A cozy, vintage-inspired granny square that brings rustic holiday warmth, handmade charm, and a calm moment amid the Christmas rush.

The Rustic Christmas Granny Square captures the warmth of a handmade holiday — pine cones, pine boughs, twinkling lights, and shiny baubles glowing by the tree.

This granny square is filled with vintage charm, perfect for A Very Cottage Christmas for which is was designed.

The Rustic Christmas Granny Square is the first square to be released. It’s sets you up for a truly cozy, calm respite in the midst of the holiday busy-ness.

Slow down, enjoy the rhythm of your stitches, and create a cozy piece of Christmas nostalgia.

The Rustic Christmas Granny Square

Design + Construction

With the Rustic Christmas granny square, I wanted to design something that still had the traditional granny stitch while combining it with some of my favorite variations.

It starts with a solid circle of double crochets, moves into a round of 2-double-crochet clusters, and then gently opens into a classic granny square. 

A final round of single crochets worked in the third loop adds a soft touch of texture. 

With just five rounds—using everything from simple slip stitches to double crochets—you’ll create an elegant granny square that’s surprisingly quick and undeniably lovely.

You’ll find the Rustic Christmas Granny Square to be a mindful make, perfect for a short respite from the crazy pace of the holiday season.

Yarn

The Rustic Christmas Granny Square builds beautiful depth with a new color introduced in each round. I’m not always a fan of changing colors every round but this beautiful granny square design just begs for the rich colors we chose.

Any worsted weight yarn will work. For a budget-friendly option, shop your yarn collection and use up some of those valuable leftovers.

Create your own color scheme with what you already have or splurge on new yarn in a specially curated color scheme.

A Very Cottage Christmas Crochet Along

A Very Cottage Christmas was created as a gentle pause—an invitation to breathe deeply and find a moment of calm in the midst of holiday chaos. When the season feels overwhelming, you can slip into the mindfulness of stitching beautiful granny squares, giving yourself space to regroup, recharge, and reconnect with the joy of making.

We wanted something simple, festive, and heartwarming to celebrate the season—something that would bring handmade charm into your home without adding stress, pressure, or extra expense. From that desire for ease and comfort, A Very Cottage Christmas was born.

An eBook Loaded With Extras

The Rustic Christmas Granny Square is one of 6 patterns featured in the blog-style crochet along. To find out more about the event and make a beautiful holiday garland at no cost, visit the event post HERE.

The pattern for the Rustic Christmas Granny Square is included in the jam-packed A Very Cottage Christmas eBook. It’s a must-have for your crochet library with so many features for a festive holiday season.

You won’t want to miss getting your very own copy. It includes 4 bonus squares (not available anywhere else), a project planner (make notes about your journey), coloring pages (plan your colors) and a fun Word Search puzzle (Why not?!).

The crochet along price of $14.99 is good until Dec. 15th so don’t delay!

Where to get the PDF for the Rustic Christmas Granny Square

The Rustic Christmas Granny Square is a free crochet granny square pattern in this blog post. Scroll down to view the free version.

Upgrade to a printer friendly, downloadable version and you’ll be able to take your project with you to work on whenever you’re out and about.

The PDF is easy to read and beautifully formatted without ads for a great experience. 

Get your copy today! Available only in my Ravelry shop. 

The Rustic Christmas Granny Square Free Pattern

General Information

Yarn

Lion Brand “Color Theory” 100% acrylic worsted weight (3.5oz/246yd; 100g/225m): Small amounts of 4 colors:

• 1st color – Bee Pollen
• 2nd color – Tourmaline
• 3rd color – Himalayan Salt
• 4th color – Ivory

Any worsted weight yarn will work – shop your collection!

