How To Make Wool Goddess Precious Pearl Granny Square Crochet Blanket

Precious Pearl

I get asked so many times how to make my blankets, what yarn I used and which colour combination I have used. There are many different ways to create a granny square, so you have to decide what is best for you. You can make them with bigger chains at the corners, smaller chains at the corners, no chains in the middle, or more chains in the middle. It’s entirely up to you and how you want your square to look, and which method you find most relaxing.

Making a granny square crochet blanket is so soothing and relaxing due to the repetitive nature of the stitches. No complicated patterns to follow and total mindfulness.

For any complete beginners wanting total guidance, then simply pop over to YouTube, as there are millions of great tutorials, so I am not about to make one, as that would be like redesigning the wheel. My patterns are simply the colour combination, yarn list and colour order rather than how to actually form the stitch.

Simply type in the search bar “How to make a crochet granny square” and hey presto! I know they are great, as that is how I learnt many years ago.

My best advice would be to experiment and just have fun!

My style of Granny Square Happiness

Size down crochet hook so if the yarn suggests 6mm I prefer using a 5mm or 5.5mm as I prefer tighter stitches,
Start the blanket by chain 5 stitches.
No chain stitch between clusters.
Chain 2 at the corner.
Turn after each colour.
Sew in the ends as you go.

How to make my Precious Pearl

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You will need:

Crochet Hook, Scissors & Needle

Yarn: 13 x 100g balls of Stylecraft Special Chunky

All of my yarn is from Wool Warehouse

YARN: Stylecraft Special Chunky
Shades: Magenta x3, Sage x2, Duck Egg x1, Wisteria x1, Mushroom x1, Bluebell x1

YARN: Stylecraft Special Baby Chunky
Shades: Baby Pink x2, Baby Blue x1, Baby Cream x1

HOOK: Sirdar Soft Grip 5mm

Overall size of this blanket is 54inches x 54 inches.

The quantity next to each yarn shade indicates how many 100g balls I used. Everyone crochets slightly differently, so please use this as a rough guide only, as you may need slightly more or less.

Row By Row

Main Body
Granny Clusters of three treble stitches UK Terms

Row 1 Sage

Row 2 Wisteria

Row 3 Magenta

Row 4 Baby Pink

Row 5 Duck Egg

Row 6 Sage

Row 7 Mushroom

Row 8 Baby Cream

Row 9 Baby Blue

Row 10 Bluebell

Row 11 Baby Pink

Row 13 Duck Egg

Row 14 Baby Cream

Row 15 Wisteria

Row 16 Magenta

Row 17 Sage

Row 18 Bluebell

Row 19 Baby Blue

Row 20 Baby Pink

Row 21 Baby Cream

Row 22 Baby Blue

Row 23 Bluebell

Row 24 Duck Egg

Row 25 Sage

Row 26 Baby Pink

Row 27 Magenta

Row 28 Baby Cream

Row 29 Mushroom

Row 30 Baby Pink

Row 31 Wisteria

Row 32 Sage

Row 33 Baby Pink

Row 34 Baby Blue

Row 35 Mushroom

Row 36 Sage

Stitch Change

Row 37 Sage Double Crochet

Row 38 Sage Double Crochet

Row 39 Magenta Double Crochet

Row 40 Baby Pink Double Crochet

Row 41 Magenta Double Crochet

Stitch Change

Row 42 Magenta Treble Crochet

Stitch Change

Row 43 Magenta Double Crochet

Row 44 Magenta Double Crochet

Stitch Change

Row 45 Magenta Treble Crochet

Stitch Change

Row 46 Magenta Double Crochet

Row 47 Magenta Double Crochet

Make a scrappy yarn ball

Now, Granny Square Crochet for me is stress-free, so I definitely do not want to be playing chicken with yarn. I have a collection of ball ends that can still be used, but they would not make one complete way round.

As a lovely addition, I often make a ball of scrappy yarn and do a few rows of mixed colour double crochet. It always looks so effective.

This will add several inches to the overall size of the blanket. Alternatively, you could simply continue using the magenta yarn to finish the border.

Row 48 Scrappy Yarn Ball Double Crochet

Row 49 Scrappy Yarn Ball Double Crochet

Row 50 Scrappy Yarn Ball Double Crochet

Row 51 Scrappy Yarn Ball Double Crochet

Row 52 Scrappy Yarn Ball Double Crochet

Row 53 Scrappy Yarn Ball Double Crochet

Row 54 Scrappy Yarn Ball Double Crochet

Stitch Change

Row 55 Magenta Treble Crochet

Stitch Change

Row 56 Magenta Double Crochet

Alternatively

If you don’t fancy making the blanket exactly like mine, then that’s up to you. Just buy the colour combination and have fun as you crochet some love and magic into every stitch.

If you make this design, please tag me in the image, as it truly makes my day thinking I have inspired someone.

Remember, that is why I took the time to create this blog, it was because of those beautiful crochet moments when someone told me my blanket inspired them to make one.

Love & hugs