Big Skye Granny Square - Patchwork Medley Blanket

Welcome to the Big Skye Granny Square Tutorial for the Patchwork Medley Blanket

Today, is the second square in our Blanket Series the Patchwork Medley. This is a remake of my original Skye Square that I made a few years back and has been a favourite of yours for blankets. In this tutorial I will be making a few adjustments so that this square will fit along with the other 6 squares in this series. Just a note that I have changed the name to this squares as well to Big Skye Granny Square as I have since made a Little Skye version of it as well.

Once you have all 7 squares, you can mix and match them any way you want, as they will all work out to the same size with the same number of stitches around the last round of every square.

Find the 1st Square Here – Fusion Granny Square – Perfect Blend of Classic & Modern Crochet

Scroll Down and Follow Along with me – The Big Skye Granny Square Step By Step Video Tutorial is Below

Just as you will find in each of these tutorials, I will be sharing tips on how the rounds work together to create the final design. Sometimes, I find when making granny squares in general, that the last few rounds can cause a square to flare out or become wonky. I have learned over my years of crocheting that making small adjustments in earlier rounds can help keep everything balanced.

This Patchwork Medley series was inspired by the many requests I’ve received on how to combine my different Granny Square designs into a single blanket. So, I’ve selected six of my favourite squares, reworked them to fit together using the Join As You Go (JAYGO) method, and added a brand-new square to the mix which was last week’s tutorial for the Fusion Granny Square. That makes a total of seven squares in this series, and we’ll finish it all off by joining them together into a cozy and eye-catching blanket.

So, grab your hook and yarn, and let’s get started on the Big Skye Granny Square !

Pattern Details

The Big Skye Granny Square consists of 11 rounds, with the squaring round taking place at round 9. The final piece measures approximately 8 ½ inches ( 21.5 cm )

Materials You’ll Need

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For this project, I’m using worsted weight yarn in five colours, but feel free to choose your own colour palette.

Here’s what I used for my version:

The Colours I’m using today for this Big Skye Granny Square are the same colours I will use throughout the Patchwork Medley Blanket

small amounts of 5 different colours of yarn

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A – Botany Teal – Bernat Premium
B – Jade – Red Heart Super Saver
C – Lettuce – Red Heart With Love

D – Medium Thyme – Red Heart Super Saver
E – Almond – Impeccable – Loops and Threads

Hook: 5.00 mm US 8 / H
My Favourite Hook is the Susan Bates Ergonomic Silvalume

Other Supplies:

Scissors
Yarn needle for darning in ends

Gauge / Finished Size of Big Skye Granny Square

8.5 x 8.5 inches / 21.5 x 21.5 cm

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

st(s)– stitch(es)

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

tr – treble crochet

lp(s) – loop(s)

yo– yarn over

rnd – round

beg – beginning

prev – previous

sp – space

sk – skip

rep – repeat

dec – decrease

Cont – continue

Col – Colour

More Information on Hooks Sizes, Yarn Weights and Crochet Language

Hook Sizes see the Craft Yarn Council’s Page Here

For Standard Yarn Weight Information See this Page

A Handy PDF from Annie’s on the difference between UK and US Crochet Terms

A Nice Explanation from LoveCraft’s on The UK and US differences

The Big Skye Granny Square Instructions

With First Col, Make a Magic Ring

Rnd 1: Ch 4 { counts as dc and ch 1 }, work into ring, ( dc, ch 1 ) 11 times, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-4, fasten off
{ 12 dc , 12 ch-1 space }

Rnd 2: Join Next Col with a sc in any ch-1 sp of prev rnd, ch 2, ( sc in next ch-sp, ch 2 ) 11 times, sl st in first sc of rnd, fasten off. { 12 sc, 12 ch-2 sp }

Rnd 3: Join Next Col with a sc in any ch-2 sp of prev rnd, sc again in same ch-sp, ch 1, ( 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1 ) 11 times, sl st in first sc of rnd, fasten off. { 24 sc, 12 ch-1 sp }

Rnd 4: Join Next Col with a sl st in any ch-1 sp of prev rnd, ch 4 { counts as dc and ch-1 sp }, dc in same ch-1 sp, ch 1, [ ( dc, ch 1, dc ) in next ch-1 sp, ch 1 ] 11 times, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-4, fasten off. { 24 dc, 24 ch-1 sp }

Rnd 5: Join Next Col with a sc in any ch-1 sp of prev rnd, ch 2, ( sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2 ) 23 times, sl st in first sc of rnd, fasten off. { 24 sc, 24 ch-2 sp }

Rnd 6: Join Next Col with a sc in any ch-2 sp of prev rnd, sc again in same ch-sp, ch 1, ( 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 1 ) 23 times, sl st in first sc of rnd, fasten off. { 48 sc, 24 ch-1 sp }

Rnd 7: Join Next Col with a sl st in any ch-1 sp of prev rnd, ch 4 { counts as dc and ch-1 }, dc in same ch-sp, [ ( dc, ch 1, dc ) in next ch-1 sp ] 23 times, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-4, fasten off. { 48 dc, 24 ch-1 sp }

Rnd 8: Join Next Col with a sc in any ch-1 sp of prev rnd, ch 1, sc in the gap between the next 2 dc sts from prev rnd, ch 1, ( sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in gap between next two dc, ch 1 ) 23 times, sl st in first sc of rnd, fasten off. { 48 sc, 48 ch-1 sp }

Rnd 9: Join Next Col with a sl st in any ch-1 sp of prev rnd, ch 5 ( counts as tr and ch-1 ), tr in same ch-sp, * ( ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp ) twice, ch 1, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ( ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp ) 5 times, ch 1, hdc in next ch-1 sp, ( ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp ) twice, ch 1, ** ( tr, ch 1, tr, ch 3, tr, ch 1, tr ) in next ch-1 sp, rep from * 2 more times, then rep from * to ** once, then ( tr, ch 1, tr ) in same ch-1 sp as join, ch 3, sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-5, DO NOT fasten off. { 16 tr, 16 dc, 8 hdc, 20 sc, 56 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-3 sp }

Rnd 10: Cont with Same Col, sl st first ch-sp of prev rnd, ( made by beg ch-5 ), ch 1, sc in same ch-sp, ch 1, ( sc in next ch-sp, ch 1 ) 13 times, ( sc, ch 2, sc ) in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, * ( sc in next ch-sp, ch 1 ) 14 times, ( sc, ch 2, sc ) in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, rep from * 2 more times, sl st in first sc of rnd, DO NOT fasten off. { 64 sc, 60 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp }

Rnd 11: Cont with Same Col, sl st first ch-sp of prev rnd, ch 1, sc in same ch-sp, ch 1, ( sc in next ch-sp, ch 1 ) 13 times, ( sc, ch 2, sc ) in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, * ( sc in next ch-sp, ch 1 ) 15 times, ( sc, ch 2, sc ) in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, rep from * 2 more times, sc in next ch-sp, ch 1, sl st in first sc of rnd, fasten off. { 68 sc, 64 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp }

How to Prevent Flaring

Often as a square gets larger, it may have a tendency to flare out, and will start to “skew” which means twist. I am keeping these squares to the 8 1/2″ mark just because beyond that, working in one direction may make the squares start to “skew” or appear like they are twisting. Skewing is something I will address in another tutorial.

The flaring however can happen because the square is not balanced with the rnds and the increases not being balanced. This is a tricky thing to balance when you mix yarns like I do, as they are different thicknesses. While remaking the Big Skye Granny Square I found the outer rounds to flare a bit more than I was comfortable with. So I made a slight change to the original pattern.

The only change I make from the original of this square is On Rnd 7 of the Big Skye Granny Square, I leave out 24 ch-1 sps that originally were between the V sts. This pulls the center in a bit more, tightens it up, so that the square is less likely to flare on the final rounds.

On Round 9 we square the piece with ch-1 sps between every stitch and then Rnds 10 and 11 just add to the size of the square and make the last round the correct number of sts, which is what unifies this square with the others in the Patchwork Medley blanket, ensuring they all align properly for the joining process.

I always encourage you to use the pattern as more of a guide, as we all crochet a little differently and even the twist of the yarn can give a different effect to your work. I generally use worsted weight yarn, but even that comes if varying thicknesses, so sometimes I have to make adjustments to a pattern just for the square I am working on, due to yarn differences.

Each square in this series—whether newly designed or reworked—has been adjusted to ensure they all reach the same finished size of 8 ½ inches. Plus, the final round of each square contains the same number of chain spaces, allowing for a seamless join.