PREMISE
I wanted to create a home project for Christmas.
Specifically I wanted to create something I can use to decorate my house during the holidays so I thought that a Table Runner would be the right choice and I decided to use Granny Squares.
I don’t always like classic Granny Square because they have big holes, so I decided to create a Modified Granny Square with smaller holes.
I recorded a video to show you how to do it; you can find it at this link and also below in the page.
If you prefer to create this Table Runner with normal Granny Squares it will work just fine.
The pattern on this page is totally free, but it’s intellectual property of Elendipity.
You can use it and, of course, you can sell the final products you create, but you cannot sell the pattern or any alteration of the pattern.
You should also credit Elendipity (as pattern creator) whenever you create and/or sell it.
Feel free to tag me on my Instagram if you create it, I would love to see your works and choice of colours!!
HOW TO
The Table Runner is made of many Granny Squares of difference sizes.
You can create as many as you want.
If you want, you could also create some placemats instead of one big table runner, you actually can adapt this pattern as you prefer.
After creating the Granny Squares, you will join them together with your favourite method.
This time I used an Invisible Join and I also recorded a video to show you how to do it.
You can find the video at this link (and below in the page).
After the joining, you will create a border, using a Granny Square stitch.
As mentioned before, this Table runner is created with Modified Granny Squares, which have smaller holes comparing to normal/standard Granny Squares.
If you don’t know this variation yet, don’t worry, here you can find the video-tutorial I recorded to help you out.
HOW MANY GRANNY SQUARES
As mentioned, this Table Runner is made of many Granny Squares of difference sizes.
I decided to create n. 40 Small Granny Squares (3 rounds), n. 12 Medium Granny Squares (6 rounds) and n. 2 Big Granny Squares (12 rounds).
You can create as many as you want, but try to create sizes that can be combined together: in my case, the sizes of my Granny Squares are all double the previous size: so the Big Granny Square is double the size of the Medium Granny Square and the Medium Granny Square is double the size of the Small Granny Square.
After you decide your size, block them to understand better which will be the size in Inch/CM, in my case I saw that the Small Granny Square was 2”, the Medium 4” and the Big one 8”.
Once I determined the size, I drew a sketch of where I wanted to put my Granny Squares, calculating then how many Granny Square of each size I needed.
MATERIAL
Here I will indicate what I used to create the amount of Granny Squares I mentioned before.
For your project it really depends also on the combination of colour you decide to use and, of course, if you decide to do smaller project (like a placemats instead of a whole table runner) you will need less yarn:
Tools:
- 2.5mm crochet hook
- stitch markers (to help in joining together the Granny Squares)
- darning needle
- scissors
Yarn:
Hobbii Rainbow Cotton 8/4 Glitter Christmas Color Pack (link) and specifically:
- Bordeaux Gold, colour n. 60, 71gr
- Natural White Gold, colour n. 2, 68gr
- Dark Red Gold, colour n. 59, 67gr
- Dark Green Gold, colour n. 22, 45gr
- Petrol Green Gold, colour n. 20, 34gr
TERMS
Here below the list of the stitches (US terms) that you are going to use for this project.
- CH = Chain
- MC = Magic Circle
- SS = Slip Stitch
- SC = Single Crochet
- DC = Double Crochet
- Cluster = 3 DC in the same space
Shall we start?
Let’s go!!
Modified granny square – SMALL Granny square
You can create as many granny squares as you like, in this specific project you will need n. 40 of these Small Granny Squares.
At this link you find the free video-tutorial to learn how to do the Modified Granny Square.
Here below you find the written pattern about how to to the Modified Granny Square.
Specifically this is the pattern for the SMALL Granny Square you will need for this project.
- START
Create a MC, work R1 all in the MC.
- ROUND 1
CH 2, 2 DC, *CH 2, 3 DC* x 3 times, CH 2. Join with a SS on top of CH 2. (20)
In the photo you can see the Round made, just before the SS.
If you want to change colour, you will do so now, when you do the SS.
- ROUND 2
CH 2, turn your work. 2DC in the ‘CH 2’ space made in previous round (the one at the bottom of the CH 2 you just made), ‘CH 2, 3 DC’ all in same space. Now starting from the next ‘CH 2′ space: *3 DC, CH 2, 3 DC* x 3 times (for the 3 ‘CH 2’ spaces left). Join with a SS on top of CH 2. (32)
- ROUND 3
CH 2, turn your work. 2DC in the ‘CH 2’ space made in previous round (the one at the bottom of the CH 2 you just made). *3 DC, CH 2, 3DC* in each corner of the previous round and *3 DC* in each space between the corners spaces. Join with a SS in top of CH 2. (44)
MEDIUM Granny square
You can create as many granny squares as you like, in this specific project you will need n. 12 of these Medium Granny Squares.
