If you've never crocheted before, granny squares are a great place to start. Below, you'll find both our basic crochet granny square pattern and a ton of other granny square patterns. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of different granny square patterns available, including elaborate lace, textured stitches, pictorial crochet squares, and much more. A basic granny square is typically made of chains and treble stitches, crocheted from the center outward.
The granny square designs you'll find below include the fundamentals of how to crochet a granny square as well as some additional creative crochet square variations and specially created squares.