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Adorable Granny Square Scarf + 10 More Uses for Granny Squares

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When it comes to crochet, I simply can’t get enough granny square patterns. I love them. Granny squares are the perfect way to add unique designs to virtually any crochet project. With the right colors, they can make your project decadent and elegant or stylish and kitschy, which makes them incredibly useful and versatile. While most crafters tend to use granny squares for afghans, I like to experiment. It’s fun to see how many different projects you can use them with.

Adorable Granny Square Crochet Scarf Pattern

I recently discovered this Adorable Granny Square Crochet Scarf Pattern from Red Heart Yarn, and it incorporates a new granny square design in a phenomenal way. With this pattern, the granny square is used to build a crochet scarf that’s beautiful and very eye-catching. The scarf is so ornate that you would think it was made by a leading fashion designer. That’s the beauty of it. Even more beautiful is the fact that this crochet scarf pattern is easy to duplicate. With just a handful of materials, you could use this crochet scarf pattern to make a piece so stunning that you’ll have family and friends asking you where you bought that magnificent scarf.

Love it yet? Find the printable pattern on FaveCrafts!

10 More Cute Granny Square Patterns:

  1. Nouveau Chic Granny Throw
  2. Flower Granny Poncho
  3. Granny Square Sweater Crochet Pattern
  4. Autumn Granny Afghan
  5. Granny Square Crochet Shorts – wait WHUUU?!
  6. Multi-Color Granny Slippers
  7. Granny Square Cabin Rug
  8. Southern Cross Afghan
  9. Granny Square Crochet Purse
  10. Granny Square Scarf

I’ve shown you one of my favorite granny square projects. What’s your favorite way to use your granny squares?

New Pattern Monday: Let’s Crochet

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Get your yarn skeins and your hooks ready–it’s time to start crocheting! We added some new crochet patterns on FaveCrafts this week that I think you’ll love. Whether you need a new scarf for the coming winter, or some clothing for a baby, or you just need something to do while you watch the tube, you’ll find some great new patterns to crochet. So get hooking!

Easy Fingerless Gloves: Looking for an easy crochet pattern for winter? These easy fingerless gloves are sure to do the trick. Not only will they take a short time to make, but they’ll keep your hands nice and warm.
Fingerless Gloves

Frog Cocoon, Hat, & Booties: Make this crochet frog cocoon and matching crochet hat and booties to keep baby warm and looking cute. Embroidered frog eyes top off the crochet baby hat.
Frog Cocoon

Green Sheen Scarf: If you like the look of lace and the color green then you’ll love crocheting this scarf for yourself. The picot stitch as well as the cluster stitch are used for this pattern.
Green Sheen Scarf

How to Crochet a Scarf for the Chilly Months

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I don’t know about you, but during the winter I am freezing. It starts with my fingers and nose and then goes throughout my body. I struggle through the winter months while my skin is dry and chapped. I am always looking for ways to keep warm and finally a light bulb went off. It’s not much, but I learned how to crochet a scarf.

I haven’t had as much experience as some of you out there, but I am learning and I like it. When I first learned how to crochet a scarf I was so excited that I just couldn’t stop. It took about six hours to make, of course it was non-stop, but I was also a bit slow as I had just learned.

The essentials of crochet is your very first stitch. This is called a chain stitch. You do this chain stitch for as long as you want. The length of your stitch determines how wide your scarf is going to be. For a beginner, 14 stitches is best as the scarf will be four inches wide. When I first started, half my scarf was wide and half was skinny. I crocheted very tight, but eventually I got a little more loose. The really neat thing about crocheting is that if you mess up, you can easily redo it. This is because you can rip out the yarn at any given point, it’s so simple.

The easiest yarn to work with if you’re a beginner is a bulky worsted weight yarn like wool. It’s durable and easier to handle. Follow these steps and you can crochet yourself a fabulously looking scarf for the chilly months.

  1. From the first chain, count the first two stitches in the chain that are off the hook. Skip the first one, and insert the hook into the second stitch. Wrap the yarn over the hook and pull the yarn through the stitch using the crochet hook. You will then have two loops around the crochet hook, the one that was on from making the first chain row, and the one you just pulled through.
  2. Yarn over the hook again and pull the yarn through both loops leaving one loop around the hook.
  3. Go to the next stitch in the chain, insert the hook into that stitch and repeat the process to the end of the row.
  4. At the end of the row, make one more chain stitch, turn and then single crochet in each of the previous single crochet stitches back across that row. The only difference with the second and all the other rows is that you will bring the hook through the two loops of the stitch. You will see that each single crochet stitch has two sides, one with a single yarn and one with two yarn pieces. Pick up the side with two loops with the hook for each new stitch you make.
  5. At the end of each row, chain 1 and turn and go back across until you have the length you want.
  6. Pull the final yarn through the last stitch and weaving the end into the scarf.

That’s it, you just crocheted your first scarf. It’s so easy and fun to make. I made all my sisters and my mom a scarf for Christmas just this past year. These scarves really do make great gifts. They are sentimental and everyone will be so proud of you, including yourself!

Here are some great crochet scarf patterns:
Beginner Striped Scarf
Chunky Mittens and Scarf Set
Harvest Crochet Scarf
Soft Check Scarf

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