The After Effect Goes Granny Square by Therese Eghult is a beautiful, lacy square with a floral center composed into a checkerboard layout. It will be perfect for making richly textured and colored projects!
How Is This Different From a Traditional Granny Square?
This uniquely designed crochet square is built from 4 small medallions with lovely flower motifs. The pieces are joined together and framed out with cluster stitches. What you get at the end is an intricately textured lace panel inspired by traditional granny square techniques.
Hook Size and Yarn Options
For this large lace crochet square pattern, you should use a light yarn, preferably in fingering weight. It will not only make floral details stand out but also ensure a lightweight feel. The designer used Scheepjes Catona (100% mercerized cotton yarn) and paired it with a 3.5 mm crochet hook.
Other great options include: Garnstudio DROPS Nepal, Falkgarn Emma 8/4, Yarn and Colors Must Have.
Easy-to-Follow Video Tutorial
This outstanding granny square pattern definitely isn’t the simplest one. However, the video tutorial provided by Therese makes it much more accessible, even for those with little experience. The pattern is also accompanied by step-by-step photo instructions.
The stitches required to know involve magic ring, single crochet, double crochet, and clusters.
What Can You Make with These Squares
The finished piece is 8” x 8” and can be easily combined with other squares. The designer also offers a complementary pattern for the 8-round square. It features a simple cluster-stitched design without any details.
Mix it up with floral-themed panels to turn it into bigger projects, be it a crochet blanket, pillow cover, or bag.
For inspiration, you can check out the following collection of square-based blanket patterns:
