Granny Square Tiles Shawl

Free Shawl Crochet Pattern

Create a beautiful Granny Square Tiles Shawl with this pattern. The shawl is made using seven separate motifs connected by bridges into one piece. The change of colors highlights the direction of the crocheting, adding visual interest and making the shawl a unique addition to your wardrobe.

Skills Required/Techniques Used:
- Basic crochet stitches: chain (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), slip stitch (sl.st), treble crochet (tr)

SIZE: length 84” (210 cm), width 16” (40 cm)


Materials: Nature Spun by Brown Sheep (affiliate link) sport weight yarn, 50 g / 168 m (184 yards), color Black - 2 balls. (C1)
Nature Spun by Brown Sheep (affiliate link) sport weight yarn, 50 g / 168 m (184 yards), color White - 2 balls. (C2)
Nature Spun by Brown Sheep (affiliate link) sport weight yarn, 50 g / 168 m (184 yards), color Golden Yellow - 2 balls (C3)
Nature Spun by Brown Sheep (affiliate link) sport weight yarn, 50 g / 168 m (184 yards), color Sienna - 2 balls. (C4)

Hook: 3.25 mm OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.

Gauge: (3 dc, ch 2) twice, 3 dc x 4 rows = 2" x 2" (5 cm x 5 cm).

Notions: tapestry needle to weave in yarn ends


Abbreviations:
st, sts - stitch, stitches
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
tr – treble crochet
ch, chs - chain, chains
sp – space
ch-1-sp, ch-2-sp, ch-3-sp – space made by 1, 2, or 3 chains
sl.st. - slip stitch
2tr-cl – 2 tr cluster


Short Overview of the Pattern:

The shawl is worked in Granny Square pattern. Seven separate motifs are connected with bridges into one-piece shawl. The change of colors emphasizes the direction of the crocheting.


Granny Square

With C1 (black) ch 10, join with sl st to make a ring.

Round 1: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in the ring, (ch 3, 3 dc in the ring) repeat 3 times, ch 3, sl st to ch-3.

Round 2: ch 5, (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, ch 2] repeat 3 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next ch-3-sp, sl st to ch-3.

Round 3: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2] repeat 3 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, ch 2, sl st to ch-3.

With C2 (white)

Round 4: ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in next ch-3-sp), (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) 2 times, ch 2] repeat 3 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, sl st to ch-3.

Round 5: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in next ch-2-sp (part of ch-5), ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) 3 times, ch 2] repeat 3 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2, sl st to ch-3.

Round 6: ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) 4 times, ch 2] repeat 3 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, sl st to ch-5. Tie off, except in the last square.

Crochet 7 squares.

With C3 (Golden Yellow) yarn:

Round 7: the starting point of this round is the “live” loop before the third ch-2-sp; ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, 1 dc in next ch-2-sp (this is the third ch-2-sp on this side of the square), ch 33;
[take another square, 1 dc in the third ch-2-sp on any side, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) five times, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, 1 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 33] repeat for all remaining squares, for the last square work as follows:
take another square, 1 dc in the third ch-2-sp on any side, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) five times, ch 2] repeat three times, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, 1 dc in next ch-2-sp (there is another dc already from the beginning of the working around this square), [(3 dc, ch 2) six times over the ch-33-sp, 3 dc over ch-33-sp, 1 dc in the third (3rd) ch-2-sp of the next square (where there is already 1 dc from the other side of this round), (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2 , 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) five times, ch 2, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, 1 dc in next ch-2-sp] repeat for all remaining squares;
for the last square:
(3 dc, ch 2) six times over the ch-33-sp, 3 dc over ch-33-sp, 1 dc in the third (3rd) ch-2-sp of the next square (where there is already 1 dc from the other side of this round), (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2 , 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) five times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, sl st to ch-3.

Round 8: ch 5 (counts ad 1 dc and ch 2), (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 3 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, skip next 3 dc, 1 tr in next 1 tr; now over the bridge: (3 dc in a space between next 3-dc-groups, ch 2) 5 times, 3 dc in a next space between 2 last 3-dc-groups, 1 tr into next 1 tr, (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2sp) 6 times, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 6 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) twice, skip 3 dc, 1 tr into next 1 tr; bridge: (3 dc into a space between next 3-dc-groups, ch 2) 5 times, 3 dc into next space between 2 last 3-dc-groups, 1 tr into next 1 tr, (3 dc into next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 6 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) twice, ch 2, 2 dc into next ch-2-sp, sl st to ch-5.

