🧶 Traditional Granny Square with 4dc Clusters (US Terms)
Skill Level: Beginner
Yarn: Any weight (use recommended hook for your yarn)
Hook: Match your yarn label or use your preferred size
Stitches Used:
- ch = chain
- dc = double crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
🔁 Pattern:
Round 1:
Ch 5, sl st to first ch to form a ring.
Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), then work 3 dc into the ring, ch 2.
(4 dc into the ring, ch 2) 3 times.
Join with a sl st to the top of beginning ch-3. (You’ll have four 4-dc clusters and 4 ch-2 corner spaces.)
Round 2:
Sl st in next 3 dc to reach the corner space.
Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 3 dc, ch 2, 4 dc in same ch-2 corner space.
In next ch-2 space: 4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc — repeat around.
Join with sl st to top of beginning ch-3. (4 corners, each with two 4-dc clusters)
Round 3:
Sl st to corner space.
Ch 3, 3 dc, ch 2, 4 dc in corner.
In next space between clusters (side space), work 4 dc.
In corner: 4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc — repeat around.
Join with sl st to top of beginning ch-3.
Round 4 and Beyond:
Repeat Round 3, working 4 dc into each side space, and (4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) into each corner.
You can continue for as many rounds as you’d like to expand your square!
✨ Notes:
- Each cluster has 4 double crochets instead of the usual 3.
- Add color changes for a modern or scrap-busting twist!
- You can block the square for a neater finish.
Crochet Granny Stitch Diagram
