Little Monster Granny Squares
These cute little monster granny squares are all started the same by making a circle for each design in the monster colour, then turning into a square using a background colour. They come in four sizes and are compatible with the pick and mix cardigan, cardi, sweater and romper. Or can also be used to make blankets, cushions, wall hangings or anything you choose. The circle part can also be used to make appliques!
The sweater pattern can be found here romper here cardigan here or cardi here
The ad free PDF that also includes the extra large 8.5” size can be found here
The circle granny square pattern can be found here make the circle part the colour of the monster you want to make.
Pink
Make the circle in pink.
Small 4” / Medium 5” square
HORNS
Using white make two
Ch4, slst in the second chain from hook, slst 1, sc 1. Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
EYE
Starting with white
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 6 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (6) change to black
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (12) change to white
Round 3: ch1, *sc 1, [2 sc] in the next* x 6, slst to the first. (18) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using pink make two
Row 1: ch4, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc 1. (2)
Row 2: ch1, hdc 2. (2) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using pink make two
Ch6, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 4. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Large 6.5” square
HORNS
Using white make two
Ch4, slst in the second chain from hook, slst 1, sc 1. Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
EYE
Starting with white
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 6 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (6) change to black
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (12) change to white
Round 3: ch1, *hdc 1, [2 hdc] in the next* x 6, slst to the first. (18) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using pink make two
Row 1: ch5, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc 2. (3)
Row 2: ch1, hdc 3. (3) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using pink make two
Ch7, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 5. (6) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Assembly
Sew a white cross on the right side of the eye on the black round. Sew the eye at centre top, with the top leaving 1 row of pink.
Sew the legs at the bottom, with approx 1 cm between. Sew the arms level with the bottom of the eye.
Sew the horns at each corner of the head. Sew a mouth using black approx 2 cm wide, sew two teeth above the mouth using white.
HAIR
Cut 4, 4 inch strands of yarn. Fold the strands of yarn in half and pull the center part way through the top middle stitch of the head, so it's about an inch through forming a loop, then pull the tail ends of yarn through the loop and tighten, snip ends to around 2cm. Separate strands for a fluffy look (I did this by running a needle through each strand)
Blue
Make the circle blue
Small 4” / Medium 5” square
SPIKES
Using blue make five
Ch4, sc in the second chain from hook, hdc 1, [2 dc] in the last. (4) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
BIG EYE
Starting with white
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 5 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (5) change to black
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (10) change to white
Round 3: ch1, *sc 1, [2 sc] in the next* x 5, slst to the first. (15) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
SMALL EYE
Starting with black
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 5 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (5) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (10) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using blue make two
Row 1: ch4, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc 1. (2)
Row 2: ch1, hdc 2. (2) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using blue make two
Ch6, slst in the second chain from the hook, slst 4. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Large 6.5” square
SPIKES
Using blue make five
Ch5, sc in the second chain from hook, hdc 2, [2 dc] in the last. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
BIG EYE
Starting with white
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 6 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (6) change to black
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (12) change to white
Round 3: ch1, *sc 1, [2 sc] in the next* x 6, slst to the first. (18) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
SMALL EYE
Starting with black
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 6 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (6) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (12) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using blue make two
Row 1: ch5, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc 2. (3)
Row 2-3: ch1, hdc 3. (3) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using blue make two
Ch7, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 5. (6) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Assembly
Sew a white line on the small eye. Sew the big eye at the right top, sew the small eye to the left a little lower down.
Sew the legs at the bottom, with approx 1 cm between. Sew the arms just below the bottom of the small eye.
Sew the spikes middle top of head, one in each corner, then one at each middle side of the head. Sew a wavy mouth using black approx 3 cm wide, sew two teeth below the mouth using white.
Green
Make the circle green
Small 4” / Medium 5” square
LEGS
Using green make two
Ch9, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 7. (8) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using green make two
Ch6, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 4. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
EYES
Starting with black make two
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 5 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (5) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (10) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Large 6.5” square
LEGS
Using green make two
Ch10, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 8. (9) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using green make two
Ch7, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 5. (6) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
EYES
Starting with black make two
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 6 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (6) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (12) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Assembly
Sew a white line on each eye. Sew the eyes at centre top leaving 1 row of green.
Sew the legs at the bottom, with approx 2 cm between. Sew the arms level with the bottom of the eye. Sew a mouth using black approx 4 cm wide, sew five teeth below the mouth using white.
HAIR
Cut 4, 4 inch strands of yarn. Fold the strands of yarn in half and pull the center part way through the top middle stitch of the head, so it's about an inch through forming a loop, then pull the tail ends of yarn through the loop and tighten, snip ends to around 2cm. Separate strands for a fluffy look (I did this by running a needle through each strand)
Orange
Make the circle orange
Small 4” / Medium 5” square
LEGS
Using yellow make four
Ch10, slst in the second chain from the hook, slst 8. (9) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
EYE
Using white
Make a magic circle, ch2, 3 hdc, 1 dc, 3 hdc into the circle, pull tight. (7) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
EYE BROW
Using yellow
Ch6, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 4. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
HORN
Using yellow
Ch4, sc in the second chain from the hook, hdc 1, [2 dc] in the last. (4) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Large 6.5” square
LEGS
Using yellow make four
Ch12, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc 9. (10) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
EYE
Using white
Make a magic circle, ch2, 3 hdc, 3 dc, 3 hdc into the circle, pull tight. (9) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
EYE BROW
Using yellow
Ch7, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 5. (6) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
HORN
Using yellow
Ch5, sc in the second chain from the hook, hdc 2, [2 dc] in the last. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Assembly
Sew a black line in the centre of the eye. Sew the eye at centre top, with the top leaving 2 rows of orange, then sew the eyebrow above.
