Bring a sense of celestial and mystery to your next project with my Crochet Moon Granny Square Pattern. Fun, cute and a little spooky, but most importantly - easy to make.
I love making different and unique granny squares like my sun granny square, heart granny square, and lemon granny square. (I’ll be making more soon!).
The moon granny square came to be when I was inspired to make my celestial friend a hexi cardi and I wanted to make her some unique pockets. I knew I wanted to make a crochet moon granny square pocket and got to work designing one. It took a few tries but I think I got it right! So she had a crochet sun and moon granny square pockets.
The crochet moon granny square pattern is easy to make and can be made into many different things - bags, blankets, coasters, cardigans etc.
So let's begin!
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✏️ Things To Note:
- I made crochet moon granny squares with new skeins, but you can use scrap yarn if you only make a few of them - they really don’t use up that much yarn.
- The crochet moon granny square pattern is fairly simple and beginner friendly.
- The finished crescent moon granny square pattern is roughly 6 inches big, if you want it smaller, omit the last round, or the single crochet round for squaring off the moon.
🪡 Materials Needed
💭Abbreviations to Remember (US terms)
- Magic ring - mr
- Chain - ch
- Single crochet - sc
- Double crochet - dc
- Half double crochet - hdc
- Triple crochet - tr
- Extended triple crochet - extended tr
- Slip stitch - sl st
- Increase - inc
🍵Instructions for Moon Granny Square Pattern
This pattern is made in the round.
Round 1: With the blue yarn, make a mr, next ch x2 and then dc x12 into the mr, sl st to first dc (12). If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 4, slip stitch it together, and then in the newly formed circle, ch x2 and dc x12 in the hole, then sl st to first dc. (12)
Round 2: Ch x2, inc in every dc, sl st to first dc. (24) Then change the color to white, don't fasten off the blue yarn just carry it underneath the white stitches.
Round 3: Ch x1 and then sc inc, sc, sc inc in blue.
Then change the color to white, don't fasten off the blue yarn just carry it underneath the white stitches.
With the white yarn, ch x1 make the following sequence of stitches for the moon:
Sc, sc inc, hdc, hdc inc, dc, dc inc, tr, tr inc, tr, extended tr inc, tr, tr inc, tr, dc inc, dc, hdc inc, hdc, sc inc, sc.
Fasten off the white and switch the color back to navy.
With the blue yarn:
Sc inc, sc and then sl st to the first sc in the round (skip the chain).
Round 4: Ch x2, dc in the next 4 stitches, then make a (dc + tr + ch + tr + dc) in the next stitch. This is the first corner and is made in the first white stitch of the last round.
In the next 8 stitches make: dc, hdc x2, sc x4, hdc
Make the second corner: (dc + tr + ch + tr + dc) in the next stitch.
In the next 8 stitches make: hdc, sc, sl st x4, sc, hdc
Make the third corner: (dc + tr + ch + tr + dc) in the next stitch.
In the next 8 stitches make: hdc, sc x4, hdc x2, dc
Make the fourth corner: (dc + tr + ch + tr + dc) in the next stitch.
Dc x4 in the next stitches.
Sl st to 1st dc top in the round.
Round 5: Ch x2, then dc in the next couple of stitches. When you get to the chain space in the corner make a dc inc + ch x2 + dc inc. Then dc the side of the square (12 per side without the corners). Repeat 3 more times for the rest of the round.
Once you make the last dc in the round, sl st to the first dc. Then fasten off the yarn and switch the color to turqua.
Round 6 (optional): Ch x1, then sc then entire round and make 3 sc in each corner. Sl st to the first sc in the round when you get to the end.
Weave in any ends.
Now you have a finished moon granny square pattern, perfect for any celestial crochet project!
🧵Pattern FAQs
Absolutely! In fact if you use super chunky blanket yarn you can probably make a pillow from just 1 square for each side.
You can make blankets, cardigans, hats, pillowcases, purses and bags - you name it!
You can use dk sized yarn or a smaller hook for a smaller crochet crescent moon granny square.
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If you tried this Moon Granny Square Pattern (or any other pattern on my website), please let me know how it went in the 📝 comments below. I'd love to hear from you!
Moon Granny Square Pattern
Abbreviations (US terms)
- Magic ring - mr
- Chain - ch
- Single crochet - sc
- Double crochet - dc
- Half double crochet - hdc
- Triple crochet - tr
- Extended triple crochet - extended tr
- Slip stitch - sl st
- Increase - inc
Notes
The crochet moon granny square pattern is fairly simple and beginner friendly.
The finished crescent moon granny square pattern is roughly 6 inches big, if you want it smaller, omit the last round, or the single crochet round for squaring off the moon.
Instructions
Moon Granny Square Crochet Pattern:
This pattern is made in the round.
- Round 1: With the blue yarn, make a mr, next ch x2 and then dc x12 into the mr, sl st to first dc (12). If you find it difficult making a magic ring you can chain 4, slip stitch it together, and then in the newly formed circle, ch x2 and dc x12 in the hole, then sl st to first dc. (12)
- Round 2: Ch x2, inc in every dc, sl st to first dc. (24) Then change the color to white, don't fasten off the blue yarn just carry it underneath the white stitches.
- Round 3: Ch x1 and then sc inc, sc, sc inc in blue.
- Then change the color to white, don't fasten off the blue yarn just carry it underneath the white stitches.
- With the white yarn, ch x1 make the following sequence of stitches for the moon:
- Sc, sc inc, hdc, hdc inc, dc, dc inc, tr, tr inc, tr, extended tr inc, tr, tr inc, tr, dc inc, dc, hdc inc, hdc, sc inc, sc.
- Fasten off the white and switch the color back to navy.
- With the blue yarn:
- Sc inc, sc and then sl st to the first sc in the round (skip the chain).
- Round 4: Ch x2, dc in the next 4 stitches, then make a (dc + tr + ch + tr + dc) in the next stitch. This is the first corner and is made in the first white stitch of the last round.
- In the next 8 stitches make: dc, hdc x2, sc x4, hdc
- Make the second corner: (dc + tr + ch + tr + dc) in the next stitch.
- In the next 8 stitches make: hdc, sc, sl st x4, sc, hdc
- Make the third corner: (dc + tr + ch + tr + dc) in the next stitch.
- In the next 8 stitches make: hdc, sc x4, hdc x2, dc
- Make the fourth corner: (dc + tr + ch + tr + dc) in the next stitch.
- Dc x4 in the next stitches.
- Sl st to 1st dc top in the round.
- Round 5: Ch x2, then dc in the next couple of stitches. When you get to the chain space in the corner make a dc inc + ch x2 + dc inc. Then dc the side of the square (12 per side without the corners). Repeat 3 more times for the rest of the round.
- Once you make the last dc in the round, sl st to the first dc. Then fasten off the yarn and switch the color to turqua.
- Round 6 (optional): Ch x1, then sc then entire round and make 3 sc in each corner. Sl st to the first sc in the round when you get to the end.
- Weave in any ends.
- Now you have a finished moon granny square pattern, perfect for any celestial crochet project!
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