Hello and happy Granny Square Day to you! What a joyous celebration of crochet today is, where ever I look online, there are colourful granny squares popping up all over.

Seeing as this year has been rather dominated by crochet squares in my world, I thought it would be silly not to join in and create my very own Making Stitches 2025 CAL Granny Square Day Bonus Square too. If you fancy having a go at making this square, look no further, you can find the pattern down below…

As always, I have made these squares using my own stash of Stylecraft Special DK yarns, I have included the numbers for the shades I have used below, but please use any yarn you like. It’s a perfect way of using up any small odds and ends you have left over from other projects.

Each square in the Making Stitches 2025 CAL is made to a similar basic pattern and should have 120 stitches in the final round to make joining the squares together at the end a little bit easier.

You will need:
Using Stylecraft Special DK 
(A) Pomegranate (1083) 
(B) Pistachio (1822)
(C) Lobelia (1825)
(D) Saffron (1081)
(E) Spice (1711)
(F) Silver (1203)
Size 4mm crochet hook
Scissors
Stitch Marker
Yarn Needle

Abbreviations (in UK terms): blo = work in back loop only, ch = chain, dc = double crochet, dtr = double treble crochet, fyo = final yarn over, htr = half treble crochet, mc = magic circle / magic ring, rep = repeat, RS = right side, slst = slip stitch, st = stitch, tr = treble crochet.

Round 1 Ch2 (not counted as a st unless noted), 12 tr into MC. Slst into top of ch2 to close the round. Pull the central yarn tail tight to close the MC. (12tr)

Round 2 Ch2, 2tr into every st around. Slst into top of the Ch2 (24tr)

Round 3 Ch2, (2tr in next st, 1tr in next st) rep around. Slst into the top of the Ch2 to close round changing to Yarn B with fyo. (36tr)

Round 4 With Yarn B, and working in the blo for this round, (2dc into next st, 1dc into next 2 sts) rep around. Slst into top of ch1 to close round. (48dc)

Round 5 Working into both loops as normal in this round, ch1 (2dc in next st, 1dc into next 3 sts) rep around. Slst into top of ch1 to close round. (60dc)

Round 6 Ch1, (1dc in next 3 sts, 1htr in next 2 sts, 1tr in next 2 sts, 1dtr 2ch 1dtr in next st, 1tr in next 2 sts, 1htr in next 2 sts, 1dc in next 3 sts) rep around. Slst into top of the ch1. Fasten off and break yarn. (16 sts on each side = 64 sts)

Round 7 Join Yarn C into any st. Work 1dc into every st around and 1dc ch2 1dc into every corner space. Slst to top of 1ch. Fasten off and break yarn. (72dc)

Round 8 Join Yarn D in one of the corner spaces, Ch3 (counts as 1tr in this instance) 2tr ch2 3tr, (skip the next 2 sts, 3tr into next st) repeat along that side until you reach the corner. In the corner space work a 3tr cluster, ch 2 and then work another 3tr cluster and continue along the side as you did before (skip the next 2 sts, 3tr into next st) rep around. Slst into top of first Ch3. Fasten off and break yarn. (You should have 7 x 3tr clusters along each side = 28 x 3tr clusters in total)

Round 9 Join Yarn E into one of the corner spaces. Ch3 (counts as 1tr in this instance) 2tr ch2 3tr, then work around the square making 3tr clusters into every space between the 3tr clusters of Round 8. Work a 3tr cluster 2ch 3tr cluster into each corner space. Slst into top of Ch3. Fasten off and break yarn. (8 x 3tr clusters along each side = 32 x 3tr clusters in total)

Round 10 Join Yarn Cinto one of the corner spaces and rep Round 9. Fasten off and break yarn. (9 x 3tr clusters along each side = 36 x 3tr clusters in total).

Round 11

In order for the final stitch count on this round to add up to 120 (to match the other Making Stitches 2025 CAL squares), you will need to work 1 more st in this row than there are stitches to work into i.e. the last row was made up of 108 tr sts, or 27 sts on each side and we need to end with 30 sts on each side. The natural increase at the beginning and end of each side accounts for 2 extra sts, but you will need to add an extra one somewhere to bring that count up by an extra one. I did this by working 2dc 2ch 1dc into the corner spaces. If you are just making this square as a one-off, this additional stitch is not necessary.

Join Yarn B into any st, 1ch (does not count as a st) 1dc into the same st, 1dc into every st around, when you reach a corner space, 2dc ch2 1dc. Rep around. Fasten off and break yarn. Weave in your ends. (120dc)

Then make 2 longer strands of yarn of 15ch and 2 shorter strands of yarn of 12 ch in Yarn A and for the hook, you will need to make a ch of 22 using Yarn F. In each instance, make sure you leave a decent length of yarn tail on each end of your strands and your hook chain to allow you to sew them into place on top of the yarn ball.

Sew three yarn strands across the middle with the longest length across the centre of the ball and one shorter length on either side. Once they are secure, add your crochet hook by sewing it in place at a different angle to your yarn strands. Then turn your square by approximately 180 degrees and repeat the process of sewing the remaining yarn strands over the top of the crochet hook.

Your Granny Square Day Making Stitches 2025 CAL square is now complete. I hope you enjoyed making it! If you decide to share your make online, please use the hashtag #MakingStitches2025CAL so I can see what your colour choices have been, I would love to see it!

Happy hooking, and happy Granny Square Day 2025!

Lindsay x