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Denim Patch Granny Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern

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Intermediate Level

You need granny squares, puff stitches, shells and a little hand sewing on the denim.

80-120 Hours

Each 12 inch block is a small project you can carry anywhere.

Recycled Denim

Old jeans pockets become the star squares of the whole bed cover.

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About This Denim Patch Granny Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern

This bed cover is a checkerboard of twenty 12 inch blocks set in a grid of 4 columns by 5 rows. Ten blocks are washed denim squares with the back pocket still sewn on, framed in cream crochet. The other ten are granny squares in cream, mid blue and light blue: five flower squares with a puffy center and five classic striped squares.

The blocks are joined with simple slip stitch seams and finished with a cream shell band and three scalloped rounds in light blue, mid blue and cream. It measures about 58 by 70 inches, works in US terms and suits a confident beginner ready for a bigger project, or anyone who loves granny squares.

Why You'll Love This Denim Patch Granny Square Bed Cover Crochet Pattern Pattern

I love that every block is small and portable. You can crochet a square on the sofa, in the car or at a friend's house, and the bed cover grows without you noticing.

I also love giving old jeans a second life. The pockets, rivets and stitching add so much character, and the soft blues of the yarn make the whole bedroom feel calm and cozy.

Switch Things Up

Try a blush, sage and cream palette instead of blues, or use black denim with gray and white yarn for a modern look. Make only 6 blocks in a 2 by 3 grid for a baby blanket, or add one more column and one more row for a full size cover. You can also stitch a small crochet heart onto one pocket, or turn a single block into a matching pillow cover.

Materials Needed

— Main Fabric

01 Worsted weight cotton yarn, cream: about 2,000 yards (1,000 g)

02 Worsted weight cotton yarn, mid denim blue: about 1,200 yards (600 g)

03 Worsted weight cotton yarn, soft light blue: about 900 yards (450 g)

04 The border uses about 1,100 yards of the total, mostly cream, so buy a little extra

05 5 pairs of old jeans with sturdy back pockets (10 pockets in total), washed and dried

06 Strong cotton thread or embroidery floss in mid blue for the blanket stitch edge

— Tools Required

07 4.0 mm (G-6) crochet hook

08 Hand sewing needle

09 Yarn needle

10 Stitch markers

11 Scissors and fabric scissors or a rotary cutter with a ruler

12 Iron

13 Blocking mats and pins

14 Measuring tape

The Free Pattern

Intermediate 80-120 Hours

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— Denim Pocket Block (Make 10, denim with cream and light blue frame) :

Prepare the denim: wash and dry the jeans on hot first so they shrink before you stitch. Cut ten 8.5 inch squares, each centered on a back pocket. Keep the pocket, rivets and topstitching. Press all four raw edges under 1/4 inch to the back so each square measures 8 inches.

Blanket stitch edge: with a hand sewing needle and mid blue thread, work a blanket stitch around each square. Make 30 stitches along each side between the corner stitches, plus 1 stitch in each corner (about 4 stitches per inch). These stitches are the base for Round 1.

Round 1 (cream): Join cream in any corner blanket stitch, ch 1, 3 sc in the corner stitch, sc in each of the next 30 blanket stitches, *3 sc in the next corner stitch, sc in each of the next 30 blanket stitches; repeat from * twice more, join with sl st to first sc. (132 sc)

Round 2 (cream): Sl st to the center sc of any corner, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the same sc, ch 2, 2 dc in the same sc, *dc in each of the next 32 sc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next corner center sc; repeat from * twice more, dc in each of the last 32 sc, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (144 dc and 4 ch-2 corner sps)

Round 3 (light blue): Join light blue in any corner sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same sp, *dc in each of the next 36 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next corner sp; repeat from * twice more, dc in each of the last 36 dc, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (168 dc)

Round 4 (cream): Join cream in any corner sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same sp, *dc in each of the next 42 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next corner sp; repeat from * twice more, dc in each of the last 42 dc, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (192 dc)

Round 5 (cream edging): Sl st to the next corner sp, ch 1, 3 sc in the same sp, sc in each of the next 48 dc, *3 sc in the next corner sp, sc in each of the next 48 dc; repeat from * twice more, join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off. The block should measure about 12 inches. (204 sc: 48 on each side plus 3 in each corner)

— Flower Granny Square (Make 5, cream, mid blue and light blue) :

Puff stitch (puff st): (yo, insert hook in the stitch, yo, pull up a loop) 3 times in the same stitch, so there are 7 loops on the hook, yo and pull through all 7 loops.

