This Easy Granny Square Scarf uses the Large TOG Granny Square pattern I shared a little while ago. I am using fall-inspired colors for this project, but of course, you can use any color scheme you like! You can also use any granny square pattern you like. Check out my Granny Square Playlist on YouTube for some inspiring ideas. As always, I have a video tutorial for this scarf and that will be at the bottom of this post.
I crocheted a matching beanie to go with this scarf pattern, and I used my “Super Easy Crocheted Beanie Pattern” for this hat. The pattern has instructions for both a bulky yarn and a number four-medium weight yarn, the latter being what I’ve used for this scarf pattern. Rather than crocheting in continuous rounds with one color of yarn, I fastened off each round and joined on a new color. You can see the color scheme I used below.
The Large TOG Granny Square Pattern can be found here, which includes a supply list. I will copy the supply list below as well for your convenience.
Supply List
- Number 4 medium weight (worsted weight) yarn of your choice. I am using:
- 4.5 mm (7US), or 4mm (G-6US) crochet hook (or size of your choice)
- Darning needle
- Scissors
- Hand-steamer (optional)
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The Easy Granny Square Scarf is made using twelve granny squares (three of each color scheme shown above) which are 6″ in diameter. Once sewn together and a border added, the scarf finishes at 7.5″ by 78″. Each square will use approximately 30 yards of yarn, and each round for the border will use about 35 yards. So the total yardage used for this scarf (based on my tension, the size of squares, and the Large TOG Granny Square pattern) was about 475 yards. I recommend blocking the squares before you sew them together.
While I used five different fall colors in this Easy Granny Square Scarf, I made only four different color combinations for the granny squares. I intentionally left the Caramel color out of the last round in order to have a color for the border that would be different for all four squares. This helps to frame all the different colors. You can create any color combination you like, but I do recommend using the same idea as I used here. Also, when you lay the colors out, alternate any dark or light colors you have so you don’t have all the dark colors in line and then all the light colors beside each other. See how I did the yellow, burgundy, green, and chai above.
You can join the squares using any technique you like, but I really love joining with the whip stitch in the top loops only (also called the back loops), because this stitch creates a lovely frame around the square.
Begin by cutting a length of yarn three times the length of the granny square. Using the color of the top square, join the yarn on the back, leaving a bit of the tail to darn in later. Bring the needle up through the back of the middle chain of the corner chain three, passing through the top loop only (the one facing the other square).
Then bring the needle down into the lower square and pass it through the front of the top loop of the middle chain of the corner chain three. Bring the needle through the back of the top loop of the next stitch on the square above.
Come back down through the front of the top loop of the next stitch of the lower square and bring the needle up under the top loop of the upper square. Continue to whip-stitch the squares together until you get to the middle chain of the chain three space of the upper square.
Your last stitch will be done by going down into the middle chain of the chain three space of the lower square. Darn in your tail ends and move on to the next square. Change your color of yarn as you go, using the color of the upper square.
Once you’ve sewn all your granny squares together, the next step is to crochet the border around the Easy Granny Square Scarf. You could put tassels on instead, or use a different border pattern…be playful and creative!
The Border Pattern
For this stitch, we will be crocheting into the back loop and back bump of each stitch. This will continue with the same “framing” look of the granny squares whip-stitched together.
Round One (Caramel): Join into any stitch (back loop and back bump) with a sc, ch 1, *sk st, 1 sc, ch 1 in next st. Repeat from * to corner. [1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc, ch 1] in ch3 sp (corner made). *sk st, 1 sc, ch 1 in next stitch. Repeat this stitch along all four sides of the scarf, using the corner pattern as directed.
This first round is a bit tricky because you are working into the sides of the granny squares and sometimes into the whip stitch seam. Do your best to skip one stitch as you go, which may include skipping the whip stitch seam or crocheting into it. As you come to the corner, you may have to chain 2 to make it into the corner or have a single crochet just before. This will take some figuring on your part, so do the best you can. Round two is much easier!
Round Two (Spring Green): Join into any ch1 sp with a sc, ch 1, *sk st, 1 sc, ch 1 in the next ch1 sp. Repeat from * to the corner. [1 sc, ch 2, 1 sc, ch 1] in ch2 sp (corner made). *sk st, 1 sc, ch 1 in the next ch1 sp. Repeat this stitch along all four sides of the scarf, using the corner pattern as directed.
Round Three (Chia): Repeat round two
You can repeat round two as often as you like, using more colors…it’s up to you! I stopped at three rounds and I really love how it looks. The matching beanie is perfect!
I hope you enjoyed this pattern for my Easy Granny Square Scarf. I love to encourage the modification of the patterns I share. Use a different granny square pattern…use smaller squares, and crochet more rounds of the border…use a different color palate, maybe go with just one color and add tassels. Be playful and have fun, the wonderful thing about crochet is that you can always unravel and try again!
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