You will do a Small Granny Square, as per the pattern above, but you won’t fasten off at the third round, you will continue and do 6 rounds in total.
The only difference is that in the last round (the sixth) you WILL NOT turn, but you will work in continuous round.
So the first 2 chain of the round won’t count as first DC of your (3DC) cluster, but
the first 2 chains will count as last DC of the last cluster.
BIG Granny square
You can create as many granny squares as you like, in this specific project you will need n. 2 of these Big Granny Squares.
You will do a Small Granny Square, as per the pattern above, but you won’t fasten off at the third round, you will continue and do 12 rounds in total.
The only difference is that in the last round (the twelth) you WILL NOT turn, but you will work in continuous round.
So the first 2 chain of the round won’t count as first DC of your (3DC) cluster, but
the first 2 chains will count as last DC of the last cluster.
GRANNY SQUARES BLOCKING
I would recommend to block your Granny Squares before positioning and joining them together.
In this way they will be all the same right size and you will understand better how the final result could be when you’ll position them, before the joining.
I also blocked the Table Runner when it was finished, so, you can decide not to block them now: it’s up to you, but, in my opinion, it’s better do double blocking (each Granny Square and final Table Runner).
GRANNY SQUARES POSITIONING
Now that you have all your Granny Square ready, if you didn’t do before, please weave all the ends.
I know it’s annoying, that’s why I do that every time I finish one Granny Square, otherwise I will never weave the ends later 🙂
Now, you will position the Granny Squares as you prefer; this, in the picture, was my chosen combination.
When you find your combination of colours, you will be able to start assembling them.
TIP: take a photo of your combination so even if you stop and come back to the project in different days you won’t be lost.
GRANNY SQUARES ASSEMBLING
You will now join the squares together.
As mentioned before, I decided to use an invisible join, you can find the video I recorded on how to do it here:
As you can see in the video above, you will need to position the Granny Square right side together.
In order to be sure that you will be going in the right stitches (external loops), you can use stitch markers to mark the correspondent stitches – see picture to understand better.
Now you can assemble them two by two and the four by four, or joining rows: it’s really up to you.
I started with joining in rows because I found it easy, in the picture the first few joints.
Remember to leave some tails both at the beginning and the end: you will use them not only to pull tight but also to join better corners and border.
While you are assembling the various pieces, you will see that you have a lot of ends to weave in later.
Please leave there for now the ends on the edges (we will use them with the border).
For the ends that are in corners between the Squares, use them now to tight the corners – of course do that on the wrong side.
BORDER
Now that all your Granny Square are joined together, you can continue with the border.
It’s not necessary of course, but it gives a nice neat and professional finishing.
I decided to simply use the same Granny Square stitch with two of the colours.
So, in my case, it will be one round of the Petrol Green and three rounds of the Bordeaux.
Take the Petrol Green yarn, or the yarn colour you decided to use for the border.
Join it before one of the corners and do 2CH, this will count as a stitch.
Now work 2 DC in the same space where you just joined the yarn (this will be your first cluster).
In the corner, as you did for the Granny Squares, you will do (3DC, 2CH, 3DC) and then you will continue do a cluster (3DC) in each space between clusters.
When you reach the joint between Granny Squares you will work the cluster in this way:
– 1 DC in the 2 CH space
– 1 DC in between the two Granny Square (like it is a Front Post stitch)
– 1 DC in the next 2 CH space.
In the pictures you can see where to position the three DC (follow the needle) and the final result.
When you reach the first 2 CH you made at the beginning, join with a slip stitch changing colour to Bordeaux.
I preferred do the 2 CH and turn, but you don’t have to if you are used to go in continuous round, in any case the 2 CH at the beginning always counts as a stitch.
Now you will do a cluster in each space between the previous clusters until the end (1 round)
And then do two more rounds, 3 rounds of Bordeaux in total.
Now weave all the ends left: for the ones between Granny Squares corners and the border, use them to adjust possible holes.
And your Table Runner is done!!
Now I would recommend you block it to give it a better shape.
TABLE RUNNER BLOCKING
As you can see from the image I put a lot of pins (better if you use the anti-dust ones) to keep the table runner in shape.
I added some pins also in the middle to stretch better some of the Granny Squares.
I then sprayed some water (only water) and kept it like this overnight.
Then I removed the pins and that’s it!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your Table Runner is finished and ready to be used or gifted!
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Happy Crochet!
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