Granny round (used for Rounds 5 to 10): ch 3 (counts as dc), (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same corner sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in each ch-1 sp across, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next corner sp; repeat from * twice more, ch 1, 3 dc in each ch-1 sp across, ch 1, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Start each new round with a sl st into the next corner sp, or join the new color in any corner sp.

Round 1 (cream): Ch 4, join with sl st to form a ring. Ch 1, 12 sc in the ring, join with sl st to first sc. (12 sc)

Round 2 (mid blue): Join mid blue in any sc, ch 1, puff st in the same sc, ch 2, *puff st in the next sc, ch 2; repeat from * around, join with sl st to top of first puff st. (12 puff sts and 12 ch-2 sps)

Round 3 (light blue): Join light blue in any ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the same sp, ch 1, 2 dc in the same sp, *(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (48 dc and 12 ch-1 sps)

Round 4 (cream): Join cream in any ch-1 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same sp for the first corner. *Ch 1, 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next ch-1 sp for the next corner; repeat from * twice more, ch 1, 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 1, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (48 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps and 12 ch-1 sps)

Round 5 (mid blue): Work the granny round. (60 dc and 4 ch-2 corner sps)

Round 6 (light blue): Work the granny round. (72 dc and 4 ch-2 corner sps)

Round 7 (mid blue): Work the granny round. (84 dc and 4 ch-2 corner sps)

Round 8 (cream): Work the granny round. (96 dc and 4 ch-2 corner sps)

Round 9 (mid blue): Work the granny round. (108 dc and 4 ch-2 corner sps)

Round 10 (cream): Work the granny round. (120 dc and 4 ch-2 corner sps)

Round 11 (cream edging): Sl st to the next corner sp, ch 1, 3 sc in the same sp, *sc in each dc and 2 sc in each ch-1 sp across (30 dc and 9 ch-1 sps give 48 sc), 3 sc in the next corner sp; repeat from * twice more, sc in each dc and 2 sc in each ch-1 sp across, join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off. The square should measure about 12 inches. (204 sc: 48 on each side plus 3 in each corner)

— Classic Granny Square (Make 5, cream, mid blue and light blue stripes) :

Rounds 3 to 10 use the same granny round as the Flower Granny Square: ch 3 (counts as dc), (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same corner sp, *ch 1, 3 dc in each ch-1 sp across, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next corner sp; repeat from * twice more, ch 1, 3 dc in each ch-1 sp across, ch 1, join with sl st to top of ch-3.

Round 1 (cream): Ch 4, join with sl st to form a ring. Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in the ring, ch 2, *3 dc in the ring, ch 2; repeat from * twice more, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (12 dc and 4 ch-2 corner sps)

Round 2 (cream): Sl st to the next corner sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next corner sp, ch 1; repeat from * twice more, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (24 dc, 4 ch-2 corner sps and 4 ch-1 sps)

Round 3 (mid blue): Work the granny round. (36 dc)

Round 4 (light blue): Work the granny round. (48 dc)

Round 5 (cream): Work the granny round. (60 dc)

Round 6 (mid blue): Work the granny round. (72 dc)

Round 7 (light blue): Work the granny round. (84 dc)

Round 8 (cream): Work the granny round. (96 dc)

Round 9 (mid blue): Work the granny round. (108 dc)

Round 10 (cream): Work the granny round. (120 dc and 4 ch-2 corner sps)

— Layout (4 columns x 5 rows) :

Lay all 20 blocks out in a checkerboard so no two denim blocks touch along an edge. D = Denim Pocket Block, F = Flower Granny Square, C = Classic Granny Square.

Row 1: D, F, D, C. Row 2: C, D, F, D. Row 3: D, C, D, F. Row 4: F, D, C, D. Row 5: D, F, D, C.

This gives 10 denim blocks, 5 flower squares and 5 classic squares. The assembled center measures about 48 x 60 inches before the border. Optional: stitch a small crocheted or felt heart in light blue onto one pocket.

— Border (Make 1, worked around the whole cover) :

The border is worked in the round with the right side facing, and it adds about 5 inches on every side. Counts below use the edge of the joined blocks, so check each count before moving on.

