Round chart starter
Granny square chart.
The classic granny square drawn as a three-round symbol chart, with the matching written rounds. Open it in the editor to add rounds, recolour it or export your own version.
The chart
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A diagram starter, not a tested pattern. The chart shows the standard granny square construction. It has not been crocheted and measured by StitchPico, so it says nothing about yarn, hook size or finished size. Work a sample square before you plan a blanket.
Round by round
The written rounds below match the chart and use US terms. In UK terms every dc becomes tr and every sl st becomes ss; the US vs UK crochet terms table has the full conversion.
| Round | Written instruction | At the end |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Make a magic ring, or ch 4 and join with sl st to form a ring. | A ring |
| 1 | Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in ring, ch 2, [3 dc in ring, ch 2] 3 times, join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. | 12 dc in 4 groups; 4 ch-2 corners |
| 2 | Sl st in next 2 dc and into ch-2 sp. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1; rep from * twice more, join. | 24 dc in 8 groups; 4 ch-1 spaces |
| 3 | Sl st in next 2 dc and into ch-2 sp. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1; rep from * twice more, join. | 36 dc in 12 groups; 8 ch-1 spaces |
For the construction described here, round n has 4 × n groups of three double crochet, four ch-2 corners and 4 × (n − 1) ch-1 spaces along the sides. These written-pattern counts are separate from the editor's quantity of drawn symbols. This starter has 112 symbol objects: 72 double crochet, 36 chain, 3 slip stitch and 1 magic ring. Its three number labels are not symbols. The simplified drawing does not count every stitch you would actually work.
How the chart is drawn
Read the chart from the ring outwards, one round at a time. Each double crochet is a T with one cross-bar, each chain is an oval and each join is a small dot; the crochet symbols chart lists them all. Groups of three posts stand together in one space, and the ovals between groups are the chain spaces that the next round works into.
Two simplifications keep the starter easy to edit. The beginning ch 3 of each round is drawn as the first double crochet of that round, which is how it counts. And the slip stitches that move to the corner at the start of rounds 2 and 3 are not drawn; the dot only marks where each round is joined. If you are new to symbol diagrams, how to read crochet charts explains the conventions in more detail.
Growing the square
Every later round repeats round 3 with one more side group. Work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) into each corner space, ch 1, then 3 dc into each ch-1 space along the side, with ch 1 between groups. A square stays flat when each round adds exactly one group per side; if it ruffles, your corners may have extra stitches, and if it cups, check that you have not skipped a ch-1 space.
For a colour-change granny, fasten off at the end of a round and join the new colour in any corner space, starting with ch 3 as usual. Weaving in ends as you go saves a long finishing session when you join squares into a blanket.
Edit it in StitchPico
The editor link loads the same symbols and Round 1–3 labels. If you already have a chart, Undo brings it back. Recolour symbols, add your own labels using Row and round numbers, switch the key to UK terms and save a project file to continue later. Export SVG, PNG or a raster PDF with the optional stitch key and symbol quantities when you want to share or print. Turning off the key never removes your labels. The starter is also under Diagram examples; it remains untested after editing.