Home » Tulip Square Throw

Tulip Square Throw

Make your own granny square blanket with my free crochet pattern. This Tulip Square Throw is made out of squares and triangles slip stitched together. This pattern comes with a video tutorial which you can find below.

Find the free pattern below or purchase the ad-free PDF version of this pattern on Etsy and Ravelry. The PDF is designed for printing and this way you can support me!

Tulip Square Throw - free granny square blanket pattern by Wilmade

Get the latest in your inbox!

Permission: You can sell finished items using my patterns. Read more in my FAQ.

Free ways to support me

Tulip Square Throw Blanket - free crochet pattern - pinterest pin

Maybe you also like: Tulip Square Shawl

About this pattern

This project was made using my Tulip Square pattern. The square features basic stitches such as chains, double crochet stitches, and puff stitches.

It’s named after the tulip, which is a symbol of my country, the Netherlands.

Lionbrand Traveling Afghan Square nr 3 with tulips
Tulip Square Collection

If you don’t see the video, turn off your ad-blocker.

Maybe you also like: Tulip Square Bag

About the yarn

For this Granny Square Blanket I’ve used Lion Brand Wool-Ease, which I also used for the orginal ‘Tulips from Holland’ Square.

Wool-Ease is a worsted-weight yarn that has the feel, warmth and softness of wool, combined with the easy care of machine wash-and-dryability. It’s one of my favorite yarns for blankets as it’s warm and light-weighted.

Lionbrand traveling afghan project square 1, 2 and 3
Tulips from Holland Afghan Square

Tulip Square Throw
free crochet pattern

Materials

Lion Brand Wool-Ease
weight 4/medium
197yds/180m
3oz/85g

6 (9, 14) skeins in color Natural Heather [620-098]|
or 460 (750, 1130) grams of similar yarn

Click here to grab the kit which includes all the yarn you need and a PDF version of this pattern +

– Crochet hook 6mm (US J/10)

– Tapestry needle

– Measuring tape

– Scissors

– Blocking mat + pins (optional)

Sizes & measurements

 SizeSquares neededYarn neededSkeins
      Lapghan30 x 40”
76 x 101.5 cm
17 squares +
14 triangles
460g6
      Small Throw40 x 50”
|101.5 x 127 cm
31 squares +
18 triangles
750g9
      Larger Throw50 x 60”
127 x 152.5 cm
49 squares +
22 triangles
1130g14
Tulip Square Cardi graph

Gauge

With hook size 6mm: 14 dc x 8 rows = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm

Stitches & abbreviations

– r: round

– st: stitch

– sl st: slip stitch

– ch: chain

– ch-sp: chain space

– dc: double crochet

– v-st: v-stitch: (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in one st

– puff st: puff stitch: yarn over, pull up a long loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull up a long loop in same st (5 loops on hook), pull up a long loop in same st (7 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all 7 loops on your hook, chain 1 to secure stitch.

** repeat what is between the asterisks as many times as directed

< > amount of stitches you should have at the end of a row

Notes

– This pattern is written in US terminology

– Throw is made out of squares and triangles joined together.

– Throw on photo is size ‘Small Throw’

Video tutorial

Below you can find a video tutorial of this square. If you do not see the video, turn off your ad-blocker.

Click here to watch this video on YouTube

Written pattern

** An ad-free PDF version is available on Etsy and Ravelry.
It’s designed for printing and this way you can support me **

Squares

Square notes:
– Squares are worked in rounds with the right side facing you
– Beginning and ends of rounds will take place within same corner
– Sl st does not count as a stitch
– Video tutorial of this square can be found here 

With hook size 6mm:

Ch 4, sl st to first ch to form a ring. You can also begin with a magic ring.

Round 1:
ch 5 (counts as your first dc and ch 2 here and throughout pattern),
[1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 2] 3 times,
1 dc, ch 1, sl st in 3rd ch, sl st into corner (4 sets of 2 dc / 1 v-st)

Traveling Afghan Square crochet tutorial row 1
Round 2:
*(1 puff, ch 2, 1 puff) into corner, ch 1,
[1 puff in next ch-sp, ch 1] repeat across,
repeat from * 3 more times, sl st in 1st puff, sl st into corner (4 sets of 3 puff)

Traveling Afghan Square crochet tutorial row 2

Round 3:
ch 5, 2 dc into corner, 1 dc in next puff,
*[2 dc in next ch-sp, 1 dc in next puff] repeat across, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) into corner,
repeat from * 3 more times but replace last corner with 1 dc into corner before beginning ch-5, sl st in 3rd ch, sl st into corner (4 sets of 11 dc)

Traveling Afghan Square crochet tutorial row 3

Round 4:
ch 5, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) into corner, skip next 2 st,
*[(1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in next st, skip next 2 st] repeat across, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) into corner,
repeat from * 3 more times but replace last corner with (1 dc, ch 1) into corner before beginning ch-5, sl st in 3rd ch, sl st into corner (4 sets of 10 dc / 5 v-st)

Traveling Afghan Square crochet tutorial row 4

Round 5: Repeat round 2 <4 sets of 7 puff>

Round 6: Repeat round 3 (4 sets of 23 dc)

Fasten off, weave ends. Square should measure 10 x 10” / 25.5 x 25.5 cm.

Lapghan: make 17 squares.
Small Throw: make 31 squares.
Larger Throw: make 49 squares.

Triangles

Triangle notes:
– Turn your work at the end of each row
– Turning chains do not count as a stitch
– Video tutorial of this triangle can be found here 

With hook size 6mm:

Ch 4, sl st to first ch to form a ring. You can also begin with a magic ring.

Row 1:
Ch 3, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in ring, turn <4 dc / 2 v-st>

Row 2:
1 puff in 1st st, 
*ch 1, 1 puff in next ch-1 sp* repeat to center ch-2 sp, ch 1, 
(1 puff, ch 2, 1 puff) in center ch-2 sp,
ch 1, *1 puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1* repeat to end,
1 puff in last st, turn <6 puff>

Row 3:
Ch 3, 3 dc in 1st puff,
*2 dc in next ch-sp, 1 dc in next puff* repeat to center ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in center ch-2 sp,
*1 dc in next puff, 2 dc in next ch-sp* repeat to end,
3 dc in last puff st, turn <22 dc>

Row 4:
Ch 3, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in 1st st, skip next st,
*(1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in next st, skip 2 st* repeat to center ch-2 sp, 
(1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in center ch-2 sp,
*skip 2 st, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in next st* repeat to end, 
skip next st, (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) in last st, turn <20 dc / 10 v-st> 

Row 5: Repeat row 2 <14 puff>

Row 6: Repeat row 3 <46 dc>

Fasten off, weave ends.

Lapghan: make 14 triangles.
Small Throw: make 18 triangles.
Larger Throw: make 22 triangles.

If you have any questions about this pattern, you can join my Facebook Group

Assembly

Arrange all squares and triangles as indicated by diagram above (size & measurements section) with the good sides facing upwards. Sl st everything together using a loose tension.

Slip stitch tip: insert your hook in the front loop of the square on top, and in the back loop of the square below. You can find a tutorial here.

You can also use the ‘invisible seam method’, you can find a tutorial here.

Blocking

You can (steam) block the squares to help smooth the granny square blanket.

End of pattern.

Get the latest in your inbox!

2 Comments

  1. I was trying to get a hang of the puff stitch. It didn’t look right because I only had 6 stitches. So I reread the instructions. I think you left out a yarn over before the last draw up a loop. When I did this, I got 7 stitches on my hook. Just thought you might want to edit that. Love your designs.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *