amberblissthis This unique take on the granny stitch is a really fun addition to your crocheted home decor. Written for one size, you can use the tips to adjust the length of your runner to make a mini- or maxi- version. While rated an intermediate pattern, adventurous beginners who have a strong foundation should be able to make this without a problem. Detailed video-tutorials will help clear up any confusion!
This pattern was part of the Cozy Spring Home Blog Hop, hosted by Becky of Measured and Stitched. You can head to Becky’s post if you would like to see the other patterns in this hop. Scroll down to follow the Tranquilo Table Runner pattern.
Skill Level – Intermediate
*This post contains affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, I may earn a commission if you choose to make a purchase after clicking on a link. Please see my Privacy Policy for complete details.
Abbreviations & Stitch Key
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- lp(s) – loop(s)
- Puff – puff stitch
- RS – right side
- sc – single crochet
- sk – skip
- sp – space
- st – stitch
- STsc – stacked single crochet
- WS – wrong side
Materials
- Curio, Aunt Lydia’s or Lizbeth
- Size 3 Cotton Thread
- A – 414 yards
- B – 21 yards
- C – 24 yards
- D – 27 yards
- E – 35 yards
- F – 40 yards
- Size 3 Cotton Thread
- 3.5 mm hook
- Blocking board
- Pins
- Fabric steamer or spray bottle w/water
- Needle
- Scissors
Finished Size
12” x 30”
Special Stitch Instructions
STsc (stacked single crochet) – insert hook into indicated st, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook (first sc made), insert hook into vertical leg of st just created, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook (second sc made).
Note: Stacked single crochets are easier to work into when you join at the end of your rounds. If you don’t feel comfortable using this stitch, you can substitute with a ch 3 that counts as a dc.
Puff – (Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up lp) 3 times, yo, pull through all 7 lps.
Gauge
Not essential unless using same thread and attempting to match final size.
6 repeats of (3 dc, ch 1) = 4″ & 6 Rounds (including Row 1) = 4″ across.
Notes
- Pattern is written in US crochet terms.
- Pattern begins with one row and is then worked in both turned and unturned rounds.
- STsc counts as a dc in st counts.
- Parentheses ( ) indicate stitches that all belong in the same stitch or space.
- Brackets [ ] indicate stitches that will be repeated the number of times indicated.
- The beginning ch is a multiple of 4 (4 for the pattern repeat + 3 for the additional sts on either end + 1 for the turning ch. Whether you want your runner longer or shorter, just make sure that your starting chain is a multiple of 4.
- The 1st granny-st round after the color-changing Puff rounds will make that round stick up, but the 2nd round after that will pull it back down.
- In the 2nd granny-st round after the color-changing Puff rounds, work 1st and 3rd dcs over ch-sp in previous round and 2nd dc over ch-sp and into middle sc from 1 round below.
Instructions
With A, ch 104.
Row 1: (WS) Working in back bump of chs, STsc in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 1, sk 1, dc in next 3**, repeat from * to ** until 2 sts remain, ch 1, sk 1, dc in last st – 77 dc, 26 ch-1 sp.
From this point forward, work in rounds. Color change rounds (B, C, D, E, F) are not turned. All other rounds that are worked with color A are turned.
Round 1: (RS) Turn, (STsc, 2 dc) in ch sp, *ch 1, sk 3, 3 dc in ch-1 sp* repeat from * to * until 1 st remains, ch 2, sk 1, 3 dc around the post of the last dc, begin working up the foundation ch, ch 2, sk 1, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, repeat from * to * until 1 st remains, ch 2, sk 1, 3 dc around the post of the last dc, ch 2, sk 1, sl st to top of STsc to join, tie off A – 162 dc, 50 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp.
Round 2: (RS) Do not turn, attach B to STsc from previous round, ch 1, sc in same st and next 2, ch 2, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, sk ch-sp,*sc in 3, ch 2, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, sk ch-sp*, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, [ch 3, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, sk ch-sp, sc in 3] 2 times, ch 2, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 3, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, sk ch-sp, sc in 3, ch 3, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, sk ch-sp, sl st to first sc to join, tie off B – 162 sc, 50 ch-2, 54 Puff, 4 ch-3, 4 ch-1.
Round 3: (WS) Turn, attach A in the last skipped ch-2 sp from Round 1, working only over ch-sps in 1 row below, (STsc, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, *ch 1, sk 3, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, **, repeat from * to ** until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to ** across,ch 1, sl st to top of STsc to join – 174 dc, 54 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp.
Round 4: (RS) Turn, working 1stand 3rddcs over ch-sp in previous round and 2nddc over ch-sp and into middle sc from 1 round below, STsc in ch-1 sp, dc over same ch-1 sp and into middle sc from 1 round below, dc in same ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sk 3, dc in ch-1 sp, dc over same ch-1 sp and into middle sc from 1 round below, dc in same ch-1 sp*, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, sl st to top of STsc to join – 186dc, 58ch-1sp, 4ch-2 sp.
Round 5: Turn, (STsc, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, *ch 1, sk 3, 3 dc in ch-1 sp*, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * across, ch 1, sl st to top of STsc to join – 198 dc, 62 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp.
Round 6: (RS) Turn, (STsc, 2 dc) in ch 1 sp, *ch 1, sk 3, 3 dc in ch-1 sp*, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, 3 dc, ch 1, sl st to top of STsc to join, tie off A – 210 dc, 66 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp.
Round 7: (RS) Do not turn, attach C to STsc from previous round, ch 1, sc in same st and next 2, ch 2, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, sk ch-sp,*sc in 3, ch 2, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, sk ch-sp*, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 3, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, sk ch-sp, sc in 3, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 3, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 3, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 3, Puff in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, sk ch-sp, sl st to first sc to join, tie off C – 210 sc, 66 ch-2, 70 Puff, 4 ch-3, 4 ch-1.
Round 8: (WS) Turn, attach A in the last skipped ch-2 sp from Round 7, working only over ch-sps in 1 row below, (STsc, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, *ch 1, sk 3, 3 dc in ch-1 sp*, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * across, ch 1, sl st to top of STsc to join – 222 dc, 70 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp.
Round 9:(RS) Turn, working 1stand 3rd dcs over ch-sp in previous round and 2nd dc over ch-sp and into middle sc from 1 round below, STsc in ch-1 sp, dc over same ch-1 sp and into middle sc from 1 round below, dc in same ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sk 3, dc in ch-1 sp, dc over same ch-1 sp and into middle sc from 1 round below, dc in same ch-1 sp*, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, sl st to top of STsc to join – 234dc, 74ch-1 sp, 4ch-2 sp.
Round 10: Turn, (STsc, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, *ch 1, sk 3, 3 dc in ch-1 sp*, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * across, ch 1, sl st to top of STsc to join – 246 dc, 78 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp.
Round 11: Turn, (STsc, 2 dc) in ch 1 sp, *ch 1, sk 3, 3 dc in ch-1 sp*, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * to * until ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 3, 3 dc, ch 1, sl st to top of STsc to join, tie off A – 258 dc, 82 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 sp.
Rounds 12-21: Repeat Rounds 7-11 2 times.
Note: Make the appropriate color changes in Round 12 (D), Round 17 (E) and Round 22 (F).
Round 22: Repeat Round 7.
Tie off F and weave in all ends.
Blocking Your Granny Stitch Crochet Table Runner
Spray lightly with water. Straighten edges and pin to blocking board. Let the tablerunner dry. Alternatively, pin to the blocking board and use a hand-held fabric steamer to block your tablerunner.
This video may help you if blocking is a new concept. Note that Stiffening Spray is not necessary.
Tester Showcase
10 cotton thread. T Curio 10 in Hawk and White & the Aunt Lydia’s pink, yellow, green, and blue with a 2.5 mm hook. Final Measurement: 10″ x 25″ (approximately 490 yds)
Red Heart Fashion 3 in white & Aunt Lydia’s Fashion 3 in Blue Hawaii, Warm Blue and Silver with a 3.5mm hook. Final Measurement: 12″ x 30″
Like This Pattern? Check Out These!
This pattern is a fun way to use up scraps, play with color, and create a charming little bookmark full of vintage granny-square flair.
Blue Cohosh Reversible Coaster
This pattern is a unique reversible hexagon that looks good on either side. I used Curio 3, but experiment with your favorite yarn to get the result you like!
