Half Granny Square

Granny Squares are like building blocks: we can make anything out of them! Sometimes, though you just need a half of a granny square to add along an edge, or to create shaping in a garment such as a neckline. In this video, granny square enthusiast Brenda K. B. Anderson teaches us step-by-step how to create just half of a square, while changing colors every row.

Knowing how to make a half granny square is a valuable skill to add to your crochet toolkit! This allows you to make a more precise shapes with your granny square designs as well as to fill in triangular spaces along an edge when the granny square are used along a diagonal. You can also make beautiful projects completely out of a triangle or combination of triangles, like a kerchief or shawl.

Making those half granny squares is just as much fun as making a whole square, and it vastly expands the possibilities of what you can do with your squares!

Interested in more granny square ideas?
This granny square Bandanna is made from a triangle without changing colors.
Here is a tutorial for making regular granny squares with color changes.
Watch this live event for ideas on what to make with your granny squares.