Hook

US size H-8 (5mm)

Finished Size

Approx. 5″ across

Gauge

Not important for this square

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

Abbreviations – US crochet terminology

• beg – beginning
• ch – chain
• dc – double crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• MR – magic ring
• rep – repeat
• rnd – round
• sc – single crochet
• sk – skip
• sp – space
• st – stitch
• YO – yarn over

Repeats

• (…) – Work everything within the parentheses in the same st or sp
• […] – Repeat everything within the brackets the indicated number of times

Special Stitches

Chain-1 space (ch-1 sp) – The number denotes the number of chains made

2 double crochet cluster (2dc cl) – YO, insert hook in the indicated st, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops, YO, insert hook in the same st, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops, YO, pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Granny stitch (GS) – 3 dc in the same st or sp

Single crochet in the 3^rd loop (sc 3lp) – Insert hook through the 3^rd loop that sits just under and behind the top loop of the stitch, YO, pull through the 3^rd loop, YO, pull through the 2 loops on the hook to complete the sc.

Note: A standing stitch replaces attaching the yarn and working a series of chains to begin a round. All standing sts begin with a slip knot held firmly against the hook to avoid slipping, then the st is worked as it normally would be.

Standing double crochet (Standing dc) – Make a slip knot, hold the slip knot firmly against the hook with the forefinger of the same hand, YO, insert hook in the indicated st, YO, pull up a loop, [YO, pull through 2 loops] twice.

Stacked single crochet (STsc) – (This stitch is used at the beginning of a round to replace the traditional turning ch-3. It has the appearance of a dc.) – Insert hook in the same st as the loop, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops (bottom sc made), insert hook through the left vertical bar of the bottom sc, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops (top sc made).

Pattern Notes

1. Do not turn after any rnd unless indicated. The right side is always facing you.
2. A “ch 1” at the beg of a rnd does not count as a st.
3. A “ch 3” may be substituted for the STsc and Standing dc at any time.

Video Tutorial

The comprehensive video tutorial for the Rustic Christmas Granny Square is available to view on YouTube. Click below.

Pattern Instructions

With the 1^st color, ch 4, join with slip st to form ring OR use a MR, closing the ring after Rnd 1.

Rnd 1: STsc, 15 dc in the ring, join with slip st to beg st, fasten off. < 16 dc >

Rnd 2: Attach 2^nd color to any st, ch 1, (sc, dc) in the same st (counts as 1^st 2dc cl), ch 1, [2dc cl, ch 1] 15 times, join with slip st to beg dc, fasten off. < 16 2dc cl, 16 ch-1 sp >

Rnd 3: Attach 3^rd color to any ch-1 sp, ch 1, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the same sp, [ch 1, 2 sc in the next ch-1 sp, slip st in the next ch-1 sp, 2 sc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the next ch-1 sp] 3 times, ch 1, 2 sc in the next ch-1 sp, slip st in the next ch-1 sp, 2 sc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 1, join with slip st to beg st, fasten off. < 4 slip sts, 16 sc, 16 hdc, 8 ch-1 sp, 4 ch-2 corner sp >

Rnd 4: With 1^st color, (Standing dc, 2 dc, ch 2, GS) in any ch-2 corner sp, [GS in the next ch-1 sp, sk 2 sc, GS in the slip st, sk 2 sc, GS in the next ch-1 sp, (GS, ch 2, GS) in the next ch-2 corner sp] 3 times, GS in the next ch-1 sp, sk 2 sc, GS in the slip st, sk 2 sc, GS in the next ch-1 sp, join with slip st to beg st, fasten off. < 20 GS, 4 ch-2 corner sp >

Rnd 5: Attach 4^th color to any ch-2 corner sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc)  in the same ch-2 corner sp, [sc 3lp in the next st and in each st across to the next ch-2 corner sp, (sc, ch 1, sc) in the ch-2 corner sp] 3 times, sc 3lp in the next st and in each st across, join with slip st to beg st, fasten off. < 8 sc, 15 sc 3lp across each side, 4 ch-1 corner sp >

Weave in ends and block if necessary.