With C4 (Dark Red) yarn

Round 9: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2, (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 3 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, skip next 3 dc, 1 tr in next 1 dc; now over the bridge: (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 4 times, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, 1 tr into next 1 dc, (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2sp) 7 times, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 7 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) twice, skip 3 dc, 1 tr into next 1 dc; bridge: (3 dc into next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 4 times, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp, 1 tr into next 1 dc, (3 dc into next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 7 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 3 times, ch 2, sl st to ch-3.

Round 10: ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 4 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, skip next 3 dc, 1 tr in next 1 tr; now over the bridge: (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 3 times, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, 1 tr into next 1 tr, (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2sp) 8 times, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 8 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) twice, skip 3 dc, 1 tr into next 1 tr; bridge: (3 dc into next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 3 times, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp, 1 tr into next 1 tr, (3 dc into next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 8 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 3 times, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, sl st to ch-5.

With C1 (Black) yarn

Round 11: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2, (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 4 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, skip next 3 dc, 1 tr in next 1 tr; now over the bridge: (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 2 times, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, 1 tr into next 1 tr, (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2sp) 9 times, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 9 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) twice, skip 3 dc, 1 tr into next 1 tr; bridge: (3 dc into next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 2 times, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp, 1 tr into next 1 tr, (3 dc into next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 9 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 4 times, ch 2, sl st to ch-3.

Round 12: ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 5 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, skip next 3 dc, 1 tr in next 1 tr; now over the bridge: 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, 1 tr into next 1 tr, (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2sp) 10 times, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 10 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) twice, skip 3 dc, 1 tr into next 1 tr; bridge: 3 dc into next ch-2-sp, ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp, 1 tr into next 1 tr, (3 dc into next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 10 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 4 times, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, sl st to ch-5.

With C2 (White) yarn

Round 13: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2, (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 5 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, skip next 3 dc, 1 tr in next 1 tr; now over the bridge: 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, 1 tr into next 1 tr, (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2sp) 11 times, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 11 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) twice, skip 3 dc, 1 tr into next 1 tr; bridge: 3 dc into next ch-2-sp, 1 tr into next 1 tr, (3 dc into next ch-2-sp, ch 2) twice, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 11 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 5 times, ch 2, sl st to ch-3.

Round 14: ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) 6 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp) twice, skip next 3 dc, 2tr-cl (first leg into next tr st and the second leg into the next tr st, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, sl st to ch-2-sp, ch 1) twice, (3 dc, ch 1, s st to ch-3-sp, ch1, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2sp) 12 times, ch 2] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 12 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) twice, skip 3 dc, 2tr-cl (first leg into next tr st and the second leg into the next tr st, 3 dc in next ch-2-sp, sl st to ch-2-sp, ch 1) twice, (3 dc, ch 1, sl st to ch-3-sp, ch1, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp] repeat for all remaining squares; for the last square continue as follows: [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 12 times, ch 2] repeat 2 times, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into next ch-3-sp, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) 5 times, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, sl st to ch-5.

Round 15: ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, [ch 2, (3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) to the next corner, (at the junction of the 2 squares work 3 dc into the junction), (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp] repeat for each side, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) to the beginning of the round, ch 2, sl st to ch-3.
Round 16: ch 5 (counts as 1 dc and ch 2), [(3 dc in next ch-2-sp, ch 2) to the next corner, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3-sp] repeat for each side, (ch 2, 3 dc into next ch-2-sp) to the beginning of the round, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch-2-sp, sl st to ch-5.

Rounds 17-23: repeat rounds 15-16.

Rounds 17-18 with C3 (Golden Yellow) yarn
Rounds 19-20 with C4 (Dark Red) yarn
Rounds 21-23 with C1 (Black) yarn.

Tie off.


Finishing

Weave in all yarn ends. Block.

Have fun!