Sew the legs at the bottom, with approx 1 cm between. Sew the arms just below the level of bottom of the eye.
Sew the horn top centre of the head. Sew a mouth using black approx 3 cm wide, sew two teeth above the mouth using white.
Purple
Make circle in purple
Small 4” / Medium 5” square
HORNS
Using white make two
Row 1: Ch4, sc in the second chain from hook, hdc 1, [2 hdc] in the last. (4) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
SPOTS
Using green make three
Make a magic circle, ch1, 5 sc into the circle, slst to the first, pull tight. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
EYE
Starting with black
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 6 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (6) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in the next 2, [hdc, dc, hdc] in the next, [2 sc] in the next 2, [hdc, dc, hdc] in the last, slst to the first. (14) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using purple make two
Ch6, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc 3. (4) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using purple make two
Ch6, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 4. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Large 6.5” square
HORNS
Using white make two
Row 1: Ch4, sc in the second chain from hook, hdc 1, [2 hdc] in the last. (4) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
SPOTS
Using green make three
Make a magic circle, ch1, 8 sc into the circle, slst to the first, pull tight. (8) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
EYE
Starting with black
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 8 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (8) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in the next 3, [hdc, dc, hdc] in the next, [2 sc] in the next 3, [hdc, dc, hdc] in the last, slst to the first. (14) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using purple make two
Ch7, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc 4. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using purple make two
Ch7, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 5. (6) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Assembly
Sew a white line in the middle of the eye. Sew the eye at centre top, leaving 2 rows of purple.
Sew the spots one above the eye and one at each side of the eye.
Sew the legs at the bottom, with approx 1 cm between. Sew the arms level with the bottom of the eye.
Sew the horns at each corner of the head. Sew a mouth using black approx 4 cm wide, sew four teeth above the mouth using white.
Yellow
Make circle in yellow
Small 4” / Medium 5” square
EYE
Starting with black
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch2, 9 hdc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (9) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 hdc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (18) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
MOUTH
Using black
Ch10, slst in the second chain from hook, sc 1, hdc 1, dc 3, hdc 1, sc 1, slst 1. (9) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
TEETH
Using white make two
Ch4, hdc in the third chain from hook, hdc 1. (2) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using yellow make two
Ch9, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 7. (8) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using yellow make two
Ch6, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 4. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Large 6.5” square
EYE
Starting with black
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch2, 11 hdc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (11) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 hdc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (22) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
MOUTH
Using black
Ch12, slst in the second chain from hook, sc 1, hdc 1, dc 5, hdc 1, sc 1, slst 1. (11) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
TEETH
Using white make two
Ch4, hdc in the third chain from hook, hdc 1. (2) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using yellow make two
Ch10, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 8. (9) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using yellow make two
Ch7, sc in the second chain from the hook, sc 5. (6) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Assembly
Sew a white cross on the right side black of the eye. Sew the eye at centre top, leaving 1 row of yellow.
Sew the legs at the bottom, with approx 2 cm between. Sew the arms level with the bottom of the eye.
Sew the teeth on the mouth, before sewing in place.
HAIR
Cut 4, 4 inch strands of yarn. Fold the strands of yarn in half and pull the center part way through the top middle stitch of the head, so it's about an inch through forming a loop, then pull the tail ends of yarn through the loop and tighten, snip ends to around 2cm. Separate strands for a fluffy look (I did this by running a needle through each strand)
Red
Make the circle in red
Small 4” / Medium 5” square
EYES
Starting with black make two
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 5 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (5) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (10) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using red make two
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 6 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first, ch5. Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using red make two
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 5 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first, ch4. Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Large 6.5” square
EYES
Starting with black make two
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 6 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first. (6) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to the first. (12) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using red make two
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 8 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first, ch6. Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using red make two
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch1, 6 sc into the circle, pull tight, slst to the first, ch5. Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Assembly
Sew a white line on the black of the eyes. Sew the eyes approx halfway up the head at each side.
Sew the legs at the bottom, with approx 3 cm between. Sew the arms level with the bottom of the eyes.
Sew a sideways mouth using black approx 3 cm wide, sew four teeth below the mouth using white.
HAIR
Cut 4, 4 inch strands of yarn. Fold the strands of yarn in half and pull the center part way through the top middle stitch of the head, so it's about an inch through forming a loop, then pull the tail ends of yarn through the loop and tighten, snip ends to around 2cm. Separate strands for a fluffy look (I did this by running a needle through each strand)
Lime
Make the circle in light green
Small 4” / Medium 5” square
EYE
Starting with black
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch2, 9 hdc into the circle, pull tight. (9) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to first. (18) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using light green make two
Ch6, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc 3. (4) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using light green make two
Ch7, slst in the second chain from the hook, slst 2, (the next part is working the fingers) *ch4, slst in the second chain from hook, slst 2* x 2, sc 3 up the arm after doing the fingers. Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Large 6.5” square
EYE
Starting with black
Round 1: Make a magic circle, ch2, 11 hdc into the circle, pull tight. (11) change to white
Round 2: ch1, [2 sc] in each stitch, slst to first. (22) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
LEGS
Using light green make two
Ch7, hdc in the third chain from the hook, hdc 4. (5) Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
ARMS
Using light green make two
Ch8, slst in the second chain from the hook, slst 2, (the next part is working the fingers) *ch4, slst in the second chain from hook, slst 2* x 2, sc 4 up the arm after doing the fingers. Fasten off with a long end for sewing.
Assembly
Sew two white lines on the black of the eye. Sew the eye at the centre top of the head with approx 1 row of green above.
Sew the legs at the bottom, with approx 1 cm between. Sew the arms level with the bottom of the eyes.
Sew a sideways mouth using black approx 5 cm wide, sew four teeth below the mouth using white.
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