitch ~ ch
- single crochet ~ sc
- double crochet ~ dc
- Guage: 5 rounds = 5.25″ (13.5 cm)
- Beginner Crochet Series
Pattern
Round one: ch 4, join with a sl st in the first ch to create a ring. Ch 4 (counts as first dc plus ch1 sp), *1 dc, ch 1 in the center ring, rpt from * 10 times for a total of 12dc, ch1 (including beg ch4). Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch4, fasten off.
Round two: join a new color in any ch1 sp with a sl st. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 1 dc in same ch1 sp, ch 1. *2 dc, ch 1 in next ch1 sp, rpt from * 10 times for a total of 12 clusters. Join with a sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch3, fasten off.
Round three: join a new color in any ch1 sp with a sc, ch 2. *1 sc, ch 2 in next ch1 sp, rpt from * 10 times to complete round. Join with a sl st in beg sc, fasten off.
Round four: join a new color with a sl st in any ch2 sp, ch 3 (counts as beg dc), 2 dc, ch 1 in same ch2 sp, 3 dc, ch 1 in next ch2 sp, 3 dc, ch 2 in next ch2 sp (this creates space for the corner of the next round). *3 dc, ch 1 in next two ch2 sps, 3 dc, ch 1 in next ch 2 sp. Repeat from * 2 more times, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of beg ch3, fasten off.
Round five: join a new color in a ch2 space with a sl st. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1 in same ch2 sp (corner made). 3 dc, ch 1 in next ch1 sp, twice. *3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1 in next ch2 sp, 3 dc, ch 1 in next ch1 sp, twice. Repeat from * two more times, join with a sl st in the 3rd ch of beg ch3, fasten off.
If you are using this granny square pattern for another project, you may want to finish the last round with the “Invisible Finish”. This is a lovely technique that eliminates the knot in the final round, which makes it easier to join granny square motifs together. I have a short video tutorial that shows how to do this finish!
I have included a video tutorial as well and I do hope you enjoy this Color Wheel Granny Square pattern. You can find the Color Wheel Scarf Pattern here, and feel free to use any granny square pattern you like for the scarf. Have fun and be playful with your color combinations!
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