Round 1 (cream): Join cream in the center corner stitch of any outer corner, ch 1, 3 sc in the same stitch, *sc in each edge stitch of the blocks (50 stitches across each block) plus 1 sc in each seam and 1 sc in the stitch on each side of every seam, 3 sc in the next outer corner stitch; repeat from * around. Work 2 sc in the same stitch once near the middle of each long edge. Join with sl st to first sc. (956 sc: 211 on each top and bottom edge and 265 on each long edge, counting the first and last sc of each corner, plus 4 corner center sc)

Round 2 (cream): Sl st to the middle sc of any corner, ch 3, 6 dc in the same sc (7 dc corner shell). *Sc in the next sc, then [skip 2 sc, 5 dc in the next sc, skip 2 sc, sc in the next sc] 35 times along each top and bottom edge or 44 times along each long edge, then work 7 dc in the middle sc of the next corner; repeat from * around, ending after the last edge, and join with sl st to top of ch-3. (818 dc and 162 sc: 158 side shells and 4 corner shells)

Round 3 (light blue): Join light blue in the center dc of any corner shell, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc, ch 4, sc) in the same dc, *ch 4, sc in the next sc, [ch 4, sc in the center dc of the next shell, ch 4, sc in the next sc] 35 times along each top and bottom edge or 44 times along each long edge, ch 4, (sc, ch 4, sc, ch 4, sc) in the center dc of the next corner shell; repeat from * around, ending with ch 4 and a sl st to the first sc. (332 sc and 332 ch-4 arcs)

Round 4 (mid blue): Join mid blue in any ch-4 arc, ch 3, 4 dc in the same arc (5 dc), sc in the next sc, *5 dc in the next ch-4 arc, sc in the next sc; repeat from * around, join with sl st to top of ch-3. (1,660 dc and 332 sc, making 332 fans)

Round 5 (light blue): Join light blue in the center (3rd) dc of any fan, ch 1, sc in the same dc, *ch 5, sc in the center dc of the next fan; repeat from * around, ch 5, join with sl st to first sc. (332 sc and 332 ch-5 arcs)

Round 6 (cream): Sl st into the next ch-5 arc, ch 3, 6 dc in the same arc (7 dc), sc in the next sc, *7 dc in the next ch-5 arc, sc in the next sc; repeat from * around, join with sl st to top of ch-3. Fasten off and weave in the ends. (2,324 dc and 332 sc, making 332 fans)

The fans may ruffle slightly at the corners. Steam or wet block the border flat and the scallops will settle.

Assembly Instructions

Make 10 Denim Pocket Blocks, 5 Flower Granny Squares and 5 Classic Granny Squares, weave in all ends, and block every block to 12 inches square.
Lay the blocks out on a large floor or bed following the checkerboard in the Layout section, and check that the colors and flower squares are spread evenly.
Join the blocks into 5 rows of 4. Hold two blocks with right sides together and slip stitch through the back loops of both edges, stitch for stitch (50 stitches per edge, counting the outer stitch of each corner).
Join the 5 rows in the same way, matching the seams carefully, and slip stitch through all four corner stitches where four blocks meet.
Lightly block the joined center so it lies flat, then work Border Round 1 around the whole piece to set the stitch counts.
Work Border Rounds 2 to 6, changing color as written, then fasten off and weave in the ends.
Steam or wet block the finished cover on a clean floor with mats and pins, shaping the scalloped edge so every fan lies flat, and let it dry fully.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

Uneven blanket stitches on the denim make the frame pucker, so mark the 30 stitches on each side before you start and keep them evenly spaced.

Skipping the corner clusters in the granny rounds makes squares curl, so always work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each corner space.

Blocks that are different sizes cause wavy seams, so measure every block and block it to 12 inches before joining.

Joining too tightly pulls the seam in, so keep your slip stitches loose and the same tension as your crochet.

Denise

Denise designs cozy granny square blankets and home decor patterns, and she writes every round with exact stitch counts so you can follow along with confidence.

Important Notes

Gauge: each finished block should measure about 12 inches square with a 4.0 mm hook. If yours is smaller, go up a hook size for the granny squares and the denim frames.

Wash and dry the jeans on hot before cutting so they do not shrink after you crochet around them.

The yarn amounts are approximate and the cover is heavy, so buy a little extra cream for the border.

Wash the finished cover in cold water on a gentle cycle and dry it flat.

I hope you enjoy making this denim and crochet bed cover as much as I enjoyed designing it. Take it one square at a time, and share it with someone you love when it is done.

Crochet Abbreviations

01 ch — chain

02 sl st — slip stitch

03 sc — single crochet

04 dc — double crochet

05 sp(s) — space(s)

06 st(s) — stitch(es)

07 yo — yarn over

08 puff st — puff stitch, worked as described in the Flower Granny Square

You Ask, We Answer

How big is the finished bed cover?

It measures about 58 by 70 inches after blocking, which suits a twin bed or works as a generous throw on a larger bed.

Can I use a different yarn weight or make it larger?

Yes. A different yarn weight changes the block size, so make a test square first. For a full size cover, add one column and one row, keep the checkerboard, and buy about 30 percent more yarn.

How do I wash it?

Wash it in cold water on a gentle cycle and lay it flat to dry. The denim may fade a little over time, which adds to its charm.